Even though this show is mostly about characters in the apocalypse, its literally the walking dead after all and this episode does well to give the Zombies the respect that's due them. As a zombie geek, I'd say my appetite was more than satisfied (not literally). Some other reviewer pointed out; this is one of the goriest episodes the entire series. Our characters don't get to be the killers this time.
That is not to say its not a character driven episode. This is an episode that will definitely make an impact on the viewer on both fronts. Its tense moments are the highlights even though their setups seem a little too contrived. Two key moments are significant in this regard. (SPOILERS) The reason for the priests revelation beats me. Even though he has been portrayed as tortured since character introduction, it still doesn't explain his false revelation at the end of the episode at a time when the news of the death of the leaders' son will be arriving any moment.
The second is with the "non-Rick's group" characters being too dumb or too cowardly to be reasonable during confrontations. The scene with Abraham being the hero and that of Aiden repeatedly shooting a masked zombie which just so happens to have a bomb on it even though there are other options are both a bit of a setup. We loose a beloved albeit under-developed character too.
That being said I loved this episode. There's definitely multiple cliff hangers. Something that's been absent in previous episodes. It works on so many levels.
That is not to say its not a character driven episode. This is an episode that will definitely make an impact on the viewer on both fronts. Its tense moments are the highlights even though their setups seem a little too contrived. Two key moments are significant in this regard. (SPOILERS) The reason for the priests revelation beats me. Even though he has been portrayed as tortured since character introduction, it still doesn't explain his false revelation at the end of the episode at a time when the news of the death of the leaders' son will be arriving any moment.
The second is with the "non-Rick's group" characters being too dumb or too cowardly to be reasonable during confrontations. The scene with Abraham being the hero and that of Aiden repeatedly shooting a masked zombie which just so happens to have a bomb on it even though there are other options are both a bit of a setup. We loose a beloved albeit under-developed character too.
That being said I loved this episode. There's definitely multiple cliff hangers. Something that's been absent in previous episodes. It works on so many levels.