This far deep into a zombie apocalypse we would probably feel somber, hopeless, jaded yet still driven to exist and help the few people who were alive and we cared for. When the adrenaline died down you would decompress and feel loss and immense futility of everything. Even fighting off zombies would become a routine daily chore. That's what was so on point about this episode. The quiet and the empty immensity of the devastated major city reflects their emotional state. There is a muted sense of duty that pulls them to save their friend. The tone is perfect although the actual dialogue, as always, is never as profound as the pacing and imagery. The repeated flashbacks show some of causes of Carol's psychological trauma that has brought her to the state she is in now. Many people complain that this episode is too slow but you need some quiet episodes, some stillness to not get desensitized to constant breakneck action.
Review of Consumed
