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Sure, its fun watching Hornsby squirm and the survivors scramble to avoid Pam Miltons vengeful crackdown.

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But its the new and improved Smart WalkerTM now with kung-fu grip and climbing skills!

that steals the show.

Remember when he joined the Saviors?

Hopefully theres some dramatic payoff to these intros beyond nostalgia and table-setting.

There, he frets over Max and all the trouble hes caused yet again.

Speaking of heroism, Mercer is on the verge of a major moment of his own.

Two gut punches by the most important women in his life bring the big guy to his emotional knees.

Max says their father, a military general, would be ashamed of Mercers actions.

While all of this is going on, lets pause to enjoy the bizarre dance between Pam and Lance.

Pam seems to spend an awfully long time in the morgue, talking to her soon-to-be-undead sons bloody corpse.

When he begins to turn, she orders her troops to take care ofthat.

Feed my son, Lance, says Pam as she leaves him in slack-jawed disbelief.

Its a delightfully twisted punishment, but as long as Hornsby is alive, hes still a threat.

But whats up with the one walker that looks away as the others trod ahead?

Despite having secured the fairgrounds, Aaron and company learn the zombies are now inside and swarming.

The next clue comes as Jerry sees adoorknob turning.

No one has encountered a zombie acting like this one, and the implications are staggering.

How many more out there are like this new breed of zombie?

Not surprisingly, Eugene does the right thing and refuses to leave his woman in peril.

But, its the Smart Walker that will be living rent-free in my head for the next week.