Happy Valentine’s Day from The Walking Dead! Steve and I cozied up and enjoyed our holiday by
watching Rick’s heart break after seeing his girlfriend torn to pieces along
with her children.
Wow, that was fun. The opening to the back nine of season 6
was completely ridiculous but highly enjoyable. It’s insane to see superhero
Darryl blowing up Neegan’s soldiers with a bazooka and setting the lake on fire
to destroy the zombies (why don’t they use a controlled burn more often?) but
it sure was satisfying. I loved how that opening explosion punctured the
ponderousness of Neegan’s ringleader’s speech because otherwise, it was too
close to a retread of the other times the group got captured by some psychos.
The deaths of Jessie and her kids were rough, what with the
(sadly necessary) axe amputation but the scene was also kind of detached since
they shot it in that underwater, effects-laden way. I heard Andrew Lincoln say
he was disgusted by the deaths in the script so I figured something like this would
happen. Still, I could have sworn Judith would die this episode. The show
certainly telegraphed it, with the close-up of the child’s face and her being
spirited away by the usually incompetent Father Gabriel.
I had also heard some spoilers before that Carl would lose
an eye. The parallels with his injury at Hershel’s farm are obvious. There was
some nice character work by Michonne, who was panicked for the first time ever
after Carl got shot. I loved the quick kiss she gave the injured teen on the
forehead. It very effective and built nicely on the bond the two have had for a
few seasons.
Leave it to Carol to save the day by shooting that mortally
wounded Wolf and asking questions later. All that business gave Dr. Denise more
to do and I’m warming to her. I wasn’t really following all the chatter between
Carol and Morgan and the two interchangeable women, however. I also have no
idea what Enid is doing and have no clue why Glenn is just pausing in the
middle of a crisis to chat with her. Talking with a shellshocked person is what
nearly got him killed last time.
In the end, I loved the scene of Rick leading the all-hands-on-deck
charge to take back Alexandria. I also really loved the quick cuts between all
the characters slashing their way through the zombies.
So it was sort of ridiculous but I’d much rather see The Walking Dead in action hero mode
than more philosophical discussions.
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