![]() ![]() It didn’t entirely convince that he would so quickly return to the “Officer Friendly” persona sneeringly referred to by his old acquaintance. I suppose the dramatic point of including a character from way back in season one was to underline just how much Rick has changed, and to make him see it too.īut I’ve never had the impression it was something he was in denial about – he’s been gurning with ideological conflict for years now. The other ideological conflict was between Rick and Daryl, egged on by the brief and ultimately pointless return of Morales. Since the fight ended up as, technically, a draw, it didn’t feel like anything was resolved – there might at least have been some drama if either had actually killed the other. We know Jesus is a badass who looks cool kicking butt in his long leather coat we know Morgan’s been conflicted over his ideals since taking the decision to start killing. ![]() Yes, the fight between Jesus and Morgan was pretty cool, and probably long overdue but it didn’t tell us much that was new about either character. This carried on last week’s disagreement between Jesus, Morgan and Tara, though it did at least amp it up to actual fisticuffs. As before, there were masses of those oddly plentiful bullets in the air – as mentioned by various people, weren’t they supposed to be in such short supply that Eugene’s manufacturing skills were highly sought after?Īnd as before, there was much of the show’s trademark arguing about the virtues of civilisation versus the practicalities of survival. Not least last week, which this ep felt like a virtual retread of. It’s just that, well, we’d seen all this before. On the contrary, this was a perfectly competent script that balanced the show’s various elements fairly well. You can probably guess the measure of my enthusiasm for this episode by the fact it’s taken me over a week to be bothered writing about it.Īs so often recently, that doesn’t mean it was bad. Lots of gunfire, some angsting over moral dilemmas, a fair chunk of crowd-pleasing gore, and… that’s about it. ![]() This week on The Walking Dead, it was… more of the same. I guess we’re not the same guys we used to be, huh? Cause you’re a monster.” And it wasn’t any kind of blast from the past. I saw it in the mirror through the open door. ![]()
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