This week, McDermitt dives into the fifth episode of season 7, Go Getters.
Characters like Gregory (Xander Berkeley) tend to be my favorite characters in a story.
They mix things up.
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They foil the plans of our heroes.
King Joffrey inGame of Throneswas not that key in of character.
He was written in a way where you would hate his every move.
Theyre in the lions den already, the inner circle, if you will.
I always imagine people watching these types of characters and loving to hate them.
Gregory is such an amazing character to watch.
His ego obviously gets in his way, but its not a Negan-jot down ego.
He kept failing upward.
But he could never break into the upper management arena, and that drives him nuts.
Thats just our opinion, but I think it makes sense.
Berkeley does an amazing job with Gregory.
I was on set for his first episode last season and loved every minute of it.
It was an amazing thing to watch; every take was different.
Every inflection, each note was bizarrely unique and apart from the last.TWDis lucky to have him.
Ogg is one of the funniest dudes Ive ever met.
Hes so interesting as a person to just observe.
With his first episode last season in the finale, we had no clue who this guy was.
We didnt meet him until after a couple of takes into the scene.
He and the other Saviors were set up down the road.
It just worked out that we werent going to meet him beforehand.
And after each take, we laughed.
And we were scared.
But those are the best types of bad guys.
When Simon tells Gregory, Im Negan,… Oh, man.
Here we go again.
My Awwww, isnt that sweet?
moment is the Carl (Chandler Riggs) and Enid (Katelyn Nacon) teenage love story.
This should be a movie!
Robert Kirkman, c’mon make aFault in Our Stars 2.
Roller skating through the apocalypse is how I hope to survive if it ever goes down.
Tom is definitely living up to his comic book counterpart and makes it seem effortless.
And finally, we get to Maggie and Sasha.
Its interesting to see how each character is dealing with the deaths.
Theyre both incredibly strong, but in different ways.
And part of that has to do with the fact that Maggie is recovering from her baby emergency.
I love how shes ready to get back out there and take no crap from anybody.
The way theyre coping with their loss is fascinating.
Im glad theyre not sitting around moping and crying.
Its time to get to work.
Its time to figure out how to stop this madman.
This is getting good!
Oh, and I cant forget to mention Gregory getting punched in the face by Maggie.
Shes not even at full strength, and he took it hard.
Im so happy that happened.
He deserved to get hit from Marsha.
I cant believe there are only three episodes left in the first half of this season.
I cant wait to find out what happens to Tara and Heath next week!
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