TWDG Rewatch S3E4: Thicker Than Water

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#S3E4: Thicker Than Water

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Episode Summary:

When the community is threatened from within, Javier manages unlikely alliances for the safety of his loved ones. Will Javi be able to save David and prevent Richmond from falling apart?

Episode Trivia:

• Originally if you told David that he had to look out for his family during the baseball park flashback, he’d be cool with Javi and you’d leave the park on good terms. In the final game however, he gets pissed at Javi and they leave in a bad mood. To this day I still have no idea why the first version was scrapped.
• The bearded New Frontier guy that Javi fights in the armory originally had a much different role in the scrapped version of Season 3. Originally, he was a mechanic that was forced into labor by the New Frontier and was guarded by Ava (who would’ve been a former MMA fighter). Javi would be able to communicate with the mechanic privately by speaking spanish, something that Javi doesn’t really utilize that much in the final game. There is even official artwork of the mechanic chained up which can be viewed in the Definitive Edition’s gallery section.
• While Javi is prying open a part of the truck with a hammer, you can see a logo which reads “CRIESER” on it. This is a reference to Telltale cinematic artist Chris Rieser who directed this episode.

Discuss everything about Thicker Than Water here! Some optional lead-on questions to start some discussion:

• What did you think of this episode?
• What were your favorite/least favorite moments of the episode?
• What choices did you make?
• How do you feel about Kate wanting to officially start a relationship with Javi? Do you see where she is coming from or do you think she is just being manipulative?

Next Episode Discussion: We'll be wrapping up Season 3 with From the Gallows on Thursday night.