Also the fact there were 2 deaths makes the cliffhanger bizarre, imagine if last season they killed Abe or Glenn in the finale, people would have spent the whole summer thinking it was over with then bam they open up this season with another major character death, but instead we have a ruined reveal and scenes that didnt carry as much emotion as they should have.
On the flip side look at the broken Rick scenes and the aftermath and reactions, those were the most emotional and gut wrenching moments in the episode for me, and they are successful because we don't really know whats coming in those scenes because there isnt any speculation or drive for spoilers.
overall for this episodes thae actors come out of it with A* they were great, but the show runners f***ed up royally imo.