by Robbie Jones
What an episode. Jesus Christ, that was an experience. Heartbreaking, terrifying, and badass enough to make you fist pump. The Walking Dead is on a real high this week.
What an episode. Jesus Christ, that was an experience. Heartbreaking, terrifying, and badass enough to make you fist pump. The Walking Dead is on a real high this week.
First things first, let’s talk about Abraham. The first half of Season Five was very much shared between Abraham and Beth, what with this mission to get Eugene to Washington and cure the infection. After finding out it was a lie, Abraham sort of lost purpose. His involvement in the group became minimum and he hasn’t really had a lot of attention thrown at him since. The second half of this season has done a really good job of representing the characters evenly, and this week we got a look in on Abraham as he finds new purpose in his otherwise menial job. Taking control of the construction site might not seem much, but bear in mind that Abe is a Sergeant; he’s used to hard work, giving orders and supporting his men, and that’s what this job entails. His efforts to save Francine when given orders are admirable, and taking on that large group of Walkers between the two of them was simply badass. It’s that “FUCK YEAH” feeling we love so much, and can’t get enough of. Move over Daryl, Abraham Ford is the biggest badass in town.
Whilst the bulk of the episode focused on Glenn, Eugene, Noah and others’ mission to retrieve energy packs to fix the electricity in Alexandria. What follows is utter heartbreak. Firstly, hats off to Steven Yeun and Josh McDermitt for their exceptional performance. Eugene finally stepped up to the bat and become a little less cowardly when Tara’s life was at stake following an explosion. He’s made it very clear he’s not made for combat, but still put himself on the line to get Tara out and help the rest of the gang. Will Tara survive though? It was never clarified by the end what state she was in but things don’t look too good. Only time will tell, but sadly we do have to say a Walking Dead goodbye to Tyler James Williams. He didn’t get too much of a focus in his short time on the show, but Noah was certainly a likeable character, and didn’t deserve to go the way he did. Saying that, the scene was absolutely terrifying; Glenn, Noah and Nicholas trapped in a revolving door surrounded by Walkers? Good Lord, that was tense. There’s no predicting what happens next on this show, and watching Noah get ripped apart as Glenn watches on in tears. It’s an utterly heart-wrenching moment. It looks like The Walking Dead will never lose its touch for heart wrenching twists, and in the long run, that’s what will keep the show alive.
Whilst the bulk of the episode focused on Glenn, Eugene, Noah and others’ mission to retrieve energy packs to fix the electricity in Alexandria. What follows is utter heartbreak. Firstly, hats off to Steven Yeun and Josh McDermitt for their exceptional performance. Eugene finally stepped up to the bat and become a little less cowardly when Tara’s life was at stake following an explosion. He’s made it very clear he’s not made for combat, but still put himself on the line to get Tara out and help the rest of the gang. Will Tara survive though? It was never clarified by the end what state she was in but things don’t look too good. Only time will tell, but sadly we do have to say a Walking Dead goodbye to Tyler James Williams. He didn’t get too much of a focus in his short time on the show, but Noah was certainly a likeable character, and didn’t deserve to go the way he did. Saying that, the scene was absolutely terrifying; Glenn, Noah and Nicholas trapped in a revolving door surrounded by Walkers? Good Lord, that was tense. There’s no predicting what happens next on this show, and watching Noah get ripped apart as Glenn watches on in tears. It’s an utterly heart-wrenching moment. It looks like The Walking Dead will never lose its touch for heart wrenching twists, and in the long run, that’s what will keep the show alive.
Gabriel has been a spineless wimp from the episode he was introduced, but now we see he’s a total weasel. Slagging off Rick and the gang to Diana, almost ignoring what they’ve done for him. Yes, it’s true, they’ve done some questionable things. But for the most part, they were things that HAD to be done. Hopefully Gabriel follows the black guy trend and kicks the bucket soon. He’s vermin. What’s worse that it’s hard to tell whether or not Diana was actually taking what he said into consideration, but that adds to the tension of next week’s penultimate episode.
Finally, is Rick going to kill Pete? There’s always been something off about Pete and Jessie’s relationship, and now Carol is certain that he’s abusing her. Rick has taken quite the fancy to Jessie; he almost shot Pete in the head just for being her husband. We know how Rick reacts in these situations; it won’t be pretty if it’s true. Rick doesn’t have a lot of self control when it comes to stuff like this.
It’s not quite the best episode of Season Five so far, but what an experience this week was. There’s only two episodes left....How is it all going to go down?
Finally, is Rick going to kill Pete? There’s always been something off about Pete and Jessie’s relationship, and now Carol is certain that he’s abusing her. Rick has taken quite the fancy to Jessie; he almost shot Pete in the head just for being her husband. We know how Rick reacts in these situations; it won’t be pretty if it’s true. Rick doesn’t have a lot of self control when it comes to stuff like this.
It’s not quite the best episode of Season Five so far, but what an experience this week was. There’s only two episodes left....How is it all going to go down?
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