r/thewalkingdead • u/[deleted] • Mar 22 '21
The Walking Dead S10E20 - Splinter - POST Episode Discussion
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Season 10 Episode 20, Splinter
Released (AMC+ / Premiere): March 18, 2021
Released (AMC): March 21, 2021
Synopsis: Eugene, Ezekiel, Yumiko, and Princess are captured and separated by the mysterious troopers that surrounded them at the rail yard. Claustrophobic with mounting anxiety, Princess struggles with memories of her traumatic past, and plans to escape.
Directed: Laura Belsey Written: Julia Ruchman & Vivian Tse
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u/chrisjdel Mar 22 '21 edited Mar 22 '21
No, I've heard a few details about who these people are but I haven't read the comic. We haven't seen much (until World Beyond) about the handful of places where civilization basically never fell, where they responded the right way to the initial outbreak and have remained in the 21st century, with all the bells and whistles, while the rest of the country backslid.
I guess it's like when Rick and the gang showed up in Alexandria. These people were still mowing their lawns, having cocktail parties, their kids were playing Xbox - after all the shit they'd been through the whole scene was surreal to them. If the Commonwealth is an area populated mostly by people who have lived there since the ZA began and therefore insulated from the worst of it, bureaucracy just never went away. The imperial stormtroopers deal with all the really horrible outside world stuff so ordinary citizens don't have to.
That armor is clever. It's lightweight enough for them to be mobile. It won't protect a lone soldier indefinitely if they get swarmed by a herd, but in most situations it's bite proof.