He's RAGING! *THE WALKING DEAD S5E05* (Self-Help) - REACTION 

Eugene: "It’s just that I enjoy the female form and I consider this a victimless crime that provides both comfort and distraction." 😅 Another great episode that raised some important issues and provided us with a needed context for the story we are being told. An episode that left us with the knowledge that Eugene's lie saved at least 2 lives. So what happens now? We appreciate guys all your support, so don't forget to hit that subscribe button, it really motivates us to keep up the content. And of course if you are interested in the full reaction, you can find us here : www.patreon.com/takeaticket (you can find Rob doing solo reactions to Battlestar Galactica and Cobra Kai, the latest records of the current shows we are doing on youtube and more...) Much love Rob and Trin

Eugene reveals that he has been lying to everybody about the cure in order to get other people to ensure his survival, so he has been _helping_ himself. Hence the title of this episode *Self Help*

Seeing Abraham just walking away and falling to his knees like that breaks me every time This mission literally saved his life and without it he’s just a guy who scared his wife and kids so badly that they ran off and got themselves torn to pieces by Walkers and it’s heartbreaking Michael Cudlitz does a great job.

Abraham's backstory is incredibly sad. The men he killed in the supermarket were actually people his family knew from before the fall and were people he trusted. Abraham went on a run and came back to find out the men had assaulted his wife and kids which is why he reacts the way he does.

I love Abraham's character so much and I really feel for him in this one. He needed a purpose, that's what kept him going. He doesn't know what to do without it and it's heartbreaking

Abraham's flashback is of around the beginning of the apocalypse or shortly after, can't remember. The men he killed were his military buddies that he trusted and made camp with them. They SA'd his family so he killed them all, frightening his family, since murder like that wasn't such a common occurance yet. When they died, Eugene gave him purpose again, no matter how ridiculous and unbelievable it was. For Abraham, it wasn't about how realistic it was Eugene was telling the truth, it just HAD to be real. There was no room for disbelief. If there was, he would be back to having no purpose in life. This episode with the symbolism in Abraham's hand injury and the flashbacks, it never fails to bring a tear to my eye 😭💔

Eugene is sort of the comic relief. In real life he is actually a comedian.

OMFG, I’m actually dying. 11:29, I had my airpods in just listening and I was like, wait I don’t remember Eugene saying that, Rob that accent was spot on 😂😂😂

For better or worse Abe n Eugene saved each other. Eugene gave Abraham purpose and something to live for with the "mission" to D.C. n Abe saved Eugene over n over. But right now Abe's back to feeling hopeless n helpless. I guess I forgot how sad n heartbreaking Abe's backstory was..Thanks for the video.Another great reaction Rob n Trin. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Even after all these years that scene with Abraham putting the gun in his mouth is kinda hard to watch. I always really liked this episode though.

This is a favorite episode of mine, I have a lot to say about it. The way I have always interpreted the flashback is that those guys were going to either rape or kill his family, and he killed them all essentially with his own two fists. I don’t think he was just paranoid, I think he saved their lives, and they were scared of him because he’s a beast. What I love about the careful acting in this episode, is how you can see Eugene looking at the bodies of Abraham’s family, and seeing Abraham’s distress, but obvious strength and probable military background. **Eugene’s lie wasn’t just to save himself. His lie was to save Abraham from killing himself, as he was literally about to do.** He read the situation for what it was, and read Abraham for who he was, and created a mission he knew that Abraham would latch himself onto. “If I could cheat some people into taking me there, I figured I’d be doing them a solid too” -Eugene. As soon as Eugene says this line, Abraham makes an expression, very well acted and intentionally after this line, Because he realizes that the very first time Eugene said the lie, it was to save Abraham from his despair. The lie DID save Abraham’s life. But it also was nothing more than a bandage on a bad wound. Which is exactly what his hand has. It keeps opening up, and opening up, because it’s the hand he used to beat those guys to death and save his family, but they died anyway, and he hasn’t fully healed from it. His attachment to the mission covered it only temporarily. That cut has not gone away, and neither has his wedding ring on that same hand. He is still scarred. Every time he beats to death the cannibals, or walkers, and it opens up, it’s a device to show how his motivation of the mission goes all the way back to doing it for his family. And when he punches Eugene with that same hand, the wound opens, and it’s like a return to the root cause of his wound, because it all started with the lie. So well constructed.

