This episode of The Walking Dead attributes both the things that make it truly great, and the things that make it truly frustrating.
Following on from last week's episode, we see who Maggie and Carol have been kidnapped by, a dreadfully annoying woman that is designed to irritate us from the start, and her death at the end of the episode was incredibly welcome.
This episode is arguably a character-building episode for Carol, and somewhat for Maggie also. We see them take centre-stage and prove that they are strong enough to take down a group such as the saviours. The final 10 minutes is fast, exhilarating and you can't take your eyes off it, but the first half an hour is very slow, talkative and I found myself just saying COME ON ALREADY before the inevitable conclusion.
POSITIVES:
+ We saw more of Maggie and Carol + The plot thickens and I can tell it's moving to greatness + Last 10 minutes were great + Daryl hugging Carol was reminiscent of Season 5 Ep 1 and pulled on my heartstrings some more + Lauren Cohan is flawless
NEGATIVES:
I'm so in love with The Walking Dead, that my 9/10 is actually quite low. Most of my reviews are simply 10/10, or at least 9.5+/10. Despite this, can't wait for next week's episode!
Following on from last week's episode, we see who Maggie and Carol have been kidnapped by, a dreadfully annoying woman that is designed to irritate us from the start, and her death at the end of the episode was incredibly welcome.
This episode is arguably a character-building episode for Carol, and somewhat for Maggie also. We see them take centre-stage and prove that they are strong enough to take down a group such as the saviours. The final 10 minutes is fast, exhilarating and you can't take your eyes off it, but the first half an hour is very slow, talkative and I found myself just saying COME ON ALREADY before the inevitable conclusion.
POSITIVES:
+ We saw more of Maggie and Carol + The plot thickens and I can tell it's moving to greatness + Last 10 minutes were great + Daryl hugging Carol was reminiscent of Season 5 Ep 1 and pulled on my heartstrings some more + Lauren Cohan is flawless
NEGATIVES:
- Acting of Alicia Witt is good but frustrated me - I know Carol was a weak character to start off with, but I thought she was a badass now? Why so tearful and weak in this episode? - As for season 6, this is a very slow episode
I'm so in love with The Walking Dead, that my 9/10 is actually quite low. Most of my reviews are simply 10/10, or at least 9.5+/10. Despite this, can't wait for next week's episode!