This is the eighth episode and mid-season finale of the fifth season of the Walking Dead. This wasn't an action shootout as we had in previous mid-season finales, but this episode is more of a tense cat-and-mouse game involving prisoner exchanges. But this was also a very sad episode as another important character dies. I may have been annoyed with Beth at times, but there is no denying her importance. The reactions of Daryl and Maggie at the end was just so heart-wrenching.
In this episode, "Coda," Rick chases after the officer who escaped and hits him with a car after he refuses to stop. Meanwhile, they plan a prisoner exchange with Dawn, which will eventually go awry. Back at the church, Father Gabriel escapes and he runs into trouble with walkers as he leads them back to the church where Michonne and Carl are standing guard.
Overall, this is a different kind of midseason finale from what I am used to, but I enjoyed it. It is one of the saddest episodes to date and although I am sad Beth is gone, they handled her death quite well. Now I'm wondering how the survivors will deal with the aftermath.
My Grade: A+
In this episode, "Coda," Rick chases after the officer who escaped and hits him with a car after he refuses to stop. Meanwhile, they plan a prisoner exchange with Dawn, which will eventually go awry. Back at the church, Father Gabriel escapes and he runs into trouble with walkers as he leads them back to the church where Michonne and Carl are standing guard.
Overall, this is a different kind of midseason finale from what I am used to, but I enjoyed it. It is one of the saddest episodes to date and although I am sad Beth is gone, they handled her death quite well. Now I'm wondering how the survivors will deal with the aftermath.
My Grade: A+