A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush.
I've decided that I still like Glenn and that his going down the well, although incredibly pointless and stupid, was part of him trying to prove his value to the group and part of him accepting a role within it, ie. walker bait, as Maggie so aptly put it.
I've also decided that I like Dale. Standing up to Shane requires nuts of polished steel
Obviously it'd be easier to stay there and be folded into Herschel's family, but since people in Rick's group are already grumbling about the rules - like not wandering around Herschel's property with guns and letting him handle the walkers - and there's clearly some friction between the two parties, thanks to Rick's group just making themselves at home instead of acting like the guests that they are, I'd think
someone would suggest, "Hey, why don't we take the next farm over? That way we won't be stepping on any toes, but we'll still be close enough to check in occasionally, provide support, help each other out, and pool our strength/numbers when needed." That seems like the most logical compromise. Unless Herschel was all, "No, you can't have that farm. That land belongs to Jeb and Eunice Goobersnoot - who are currently rotting in my barn, by the way - but when they're done being zombies they're gonna want their house and land back, and I don't want you kids messing up their place!" Then maybe you pop the geezer in the melon, claim his home and womenfolk, and torch his little zombie petting zoo.
I
want to like Glenn, and really wish he'd get back some of the smarts and spine he had from last season, but I have a feeling Maggie's going to go all Lady Macbeth on him. And since he's thinking with his smaller head when it comes to her, I'm worried he'll get manipulated into doing something stupid, selfish and petty. Although, if it gets Shane killed, I'd be kinda okay with that.
And, yeah, Dale somewhat redeemed himself by standing up to Shane, calling him out on lining up his sights on Rick and snidely asking him what
really happened to Otis. I still don't like him as much as I did last season, because he's still doing that overbearing, overprotective thing with Andrea that seems less about looking out for her and more about treating her like a child, meddling in her life and trying to control her. But I'm not actively rooting for harm to befall him now. What he does over the next few episodes will likely decide whether or not I want to see him make it to the third season.
And it sucks that we've only got one more episode, and then we have to wait until February for the rest of the season.
