Okay i decided to Review this Episode after reading all the Zombie-only fans sit there on tons of sites calling the Episode bad because it wasn't as Action packed as Last Season's premiere.
This review will contain Spoilers so please do not read further if you have no seen the Episode
This is a very Story-oriented Episode built to open dozens of plot lines for the rest of the season.
So the opening Scene; i personally thought it was a great way to kick it off. It showed us some great exterior shots of the prison and just how many Walkers we were dealing with. I loved the whole familiar shot of Rick farming with several dozen to nearly a hundred Walkers in the Background. It reminded me a lot of 3x12 "Clear" with Carl Standing with his back to the Cafe Walkers.
We're then pulled into showing off the characters and who they are, some new additions and how they fit into the prison. We get a really great Moment with Daryl / Carol flirting while she Cooks for the prison folk and we're given the Name to Vincent M's character "Patrick".
For me this Scene really was quite a nice Moment because we experienced so much misery and so much Action last season that to endure another season of it from the get-go would have been really, really hard to watch. These nice moments really do add something to the Show and prove there can still be happiness in the Show.
We're then introduced to a few sub-plots and characters like Zack and Bob. we get a small Background check and find out exactly what these characters have been up to. Then come the Big Spot Scenes.
The Big Spot Scenes in my opinion were some of the best and most creative Action sequences we've experienced in the Show because not only do we have so many Walkers just popping out at once but we also get so many great kills on both sides of the conflict.
The real Episode highlights though were the Rick / Clara Scenes because they were so similar yet so different in so many ways and it went to Show just how far Rick has come and how far he could go. Standout Performance by the actress and Andrew Lincoln in These Scenes completely made the Episode.
The ending cliffhanger was brilliant in my opinion. The great Thing about Gimple's writing is that he leaves open so many plot lines but by the season ensures that while there is more to go off of for the following Season there was enough to Close it. A great example of this is his ending rewrites to 3x16 "Welcome to the tombs".
This review will contain Spoilers so please do not read further if you have no seen the Episode
This is a very Story-oriented Episode built to open dozens of plot lines for the rest of the season.
So the opening Scene; i personally thought it was a great way to kick it off. It showed us some great exterior shots of the prison and just how many Walkers we were dealing with. I loved the whole familiar shot of Rick farming with several dozen to nearly a hundred Walkers in the Background. It reminded me a lot of 3x12 "Clear" with Carl Standing with his back to the Cafe Walkers.
We're then pulled into showing off the characters and who they are, some new additions and how they fit into the prison. We get a really great Moment with Daryl / Carol flirting while she Cooks for the prison folk and we're given the Name to Vincent M's character "Patrick".
For me this Scene really was quite a nice Moment because we experienced so much misery and so much Action last season that to endure another season of it from the get-go would have been really, really hard to watch. These nice moments really do add something to the Show and prove there can still be happiness in the Show.
We're then introduced to a few sub-plots and characters like Zack and Bob. we get a small Background check and find out exactly what these characters have been up to. Then come the Big Spot Scenes.
The Big Spot Scenes in my opinion were some of the best and most creative Action sequences we've experienced in the Show because not only do we have so many Walkers just popping out at once but we also get so many great kills on both sides of the conflict.
The real Episode highlights though were the Rick / Clara Scenes because they were so similar yet so different in so many ways and it went to Show just how far Rick has come and how far he could go. Standout Performance by the actress and Andrew Lincoln in These Scenes completely made the Episode.
The ending cliffhanger was brilliant in my opinion. The great Thing about Gimple's writing is that he leaves open so many plot lines but by the season ensures that while there is more to go off of for the following Season there was enough to Close it. A great example of this is his ending rewrites to 3x16 "Welcome to the tombs".