Comic book spoilers (not really): Those scenes with Abraham are very cryptic bc they can’t show what really happened. In the comics Abraham and his family was staying at a grocery store with a group. Abraham went on a run and when he came back all the men in the group had assaulted (yes in the way ur thinking) his wife, daughter and son. When he found out he killed all of them with his bare hands. They saw and got scared so they ran away when he was sleeping. Which is when he walks outside and sees them dead. At that point he sees no point in living. So you seen him about to shoot himself and then he meets Eugene. Eugene was the only reason he decided to live, bc he wanted to help other people. So when he found out it was all fake, it broke him. The only thing he was living for was a complete lie.

That lie was shocking, I think we all knew it was coming but it was so sad. Abraham sacrificed so much for Eugene, that was his only hope. Love this episode, the concept for this whole cure/lie situation is amazing

Rest of the season is prime walking dead and deadly Rick Grimes. Can’t wait for your reactions

i can't believe we're in season 5! and now about half way through the series. crazy.

Abraham’s story is definitely one of my favorites. The journey through his pain is beautiful and entertaining.

This episode hits different after 11x23 today

This was actually a reveal in the comic books as well. A bit different but the same outcome. It's basically revealed that Eugene was just a school teacher. I understand Abraham's reaction. I mean, the lie told by Eugene was basically his whole reason for being AND living. And now it turned out to be a lie and his mission is gone. That's like the worst that can happen to a soldier i think.

Abraham saw his family eaten by walkers then was gonna kill himself but yes Eugene gave him hope to live and have a mission.

Watching this after watching the new episode 11x23 (second to last), has me in my feels. I loved the new episode so much it was great but I really miss twd s5. Can't belive this show ends in two weeks 😭

i always get hyped when you guys post

No Trin, his name isn't No, it's Noah! This episode always kills me, up to this point, Abraham was driven and believed in the mission, but otherwise we didn't know a lot about him. And here we have Eugene's lie come out on top of learning how far gone Abraham was when he and Eugene met, and how that lie became Abraham's crutch. This episode will always be one of my favorites. Thank you guys so much for these awesome reactions!

I'm so jealous that you guys are only on season 5 watching for the first time. I just finished watching the second-to-last episode ever of The Walking Dead and I'm so sad there's only 1 episode left of my favorite show. 😢 I'm going to continue re-watching through it with you guys, and I can't believe you're pretty much half way through already!

Comic Comparisons : Eugene’s story goes the exact same In the comics he says he lies because he knows he’s too weak to survive on his own His only advantage was lying and his knowledge as a high school science teacher he admits that he’s not strong like Abraham he’s not a leader like Rick he’s not good looking like Rosita He used what he knew what to do best If I was in his shoes I would’ve done the same.

Looking forward to their reactions to season 7

Omg , i never clicked sooo fast in my life, i love ur reactions.

and let's not forget, thru everything else, Rob finally got some Rosita candy. LoL

This is not a spoiler but this does reference the comics :D This is why the episode can be hard to understand The editors failed to realize how many people have not read the comics and the full story really wasn’t explained well in the flashback scenes. The comics have the Abraham story that his former neighbours/friends brutalized his wife and children while he was away if you look closely in the show his wife Ellen has bruises on her face so it is implied subtly and when Abraham returned and found out what happened he killed the men who did this. His wife and children in the TV show were terrified he murdered those men that’s why they ran away The only way we can reason Abraham killing the men was completely justified is if we know the comic backstory. The problem is that the flashback failed to give the entire picture of why Abraham did what he did and the fact it was near the beginning of the collapse So if you go back in your mind society had just collapsed in the back story so this was not normal behaviour to exact revenge like that. For us as viewers it makes it even harder to understand the reaction of the wife and because the scenes for the backstory were incomplete Just realize that by this time in the story of Rick and our crew we are getting used seeing the brutality of lawlessness and revenge/justice killings (The Claimers and The Terminites deaths) So the connection aren’t easily made to understand Abraham’s back story without knowing the comic story. In the episode if you look carefully you’ll see the bodies of his wife and children on the ground you see a corpse with a red head band this is Abraham’s wife Ellen Then it shows his red headed son face down and piece of luggage on the ground and his daughter to the right also face down This flash is only three seconds long so it is easy to miss and it is right after Eugene is hit and collapses after Abraham beat him When Abraham finds his wife and children dead this is why Abraham was going to kill himself not only because he felt alone/ isolated but also because he felt he had terrified his wife and children and caused them to run away from him and be killed by walkers. Hope that helps to bring some clarity :)

You never cease to amaze me rob, you alway call it. I was so shocked to find out Eugene didn’t have the cure but you knew something wasn’t right, well done 👍🏻

13:17 He should now have the nickname: Eugenius!

