Here we go Deadites,The Walking Deadseason finale.
This episode is written by showrunner Scott M. Gimple and Angela Kang.
This is Kangs fifthWalking Dead; she also wrote for the short-lived but much missed seriesTerriers.
So the talent is in place, the Deadless Summer is looming, lets do this!
The finale begins with a flashback to the prison.
The sight of Hershel almost causes physical pain for a wound that is still deep.
We get to start out with happier times for our survivors together, including a pre-Dr. Kevorkian Carol.
The show proper begins with a nice scene of Rick, Carl, and Michonne happy as can be.
The debate on whether Terminus will be Disney Land or a Gulag is interrupted by Joe and the marauders.
This could get really ugly, really quick.
Things take a seriously dark turn as one of Joes men tries to rape Carl.
Really, wow, thats some ballsy fiction.
Rick goes into a berserker rage state and bites out Joes throat.
Rick fundamentally becomes a walker to save his son from an indiscernible fate.
Michonne and Daryl do their thing and curb stomp some bitches.
These marauders messed with the wrong crew!
Did I mention he tore a dudes throat out with his teeth?
Rick is shaken but accepting of the depths he had to sink.
Its bad, but at least hes not seeing his ghost wife anymore.
As Daryl and Rick bask in the glory of victory, like two Spartan warriors.
Rick tells DarylDaryl, the drifter, the displaced, the lonelythat youre my brother.
Excuse me, I need a hanky, but in a manly way.
Rick has grown so much as a character this season.
Well take Wolverine berserker Rick over crazy as a shit house squirrel Rick any day.
Before they go in, Michonne spells out her origin story.
She relates how her son was killed and how she never gave up.
She reveals how she made her boyfriend and brother her trademark zombies.
It seems she did it as a penance.
There is a nice callback to Andrea who gave Michonne her humanity back.
Terminus looks nice, but where the heck are Glenn and the others?
They best not be on the barbeque, you hear me Gimple?
The question is answered as Ricks keen eyes notice one of the Terminus folk (Termites?)
has the watch that Hershel gave to Glenn.
Some effective sledgehammer symbolism there, but a reminder of where Carl was at that point.
It doesnt matter though; they are together.
These termites dont stand a chance!
See you in October!
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Rating:
4 out of 5
