(Though there's no question about the double-entendre in Carol then imploring Tobin to 'just put it in your mouth, jerk' when he balks at the confection's pink color. Carol even gets some flirting in with Tobin, making the line 'I foraged a lot of acorns' sound sexier than it has any right to be. Children run past, gleefully clutching their Tupperware, as housewives smile in surprise and appreciation.
That was no doubt the point of the sunny opening montage of this week's installment, 'Not Tomorrow Yet,' which featured a glimpse into Carol's daily life in Alexandria, soundtracked by a jaunty folk tune (another cleverly-employed musical moment in a season swimming with them).įollowed by banjos and xylophones, Carol scours the pantry for cookie supplies (and those trusty water chestnuts), hunts for acorns in the woods, kills a walker, washes the blood off in the shower, raids her closet full of sensible floral button-downs and pastel cardigans, and crafts the best cookies she can, which she cheerfully passes out to the townsfolk. Whether or not all those seeds actually blossom is another matter, but for a few brief moments every season, all seems well. For a show focused so prominently death (it's right there in the title, after all), 'The Walking Dead' does have a knack for sowing seeds of happiness.