I just finished watching season 11 episode 23 top 5 episode only two weeks until the finale can’t wait until you guys get there

Not sure anyone has said this but here’s a fun fact about the scene where the bus caught on fire. The fire was a lot bigger and more intense than the actors had thought it would be. You can see Josh and Lauren (Eugene and Maggie) who are closest break character because of this. Lauren is the first to notice and actually looks back when she feels the intense heat. She then urges Josh to move further away from the fire. You can even see her mouth moving as she talks to him. Obviously it’s a pretty big scene that’s hard to reshoot so they just had to roll with it and keep going but you do see those two (especially Lauren) breaking character a little bit.

That's why you can't tell lies. That crap will spin out of control real quick. Then it becomes so huge you can't tell. People literally make it worse on themselves lol.

Abraham is a legend,he's my 3rd fav character. Apart from Eugene's lie my best friend told me I am exactly like him,I know many things without schooling

Lol as an American who lives in rural KY, yes, every back road looks identical! I began to get suspicious of Eugene back when he was talking gaming with Tara. I just don't see a brilliant scientist being interested in a video game. Real life, the science, is their entertainment. But I wondered if the writers were just making him out to be some need. And therefore must be a gamer. So I wasn't sure. I felt bad for both of them. So many lost theirives on the hope that Eugene would stop the nightmare. And I could see that Eugene was desperate. And they all have "done the worst kinds of things, just to stay alive". Eugene is no different. And I hated what happened to Abraham. The guilt must be unbearable. Even though he had nothing to be guilty of. Another great reaction. Thanks guys

I wake up at 3am for work. On my days off I'm lucky to sleep in until 430.

I'm not ready for twd ending in 2 weeks

hahaha love the quotation marks!!

10:12 they probably attacked him cause we have already seen what some ppl become in this messy world, hes usually gentle giant and they probably haven't seen this side of him (hes beast mode) cause it wasn't necessary before and that scared them

HEY GUYS!! But after all that...What do you think of Eugene's hair? 😉🤣 Great reaction! This is where the suspense was mind-boggling for me. I wanted to be back at the hospital to see how Carol was after being wheeled in on a gurney. Or with Darryl wanting to get his story about why he was without Carol. Totally blindsided by this episode...not that it was bad, it was GREAT and the suspense and aggravation is REAL!! 😁 It had me in tears for Abraham, and cussing Eugene...but seriously...let's get back to Carol!! Have a good one!! ~Dawne

This episode kills me every time. It hurts so much to see that Abraham lived all this time for a lie.

Now you guys can watch the final Bad Lip Reading! It's titled as Pt 2, but it's the third one, and I personally think it's the funniest, though I might be biased cuz I love Abraham so much!

Another brilliant episode, 🙌

Another great reaction! This was a really good episode. It's nice to know Abraham's backstory and see what is driving him. Look forward to the next one as it's one of my favorites from Season 5.

I was "Like" #78 today. Another awesome job friends. All the best from Central Iowa, USA!

I’m don’t recall how much was implied on the show, but Abrahams wife & children were assaulted by the people they were holed up in the store with. He killed them all, then his wife became scared and left.

If you ask Beth, the last episode was really called Slaptown

"this is america, there's probably a 1000 miles of road that all look the same" ... well.... actually there's probably 20,000 miles of road that all look the same in all the nooks and crannies of the south east, where i'm from and where this show is from.

Back to dropping my like and comment, have a good day everyone 😊

I loved this episode, says Rob, oooo I wonder why..... then out it comes, quiet dark nights, and a naked Rosita.... there it is! No not to take the p1$$, it is a great episode, we get horror, comedy, hope, human connection, intrigue and revelations, A-Team-esque fire engine coolness, wicked ways to kill walkers, Abes backstory - a total banger.

Still absolutely loving reliving this show with you both! You two should also check out The Hillywood Show’s The Walking Dead parody!! It’s amazing and so much fun for fans

During the bus burning , Eugene's hair color was running and Lauren aka Maggie was laughing. So no CGI on that. Abraham has the best " one liners" I can't tell you how much I love this show. Great reaction again Rob and Trin

Watching you both twice a week gives me life and makes me remember why I fell in love with TWD in the first place. Reliving everything again is actually more exciting than you’d think. Can’t wait for more

Now you understand Abraham much better.

