Anybody still reading?
Anybody still watching? That actually wasn’t bad. The Walking Dead was a slog in its first half with too many
unjustified extra-long episodes but last night’s first episode after the break
was more engaging.
It was worth it just for
the great set piece of the gang dismantling all those explosives, which added
some real tension and turned an episode that had been quiet up to that point
into more of a fun heist movie. Dragging that cable across the road to slice up
the zombies like a cheese slicer was amusing and efficient. All it was missing
was Michonne honking the horn and screaming “USA! USA!”
Rosita took charge in an
impressive way, having the group not defuse the one explosive, which ended up
blowing up after they left and could have killed one of them. She certainly
seemed more proactive but snippy, shooting down Sasha’s attempts at small talk
(of course, Abraham did shoot down Rosita in a nasty way for no reason, so
maybe she’s paying it forward).
So are people playing along
that Ezekiel is the king just because he owns that tiger and nobody wants to
piss him off? He doesn’t believe in his own delusions but it seems like some of
his assistants do so I’m not getting the dynamic in the Kingdom.
This episode was mercifully
free of Negan except for a voice over on the walkie-talkie. I badly needed a
break from him. There was a little bit of Carol but I’m not terribly
interested. They seem to just be having her do a tapdance in the woods while we
wait for her to come to the rescue so I’m not that invested. Wake me up when
she returns to the main cast.
What was Gabriel doing with
the canned goods? Is this a heel turn from him or is there an actual plan to
benefit Alexandria?
It looks like Rick finds
his army at the end, although I’m not sure who they are. I liked his smile, a
combination of relief at finding reinforcements and him putting on a happy face
to sell his cause to the newcomers.
That wasn’t bad. I’m not as
invested as I was so these reviews will be less focused and spottier but it’s
worth an hour a week for now.
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