The Walking Dead Recap: What Happened and What’s Going On

Season: 5 / Episode: 9 / AMC The stars aligned and allowed for me to start recapping The Walking Dead with the very episode that’s effected me the most. “What Happened and What’s Going On” takes place right after the mid-season finale that included Beth’s very  unnecessary death by the hands of a police officer losing her grip on reality. The episode opens up with some of the rollover mourning you’d expect after a member of the family passes. But  the show took a turn towards the abstract, showing us a series of unrelated images that we’d have to put together like a puzzle. Rick, Michonne, Glenn and Tyrese take a drive up to Virginia to check out what could be their next safe haven from the zombie apocalypse. This is also their way of granting Beth’s final wish, fulfilling her promise to get Noah back home. Once they get to Noah’s walled off subdivision, things don’t quite add up. There’s no noise, no “spotters” watching the perimeter, nothing. They should’ve known what was up before they  crossed the street. After they climb the wall, they see what was once a small town of a few dozen people left with nothing to show except for a busted fence, a couple of wandering walkers and a crying Noah, now in the fetal position. Tyrese volunteers to stay behind and counsel Noah as Rick, Michonne and Glenn go to scavenge for supplies.

I’ve given Tyrese a hard time for a while now. I lost some respect for him when I realized that he was capable of taking on 30 walkers with nothing but…