“I’ve been to 8 county fairs and 1 goat rodeo, I never seen anything like that” gotta love Abraham 😂

You really should watch the changes in the intro , they are subtle, but if you look they give hints.

i was waiting for this episode

Rob, you're so good at calling things....you have hit the nail on the head a few times now....i always talk to ya when you get it lmao "you got it" "you have no idea" "yep" are some of the things I've been saying hahaha

Your question at the beginning haha! I used to get up super early when no one else was out and once I was in my car I'd imagine walkers coming out of the bushes and clawing at my windows 🙃

I love how you were planning on discussing how you thought Eugene was making it all up then he told you he was making it all up :D

The reason things look familiar is they shoot in the same area of Georgia. Even in later seasons were the characters aren't even in Georgia they still film there and they even reuse the highway from the season 2 premier in season 7 dispute the character being in Virginia

I'm also ''stressed and depressed'' that tomorrow it's Monday already 😪😂 man so many people really REALLY hated Eugene because of his lie. But I gotta say what would you do in his place ? What other options did he have really? It's sad but it's true.. in this world and at this point of the apocalypse where it's all about survival only you need to make yourself as attractive for other people and give them very good reasons to make you a part of their group. Let's be real: groups like Rick's are rare af, just taking in people no matter their level of skill, where it's just about whether you're a good person or not. And even Rick had his ''no new people''- phase. Eugene is physically weak, socially awkward, slow, has zero fighting abilities, is scared of the walkers, had no friends or people to go back to - he just has nothing that would qualify him as a valuable team member in other people's eyes, as sad as it is. Yes he has a lot of knowledge but most people probably wouldn't care about that at this point in the apocalypse. You look for strong people who can fight, scavange for supplies, protect you and your family.. you wouldn't need someone who'd just slow you down and on top means you have another mouth to feed. So that was literally his only way to survive this somehow and I don't think you can really blame him for it. Yes he deserved the punch but even Rosita quickly realized it doesn't matter. What's done is done. And it isn't like Eugene didn't regret it.. he did but he wanted to survive as well. And btw I never thought about Abraham killing these two dudes at the grocery store in a psychotic breakdown/ paranoia .. wow you might be right tho. It definitely would make more sense, especially his wife's and son's reaction. 👏 I always just assumed these two dudes where terrible people and trying to kill them/ rape them or whatever so he bashed their heads in with a can to protect his family and it was just the first time they had to witness brutal murder like that and they couldn't deal with it 😶 so they were scared of Abraham as a result and ran away .. I always thought his wife was an absolute moron for being afraid of her own husband just because he tried protecting his family 💀.. psychosis definitely makes waay more sense

The final episode of the walking dead is coming out soon but I think I will watch it later with you guys. I am not ready to part ways.

Such a good episode! Eugene definitely deserved a punch, but not to that point where he knocks him out. But Abraham definitely went too far. I could see all side here and no one was right. I can't really blame Eugene for lying and using his brain to save himself. Should he have told them sooner? Absolutely. But Eugene's brain is his greatest weapon that he has to survive.

tara was extremely popular, and you already understand why. by the way, i remember that when the actress gave birth and gained a little weight, some jerks started making fun of her. tell me, isn't this complete idiocy??

Help your self! Abraham sure did!

The backstory of the flashbacks is that Abraham and his family and their neighbors took refuge in the supermarket, and while Abraham was out on a supply run, his neighbors raped his wife, and possibly his daughter; Abraham caught them in the act, and killed them. His wife and children were then terrified of him; he may have had PTSD and several violent episodes before the Breakout.

I liked the fact that Eugene gave Abraham a new purpose in his life. But even after this purpose is gone, Abraham still has a reason to live on - Rosita.

The final episode of this show airs next week. Its so sad

It’s funny when the bus was on fire the cast was trying not to laugh when Eugene’s dye was coming off

Rob, you've got red on you

HYPEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

Wouldnt it be great irony if Eugenes hairstyle ends up being the cure.

i’m finally caught up with these reactions and i can’t wait to see more, i’m really hoping you guys stick with the series until the end there are so much more amazing episodes to come

Hii! Somewhat early and I love your guys laugh, makes me laugh as well ☺️

15:09 not a horde but sea of walkers, hordes are smaller

this isnt a spoiler so dont worry but 11x23 aired today and holy shit such a good episode cant wait til u guys see the rest of the show bro i cant wait for you guys

Hey Rob & Trin….Hope you guys are doing well. It’s a blessing when you can get safe harbor anywhere in the Apocalypse!! Having even a few hours of peace, calmness and refuge ….helps put things into perspective with a game plan for moving on. Eugene will do anything and use anybody in order to survive. Even though, he may have saved Abe’s life…it wasn’t because, he had empathy to stop tragic from occurring…it was purely for saving his own ass. You’ll get to see in future episodes that while Eugene is intelligent, his own self interest is a major priority. But who knows? TWD has a way of shaking up what you think 🤔 is predictable scenario’s 🙄. Thanks again for a 👌reaction! You both make these reactions entertaining and thought provoking! Take care, and have a good week !!

