Remember how season 5 of Game of Thrones was about as depressing as the show has ever been, and then season 6 giving us several fan service moments to regain the hope in the show? I feel like that's what The Walking Dead did for the first half of this season. Pretty much nothing went right these last 8 episodes. Countless deaths and no real momentum gained on the Negan front. It has to get really bad before it gets better. And if the last few minutes are any indication, I think it's going to get better soon.
So, it was pretty obvious Spencer was going to die tonight. He was talking a big game last week how he hated Rick and he even found a bunch of supplies. Of course he would try and sweet talk Negan via a game of pool and some alcohol, that's just the type of jacka** Spencer is. But even predicting that it was coming, I thought the way they set it up in the middle of Alexandria, was brilliant.
Besides the premiere, tonight was the only episode where pretty much the entire cast was featured. That was a nice change of pace, even if some of the side stories weren't necessary. Having a massive cast spread out over several different villages is a difficult task for any show, but that's what The Walking Dead has set up. It was nice seeing Carol and Morgan, and Maggie back at Hilltop, but those were scenes that took away from the grueling and intense tone set by the rest of the episode. With that said, if those scenes were a way to give me that really satisfying ending then I'll take it any day. Perhaps it was a little too cheesy seeing everyone hug, but I dug it. Daryl hugging Rick in tears? Powerful stuff.
A few other tidbits were giving credit to include; that new walker trap in the water? I like how this show managed to refresh the walker problems by bringing a new element. Like a few weeks ago in the sand and now in the water surrounding a boat. 7 seasons in and this show can still surprise me. Also, shout out to Olivia for taking a bullet and dying for absolutely no reason. Talk about an under the radar death right? This all contributed to the crew being at their lowest point. The premiere was one thing, but to see the entire crew try to take out Negan in their own way and fail shows how bad it had gotten. But as the end of this episode suggests, we will see them rise up. I don't know if Negan will fall at the end of the season or not, but I much prefer my Walking Dead characters when they are working together, not separate.
+Crew is at the lowest point
+Negan strikes again
+Coming together
+That Rick & Daryl hug
9.0/10
So, it was pretty obvious Spencer was going to die tonight. He was talking a big game last week how he hated Rick and he even found a bunch of supplies. Of course he would try and sweet talk Negan via a game of pool and some alcohol, that's just the type of jacka** Spencer is. But even predicting that it was coming, I thought the way they set it up in the middle of Alexandria, was brilliant.
Besides the premiere, tonight was the only episode where pretty much the entire cast was featured. That was a nice change of pace, even if some of the side stories weren't necessary. Having a massive cast spread out over several different villages is a difficult task for any show, but that's what The Walking Dead has set up. It was nice seeing Carol and Morgan, and Maggie back at Hilltop, but those were scenes that took away from the grueling and intense tone set by the rest of the episode. With that said, if those scenes were a way to give me that really satisfying ending then I'll take it any day. Perhaps it was a little too cheesy seeing everyone hug, but I dug it. Daryl hugging Rick in tears? Powerful stuff.
A few other tidbits were giving credit to include; that new walker trap in the water? I like how this show managed to refresh the walker problems by bringing a new element. Like a few weeks ago in the sand and now in the water surrounding a boat. 7 seasons in and this show can still surprise me. Also, shout out to Olivia for taking a bullet and dying for absolutely no reason. Talk about an under the radar death right? This all contributed to the crew being at their lowest point. The premiere was one thing, but to see the entire crew try to take out Negan in their own way and fail shows how bad it had gotten. But as the end of this episode suggests, we will see them rise up. I don't know if Negan will fall at the end of the season or not, but I much prefer my Walking Dead characters when they are working together, not separate.
+Crew is at the lowest point
+Negan strikes again
+Coming together
+That Rick & Daryl hug
9.0/10