Seasons 1-5 were very solid and at their best absolutely brilliant. Season 6 was inconsistent with a lot of fine things and with flashes of brilliance, starting off brilliant but from the fifth episode onwards it started to vary. Seasons 7 and 8 were like watching a completely different show in a bad way, have not watched Seasons 9 and 10 yet but have heard mixed opinions. The second half of the sixth season started off with a big return to form and continued solidly if unexceptionally.
"Not Tomorrow Yet" though is a return to the exceptional standard for the season and of 'The Walking Dead' in general, and it is very easy to see why it was and still is acclaimed so highly. Found it to be by far the best episode up to this point of the season and the show since "No Way Out", one of Season 6's best and one of the better 'The Walking Dead' episodes up to this point. "Not Tomorrow Yet" is the way to do an episode, or anything for that matter, with large amounts of tension and vast emotional impact.
It is a terrific looking episode, gritty, stylish and of near-cinematic quality. Regarding the music score, "Not Tomorrow Yet" gets my personal vote for the best scored Season 6 episode and one of 'The Walking Dead's' standout scores. Understated at times yet haunting and often ominous. The direction is both alert and accomodating.
There was no disappointment when it comes to the writing, it was tight rather than rambling and had a wide range of emotions throughout. Carol was a triumph of character writing with a lot of juicy material, and Rick's little speech is quite stirring. The story is full of slow-burning tension, the more action-packed the story got the more the tension increased as did the excitement. The ending is incredibly powerful, and one of the season's and show's standout endings in my view.
While all the characters are well served, Carol is especially well showcased. Rick and Morgan also. There is nothing bad to say about the acting, but Melissa McBride is on scintillating form.
Concluding, outstanding episode. 10/10
"Not Tomorrow Yet" though is a return to the exceptional standard for the season and of 'The Walking Dead' in general, and it is very easy to see why it was and still is acclaimed so highly. Found it to be by far the best episode up to this point of the season and the show since "No Way Out", one of Season 6's best and one of the better 'The Walking Dead' episodes up to this point. "Not Tomorrow Yet" is the way to do an episode, or anything for that matter, with large amounts of tension and vast emotional impact.
It is a terrific looking episode, gritty, stylish and of near-cinematic quality. Regarding the music score, "Not Tomorrow Yet" gets my personal vote for the best scored Season 6 episode and one of 'The Walking Dead's' standout scores. Understated at times yet haunting and often ominous. The direction is both alert and accomodating.
There was no disappointment when it comes to the writing, it was tight rather than rambling and had a wide range of emotions throughout. Carol was a triumph of character writing with a lot of juicy material, and Rick's little speech is quite stirring. The story is full of slow-burning tension, the more action-packed the story got the more the tension increased as did the excitement. The ending is incredibly powerful, and one of the season's and show's standout endings in my view.
While all the characters are well served, Carol is especially well showcased. Rick and Morgan also. There is nothing bad to say about the acting, but Melissa McBride is on scintillating form.
Concluding, outstanding episode. 10/10