Loved Episode 3, even though, let's face it, that was not a town in Galicia.  Galicia is green, wet, cold (even in summer).  I know the production is going for a Spaghetti Western look, and that they filmed outside Segovia (in Central Spain), but it's like shooting in Arizona and pretending it's Ireland because you want the whole thing to have a "Cowboy" look.  It just makes no sense.  Anyhow . . .

I liked the references to Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" here.  As long as the town goes along with La Ofrenda, they get weapons and some ethanol (which I guess has a variety of uses).  So (almost) everyone goes along to get along, and we see what happens to those who don't.

Loved the interplay between Carol and Daryl.  So much of it just body language, but it was clear that each of them knew exactly where the other was going with this when she was speaking up and he was going to check on the boat.  They know each other too well.[/font]

That future queen is smart.  I do think she knows a lot more than she is letting on.

I finally watched the 1st episode - Daryl & Carol are always so good on the screen together.  I felt they could have leaned more into Julian's "only human left theme" in contrast to them.  Daryl & Carol have always had people but their instinct is often flight, withdraw or disappear. Survival = running.  Julian was the opposite.  Alone for so long, his whole motivation was connection.  Survival = reaching out.  What is the correct balance between those two things?  A line from Julian saying "I'd rather die reaching out to people than live running away from them" Only to have Julian die & Carol disappear would have tied things up neatly.  Maybe it's too on the nose, idk. 

A ruined London was pretty cool/awful to see. 

I thought it was excellent. I did not like the end. I screamed when Daryl went back to the shack "CAROL BETTER NOT BE GONE!!!"  But, of course, she was.. as I knew she would be. It is predictable, but so good to see. I will never be satisfied until they are back on US soil.

I thought it was good too. It was like hooking up with a couple of old friends after not seeing them for awhile. Can't wait to see more of old Espana.

I really hope we get to see just how multicultural (and multilingual) Spain is.  From Galicia in the Northwest where they are now, an ancient Celtic area, to the far South in Cadiz, which goes back to the Phoenicians and the Greeks.  And the central area, of course (looks like we are going to see Segovia with its Alcazar (palace) and (iirc) Roman aqueduct (that would be a great way for a small city to survive and maybe even thrive post ZA), and down into Seville in the south with its romantic, early 20th century architecture and vibe (it's where the wealthy had their winter homes).  So gorgeous.

Please use this thread to talk about episode discussions.  I will check with Nerdy to see if she can grant me more powers to make child boards, etc so we can organize it better.