The episode begins with Merle losing his marbles on the rooftop. He’s incoherently recounting a nasty story one minute, and cackling like a madman the next. Seems the seriousness of his situation has started to take a toll on his (questionable) psyche.
He nods off for a bit, and when he awakes, his plight has become exponentially more dire. A wall of zombies are clawing at the rooftop exit, and there is precious little holding them back. Merle has a quick come to Jesus moment as he begs for mercy and frantically tries to escape his confines.
I have a feeling that this is probably the first time that Merle has ever bothered to talk to God, here in the moments right before his impending death. He certainly hasn’t been acting very Christ-like up until now.
But wait, was he actually praying to his dead Pop? I couldn’t really understand what he was saying, even after listening several times, but it sounded like he kept mentioning Poppy?
Back at base camp, Shane is buddying up to young Carl, acting all fatherly while Lori gives her son a haircut. Shane promises to take Carl frog hunting, and tries to persuade the boy that frog legs are a delicacy. To the casual observer, they look like the perfect little family.
