I cannot believe some people are rating this episode a 9 or 10/10. this was one of the worst TWD episodes I've ever seen. it seemed like the production value, acting, story telling, scene by scene, etc... was ALL way worse than what is typical for a typical walking dead episode. before the episode even ended, I told my girlfriend that I hated it and I didn't know what was going on, but it was off and I didn't like it. I feared for my favorite series.
I ended up looking up the director, I knew it was someone new or something different/worse. Turns out I was right. The director for this episode is a woman named Jennifer Chambers Lynch, and she has directed one other episode in the series. Anyways I was spot on with what was up. Just a bad director. The scenes didn't flow well together, there was ZERO build up/intensity. Overall the episode felt as if they just stopped caring about the show. Like a cash grab. Like Sinister 2. As if someone just took over a popular brand/name and was going to milk it for all it's worth, putting no money or effort into it, just getting what they can off of the name.
Here's some concrete things that I remember. So one major issue is that almost all the killing was done in the cheesiest low budget way(not typical for TWD). every stab missed by a mile. the staff swings missed by 2 miles. Also there was no blood from the hits. It was very fake and cheesy looking. Like a PG movie where people get stabbed and no blood gushes out and there's no damage shown, only to later show the body covered in blood. Typically in an episode of TWD, it actually looks like the zombies/people are hit, whether by a bullet or knife or blunt object. and right on time with the hit, you will see debris/blood/damage fly off the body. as would happen in real life. None of this, oh I stabbed the hell out of this woman(but clearly missed) and no blood or damage is shown. cue to 5 seconds later, Carol is holding her friend in what looks like 10 gallons of blood and guts. So it is completely inconsistent.
This screams to people like me, who notice every detail... it screams FAKE FAKE FAKE!! look at the missed hit, no blood, cheesy fall down, bad acting, etc. It takes you out of the experience. It is bad directing, bad production, bad special effects. None of that is typical in the walking dead. And speaking of the acting, the "doctor" in this episode was horrible, just flat out terrible. As was a lot of the acting in this episode. The acting was generally worse. Perhaps the director didn't know how to get the actors to do what she wanted. Perhaps she was unclear. Perhaps she just chose bad people, and rushed things or wasn't prepared... who knows.
All I can say is that now I will REALLY appreciate when the real directors get back to work on the show, and do it right again. Thank god this "Jennifer" director isn't on any future shows. Please keep it that way. The only reason people are rating the episode highly, is due to the action. The show has been absent for what feels like forever, and the first episode back didn't have much action. So this one came in with a lot of killing, naturally it's like an orgasm for lots of us. Just been building up for months, and finally the release.
The "wolves" also were EXTREMELY generic. There was so much more that could have been done with them. Instead, it was just a bunch of what seemed like first time extras, with 0 physical effort or ability going in there doing whatever. Just running around like chickens with their heads cut off, stabbing nobodies. Another funny thing, there was a zoom in about half ways through the episode, where one of the wolves was supposed to be stabbing a dead body. But it was clear as day that he was stabbing about 2 feet away from the corpse... again cheesy as hell. Obviously Jennifer Chambers Lynch doesn't know anything about beautiful destruction, doesn't know how to realistically portrait violence or brutality, and doesn't know how to set up action scenes.
Again, please never use her again for anything higher up. Use the directors that know their stuff and can put out a consistent quality product that is on the level that TWD is on(see #1 show). Not some cheesy director that looks like they should be making 2/10 horror movies with their college buddies that goes straight to DVD.
I ended up looking up the director, I knew it was someone new or something different/worse. Turns out I was right. The director for this episode is a woman named Jennifer Chambers Lynch, and she has directed one other episode in the series. Anyways I was spot on with what was up. Just a bad director. The scenes didn't flow well together, there was ZERO build up/intensity. Overall the episode felt as if they just stopped caring about the show. Like a cash grab. Like Sinister 2. As if someone just took over a popular brand/name and was going to milk it for all it's worth, putting no money or effort into it, just getting what they can off of the name.
Here's some concrete things that I remember. So one major issue is that almost all the killing was done in the cheesiest low budget way(not typical for TWD). every stab missed by a mile. the staff swings missed by 2 miles. Also there was no blood from the hits. It was very fake and cheesy looking. Like a PG movie where people get stabbed and no blood gushes out and there's no damage shown, only to later show the body covered in blood. Typically in an episode of TWD, it actually looks like the zombies/people are hit, whether by a bullet or knife or blunt object. and right on time with the hit, you will see debris/blood/damage fly off the body. as would happen in real life. None of this, oh I stabbed the hell out of this woman(but clearly missed) and no blood or damage is shown. cue to 5 seconds later, Carol is holding her friend in what looks like 10 gallons of blood and guts. So it is completely inconsistent.
This screams to people like me, who notice every detail... it screams FAKE FAKE FAKE!! look at the missed hit, no blood, cheesy fall down, bad acting, etc. It takes you out of the experience. It is bad directing, bad production, bad special effects. None of that is typical in the walking dead. And speaking of the acting, the "doctor" in this episode was horrible, just flat out terrible. As was a lot of the acting in this episode. The acting was generally worse. Perhaps the director didn't know how to get the actors to do what she wanted. Perhaps she was unclear. Perhaps she just chose bad people, and rushed things or wasn't prepared... who knows.
All I can say is that now I will REALLY appreciate when the real directors get back to work on the show, and do it right again. Thank god this "Jennifer" director isn't on any future shows. Please keep it that way. The only reason people are rating the episode highly, is due to the action. The show has been absent for what feels like forever, and the first episode back didn't have much action. So this one came in with a lot of killing, naturally it's like an orgasm for lots of us. Just been building up for months, and finally the release.
The "wolves" also were EXTREMELY generic. There was so much more that could have been done with them. Instead, it was just a bunch of what seemed like first time extras, with 0 physical effort or ability going in there doing whatever. Just running around like chickens with their heads cut off, stabbing nobodies. Another funny thing, there was a zoom in about half ways through the episode, where one of the wolves was supposed to be stabbing a dead body. But it was clear as day that he was stabbing about 2 feet away from the corpse... again cheesy as hell. Obviously Jennifer Chambers Lynch doesn't know anything about beautiful destruction, doesn't know how to realistically portrait violence or brutality, and doesn't know how to set up action scenes.
Again, please never use her again for anything higher up. Use the directors that know their stuff and can put out a consistent quality product that is on the level that TWD is on(see #1 show). Not some cheesy director that looks like they should be making 2/10 horror movies with their college buddies that goes straight to DVD.