Rick and Carl find a house to sleep for the night whilst Michonne struggles with the past.
This is a welcome change of intensity from the previous ultra-dramatic episode.
The overarching narrative barely moves an inch as the episode focuses entirely on three characters, particularly Carl. It's done as cinematically as possible but I think you have to like them (or at least be interested in them) to really enjoy it.
Rick is depicted as being in a hell of a mess both physically and emotionally, which shows good consistency with 'Too Far Gone'. Likewise the other characters are suffering. It's about time we had some Michonne backstory and her scenes for me are the high points of the episode.
The coming of age theme and willingness of all characters to accept the way things are is done very well. Characters talk to themselves in some scenes which feels a bit forced at times. The hints about individuals possibly deciding to go it alone were reasonably good, but never really make me think they would actually do it. Also one dramatic moment involving Rick near the end does not work at all.
Performances are strong as usual, particularly Danai Gurira who plays the most likeable character on the show for me. Chandler Riggs is reasonably good by the standards of most young teenage actors.
As ever the general visuals and zombie effects are excellent.
This is a welcome change of intensity from the previous ultra-dramatic episode.
The overarching narrative barely moves an inch as the episode focuses entirely on three characters, particularly Carl. It's done as cinematically as possible but I think you have to like them (or at least be interested in them) to really enjoy it.
Rick is depicted as being in a hell of a mess both physically and emotionally, which shows good consistency with 'Too Far Gone'. Likewise the other characters are suffering. It's about time we had some Michonne backstory and her scenes for me are the high points of the episode.
The coming of age theme and willingness of all characters to accept the way things are is done very well. Characters talk to themselves in some scenes which feels a bit forced at times. The hints about individuals possibly deciding to go it alone were reasonably good, but never really make me think they would actually do it. Also one dramatic moment involving Rick near the end does not work at all.
Performances are strong as usual, particularly Danai Gurira who plays the most likeable character on the show for me. Chandler Riggs is reasonably good by the standards of most young teenage actors.
As ever the general visuals and zombie effects are excellent.