Review of Spend

The Walking Dead: Spend (2015)
Season 5, Episode 14
8/10
Strong balance of action and character work
6 January 2022
Glenn, Noah and Eugene go on a supply run .

This is another strong character episode that also has some suspenseful moments of action horror.

This episode contains a number of scenes that make a clear distinction between the mentality of the Alexandria residents in comparison to Rick and 'family'. My prediction (and I'm frequently wrong in these) is that the writers are cleverly setting us up for a nasty internal conflict and ensuring we have no sympathy for certain characters who might not survive.

There are some good zombie related sequences that work as action horror and as character development, but I won't give details not to spoil anything.

Gabriel is involved in one of the best moments of the episode. His speech about Satan appearing in the guise of an angel is an ironic and well written piece of dialogue. As ever the writers' depiction of societies evolving from the chaos of the apocalypse is smartly observed. History is full of examples of religious figures stirring conflict for their own gain and this is a good depiction of it.

All performances are top drawer as ever, especially Stephen Yeun, Seth Gilliam, and Melissa McBride.

Production values are excellent, particularly the action sequences.
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