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DECONSTRUCT #THECOMMONWEALTH! …From their economic system to systemic inequality (both spoken and unspoken). Dave's obsession with "allowance". Ninja #CarolPeletier with the long hair's partnership with a vastly more sympathetic #LanceHornsby. And we're here for #Carzekiel & #Mercress / #Princer / #Merces.
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INTRO & INITIAL FEELINGS
- Rachael: Lots more Carol Peletier! Callbacks galore! Trust no one!
- Aidan (in the chat): One of his favs!
- Jasmine: Is King Ezekiel preparing for his own death by giving away his possessions?
- Who will get Dwight’s comic-book death? Ezekiel, Father Gabriel Stokes, Magna, or Rosita Espinosa?
- Jasmine: Carol needs a project, e.g, revenge on Alpha. This time, a cure for Ezekiel.
- Aidan: "She hasn’t lost a kid in a while."
- Bridget: Excited to see the #Carzekiel reunion. Is it a mistake to mash two best friends into a relationship like some want to see with Carol & Daryl Dixon?
- Never bullshit a bullshitter!
NUMBERS
- Carol is staying in apartment 19, which happens to be Chandler's & Joey's apartment on Friends.
- Numerology expert, Rachael, says the number 19 is the sign of a fresh start.
- Will Carzekiel get back together?
- Callback: Carol went to (Porch Dick) Pete Anderson to threaten him into helping Tara Chambler in the back half of Season 5.
WELCOME TO THE COMMONWEALTH
- Is RJ Grimes prepared to defend himself?
- Jasmine: The haunted house reminds her of the Hershel Rhee storyline in the final issue of the comic book.
- Rach: Why aren’t they killing anything?!
- Dave: How insulting is this haunted house?
- Class disparities in The Commonwealth.
- Dave: Is the haunted house the equivalent of a too-soon war reenactment in the TWDU?
- Ezekiel asks Carol if she has gotten word from Maggie Rhee or Lydia.
- Where are Aaron and Gracie?
- Is The Commonwealth large enough that we don't see all of the characters in one episode?
- Were we robbed of a ton of reunions between characters?
- Carol is willing to play Lance Hornsby's game.
- What are the consequences for Carol sneaking into the hospital records room?
EZEKIEL SUTTON
- Ezekiel’s last name is revealed to be Sutton.
- Length of Commonwealth residency for Ezekiel Sutton: 28 days.
- Earl & Tammy Rose Sutton with the same surname.
- Celeste, who won the costume contest dressed as Mercer, is Khary Payton’s daughter, Maya Victory Payton.
THE COMMONWEALTH WAY
- Are lottery tickets the only upward mobility in The Commonwealth?
- What is the pay gap between jobs? Baker vs Soldier? Lawyer vs Waiter?
- We see the previous year’s lottery winner at the Halloween Gala.
- Can you apply for other jobs in the Commonwealth or are you stuck with what you are assigned?
- How do children factor into this equation, since they didn't have jobs before The Zombie Apocalypse?
- Are Mei and Judith Grimes in different classes?
- What does allowance mean in The Commonwealth?
- Dave: Mommy Pamela Milton’s allowance to the elites.
- Do upper class kids get their pick of the litter when it comes to jobs?
- How does The Commonwealth hospital triage system work?
- Ezekiel is patient #147 in the cue for surgeries. In numerology, Angel Number 147 means an angel is speaking to you: pay attention! It represents a better future!
- Is it frustrating that Ezekiel is a martyr?
- Carol will make sure Ezekiel has a choice.
MEET THE MILTONS
- Does nepotism affect Sebastian Milton's role in The Commonwealth?
- Who was Pamela’s glare directed at, when Daryl had to save Sebastian during advanced military training.
- Parenting: Pamela vs Aaron
- Who is Margot Bingham playing? Stephanie Vega or Maxine Hawkins?
