Ben Lindbergh

But it does seem like a roundabout plan by Doug.

Yeah, like you wouldn't have to go get help from someone else.

I don't know how he knows that he's going to find Thaddeus and Maximus at the campfire.

But yeah, it seems like if he had just grabbed the vials and brought them over, then presumably the ghoul could have helped himself out of the situation.

So, you know.

Not the best companion, perhaps, but also has good intentions, I'm sure.

And this is, you know, a poignant moment, I think, where the ghoul who is losing control of himself is reminding himself of his name and Janie's name.

And this gives him the strength to perform his calisthenics workout here and briefly pull himself up almost to the top of the pole.

I think this is the first time, as far as I can recall, at least, that the ghoul has referred to himself by his old name in the series.

Yeah.

Yeah, right.

And when he's been on the other end of this, and this was in the previously on for the episode, but when Coop and Lucy or Ghoul and Lucy come across Roger, the feral ghoul or about to be feral ghoul who's in the process of turning, and clearly he and the ghoul have some history, but he is unwilling to share from his vile stockpile to save Roger.

So he

does put him out of his misery, I guess, but also turns him into ass jerky.

So it's sort of self-serving ultimately more so than pity.

But again, you know, the question is how far has he come since that point?

Is he, we don't really know what he's thinking.

If he's thinking anything, he's having a hard time thinking thoughts at all.

But if he reflects on this later.

Will he think, huh, I was in this situation?