when terminus folks disarmed rick and crew why give them their guns back? if they are gonna eat them why not just force them into the train car when they had no guns?
I believe at that time the Termites were considering allowing their new guests to join the collective. It wasn't until Rick threw a hissy fit that a line was crossed, "They can't trust us anymore," and then they became livestock, and as such were herded into the boxcar.
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Why is that so hard to believe? I agree with him. Why not just disarm them and march them into the train car? I mentioned above that I thought it was a test. They left them armed. They had people in the grill area playing with Glen's riot gear, their sleeping bag, Maggie's poncho and Herschel's watch. They had snipers at the ready all along the path and there were also well armed people that popped out into the court yard as soon as Rick reacted. Why in the world would they do that if they didn't want to first see Rick's crew's reaction. Again, it seems really simple to me. They don't likely get many visitors, so why wouldn't they want to confirm that the next crew in wasn't the backups for Maggie et al?
I think they are looking for people they can trust to join their ranks, but as soon as there is no trust, they lock them up. It was written on the walls that they had trust issues.
So you think they gave Glen et al the same test and they failed it as well?
No. First of all, I may be wrong. Second, let's suppose Glen's crew was the first set of visitors they had seen in a while and let's just assume that for some reason they were put in the rail car. We don't know why yet, but they were. OK, with that set, Rick's crew sneaks in soon after. Based on the "church" we know that the Terminus folks have been burned before based on the never trust anyone writing on the wall.
So, with that all in place, isn't it reasonable to think that Rick's crew might be the backup crew for Glen's crew, i.e half goes in to check it out and the other half comes in later when they don't hear back? I am not even trying to assume that Terminus has spies that saw what happened at the prison or that they overheard Glen's crew talk about Rick. I am just thinking that a very suspicious set of Terminus people would think that there could be a connection or that they assume a whole group (who had survived this long) wouldn't go in all at once without a backup plan.
I don't know what test Glen's team got because I have no idea how long it had been since the last visitors and I don't know if maybe Carol and Tyrese were already there. What I do think is that the Terminus folks purposely flaunting Glen's crew's items to Rick's team and were prepped for any reaction. I don't know what the test meant and what the alternative results could have been, but I don't think any of that setup was by accident, especially given the whole snare/trap theme of the episode.
zombie extras drinking water!
