Two bed, two bath. And don't worry about the neighbours. They mostly just want brains. by Robbie Jones
Things are moving pretty slow in The Walking Dead right now, but that’s not quite a bad thing. There’s currently no imminent threat, although you’d be forgiven for thinking there was....
Things are moving pretty slow in The Walking Dead right now, but that’s not quite a bad thing. There’s currently no imminent threat, although you’d be forgiven for thinking there was....
The next time trailers for this show have gone really downhill, in the sense that they’re promising too much. Season Four had great next time trailers, especially The Grove, which was absolutely haunting. But Season Five’s previews are just making everything seem really exciting. For example, the trailer for this week’s episode saw Daryl confronting Aaron, saying “Why are you following me?” and Diana handing Sasha a box of some sort, telling her she wants something in return for her hospitality before letting Sasha out of the gates. Both of these were intriguing, and made Aaron and Diana look more menacing than they seemed before, sparking curiosity that maybe things weren’t gonna go to plan. However, this wasn’t even close to being the case as both scenes played out very differently. Of course these trailers need to excite the audience and leave them wanting the episode, but it just ends up being very disappointing when things don’t play out the way you think they will.
Misleading trails aside, it was a very decent episode this week. The relationship between Daryl and Aaron is quite interesting. It’s fair to say that Daryl has been quite lost since Beth’s passing, and he doesn’t feel like he has a purpose anymore. Well now he has one, as Aaron asks him to be Alexandria’s new recruiter. It’s nice to see Daryl let his guard down, him being so abrasive to everyone was likely to get boring so the fact him and Aaron actually have a bond is quite refreshing, and Aaron’s speech about Daryl knowing the difference between good and bad men was refreshing for the character too. Aaron is certainly becoming more likeable and trustworthy, and he has a nice screen presence.
Warning: The opening titles of this episode are a trick. For the first time since the episode 9, the titles credit Chad L. Coleman (Tyreese) and Emily Kinney (Beth) as part of the main cast, but don’t be fooled, they only appear in flashbacks. There’s no really point in crediting them main cast as it just raises expectations, like maybe we’ll see them in ghost form as Sasha deals with her demons, but no. It’s very much just pointless billing.
Misleading trails aside, it was a very decent episode this week. The relationship between Daryl and Aaron is quite interesting. It’s fair to say that Daryl has been quite lost since Beth’s passing, and he doesn’t feel like he has a purpose anymore. Well now he has one, as Aaron asks him to be Alexandria’s new recruiter. It’s nice to see Daryl let his guard down, him being so abrasive to everyone was likely to get boring so the fact him and Aaron actually have a bond is quite refreshing, and Aaron’s speech about Daryl knowing the difference between good and bad men was refreshing for the character too. Aaron is certainly becoming more likeable and trustworthy, and he has a nice screen presence.
Warning: The opening titles of this episode are a trick. For the first time since the episode 9, the titles credit Chad L. Coleman (Tyreese) and Emily Kinney (Beth) as part of the main cast, but don’t be fooled, they only appear in flashbacks. There’s no really point in crediting them main cast as it just raises expectations, like maybe we’ll see them in ghost form as Sasha deals with her demons, but no. It’s very much just pointless billing.
Perhaps the nicest thing about this episode was seeing the cast in fancy attire. Rick becoming beardless has taken some getting used to, but since they’ve been the wearing dirty clothes for months, it was quite amusing to see everyone wearing different clothes, especially Abraham and Rosita. Rick looked dashing in his smart shirt, but was Jessie as won over as we are? Clearly she is the new love interest, but the representation of her husband in unclear. Last week, he was all dark and creepy to Rick, this week he’s as nice as anything. There’s something about him that seems off, like he’s mistreating her etc. but are we seeing that because that’s actually what’s happening, or are we seeing through Rick’s eyes, who clearly has a thing for Jessie and is seeing her husband in a bad light? He damn near shot him for nothing at the end of this week’s episode so who knows. It’ll be nice to see Rick become close to someone again, especially with someone much better than Lori.
Finally, there was Carol’s sudden creepiness as she intimidates Sam into keeping his mouth shut, but it’s a weird scene to talk about. Melissa McBride’s performance was fine, don’t get me wrong, but Carol just seems too threatening now. It’s understandable why, after everything she’s been through, but it’s making her unlikeable when previously we were celebrating her for being a badass.
Overall, it was slow but steady episode that sees everyone settling in nicely. Let’s hope this new next time trailer isn’t a load of crap, and we’re actually getting the exciting and intriguing episode it looks to be.
Finally, there was Carol’s sudden creepiness as she intimidates Sam into keeping his mouth shut, but it’s a weird scene to talk about. Melissa McBride’s performance was fine, don’t get me wrong, but Carol just seems too threatening now. It’s understandable why, after everything she’s been through, but it’s making her unlikeable when previously we were celebrating her for being a badass.
Overall, it was slow but steady episode that sees everyone settling in nicely. Let’s hope this new next time trailer isn’t a load of crap, and we’re actually getting the exciting and intriguing episode it looks to be.
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