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Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “Dead or Alive Or”

By Gregory Ellner | Mar 12, 2018 | Television

While last episode showed a lot of good stuff, it seems we’re back to a question that The Walking Dead may as well have about itself as it slips into mediocrity: is it “Dead or Alive Or”…? 1. Acts of God Father Gabriel Stokes’s arc in this episode defies reason. Following the revelation of Carl […]

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The Walking Dead The Lost and the Plunderers

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Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “The Lost and the Plunderers”

By Gregory Ellner | Mar 5, 2018 | Television

After the near-complete disaster that was the midseason premiere, “The Lost and the Plunderers” shows how good this show can be when it does things right. 1. Unusual Organization of Scenes Barring the opening scene before the titles, this episode’s use of scenes stands out from the rest, and actually does a lot to help […]

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Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “Honor”

By Gregory Ellner | Feb 26, 2018 | Television

It’s been three months or so since last episode, with near-daily reminders of Carl Grimes’s encroaching death and all that he will never be able to accomplish in the story, but we’re back. All of that tasteful work out of the way, it’s time to talk about “Honor.” 1. Yet Another Unnecessarily Extension As a […]

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Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “How It’s Gotta Be”

By Gregory Ellner | Dec 11, 2017 | Television

Above even the expected failures, the midseason finale is thoroughly underwhelming and poorly handled, with many issues existing even beyond the five here. Then again, maybe that’s just “How It’s Gotta Be.” Be warned, major spoilers follow. 1. Problem of an Overstuffed Nighttime Episode At times, we may have some dark episodes, physically speaking: scenes […]

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Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “Time for After”

By Gregory Ellner | Dec 4, 2017 | Television

In “Time For After,” things turn out a little better than the previous episode, mostly through a character focus. Unfortunately, that does not mean it was actually all that good either. 1. Eugene’s Descent This episode showcases Eugene Porter’s descent into his role as a key Savior, willing to do anything he needs in order […]

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Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “The King, the Widow, and Rick”

By Gregory Ellner | Nov 27, 2017 | Television

After several episodes of good momentum, “The King, the Widow, and Rick” shows us how marvelously “The Walking Dead” can completely lose said momentum and make an episode of bad decisions and infighting. 1. The King: Reluctance of Leadership For the first part of the title, Ezekiel’s role in the episode isn’t really all that […]

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Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “The Big Scary U”

By Gregory Ellner | Nov 20, 2017 | Television

Though perhaps not quite as good as the preceding episode, “The Big Scary U” does show enough promise to keep things rolling by mixing things up a bit, in what could almost be considered a group of bottle episode scenarios in a trailer, a Sanctuary board room, and one other major scene. 1. Gabriel’s Absolution […]

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Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “Some Guy”

By Gregory Ellner | Nov 13, 2017 | Television

In “The Walking Dead,” sometimes we run into problems. Other times, there’s just “Some Guy.” 1. Two Stories, No Waiting When the story of “The Walking Dead” focuses on only one or two characters, there seems to usually be a better told story altogether. While Rick and Daryl’s role does take up some screen time […]

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Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “Monsters”

By Gregory Ellner | Nov 6, 2017 | Television

In this episode of “The Walking Dead,” some of the problems of the previous episode persist, but we will discuss new things instead. 1. Ezekiel’s Behavior Continued from previous episode, Ezekiel’s behavior is hopeful to the point of delusional. Though he isn’t speaking complete nonsense as he was before, the king still seems to not […]

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Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “The Damned”

By Gregory Ellner | Oct 30, 2017 | Television

After a relatively strong opening, season eight of “The Walking Dead” continues on with an incredibly bizarre second episode in “The Damned.” 1. Cheat Codes Enabled: Unlimited Ammo As a continuation from last episode, the sheer plethora of supplies for warfare seems extremely bizarre for an ostensibly post-apocalyptic show that is allegedly supposed to be […]

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Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “Mercy”

By Gregory Ellner | Oct 23, 2017 | Television

For the opening volleys of AMC’s adaptation of the comic’s ‘All-Out War’ arc in “The Walking Dead,” things are a lot faster paced than the previous meandering season. 1. Narrative’s Bizarre Occurrences Some of the goings-on in this episode seem out of place. Sometimes it’s just from the perspective of the show, but other times […]

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The Walking Dead The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

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Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “The First Day of the Rest of Your Life”

By Gregory Ellner | Apr 3, 2017 | Television

On the whole, “The First Day of the Rest of Your Life” is a slow burn, even for an episode of The Walking Dead, but somehow manages to be kind of interesting, though ultimately rather disappointing. 1. The Strange Case of Sasha Williams The overall use of Sasha in this episode is very strange. The […]

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Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “Dead or Alive Or”

Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “The Lost and the Plunderers”

Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “Honor”

Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “How It’s Gotta Be”

Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “Time for After”

Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “The King, the Widow, and Rick”

Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “The Big Scary U”

Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “Some Guy”

Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “Monsters”

Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “The Damned”

Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “Mercy”

Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead‘s “The First Day of the Rest of Your Life”

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