First off, why wasn't this the mid-season finale? This season's mid-season finale was such an insulting anti-climax, and this was such a perfect climax. I know why they did it; lack of closure makes people keep watching. It's just annoying because it compromises the experience.
As a comic reader, I've grown increasingly irritated by this show. I'm not opposed to changing things from the comics (I've loved a lot of the changes they've made), but lately they've been doing things in a way that seems unnecessarily clunky compared to the elegance of the comics. Well, worry not, for this is a perfect adaption of one of the most iconic story lines from Walking Dead. Many of the stunning images from the comics are almost exactly replicated here. The episode was just generally very well directed. There was some other imagery that was clearly foreshadowing things to come. The resolution to the big post-credit cliffhanger from last time is absolutely brilliant.
This episode is a turning point for Walking Dead. Up till now, the show's formula has gone on unbroken; the group wanders, finds a place, is forced out by walkers, then does it over again. We all thought that the Walkers invading Alexandria would just start it over again, but that's not the case. For the first time, the group wins. They beat the walkers. There is a particularly great shot towards the end that highlights this. This is a major turning point for Walking Dead. No longer are the walkers a looming threat. They're still a problem, but they're not going to destroy everything again. This was their last great stand. That means a lot more than you might think. It means that the show will no longer be about survival, but rebuilding and war. We are entering a new era of Walking Dead. Are you ready? Because Negan is coming.
As a comic reader, I've grown increasingly irritated by this show. I'm not opposed to changing things from the comics (I've loved a lot of the changes they've made), but lately they've been doing things in a way that seems unnecessarily clunky compared to the elegance of the comics. Well, worry not, for this is a perfect adaption of one of the most iconic story lines from Walking Dead. Many of the stunning images from the comics are almost exactly replicated here. The episode was just generally very well directed. There was some other imagery that was clearly foreshadowing things to come. The resolution to the big post-credit cliffhanger from last time is absolutely brilliant.
This episode is a turning point for Walking Dead. Up till now, the show's formula has gone on unbroken; the group wanders, finds a place, is forced out by walkers, then does it over again. We all thought that the Walkers invading Alexandria would just start it over again, but that's not the case. For the first time, the group wins. They beat the walkers. There is a particularly great shot towards the end that highlights this. This is a major turning point for Walking Dead. No longer are the walkers a looming threat. They're still a problem, but they're not going to destroy everything again. This was their last great stand. That means a lot more than you might think. It means that the show will no longer be about survival, but rebuilding and war. We are entering a new era of Walking Dead. Are you ready? Because Negan is coming.