'The Walking Dead' Recap: 'Are You Sure We Can Do It? We Can Beat 'Em?'

Another new, and surprising, romance sparks; a long-running romance ends, harshly; and Rick’s group finds out they may have grossly underestimated the Saviors. Negan’s introduction, as a result, seems likely to happen even sooner than the Season 6 finale.

The Carol Show

She’s been MIA since the midseason premiere, but Carol’s back in action in an opening montage that also keeps the series’ recent forays into comedy going. Backed by Parsonfield’s infectious “Weeds or Wildflowers,” Carol goes shopping at the Alexandria pantry — taking the canned beets and water chestnuts no one else wants — gathers acorns in the woods, kills a walker (getting her nice, white shirt all messy), selects a flowery, clean outfit after showering away the zombie innards, and bakes batches of beet and acorn cookies that she puts in plastic containers and distributes to her fellow townsfolk, dishing up a smile with every package of beet-sweetened goodies. It feels like an episode of a show-within-the-show, a zombie sitcom that might be called It’s Carol! or That Carol or The Carol Peletier Show.


There’s even potential romance ahead, as Carol knocks on Tobin’s door to delivery some sweets. Tobin protests taking food that should go to the children, then says he isn’t a fan of beets. Carol tells him to try them, and he agrees they’re the best beet and acorn cookies he’s ever eaten.

“Are you screwing with me?” Carol asks, and Tobin, continuing their mutual flirtation, assures her that her weird, pink, veggie and nut cookies are “amazing.”