The Walking Dead veteran David Boyd returns to direct another episode of season 10c, and after the previous episode that brought back Maggie Rhee and her new friends that we saw cameos of in episode 10.16, also introducing a new group called Reapers. It was an excellent and suspenseful episode with quality writing. It left me with high expectations for "Find Me" which follows Daryl and Carol, they are among my favorite characters of the show so I appreciated the focus on them. The writers and director knows the characters and actors well and it's noticeable.
The episode contains flashbacks to the time Daryl were searching for Rick who he considered a brother, but we know that he never found Rick so what is this episode about? Well it's a character study that focuses on Daryl and the five years he spent in the woods, alone and with Dog. We get to see how he met the companion that the audience, me included came to love. I won't spoil anything but the episode was actually pretty good, the writers of both TWD shows really knows how to write episodes like these, Here's Not Here (6.04) and Fear's Laura (4.05). There's not much character development in the present time but we get a lot of answers in the flashbacks which was appreciated, the character interactions were amazing and the dialogue felt so natural, huge thanks to the cast as they were fantastic, Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride have such a great chemistry together and why their friendship on screen works is because of their personal friendship.
It's beautifully shot, the cinematographer did a phenomenal job. The nature and scenery is captured in such a beautiful way.
There's a big difference in music than the previous episode, it had much more suspenseful music, but this music fits the pacing and vibe of the episode and I have to say I really liked it. They have so far nailed the music and ambient sound.
Two episodes down and four to go, 10c is still going strong. If you like the characters of Daryl and Carol then you'll love this episode, Norman Reedus does a terrific job as Daryl. But keep in mind, the pacing is pretty slow and there aren't much action.
It's a character study.