APOLOGIES for the wait, but you know what they say about Good Things, and this episode was definitely worth the two-and-a-half-year wait! Since there's no new episode airing on Memorial Day Weekend, we'll be recording and releasing Episode 21 soon after.* This episode squashed any doubts about #JohnDorie's character and how we can't recall anything close to a love story on #TheWalkingDead or #FearTheWalkingDead* This thoughtfully-written, carefully-shot, well-paced episode MAKES the loves story* The prescience of the (#AlGreen's) "Take Me to the River" singing-bass alarm clock* Comparing the way #MorganJones' & John Dorie's methods of isolation: they do it differently, but for similar reasons* The grass is greener on the other side, pun intended: The Clarks struggle for what John Dorie has, but John Dorie needs what The Clarks already have* John's circumstances have shielded him from the fall of man, which preserves his goodness, but is burdened by guilt* This episode completely validates our initial impressions of John Dorie and his quest for reunification with Naomi* If you want a pick-me-up, watch this episode, again. #VanityFair seems to think so.* Comedic Actors in dramatic rolls: the potential risk is well-worth the reward!* Are people fawning over John Dorie / #GarretDillahunt? We pity #KevinZegers & #AlexaNisenson at cons...* ...but are #TheVultures really "bad guys", when you stack them against #TheSaviors or even #RickGrimes & Co?* Clever use of film to explain John's story, while the episode's pace explains the weight of his burden* ... our gratification when Dorie finally uses his six-shooters: the culmination of efforts to pull him out of his long isolation* Naomi washing up on John's shores reads like a Greek myth* Wounds, stitches, and anesthetic: the episodic sin of our past* #MadisonClark's & John Dorie's benevolence is very similar, even in the face of terrible behavior* Does John go out of the way to be hospitable and respectful of space and privacy for reasons other than his incredible good nature?* ...because, in spite of his best efforts, he grows attached to Naomi, painfully aware she will leave* Even before saving her from the Trench #Walkers, Laura blurts out her own burden, signaling Naomi's HEAVY barrier is lifting* How can anyone sleep in the #Walkerpocalypse?!* After Saving Laura, Good Guy John just needed someone to understand him to get him to snap out of it* John Dorie's VHS movie classics reviews!* ...How "Meet John Doe" ties into Laura meeting John Dorie* Among all this episode's gifts, it unequivocally explains how surviving is not enough* Breaking down John & Laura's emotional kissing scene: His intense, almost-teenage helplessness against his love for her* Rick's last words finally resonate with Morgan, by way of John Dorie's rehashing of his love story* Morgan ain't havin it: his ability to jump John's sense of sincerity and integrity in the face of doubt* Morgan is exactly where he needs to be: No character, especially him, is a throw-away on #FearTWD* Why we were way more devastated by #NickClark's death than #CarlGrimes' (#RIPNick #RIPCarl)* Formally announcing our desire to compare the #Comicbook to the show, in light of many diversions: there's no reason not to, at this point* Bringing baggage into #TWDseason9's new world: #MaggieRhee as #Alpha, #DarylDixon as #Beta, and how #Enid fits in #Alden #TheWhisperers* ...we're enjoying the possible "the enemy within" and "Who do we root for?" ideas for #WalkingDead season 9* #JeffreyDeanMorgan's past and how he's able to handle #AndrewLincoln's Method Acting* Carol's #TheDevilWearsPrada professional start that DOESN'T end up as making set-designer for #TWD & #FearTWD. COME ON, CAROL!* ...she wouldn't last long, after hearing about this #Podcast! DAMMIT!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/squawkingdead/message