At long last, it seems show runners are not afraid to give us some protagonists that we may have trouble cheering for.
Coming from a network that boasts maybe the most famous anti-hero in TV history in Walter White, AMC's The Walking Dead has been a show bogged down by melodrama, goofy dialog sequences and story arches, and a series of characters that are incredibly one dimensional. But it seems like that trend may be starting to change. And all I have to say is, it's about time.
The second episode of season three, titled "Sick," begins right where the premiere ended. The group that has gone out to scout the prison now sits over a single legged Herschel inside the prison kitchen where a group of prisoners have held themselves up. There is a moment of question from the prisoners who try to hold up the group, but Rick and the gang quickly get a rolling table to put Herschel on and make their way back to the C block where the rest of the group is now residing. There is no time to waste. Herschel is dying and needs to get back to safety immediately.
Back in the C block, Hershel is placed in a bed while Rick, Daryl, and T-Dog go back to deal with the prisoners. They seem to not understand anything about the apocalypse, as they have been stuck in the kitchen for the last ten months. Asking why they don't take Hershel to a hospital and asking to borrow a cell phone, the reality comes in that these prisoners have no idea the gravity of the situation the entire world is in.
So Rick shows them the grounds of the prison and they explain how terrible the world has become. And even though they only have one gun and a small group, the prisoners seem to think the prison is now theirs. But Rick is not the same honest man that we met in season one. He has been through tons of death, the guilt of murdering his best friend, and has lived in constant fear for almost a year. Maybe if Rick had come across the prison earlier in his zombie- laden life, he would be interested in striking a compromise where the prisoners could keep their home, but not anymore. Rick knows what they have risked and given up to get themselves in the prison and in the safe cell block. He is not giving that up.
So Rick makes a deal where they will help the prisoners get a cell block of their own in exchange for half of the food rations in the kitchen. While the prisoners are skeptical, it is the only deal they have. Meanwhile, in the C block, we see Maggie coming to terms with her father possibly dying, Carol getting a zombie cadaver to practice on for Lori's eventual labor, and Lori brings Hershel back to life when he stops breathing. Life in the C block is certainly not as intense as outside of those bars, but it still keeps some interest for us.
To read the rest of the review (IMDb form too short) visit: http://custodianfilmcritic.com/the- walking-dead-3-2-sick/
Coming from a network that boasts maybe the most famous anti-hero in TV history in Walter White, AMC's The Walking Dead has been a show bogged down by melodrama, goofy dialog sequences and story arches, and a series of characters that are incredibly one dimensional. But it seems like that trend may be starting to change. And all I have to say is, it's about time.
The second episode of season three, titled "Sick," begins right where the premiere ended. The group that has gone out to scout the prison now sits over a single legged Herschel inside the prison kitchen where a group of prisoners have held themselves up. There is a moment of question from the prisoners who try to hold up the group, but Rick and the gang quickly get a rolling table to put Herschel on and make their way back to the C block where the rest of the group is now residing. There is no time to waste. Herschel is dying and needs to get back to safety immediately.
Back in the C block, Hershel is placed in a bed while Rick, Daryl, and T-Dog go back to deal with the prisoners. They seem to not understand anything about the apocalypse, as they have been stuck in the kitchen for the last ten months. Asking why they don't take Hershel to a hospital and asking to borrow a cell phone, the reality comes in that these prisoners have no idea the gravity of the situation the entire world is in.
So Rick shows them the grounds of the prison and they explain how terrible the world has become. And even though they only have one gun and a small group, the prisoners seem to think the prison is now theirs. But Rick is not the same honest man that we met in season one. He has been through tons of death, the guilt of murdering his best friend, and has lived in constant fear for almost a year. Maybe if Rick had come across the prison earlier in his zombie- laden life, he would be interested in striking a compromise where the prisoners could keep their home, but not anymore. Rick knows what they have risked and given up to get themselves in the prison and in the safe cell block. He is not giving that up.
So Rick makes a deal where they will help the prisoners get a cell block of their own in exchange for half of the food rations in the kitchen. While the prisoners are skeptical, it is the only deal they have. Meanwhile, in the C block, we see Maggie coming to terms with her father possibly dying, Carol getting a zombie cadaver to practice on for Lori's eventual labor, and Lori brings Hershel back to life when he stops breathing. Life in the C block is certainly not as intense as outside of those bars, but it still keeps some interest for us.
To read the rest of the review (IMDb form too short) visit: http://custodianfilmcritic.com/the- walking-dead-3-2-sick/