The Walking Dead: No Way Out
The mid-season premiere of The Walking Dead was without a doubt one of the most insane and pretty awesome episodes in the show’s history. The zombie body count was off the charts. There was heartache and breath taking moments as well as an assortment of thrills and chills.
Rick
What a rough episode for Rick. He has gone through major heartbreak and trauma, but this episode took it to another level. I knew that little bastard Sam was going to be the death of them. It showed that in order to survive in post-apocalyptic zombie land, you have to be mentally and physically tough, something Sam was neither. Normally, it’s utterly taboo in American film and television to kill off a child, but in this case, Sam is so whiny and annoying that I don’t think any of the viewers of the show will mind. It’s hard to blame Jessie’s response to the situation, freezing at the sight of her son’s death. It would have to be beyond traumatic for a mother to see her son turn into zombie chow, but the difference between her and Rick was that he did not hesitate to chop off his dying girlfriend’s hand in order to save his son. Rick nearly lost it in the end when he went on a suicidal assault on the zombies, which served to be the rallying cry for the Alexandrians, even weak ones like Eugene and Father Gabriel. The one really questionable thing he did was leave Judith in Father Gabriel’s hands—a move I would never have made considering he has been nothing but a tool this whole show.
Carl
The sequence of events didn’t come as much of a surprise. When Ron’s brother and mom were killed, I figured he would take a shot at Carl. I also saw Mishone coming from behind and killing the little bastard. Carl losing his eye wasn’t a big surprise. Although I don’t read the graphic novels, I knew he lost his eye in the comic. An eye patch will give him a character. Buck up, young man.
Glen
After the fake death earlier on in the season, I didn’t think Glen would buy his ticket in this episode, even though he was in all kinds of deep trouble as he tried to save Maggie. He should be safe for at least the next two seasons. I’m still bitter about his fake death, so it’s hard for me to feel much empathy for him.
Darryl
My favorite part in this episode came early on when Darryl, Sasha, and Abraham found themselves in a pickle with the biker gang only to have Darryl blow them to kingdom come with that rocket launcher. That was pretty bad ass and it came as a surprise. Never underestimate Darryl’s resiliency. He also had the forethought to create the fire that would lead to the zombies demise.
This was a helluva an episode. Even many of those soft, inexperienced Alexandrians were forced to get into the middle of a battle with the zombie horde and shouldn’t be so useless going forward.
Rick
What a rough episode for Rick. He has gone through major heartbreak and trauma, but this episode took it to another level. I knew that little bastard Sam was going to be the death of them. It showed that in order to survive in post-apocalyptic zombie land, you have to be mentally and physically tough, something Sam was neither. Normally, it’s utterly taboo in American film and television to kill off a child, but in this case, Sam is so whiny and annoying that I don’t think any of the viewers of the show will mind. It’s hard to blame Jessie’s response to the situation, freezing at the sight of her son’s death. It would have to be beyond traumatic for a mother to see her son turn into zombie chow, but the difference between her and Rick was that he did not hesitate to chop off his dying girlfriend’s hand in order to save his son. Rick nearly lost it in the end when he went on a suicidal assault on the zombies, which served to be the rallying cry for the Alexandrians, even weak ones like Eugene and Father Gabriel. The one really questionable thing he did was leave Judith in Father Gabriel’s hands—a move I would never have made considering he has been nothing but a tool this whole show.
Carl
The sequence of events didn’t come as much of a surprise. When Ron’s brother and mom were killed, I figured he would take a shot at Carl. I also saw Mishone coming from behind and killing the little bastard. Carl losing his eye wasn’t a big surprise. Although I don’t read the graphic novels, I knew he lost his eye in the comic. An eye patch will give him a character. Buck up, young man.
Glen
After the fake death earlier on in the season, I didn’t think Glen would buy his ticket in this episode, even though he was in all kinds of deep trouble as he tried to save Maggie. He should be safe for at least the next two seasons. I’m still bitter about his fake death, so it’s hard for me to feel much empathy for him.
Darryl
My favorite part in this episode came early on when Darryl, Sasha, and Abraham found themselves in a pickle with the biker gang only to have Darryl blow them to kingdom come with that rocket launcher. That was pretty bad ass and it came as a surprise. Never underestimate Darryl’s resiliency. He also had the forethought to create the fire that would lead to the zombies demise.
This was a helluva an episode. Even many of those soft, inexperienced Alexandrians were forced to get into the middle of a battle with the zombie horde and shouldn’t be so useless going forward.
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