by Robbie Jones
This is it, ladies and gentlemen. The Walking Dead Season Five has come to a close. In this 90 minute finale (And by 90 minutes what they really meant was an hour long episode with half an hour of commercials), the show really outdid itself in terms of quality, and it boiled down to moments of nail biting tension.
This is it, ladies and gentlemen. The Walking Dead Season Five has come to a close. In this 90 minute finale (And by 90 minutes what they really meant was an hour long episode with half an hour of commercials), the show really outdid itself in terms of quality, and it boiled down to moments of nail biting tension.
Okay, let’s be honest here....We all wanted Glenn to kill Nicolas. Let’s just throw our morals out the window for a second and just accept that, in a show like this, we would not have been surprised or displeased to see it happen. Thinking about it now, it certainly would have its repercussions but at the end of it all, it’s down to Glenn, and our desire to see Nicolas join the Walkers would be us asking Glenn to stop being a good man. All the praise to Steven Yeun for his exhilarating performance; Glenn wants to kill him so bad. It’s actually painful to watch him do anything other than that. But he doesn’t lose his character, and instead helps Nicolas back home.
To be honest, it was exceptional performances all round this week. Seth Gilliam and Sonequa Martin-Green handed in some of their best performances yet as Gabriel and Sasha face their demons. Following Gabriel’s blaming of Sasha for Bob’s death, the ensuing fight is tense as hell. Much like Glenn’s situation, Sasha gets him at gun point and we sort of want it to happen, though Maggie steps in at the right time. You have to feel a little bit sorry for Gabriel after that, when he breaks down for letting his congregation die. Gabriel hasn’t exactly been the most likeable character, especially in the last couple episodes, but Gilliam has consistently handed in great performances, and this week saw him angry, scared, alone and guilty, all of which he did perfectly.
To be honest, it was exceptional performances all round this week. Seth Gilliam and Sonequa Martin-Green handed in some of their best performances yet as Gabriel and Sasha face their demons. Following Gabriel’s blaming of Sasha for Bob’s death, the ensuing fight is tense as hell. Much like Glenn’s situation, Sasha gets him at gun point and we sort of want it to happen, though Maggie steps in at the right time. You have to feel a little bit sorry for Gabriel after that, when he breaks down for letting his congregation die. Gabriel hasn’t exactly been the most likeable character, especially in the last couple episodes, but Gilliam has consistently handed in great performances, and this week saw him angry, scared, alone and guilty, all of which he did perfectly.
The first half of the season saw a few teases of the return of Rick’s friend Morgan. Well, we finally got to see him in action today, and it turns out he’s a badass. Last we saw him, he had gone insane following the death of his son. Now he comes off as more of a mysterious warrior, armed only with a staff which he certainly knows how to use. Kicking the arses of those Wolves made for an excellent start to the episode. And what a relief it was when he saved Aaron and Daryl, taking out Walkers in style. Now that he’s in Alexandria, and, more importantly, reunited with Rick, it will be interesting to see how his story plays out.
Speaking of the Wolves, they’re an interesting bunch. No doubt they’re going to be the new villains of the show. The Wolves are a group of people who eliminate other survivors and take what they have. Well, Alexandria has a lot of stuff to take, and now they know it exists. Prediction: Season Six will start with an ambush on Alexandria by the Wolves, but hopefully it won’t the run the group out of there. That’s been done too many times now.
Speaking of the Wolves, they’re an interesting bunch. No doubt they’re going to be the new villains of the show. The Wolves are a group of people who eliminate other survivors and take what they have. Well, Alexandria has a lot of stuff to take, and now they know it exists. Prediction: Season Six will start with an ambush on Alexandria by the Wolves, but hopefully it won’t the run the group out of there. That’s been done too many times now.
Finally, the episode came to a dramatic end as a forum took place to decide Rick’s fate. It was quite tense; Deanna was very adamant to get Rick out of there for questioning her leadership, and in some ways, it’s not hard to see why. Deanna wants peace, and therefore wants to use peaceful methods, whereas Rick is generally quite violent. At the same time, Rick is making a fair argument that Deanna needs to adapt in order to survive. Well it looks like she will now, as Rick got yet another chance to declare his thoughts as Walkers make it into Alexandria (Thanks, Gabriel), and not long after, his old buddy Pete shows up. If, like me, you were wondering how long Pete would be a problem, the answer is not that long. Tovah Feldshuh has done an excellent job with Deanna and it’ll be great to see her continue in Season Six.
Season Five has been absolutely excellent. The first three episodes completely knocked it out of the park, then it took a bit of a slump but quickly picked itself back up for the second half, which was consistently brilliant. We said goodbye to two major players in Tyreese and Beth, and saw some great guest performances from the likes of Tyler James Williams as Noah and Andrew J. West as Gareth who, in only three episodes, managed to become one of the show’s best villains to date.
It’s been one hell of a season, but sadly we now have to wait until October for Rick and the gang to explode back onto our screens. But it’s like Rick says....We have to survive.
Season Five has been absolutely excellent. The first three episodes completely knocked it out of the park, then it took a bit of a slump but quickly picked itself back up for the second half, which was consistently brilliant. We said goodbye to two major players in Tyreese and Beth, and saw some great guest performances from the likes of Tyler James Williams as Noah and Andrew J. West as Gareth who, in only three episodes, managed to become one of the show’s best villains to date.
It’s been one hell of a season, but sadly we now have to wait until October for Rick and the gang to explode back onto our screens. But it’s like Rick says....We have to survive.
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