This episode is very interesting: from the perspective of perception, the experience of this episode is not very good, with slightly chaotic story lines (four), logically awkward plot advancement (repeated by Yumiko), Henry's "Virgin Complex" (Sperm Bugs) The upper brain?) and other issues do exist; but from the perspective of the play design, the content arrangement of this episode is very delicate , especially Lydia's true and false memories, the interaction between Lydia and Henry Darryl, and the The three lines of Lear's teaching to Henry complement each other, and the content explained is by no means only three stories.
In fact, it is easiest to understand by reviewing in order, but I still split it up so that it is more intuitive.
1. True and false memory
This episode is mixed with many childhood memories of Lydia when she was five or six years old. Although there is a confusion of her memory confusion and insanity, it is basically certain that there are three versions.
The first version is what she told Henry at the beginning: after the outbreak of the walking dead virus, the family of three, mother Alpha, father Frank and daughter Lydia, hid in an underground shelter in Baltimore.
In Lydia's mouth, her father was a fiery and irritable idiot, and it was her mother who had been comforting and protecting her, giving her comfort in the end times.
As the evacuation time went on, Frank's "evil" qualities became more and more obvious, and his words and actions that he prepared to "do whatever he wanted" with other restless companions showed that he would drag others into danger.
This version of the story is false, it is Lydia's lie to fool Henry, and it is also her self-hypnotic speech.
The second version was told by Lydia to Darryl who "waving the stick and handing over the sweet dates": Alpha accidentally killed her panicked companion in order not to be found in the shelter, Frank became her comforter, and then The father was bitten to death in order to protect himself.
This version of the story is half-truth. The mother did kill and the father was really heartwarming, but how did the mother kill the person and why the father died Lydia still lied, she just wanted to confuse the "soft-hearted" Daryl, then waited for an opportunity to resist.
The third version came to Lydia's mind when she heard the child cry, and explained it to Henry and Daryl again the next morning. Although it was only a silhouette, it completely overturned the original "setting" .
The father is the one who has been loving and caring for himself, and the mother has embarked on the road of "survival first" from the very beginning.
Alpha had no remorse for killing, and planned to abandon it as soon as there was a riot in the shelter, but Frank decided to stay and help his companions. However, they were determined to keep their daughter Lydia by their side... So, Alpha killed her husband and began to skin the corpse soon after, becoming the Whisperer.
This version of the story is still confusing, but it is the closest to the truth ... On the one hand, Lydia has been brainwashed by Alpha since she was a child, and on the other hand, she keeps deceiving herself that "the memory of childhood is wrong, The mother is a good person.” This sense of dislocation between reality and reality led to her mental and conceptual breakdown .
The change of Lydia's "story version" occurred with the change of her emotional concept.
2. Let go of obsessions
When the two young people took the initiative to talk to each other, Lydia "couldn't help" talking to Henry a lot. In fact, she was lying about Henry's words , especially when Henry talked about his mother Carol, Lydia deliberately moved the rhythm to the rhythm. "Our mother is very similar" on the top, which further narrowed the relationship with Henry.
It seems that I overestimated Henry in the last episode. He is really good-natured . Following Lydia's words, he will deliver eggs as soon as he turns around... Of course, from the understanding of the phrase "hunger is a gift" Judging from the fact, the two people did grow up in completely different environments: Henry grew up in kindness and love, and Lydia grew up in the jungle.
However, when Henry revealed the information of the Kingdom of God carelessly, Darryl couldn't bear it anymore. After taking Henry out of the cell, he started the second stage of interrogation.
Giving painkillers and water, Darryl courted Lydia in the hope of "convincing people with reason" , but he would not be as naive as Henry, but always be vigilant.
Sure enough, Lydia was not honest, Darryl easily subdued her resistance, and found the scar on her arm, and then understood the contradiction and real experience in her story.
When Daryl turned back to interrogate, Lydia could only continue to respond with half-truths.
It was true that my mother beat me, but she did it for my own good; my father did die because of me, but in the final analysis, he was too weak. The law of this world is that the strong live and the weak die; as living people, we should also You can only live among the dead.
Darryl was indifferent to what Lydia said, but it shocked Henry, who was eavesdropping, for a moment. In the middle of the night, he smuggled Lydia to the top of the mountain for a walk around...
It should be noted that Henry's "Virgin of the Heart" is different from the "Virgin of the Heart" of Morgan and Jesus in previous seasons : the latter is largely annoying because of capriciousness, and Henry's appearance after growing up This has always been the case. Ezekiel is worried that he is too kind, Carol is going to take care of the aftermath because of the trap of the Salvation Army remnants, and Darryl always thinks that he is immature...
Therefore, although Henry's "simplicity" is not very pleasing, it is indeed in line with the human design .
During the "Night Tour of the Mountaintop Village", Henry, who wanted to influence Lydia (to win the favor of the other party), also went out of his way, and accompanied Lydia to eat earthworms (durian flavored), high protein...
However, Henry's wishful thinking could not easily impress Lydia, who had been brainwashed by Alpha for a long time. The more favorable the environment at the top of the mountain, the more she was reluctant to believe it was true . About to pick up the hammer.
However, the cry of the child instantly messed up her memory and cognition -after following her mother as a "whisperer" for so many years, it was impossible for her to hear the baby cry, so this kind of sound could only confuse her Bringing back the unforgettable childhood memories—— Lydia, whose faith collapsed in an instant, begging for her words and deeds to return to the cell, I can understand.
