I feel like the all bad episodes and dumb characters' decision are made only for this last episode. This episode highlights the quality of Carl's leadership and the supposedly possible scenario of Carl as Rick's substitute. Or, as Negan said himself, "one of [the] top guys."
However all that seems to fall flat with the impending doom of Carl, as a walker somehow has bitten him on the stomach. Which is a major let down. We've seen him this played out with a lot of characters before: Dale, Hershel, Glen. The most interesting part from Walking Dead is the dynamics between Rick and the other characters who serve as his more rational mind. All those characters are dead though, and every time one of them get to bite the dust, we get to see Rick turning either to a desperate version or "Ricktator" version of himself. With the preview for the upcoming episode, it seems like TWD intends to play the "Ricktator" persona again. Which is getting boring after a while.
Aside from Carl, there are only two other characters worthy to mention. One is Maggie, where we see her trying to maintain a leadership position. This has been an interesting take, especially seeing her relation with Jesus. There is a lot of Rick we've been seeing from Maggie in the last two seasons, and her hatred towards Savior is rightfully understandable seeing what happened to Glenn. Jesus never experienced this sort of horror, and so he always tries to play it humane and safe. Seeing the two play along is a nice one.
The other is Eugene. Previous episode seems to attempt to establish Eugene as an opportunist, craving for attention "loser" type. Despite the worst from episode 7, it got a very good portrayal of Eugene. However this episode flips that good development around and give back Eugene a sense of "good heart". It is questionable direction especially after a very good take on Eugene before, though I'd guess it is a plot point to somehow give a way for Gabriel to return to his friends. TWD did this a lot to their characters only to make way for plot, just like what happened to Daryl too often.
As for the other characters, there are really no interesting thing to mention. This episode feels like just another "buildup episode" TWD has been going on lately. Too often. A lot of things happen at once, characters barely take meaningful action, only waiting and kiting in an attempt to build something for the next episode(s).
I think that's one of the thing been plaguing TWD lately: too many setups. It results in weak characters, dumb decisions, and overarching senseless plot. As a mid-season finale, I have to say this one is disappointing
Review by Pradipa PRBlockedParent2018-01-14T19:01:18Z
I feel like the all bad episodes and dumb characters' decision are made only for this last episode. This episode highlights the quality of Carl's leadership and the supposedly possible scenario of Carl as Rick's substitute. Or, as Negan said himself, "one of [the] top guys."
However all that seems to fall flat with the impending doom of Carl, as a walker somehow has bitten him on the stomach. Which is a major let down. We've seen him this played out with a lot of characters before: Dale, Hershel, Glen. The most interesting part from Walking Dead is the dynamics between Rick and the other characters who serve as his more rational mind. All those characters are dead though, and every time one of them get to bite the dust, we get to see Rick turning either to a desperate version or "Ricktator" version of himself. With the preview for the upcoming episode, it seems like TWD intends to play the "Ricktator" persona again. Which is getting boring after a while.
Aside from Carl, there are only two other characters worthy to mention. One is Maggie, where we see her trying to maintain a leadership position. This has been an interesting take, especially seeing her relation with Jesus. There is a lot of Rick we've been seeing from Maggie in the last two seasons, and her hatred towards Savior is rightfully understandable seeing what happened to Glenn. Jesus never experienced this sort of horror, and so he always tries to play it humane and safe. Seeing the two play along is a nice one.
The other is Eugene. Previous episode seems to attempt to establish Eugene as an opportunist, craving for attention "loser" type. Despite the worst from episode 7, it got a very good portrayal of Eugene. However this episode flips that good development around and give back Eugene a sense of "good heart". It is questionable direction especially after a very good take on Eugene before, though I'd guess it is a plot point to somehow give a way for Gabriel to return to his friends. TWD did this a lot to their characters only to make way for plot, just like what happened to Daryl too often.
As for the other characters, there are really no interesting thing to mention. This episode feels like just another "buildup episode" TWD has been going on lately. Too often. A lot of things happen at once, characters barely take meaningful action, only waiting and kiting in an attempt to build something for the next episode(s).
I think that's one of the thing been plaguing TWD lately: too many setups. It results in weak characters, dumb decisions, and overarching senseless plot. As a mid-season finale, I have to say this one is disappointing