Caught both episodes last night, they were pretty good! Glad they were better than the trailer made them out to be (I was worried it gave too much away). Some thoughts:
1. Carol was awesome! Great character development since her introduction as a mousy, abused wife. Also excellent on letting the zombies get to the lady in the candle room instead of just shooting her. Go Carol!
2. I think the baby is going to be the key to solving everything, since she was born after the zombie apocalypse. They need to (1) kill the walkers, and (2) cure the humans so that people don't have to deal with zombies anymore & don't become zombies in the future. I'm curious as to how many seasons they're going to drag this show on for, because the zombies are going to be falling apart pretty soon & won't be walkers anymore due to tissue reduction - it's already been a good 2 years and they're all starting to move pretty slow & look pretty thing, you know?
3. Death predictions: Bob (obviously, but even before that), Tyrese's sister, and the hispanic girl. Down the road, Tyrese (the moral compass always has to die in this show) & the redhead guy protecting the scientist. I think Glen & Maggie will make it until the end, since they need people to start the human race over again. I have a feeling that Rick will die in probably the last episode & kind of pass the mantle onto Carl. I don't know what they're doing with the girl from the governer's camp...she's kind of the motivation for the scientist right now...they keep flashing over to her, but I don't know why or what her role is going to be.
4. I hope they don't get stuck in a closed-off area again, a la Prison Break - a farm, a prison, a town, Terminus, etc. They've decided to travel to Washington, so I'm crossing my fingers they don't get stuck in the same old situation along the way.
5. It look me awhile to figure out the significance of the watch that Carol gave Rick...the kid (Sam?) he gave it to was on the chopping block next to him in the beginning & didn't make it. Also that the crazy-haired guy they let out was in there for punishment forever, since he was one of the original rapers of Terminus.
6. Really the only thing that felt a bit hokey to me was the zombies in the water - they're like, we have to jump in and use the shelves! Or, why don't you just stick them through the head from above? They're like 3 feet underneath you, just whack-a-mole them!