I'm done crying for now....

So back to the topic at hand.

("The Walking Dead" Season 2, Episode 5 spoilers--read at own risk!)

I'm giving up on the recap.  I'll just hope that whoever reads this has played through the game.  So now for the opinion part...

In the end it all comes to two characters who both have their flaws--Jane and Kenny.  This was a tough choice.  Really a "lesser of two evils" type of choice.  Should Clem go with Jane who might be likely to abandon her at the first sign of trouble?  Or should she go with Kenny who seems to have turned into a violent psycho over the course of both games?  (Doesn't Kenny have a right to be a psycho?  He saw his son get bitten and put down, his wife committed suicide, somehow he survived the swarm in Savannah, AND his girlfriend had just gotten killed by zombies.  PTSD anyone?)

My first gut instinct was to go with Jane.  She seems to know what to do to survive.  I chose her on my first playthrough.  It was hard! I really don't like the whole part where she manipulates Clem into seeing Kenny's "bad side."  As Kenny is dying he seems happy...like Clem made the right choice.  Ugh...that part was horrible.  Jane takes you back to the Howe's warehouse from episode 3 and it seems to be a great place to start over.  A family arrives at the gate and Clem can choose to let them in or turn them away.  I chose to let them in--it seems like a good start to a more stable life for Clem.

On my second playthrough I chose Kenny.  Sure, he has a need to beat the crap out of someone once in awhile, but I really don't think he'd intentionally hurt Clem.  He would protect her, maybe with his own life if necessary.  I don't think Kenny is a bad guy, just a guy who has been through a lot of bad stuff.  At heart he's still a dad who wants to watch out for his family.  I liked the ending with Kenny a lot better--I chose to have Clem and the baby stay in Wellington without Kenny. I will have to go back and pick the ending where you go with Kenny to see what happens (to me that seemed like the worst choice--you're going to live in the wilderness with a baby in the middle of winter?) And then I cried as Kenny walked off into the distance.  Hey Telltale Games, can you supply a box of Kleenex with season 3?

Was it as good as season 1?  Hmmm...I think season 1 was better.  I really liked the dynamic between Lee and Clem.  This season definitely had some difficult choices and gut wrenching moments.  It is amazing to see how much Clem has grown up and changed since the first season.  In ep. 5 you are briefly reminded of this during a flashback.  Clem isn't a scared little kid anymore, she's a survivor.  The divergent endings make me wonder what season 3 will have in store.  I vote more Clementine!

Season 1 Clementine--remember that scared kid?

Season 2 Clementine--Survivor!