In which we imagine Carol as the star of her own post-apocalyptic cooking show.
This week onThe Walking Dead, Carol shares her Alexandria famous soup recipe!
And it only takes a few ingredients you, too, can find in the woods behind your house.
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One week could be her “You Won’t Believe They’re Not Poisoned” cookies from season 5.
Another week could be “Dixon Deer Stew” (which is an actual recipe fromthe officialWalking Deadcookbook).
Another week, still, could be this “Not-Quite-Guilt-Free Soup.”
Let’s do that, instead of whatever filler episode “Diverged” actually turned out to be.
Carol tries to keep busy but there’s not much to do.
It’sThe Walking Dead: Iron Chefedition and Carol is the only contestant.
So, Carol gets to work, but everything seems to go wrong.
There’s a rat scurrying around behind the walls that sends Dog into a frenzy.
With that complete, she goes out in search of more ingredients.
The good news is that she caught the rat in her trap.
Once she picks up the box, the rat slips out.
Dog just watches as she scrambles around the room trying to grab the rat.
(Again, this is much better when you imagine this as part of a cooking show.)
Daryl isn’t doing much better on his own.
His bike breaks down, and he’s forced to scavenge abandoned cars for replacement parts.
He also needs a new switchblade, after realizing he gave his old one to Carol earlier.
She hears the sounds of that pesky rat.
There’s nothing to show for it in the end except a busted wall.
The rat is nowhere to be seen.
The next day, Jerry stops by to check on her and offer a sympathetic ear.
Shortly after, Daryl arrives back.
Not much to this episode at all.
The show feels no more better or worse for having this.
It just seems inconsequential… except for fueling this dream for Carol’s Food internet debut.
