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Note: as ever with episodic games, this review may contain spoilers for previous episodes of Season Two of The Walking Dead. So proceed with caution! You don't need to be a Professor of Metaphorology to realise that the titular ruins in this penultimate episode of The Walking Dead: Season Two aren't really the remnants of the Civil War fort where the survivors find themselves hiding out. Last time saw them captured and escaping from Carver's unhappy little community/prison camp, and none escaped without scars. Now, all they want is to take a minute to regroup and reassess, despite knowing full well that they're never going to be so lucky. For starters, Rebecca's baby is on the way and an army of walkers is only a little down the road.
This feels like a breather episode, though this being The Walking Dead, that doesn't mean a lack of drama - death is still just one QTE away for Clem and friends and the group is visibly cracking under the pressure of staying alive. Still, it feels like a strange lead-in to the final episode. Last season, episode four ended with Clementine abducted, Lee bitten and past choices coming home to roost as the survivors decided whether or not they were going to back Lee's suicidal rescue play. This time, things are much less personal and there's a lingering sense that the writers aren't quite sure where they're going.
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