- Does Pamela genuinely care about Max or Tyler Davis?
- Is Pamela malicious or does she genuinely think the system works?
- Did Celeste win the costume contest because she was dressed as Mercer?
- Did Max pretend to be Stephanie on the radio?
- Could Max be the one running The Commonwealth behind the scenes? Is she plotting to tear down the Commonwealth?
LANCE HORNSBY & MAX THE MANIPULATOR
- Is Lance manipulating Eugene Porter to ultimately manipulate Pamela?
- Where does Lance’s character go from here?
- Does Lance want Pamela’s job?
- Is Hornsby a part of the resistance?
- Is Lance still trying to impress Pamela Milton?
- Extra! Extra! Dave only has two thoughts!
- A tale of two Stephanies: Poor Eugene!
- Tater Bug & Blue Weevil.
- Where is Chele Ramos' character?
- Where is Eugene in this episode?
MAGNA & MIKO
- Can anyone be a soldier?
- Why does Magna not want to be a soldier?
- Why did Magna even come to The Commonwealth?
- What would happen if Magna and Yumiko Okumura rekindled their relationship? Are such relationships, between classes, sanctioned in The Commonwealth?
- Would you tell Mercer no?
- Do the classes live in sectioned-off/gated dwellings?
- The bigger question: who pulls the trigger to put down the character who assumes the Dwight role?
- Could Aaron or Eugene shoot Gabriel?
- Might Rosita be killed instead (which upsets Aidan, in the chat)?
- Mercer protects his asset with his armored butt-plate.
- Foreshadowing? Sebastian chooses Magna’s war-hammer.
- Someone recovered Judith’s toothpick, but it is thoughtlessly discarded by Sebastian.
- Are you not ashamed?! But who will recover Pope’s beanie?
WINE BROUGHT TO YOU BY CAROL PELETIER
- The bottles on the Vincenti's Fine Wines invoice, Chateau Du Devoument, Ouro Vipra, and Canard De Pluie translate to House of Devotion, Gold Viper, and Rain Duck.
- Who is at the top of The Commonwealth? Pamela, Lance, Mercer, and Max?
- Is Max the Gold Viper?
- Is Lance the House of Devotion?
- What if Carol were the one to end Magna or Gabriel (the Dwight role in the comic book)?
- Vincenti's real world address may be located in Dover Township, Ohio.
- Sherrandy's take: In the The Walking Dead: World Beyond's Season Finale post-credits scene, they mention Primrose heading to Toledo, Ohio
. - Is there a grander TWDU narrative to The Commonwealth?
- What did Pamela Milton do before the apocalypse?
- What if Primrose is but a 3rd dimension that serves as the foundation of The Commonwealth? Because what comes after The Commonwealth storyline?
- What the date on the invoice might tell us (9/11/2010).
GABRIEL, ROSITA, & JUDITH
- Gabriel & Rosita's conversation suggests that they may not be living together.
- Does The Commonwealth have a say in marriages?
- Why did Judith ask Mei for the receipt for the Motorhead album purchase?
- Is Judith afraid of being accused of stealing or having to owe Mei a favor?
- Did Judith want to return the record to pocket the cash (since she's living in the lower class with Daryl)?
- Who are Mei’s parents and are they in the Upper Class?
- Can Mei be trusted?
- On what and where do people spend their money?
- Is Juanita Princess Sanchez's hair sad?
- #MERCESS / #PRINCER / #MERCERESS
UNLIKELY ALLIES
- We've all felt like Lance Hornsby, entering the gala: when you think someone's waving at you, but they're really waving at the person behind you.
- Where will this Carol & Lance dynamic lead?
- Will Carol be able to stay one step ahead of Lance?
- Shoutout to Melissa McBride & Josh Hamilton!
- Lance Hornsby time outside/before The Commonwealth
- What do you gain by winning The Commonwealth Lottery?
- Is The Lottery an incentive mechanism?
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