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The Rick Grimes we meet in the midseason premiere is always a different Rick Grimes.
This has been a rule for pretty much the entire run of the show.
Now we have HOPE.
And this episode is totally slow, especially in the first 30 minutes of the extended 61-minute runtime.
We know what happened so it doesnt have to be recounted on screen.
Its little time wasters like these that make the extended runtimes so unnecessary.
To speak quickly of baggage this show cant seem to escape it.
Its happened, weve seen the awful aftermath, move past it and on to the next thing.
I hope that Rock in the Road is the last stop on the Glenn and Abraham mourning tour.
Its time to kick some Savior ass.
Moving on to things thatdidkick ass in the midseason premiere: another awesome action setpiece from Greg Nicotero.
Seriously, thank the heavens for a goddamn walker scene.
It seemed for a minute there that the show had almost completely forgotten that it contained zombies.
Too much time was given to the leather jacket-clad meme machine and not enough to the walkers.
Especially when a talented make-up effects artist like Nicotero is directing.
This wasThe Walking Deadhaving fun again, and it was absolutely lovely.
Its the single most important spark of hope in the entire episode.
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Rating:
2.5 out of 5