This was a good episode. Another where you have to decided what was wrong and what was right? Eugene saves his life and gives him purpose and a reason to live and heal, but with a lie. Eugene is a coward but good at heart and just wants to live.

back of the toilet is not clean lol they very often grow green slime on the walls below the water level haha boiling will clean it tho

Ok so ill explain Abrahams backstory cause they don't really show it well. Abraham had a wife and 2 kids. They were with a group in a supermarket. The group r*ped his wife and presumably his daughter. Abe killed them all with his bear hands scaring his family causing them to run away at night but they aren't equipped to deal with the dead. After abe finds them he plans to eat a bullet but Eugene gives him a mission, a reason to live. Which is why he is so dedicated to the mission.

Again, Rob is keen on having a sense that all is not as it seems with another character. This time it is Eugene! And I agree with what you say about, if Eugene is going to come clean and admit to his deception of everyone, he picked the right time to do so. And this episode, viewing it now for me was even 2⁵more poignant because it reminds me of so many past moments where, were it not for another character, so many others would've perished. Had Morgan not taken Rick into his home and filled him in on how civilization had fallen, had Glenn not used a 2 way radio to help Rick escape the tank that was surrounded by walkers in Atlanta in season 1, if Carol hadn't given Rick the hand grenade which allowed the group to escape the CDC before the building imploded, the list goes on and on. Eventually you will start to see landmarks, and objects, or just quiet moments between characters that will call back these past events, characters and places in the journey of the TV series. You have so much to look forward to, Season 5 is amazing! On to the next episode!!

Abraham is my apocalypse partner🖤

I always imagined that Abraham and his family were under legitimate threat with people going nuts at the beginning of the outbreak but then he just kind of raged in the process. I also was sure they he knew Eugene was full of crap on some level the whole time but knew he needed a reason to live and keep going 😢

Love love LOVE this episode. This is one of my favorite little groupie the show has

I'm sure someone has mentioned it before but the series title The Walking Dead refers to the people that are alive and not the zombies. It dawned on me after Rick reveals what Jenner told him. I explain to my friends that haven't seen the series that the zombies are background noise and it's about the people. Love your reactions and wait impatiently every week for them . 😁

Oooh the return of the jacket☺️! And early this Sunday! Yes! I’m excited 😁 Edit:The reveal we all knew was coming smh it needed to be said but boy did it hurt

This episode was very funny at points especially the self help section. 😂

At the time these episodes were coming out I didn’t much about the comics. Sadly however I did know about the Eugene thing bc of the comics tho.

I love this episode! Abraham and Rosita need to find a new reason to survive. A new reason to move forward. Eugene's plan hasn't changed he wants to get to DC. Our gang need to decide what to do as they would like to find the rest of our people. This episode changed things for sure!

They didn’t include this in the show, but this is Abraham’s comic backstory leading up to the scene of him killing the man. While he was on a run, he left his wife and kids behind. The men in their camp assaulted (SA) his wife and kids. When Abraham came back and found out about what they did, he killed them. His family became scared of him and ran away, didn’t get far. Which is when Eugene shows up.

the writers really dropped the ball about maggie showing concern for where beth is, just had to bring that up that again lol

Since you guy's didn't pick up on it during the reaction, the story behind the supermarket wasn't Abraham having paranoia. They were in a group with those men, and when Abe was away, the men were molesting his wife, he found out and killed them all, ultimately scaring his wife away, leading to their death.

Eugene is one of my favorite characters.

The hight of the on the road episodes some iconic stuff in-store. 🖖🏻

Rob beening spot on about eugene 👍

Eugene is a survivor he used people to survive. He also saved Abraham, he was about to kill himself when Eugene showed up.

The reason Abraham killed those men because he saw they where about to do something to his wife so he ended them and they got scared of him for some reason and got them selfs killed I think they where scared of him because he just killed all of those people but that sums up why he killed those men.

Excited for 5x8

By the way remember the name T Brooks Ellis(the scientist eugene knew) i have a feeling hes going to be important to the overall ending of the walkong dead universe *winks*😂 btw not a spoiler just a theory