Daryl and Carol chase the white-crossed car to a desolated Atlanta with hopes of finding Beth and her kidnappers.Daryl and Carol chase the white-crossed car to a desolated Atlanta with hopes of finding Beth and her kidnappers.Daryl and Carol chase the white-crossed car to a desolated Atlanta with hopes of finding Beth and her kidnappers.
- Rick Grimes
- (archive footage)
- Glenn Rhee
- (credit only)
- Maggie Rhee
- (credit only)
- Carl Grimes
- (credit only)
- Michonne
- (credit only)
- Abraham Ford
- (credit only)
- Beth Greene
- (credit only)
- Tyreese Williams
- (archive footage)
- Sasha Williams
- (credit only)
- Eugene Porter
- (credit only)
- Rosita Espinosa
- (credit only)
- Tara Chambler
- (credit only)
- Gabriel Stokes
- (credit only)
- Walker
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTyler James Williams blacked out after filming the scene with the bookcase on his chest.
- GoofsWhen the van is pushed of the bridge by walkers, it is seen flipping, but it ends up landing wheels first. In addition, such an impact would almost certainly shatter the backbones of anyone in the van.
- Quotes
[Daryl and Carol look at a wall painting together]
Daryl Dixon: I bet this cost some rich prick a lot of money.
[Daryl walks up to the painting and begins talking with his hands while making the shape of a dog]
Daryl Dixon: Looks like a dog sat in paint, wiped its ass all over the place.
Carol Peletier: Really? I kinda like it.
Daryl Dixon: [Daryl scoffs] Stop.
Carol Peletier: I'm serious. You don't know me.
Daryl Dixon: Yep, you keep tellin' yourself that.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far (2016)
Season 5 started off extremely well, brilliantly in fact. For me Season 5 had the most consistent start quality-wise, none of the previous seasons had equally brilliant first three episodes, that are up there with the most gutsy and powerful episodes of the show, like Season 5 did. It still shocks me at how an intelligent, well-made (so much so that it is easy to mistake it for a film) show about zombies could be made when so many films have tried and failed abysmally to do so. "Slabtown" and "Self Help" had a lot of great merits but underwhelmed a bit.
"Consumed" is not as brilliant as the first three episodes but is an improvement on "Slabtown" and "Self Help".
Maybe it, being an action-light and more dependent on characterisation, is a little slow with the basic story being quite slight. A little heavy on the talk perhaps too.
Everything else however is terrific. It, like all the episodes before it, is superbly made. It has gritty and audacious production design, effects that are well crafted and have soul rather than being overused and abused and photography of almost cinematic quality. The music is haunting and affecting, having presence but not being intrusive.
There is a lot of thought provoking writing and emotion. There is subtle tension and emotional power and some great character development that feels advanced rather than reiterated or going in circles. It was a good move focusing on fewer characters and the setting intrigues and provides both nostalgia and tears at how it's become since it was first and last seen a while ago in the show's run. Have always liked Daryl and Carol and it was great to see further development to them, particularly with Carol. It is an example of a slower episode working well mostly and that 'The Walking Dead' can do them well, never do expect non-stop action from the show because it excels even more at world immersion, character building/development and interaction, all three of which "Consumed" excels quite brilliantly in.
"Consumed" is directed with control on the most part and the acting from Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride is exemplary.
In conclusion, very good. 8/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Nov 20, 2018
Details
- Runtime42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD