Post by Ripley on Sept 25, 2016 21:11:15 GMT -5
"...ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: The interesting thing for me watching Chris break bad with these no-good gringos is that instead of him being all wild and yelling at his dad a lot like a typical rebellious teen, he is for the most part actually very calm and almost at peace with his decision as far as the direction he is taking in his life.
DAVE ERICKSON: One of the interesting things about the episode is that you do see a parenting shift, because Travis is trying to take this as a teaching opportunity. He’s trying to convey to Chris why killing the farmer was different than what he did with his ex-wife. He’s trying to explain the distinctions of violence in the apocalypse. And for Chris, he’s finally found a group with whom he feels his place. It becomes pretty simple for Chris in this episode. And by the end of it, it really is Chris that’s trying to educate his father. It’s really Chris trying to say, “This is the world and you need to embrace it. And I don’t think you can. And as long as you can’t, I think it is better that I am with these guys and you’re by yourself.”
Or, it’s actually this gift in some respects, because what he’s doing is freeing up Travis to return to Madison and Alicia, which is deep down what he wanted to do all the time. I think Travis’ intention was always to try to course-correct Chris and then bring him back to the fold. And Chris knows that, and his fear is that his father is never going to come around...
...And we see the two Americans show up at the very end. I’ll ask you the same question I asked last week after that final scene: Where’s Chris?
Chris is out there. We will answer the question of “Where’s Chris?” in the final two episodes, and that’s part of the story to be told..."
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