***EPISODE 3 SPOILERS IN THIS POST!!!!***
Ep 1:
The events of each episode has had me pacing back and forth. By the end of episode 1 Kenny felt like a true equal. Someone that had issues and ideas in common with Lee. Like the guy that would help if he was free to help. Which felt proven right when he lifted me up and out the Pharmacy. Needless to say, I was pro-Kenny.
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Ep 2:
Episode 2 started me out with sitting on the fence where I wanted to think about the present rather than worry about what we do if we find MORE survivors later. Lilly seemed a lot more calm in this episode and she appeared to show a side that I never caught in the first episode. I try to keep as many people alive as I can so long as those people arn't more dangerous to us alive. I tried to save Larry and in doing so was hoping to gain Lillys favour, and therefore hopefully some leverage to keep her under control (and perhaps even Larry).
Kennys lack of patience for Larry had me pissed in quite a major way. And other than those few seconds of shock and self-disgust, Kenny remained adamant that he took the only correct answer. He later just stood by and watched as Danny was having the advantage over me in the fight, of course in reaction to my compassion about Larry. And then he proceeded to wander off with little communication or planning. He went dark.
I turned down the looting of the car later on but I hold absolutely nothing against Kenny and his family picking it up. Infact the devil inside me hoped he would make the opposite choice. As for Lilly at that point, she seemed very out of character. She had an "only look after ourselves and f*** the rest" at the start, very vocal about letting Ben and his company in, but when it comes to looting an abandoned car she sees it as "wrong"?
While I agreed on the second point, she doesn't seem to know what she wants, and overall I didn't think her experience at the farm could change her perspective for long. At this point however, I was now on Team Lilly.
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Ep 3:
Well where to start. Kenny made it clear to me that he was hoping Lilly would lighten the tension. Very much agreed. Also on his approach to handling the screaming woman, seeing as how she was already bit before I had the choice. We had a bunch of people counting on us to make it back safe, she wasn't going to.
With the impending threat of bandits in mind, I was starting to see things Kennys way, in terms of moving. Lilly scored some points by trusting me with what she'd learned about our supplies. Not stable enough to treat her as I treated Kenny in Ep 1 but still.
The decider was up next when we took off in the RV. Her jump to conclusions was way beyond rational. To my suprise she didn't suspect for a second that Kenny or his family seemed to have a motive. It was straight to Carley and then Ben.
She then shot Carley in the face. She felt what she did was right. On a personal note, my Lee was getting emotionally involved with Carley. She used the fact that me and Kenny were both murderers to justify her own actions. But the difference was:
-She shot someone who was nowhere near close to becoming an immediate threat.
-The person she was looking for was the only reason those bandits didn't come sooner.
-It was an emotionally driven, intended, unnecessary murder.
-And most importantly, although we didn't know it at the time, she did NOT accomplish her goal because she killed the wrong person entirely.
The reason for Carleys death was unforgivable and was a massive blow to me. Lilly was beyond my control despite everything. All care for her well-being was trashed. She was now one of those people that were more dangerous to us alive than dead. She was left behind. The fact she said "But I'll die" was laughable. I confused her self-centeredness just as a strong will initially. It made me feel I had taken the wrong side in EP 2. Had it been a choice I would've took the time to tie her to a tree.
Even though recent events made me feel like I owed Kenny, I fought him in the drivers cabin. He wouldn't budge, in opposition to everyones best interest.
With little left to lose, I lent Kenny as much support as he needed. With some regret of not taking his side more in Ep 2 (except with Larry), I felt we were moving back into eachothers good books. For now it's team Kenny again, and feels more set in stone.
But time will tell if a new division will arise with these new members on board. Even Bens allegiance still seems entirely ambiguous. If he ever hides anything again, the only way he'll be following us is if we all go to hell as a result.
Last edited by Cooperal; 08/30/2012 at 06:58 am.
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