Enjoyed this last episode, but a couple things to nitpick as usual
Am I the only one who feels that what the characters consider to be ethical or not ethical is fairly arbitrary? Actually, I suppose that would in fact make it somewhat more realistic.
But anyway... I was specifically thinking of the issue of using zombies as a weapon. Tyrese seems to believe it's okay to attack a group with a baby using guns (including a 50 caliber machine gun, which by modern Geneva Conventions rules cannot be used against "soft" targets), but releasing zombies on them is just plain wrong? And Milton has some similar inconsistencies. Make up your minds. Either you're at war with each other or you're not. If I were to attempt to take Woodbury, better believe I'd be using the zombies to my advantage. I'd be setting fire to the walls as I sniped it's defenders, aiming for the chest with the intention of turning them into zombies inside the crumbling defenses.
And as has been mentioned before, their unwillingness to kill certain people when they have the chance is also kind of weird, considering how violent and confrontational they have shown themselves capable of being with even less threatening people. Several of the most aggressive characters (Michonne, Andrea, Rick) have had the opportunity to easily dispatch the Governor, whom they know to be a psychopathic homicidal maniac, yet they don't, knowing that the consequences of letting him live will likely be an unnecessary war and the inevitable deaths of many of their friends. Meanwhile, they seriously consider sacrificing Michonne, knowing that it is unlikely to accomplish anything except her getting tortured and killed.
All that said, I'm anxious to see the last two episodes of the season. I predict one more building up episode followed by a finale where lots and lots of people die. I'm betting that at least some of the following die: Carol, Hershel, Sophie, Judith, Glenn (even though he was around for a while longer in the comics), Andrea, and/or Merle. I'm also now convinced that Milton's death is soon to come, though I originally thought he was going to be taken into Team Rick. Obviously, the Governor is unlikely to survive much longer. Basically, the only ones I think we can assume we'll probably still be seeing in the next season are Rick, Michonne, Daryl, and probably Maggie. Out of everyone else, I think it's safe to say a lot of them aren't gonna be around two episodes from now. I have this feeling they're gonna take out Sophie and Judith in a manner similar to how Lori and Judith died in the comics.
