What most of season 6 has been missing has been that one fluid episode that tied up a lot of loose cannons and also kept the tension from beginning till end. 'No Way Out' absolutely did that. Right from the opening RPG explosion to take out Negan's gang, all the way to the flaming water sequence to close it out, every moment was intense, and I loved every second of it.
I thought that perhaps Negan's crew would be the link to bring in the man himself in this episode, but it turns out Daryl came up clutch as usual and also found a way to get back just in time for everybody back at Alexandria. I'm excited from what I have heard about the Negan character, but I think the more compelling and terrifying characters are the wolves. With that said, one of the creepier parts of the episode came from the alpha wolf himself as he tried to get Denise to come with him outside of the walls to cure him and presumably some of the other wolves. I feel like this mini arc could have been a bigger and more important one for Denise if she had actually gotten kidnapped and left, but she had some more important business to attend to inside Alexandria.
So I was partially spoiled by Carl losing his eye, but it didn't make the scene any less eerie. In fact, the entire walk through the zombies for all of them was the most intriguing and tension filled part of the episode. Sure, I knew Carl was going to have something happen to his eye, but I didn't expect the entire Anderson family to kick the bucket. I think it was pretty obvious from the preview that Sam wasn't going to get away with calling out to his mom amidst hundreds of zombies, but to see Jessie get smothered, and then Ron be killed by Michonne was pretty stunning.
Of course this whole sequence sent Rick into his 'Dark Rick' mode, which is easily my favorite part about season 5. I'm not sure if Rick honestly thought taking on all those walkers by himself was a good idea or he hoped to set a spark for everyone to come help him. Either way, it turned out fine. I really loved seeing a few dozen of them join together, united, to fight off the walkers. It was the powerful moment that I think this show was missing for awhile. This was another moment for Father Gabriel to prove to Rick and everyone that he has the courage to overcome his fear, and that was refreshing to see. It's right about at this time that Walking Dead would kill a character off like that, and I was half expecting that to happen.
Overall, it was a fantastic episode and one that Walking Dead truly needed after a few early episodes this season where nothing happened. We have plenty to look forward to with both the Wolves and Negan's crew not to be trifled with. We should be in for a great second half to season 6. Plus, they didn't kill Glen off, but gosh darn they tried their best to make us think they were going to, again.
+Tension throughout
+Redemption for Gabriel
+A few shocking moments
+Daryl comes up clutch once more
10/10
I thought that perhaps Negan's crew would be the link to bring in the man himself in this episode, but it turns out Daryl came up clutch as usual and also found a way to get back just in time for everybody back at Alexandria. I'm excited from what I have heard about the Negan character, but I think the more compelling and terrifying characters are the wolves. With that said, one of the creepier parts of the episode came from the alpha wolf himself as he tried to get Denise to come with him outside of the walls to cure him and presumably some of the other wolves. I feel like this mini arc could have been a bigger and more important one for Denise if she had actually gotten kidnapped and left, but she had some more important business to attend to inside Alexandria.
So I was partially spoiled by Carl losing his eye, but it didn't make the scene any less eerie. In fact, the entire walk through the zombies for all of them was the most intriguing and tension filled part of the episode. Sure, I knew Carl was going to have something happen to his eye, but I didn't expect the entire Anderson family to kick the bucket. I think it was pretty obvious from the preview that Sam wasn't going to get away with calling out to his mom amidst hundreds of zombies, but to see Jessie get smothered, and then Ron be killed by Michonne was pretty stunning.
Of course this whole sequence sent Rick into his 'Dark Rick' mode, which is easily my favorite part about season 5. I'm not sure if Rick honestly thought taking on all those walkers by himself was a good idea or he hoped to set a spark for everyone to come help him. Either way, it turned out fine. I really loved seeing a few dozen of them join together, united, to fight off the walkers. It was the powerful moment that I think this show was missing for awhile. This was another moment for Father Gabriel to prove to Rick and everyone that he has the courage to overcome his fear, and that was refreshing to see. It's right about at this time that Walking Dead would kill a character off like that, and I was half expecting that to happen.
Overall, it was a fantastic episode and one that Walking Dead truly needed after a few early episodes this season where nothing happened. We have plenty to look forward to with both the Wolves and Negan's crew not to be trifled with. We should be in for a great second half to season 6. Plus, they didn't kill Glen off, but gosh darn they tried their best to make us think they were going to, again.
+Tension throughout
+Redemption for Gabriel
+A few shocking moments
+Daryl comes up clutch once more
10/10