The Walking Dead - Season 5 Episode 6 - "Consumed"
Episode: Consumed
We have come across the whereabouts of Daryl and Carol and their pursuit of Beth. As an episode, I thoroughly enjoyed the narrative and structure due to it being city based and less suburb scenery. As well as it being very character central with Daryl and Carol, we expected some insight into their past or purpose in this world and we weren't disappointed when this occurred. The different buildings they were in were attentive to detail as if they were abandoned and knowing they were getting closer to the "girl with blonde hair" according to a character they come across was tense and nervous for the audience to endure. In this episode, Daryl and Carol have followed the car they were chasing to the city Atlanta. But when they realise who they're dealing with, they may have struggles to rescue Beth.
Everything in this episode was nostalgic to the audience as we hadn't seen the city in this episode since Season 1 and in all honesty, it's something that I think this episode needs to feature more as it delivers more of a threat with the mass of people who have turned into walkers. I'm going to make an exception and choose the action scene in this episode where Daryl and Carol fell off the bridge in the van. Not only was this "unrealistic" to me as that drastic fall would have most likely killed them but it had that aspect of being the "last time" style of scene, especially when they both held hands as if they knew it was the end. I liked the introduction of a new way of escaping walkers as this makes the audience unknown to what is going to happen as it hasn't been repeated in other episodes which also kept them going with the episode and its narrative. A very heart pumping scene for these characters.
I was mostly interested in Carol in this episode as it showed the viewers what she did when Rick banished her from the prison. It showed a change in her character development from the beginning of Season 4 as she is sensitive and caring rather than killing people to save the group. Her life story is somewhat domestic as she mentions Ed, her husband, and her family. I personally felt that her character grows on you the more you see it portrayed as I didn't like her when we first saw her but now I love her in depth character personality. She sidetracks the future and tries to forget the past and doesn't want anyone to die. She has developed the "mother" role within the group as all her characteristics point towards her looking after her "babies", metaphorically speaking, being the rest of the group and I love the side punch this gives to the seasons.
A very large amount of credit should be observed to the settings in this episode as it must have taken a lot of preparation. Daryl and Carol find themselves in different buildings which are scrappy and have that "scavenged dry" appearance which is one aspect I love about this show. As well as the different stunts, outdoor detail and detailed locations, the camera shots played a vital part in this episode as it was centric on character development. The wide shots of the city views were a very good use of CGI effects done by the editing team. The props given to the characters are comical such as the pack of cigarettes for Daryl, this being the only thing he takes from a survivor asking for his help. The survival book Carol also had was intuitive and made the apocalyptic world appear as something that has guidelines that must be followed, almost similar to a "fight to survive" video game which relaxes the audience and gets to know the interests of these characters which I liked viewing.
"Consumed" was a variety of different techniques thrown together to deliver a great character centric episode. The audience feel they know Daryl and Carol as a person rather than characters on a screen all thanks to the personal props and insights into their attitudes and past lives. The setting of this episode showed a return of something I had missed which was the big cities location along with the help of cinematography to present these characters in a new light which will hopefully shine through the rest of the season, forgive the pun! A good episode.
Episode: Consumed
We have come across the whereabouts of Daryl and Carol and their pursuit of Beth. As an episode, I thoroughly enjoyed the narrative and structure due to it being city based and less suburb scenery. As well as it being very character central with Daryl and Carol, we expected some insight into their past or purpose in this world and we weren't disappointed when this occurred. The different buildings they were in were attentive to detail as if they were abandoned and knowing they were getting closer to the "girl with blonde hair" according to a character they come across was tense and nervous for the audience to endure. In this episode, Daryl and Carol have followed the car they were chasing to the city Atlanta. But when they realise who they're dealing with, they may have struggles to rescue Beth.
Everything in this episode was nostalgic to the audience as we hadn't seen the city in this episode since Season 1 and in all honesty, it's something that I think this episode needs to feature more as it delivers more of a threat with the mass of people who have turned into walkers. I'm going to make an exception and choose the action scene in this episode where Daryl and Carol fell off the bridge in the van. Not only was this "unrealistic" to me as that drastic fall would have most likely killed them but it had that aspect of being the "last time" style of scene, especially when they both held hands as if they knew it was the end. I liked the introduction of a new way of escaping walkers as this makes the audience unknown to what is going to happen as it hasn't been repeated in other episodes which also kept them going with the episode and its narrative. A very heart pumping scene for these characters.
I was mostly interested in Carol in this episode as it showed the viewers what she did when Rick banished her from the prison. It showed a change in her character development from the beginning of Season 4 as she is sensitive and caring rather than killing people to save the group. Her life story is somewhat domestic as she mentions Ed, her husband, and her family. I personally felt that her character grows on you the more you see it portrayed as I didn't like her when we first saw her but now I love her in depth character personality. She sidetracks the future and tries to forget the past and doesn't want anyone to die. She has developed the "mother" role within the group as all her characteristics point towards her looking after her "babies", metaphorically speaking, being the rest of the group and I love the side punch this gives to the seasons.
A very large amount of credit should be observed to the settings in this episode as it must have taken a lot of preparation. Daryl and Carol find themselves in different buildings which are scrappy and have that "scavenged dry" appearance which is one aspect I love about this show. As well as the different stunts, outdoor detail and detailed locations, the camera shots played a vital part in this episode as it was centric on character development. The wide shots of the city views were a very good use of CGI effects done by the editing team. The props given to the characters are comical such as the pack of cigarettes for Daryl, this being the only thing he takes from a survivor asking for his help. The survival book Carol also had was intuitive and made the apocalyptic world appear as something that has guidelines that must be followed, almost similar to a "fight to survive" video game which relaxes the audience and gets to know the interests of these characters which I liked viewing.
"Consumed" was a variety of different techniques thrown together to deliver a great character centric episode. The audience feel they know Daryl and Carol as a person rather than characters on a screen all thanks to the personal props and insights into their attitudes and past lives. The setting of this episode showed a return of something I had missed which was the big cities location along with the help of cinematography to present these characters in a new light which will hopefully shine through the rest of the season, forgive the pun! A good episode.