A theory to Episode 5. This will give you those creapy feels, And make you scared of Epsiode 5...
There's a lot of reference in that Episode 4 is a "Preparation for War" episode, where Clementine and others are preparing to attack Carver's group to rescue the others. I'm just gonna roll on a hypothetical for that one.
Let's say at the end of episode 4 the attack fails. Who knows why - maybe Carver was ready for them. Maybe there was a spy on the attack reporting on their movements. Regardless, everyone ends up being captured or killed and at the end of the episode, coincidentially, a blizzard kicks up like the one on the episode screen. Clem who was hired with a task of stealth for the attack, which has been common through both seasons, stays out of the thick of the fighting unseen by everyone, ends up with a decision: stay in the dark and fight against Carver - or run into the blizzards, unknowing of the dangers but escaping Carver's wrath. Surrender seems to guarantee death or torture. Think Carlos' broken fingers times unlimited. There's definitely no limit for Carver, especially on an attempt to overthrow and kill him.
If you stay and fight, Clementine must find a way to free the others, of which there are many dangers. First is that she's entirely on her own, no others thinking of a plan for her. Second, she's outnumbered. For all we know 50 to 1. Third is that she would have to take severe precautions in order to manoeuvre the base. Maybe it would involve jumping rooftops, which in a blizzard would be even worse or sneaking through vents which would utilize her small size. Maybe when she's moving through the unknown she could hear the maniacal screams of her captured comrades through the darkness and the cold.
If you run away, you escape Carver's reach with the betrayed eyes of those that trusted Clementine at your back, their fates unknown. On one hand, maybe this option sounds too cowardly for Clementine, so maybe there'd be some other incentive: say that Christa survives and calls for Clem to escape with her, saying that she's sorry for not finding her sooner and saying everything will be ok now. When walking through the cold, they're both shivering, Christa all the while explaining what happened to her after the bandit attack. But Clementine struggles to listen - the combined encumbrance of the storm and her inner demons wearing her down. Her guilt, referenced many times throughout the season already, catching up to her. She collapses to the snow, succumbing to her inner guilt and thinking about her mistakes of the past. The voices of those that survived with her tormenting the decisions that were made, even the players unable to respond, the decisions given to them constantly changing to correspond to Clementine's state of mind. A spectre was seen in the unseen haze beyond, but her eyes grew weary, with the backs and voices of those that were with her throughout the apocalypse appearing as she closes her eyes, confronting her accumulated guilt under a cold borne hallucination.
Loneliness is definitely a theme here I think, and I think Clementine's guilt in some form will confront her. I'm very curious about this episode. Afraid? Definitely. "No Going Back" gives me the impression Clementine will have to make the most difficult choice of her life in this episode. If this is the end of TWD with no S3 in sight (of which I hope there is a S3 however) this should be the best episode in the whole series.
I didn't originally write this I just tweked it a little, I thought it was an amazing theory. the person that originally wrote this was
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As far as I know, those music select themes are supposed to play after you beat the episode.
So that means whatever goes down in episode 5 will be so devastating and shocking, that after it is all over, we will be thrown back into the main menu with THAT music playing.
This is exact word for word what I put here, minus the "Release the TL;DR-ers".
http://www.telltalegames.com/community/discussion/comment/1025913#Comment_1025913
If you're going to copy my comment for a topic please quote me at least. Thanks.
(Sorry if I sound like a bit of a douche, but yeah...)
I gave you the credit.
Thanks man
np
Yep, you definitely have it.
A sudden breakdown like that cannot happen to a 11 year old, much less to someone who has been growing up and adapting to the apocalypse for 2 years. Maybe if she was around 16 or older or if she had an NDE (near-death experience).
I'm literally holding my head in fear, fear of episode 5
Don't we all?