In fact, Darryl has always been monitoring Lydia's every move, which is also part of his "interrogation". Even if Henry is ignorant, he will make sure that nothing goes wrong.
After this incident, Lydia finally felt relieved, asking Henry to accompany her is the best proof that she is a little "human"...
The next morning, Lydia also began to sincerely accept Daryl's help, she confessed everything she knew, and thought that her mother would not come to her, "I will be abandoned like the rest of the stragglers. "
It is worth noting that Lydia no longer calls herself a "Whisperer" in her words, and regards herself and the Whisperer as two types of people - I personally think that this time, Lydia did not play any more cautious ( If he can even deceive Brother Crossbow, it can only mean that she is the BOSS...).
In addition to expressing her mental journey, Lydia's scene also roughly shaped the image of Alpha, the leader of the Whisperers: decisive, ruthless, cruel, and ruthless.
After all, at the age of five or six, she has already started to understand and remember things. Lydia cannot be completely brainwashed by Alpha, she just lacks a reason to convince herself... Now, Henry and Shanshanzhai have appeared.
Of course, whether this "transformation" can succeed in the end depends on whether the mountaintop village will be destroyed in the future.
Tenderness
At the same time, there is an astonishing sub-line, which is embedded in the first two relatively more important story lines, supporting the narrative and also being self-contained, and that is Darryl's "education" of Henry .
After stopping Henry from revealing the information of the Kingdom of God, Henry realized that Darryl had been using himself to inquire about information.
Daryl doesn't "nurturing" Henry like Ezekiel and Carol. Since Carol has left his son in his own care, he has to teach the boy in his own way. This lesson is called "Whether it is for strangers or Friends and family, don't be too naive."
Where has Henry experienced this kind of intrigue (the assassination of Gavin as a child was only driven by the "black or white" revenge mentality), he is still willing to believe that there is good in Lydia, and the unscrupulous Darryl is a jerk .
But after overhearing the conversation between Daryl and Lydia at night, Henry began to gradually change his mind: Darryl is very skilled, and he is very "knowing", and he is obviously someone who has experienced domestic violence .
Darryl was reluctant to tell Lydia his story, and he didn't say a word to Henry (in fact, he only told Beth a little about his past), but it's not hard to imagine the hard times he'd had, and Henry couldn't help Admiration starts with Darryl.
However, Henry still insisted on his opinion. He talked about his mother Carol: She used to keep her hair short to protect herself from domestic violence by her husband. After being with Ezekiel, it took so long for her to feel safe again. , with long hair...
In the same way, as a young girl, Lydia should also have the possibility and value of being influenced and redeemed. Only you can do it if you have overcome the psychological shadow - Darryl neither denied nor admitted it, so much as other Convinced by Henry, it is better to say that he began to recognize Henry's ideals and kindness, "Not only I can do it (you can also)".
The next day, after Lydia obediently told her story, Daryl comforted her generously, and later solved Henry's confusion by saying "some people are not qualified to be parents".
Having experienced hardships and hardships, but did not surrender to hardships, on the contrary, he lived an extraordinary magnanimous and upright life. The tenderness of the iron man is nothing but this... Henry was once again convinced by Darryl, and he sincerely said a unique word of "thank you".
This short scene enriches and broadens the images of the two characters, which is also my favorite part of this episode.
Dangerous
Let's go back to the running-in of the new and old members of the Peak Village.
Tara and the others came out to search for Alden and Luke, but found that their horses had been cut to the skin and corpses. In this situation where the enemy was unknown, Tara chose to temporarily retreat to his hometown and make a long-term plan.
This is also a mature and prudent decision. Although it is conservative, considering that now they not only have to deal with the walking corpses, but also guard against the whisperers hidden in the walking corpses, so as to prevent the lone army from going deep and creating more flaws, it can’t be wrong.
But Miko and others can't stand it... After all, they don't have much sense of belonging to the mountaintop village, and emotionally have a deeper obsession with their partners who have been born and died for a long time . On the contrary, Magna's performance is impressive.
After going through Alexander's incident, Magna was more willing to obey Tara's arrangement and understood Luke's mentality. Her perspective on problems was higher than that of a small group, which also showed her leadership potential.
Of course, in the end, she couldn't resist her companion's insistence, and the four of them sneaked out of the top of the mountain... But it was difficult to find someone in the wild at night, and they quickly realized that nothing could be done, so Connie and Kelly continued to search, Magna and Yumiko Return to the top of the mountain.
This is a compromise decision, both sides are taken into account - in fact, their actions have been monitored by the mountaintop and by the whisperers...
After Yumiko and Magna returned to the top of the mountain, Tara did not pursue it. She knew what happened: after confirming that the newcomer was honest and trustworthy, and willing to go through fire and water for her companion, she didn't mind giving him another chance.
In fact, this was also a test for the newcomers from the mountaintop village . After confirming that they were "qualified", Connie and Kelly were soon escorted back.
But there was no time to speak slowly to them now, for a small group of Whisperers came to the gate of the top of the mountain in a fair manner: the leader Alpha made a positive negotiation, and she was going back and forth for her daughter.
Here comes the question: If Lydia's description of her mother is correct, does Alpha really care about her daughter? Or does she have a special obsession with her daughter? Can a hostage exchange between the Peak Village (and even the Alliance) and the Whisperers really avoid conflict? Taking a step back, even if everyone is willing to "value peace", can they really trust each other's sincerity, given that the two sides have already killed and injured each other? ...
Another bloodbath is about to begin .
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