You cannot deny that this episode takes Season 5 of The Walking Dead down a notch. Somewhat unexpected by me, the storyline here follows Beth since being kidnapped in an earlier episode with Daryll. We find new characters as her position in the zombie apocalypse is in the hands of corrupt police officers who are trying to rebuild society from a hospital.
We have a guest appearance from 'Everybody hates Chris' which kind of ruined the vibe for me personally, I always love to see 'new' actors rather than big names as they are always destined to go either way: last the remainder of the entire show (end of season 6+!) or have a cameo role.
The storyline from the start to midway of this 45 minute episode is a 6 at best, but the directors obviously want you to understand from the base up where Beth is and how she got there. Once past the halfway point in this episode, the viewer finally realises why this episode is rather lacklustre compared to those before it, totally changing the review score.
I'd say that the cliffhanger at the end isn't so exciting as the rest but I am really looking forward to Daryl and Carol's branched story. Overall, this is an episode that introduces the viewer to a fresh scenario. Not every episode is going to be jaw-dropping and this is a good change of pace.
We have a guest appearance from 'Everybody hates Chris' which kind of ruined the vibe for me personally, I always love to see 'new' actors rather than big names as they are always destined to go either way: last the remainder of the entire show (end of season 6+!) or have a cameo role.
The storyline from the start to midway of this 45 minute episode is a 6 at best, but the directors obviously want you to understand from the base up where Beth is and how she got there. Once past the halfway point in this episode, the viewer finally realises why this episode is rather lacklustre compared to those before it, totally changing the review score.
I'd say that the cliffhanger at the end isn't so exciting as the rest but I am really looking forward to Daryl and Carol's branched story. Overall, this is an episode that introduces the viewer to a fresh scenario. Not every episode is going to be jaw-dropping and this is a good change of pace.