Weeks after the walker invasion, Rick and Daryl cross paths with Jesus, a mysterious man with many secrets. Meanwhile, Michonne helps Spencer find closure, as Carl recovers from his injury.Weeks after the walker invasion, Rick and Daryl cross paths with Jesus, a mysterious man with many secrets. Meanwhile, Michonne helps Spencer find closure, as Carl recovers from his injury.Weeks after the walker invasion, Rick and Daryl cross paths with Jesus, a mysterious man with many secrets. Meanwhile, Michonne helps Spencer find closure, as Carl recovers from his injury.
- Glenn Rhee
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- Carol Peletier
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- Abraham Ford
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- Morgan Jones
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- Sasha Williams
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- Rosita Espinosa
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- Gabriel Stokes
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- Aaron
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRick isn't wearing his wedding ring anymore.
- GoofsWhen Daryl is fighting Jesus inside of the truck on the farm, truck gets knocked into neutral. This is impossible because they show there are no keys in the ignition. Additionally, all vehicles have a safety mechanism in place where the transmission cannot be engaged unless the brake is depressed.
- Quotes
[Rick talks to Daryl after coming back from their all-day run]
Rick Grimes: It is pretty stupid of us to go out there, isn't it?
Daryl Dixon: Yep. Do it again tomorrow?
Rick Grimes: Yep.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Talking Dead: No Way Out (2016)
So after being blown away by "No Way Out", it was hard not to expect a lot of great things from the next episode "The Next World" (so this episode). Although this has a good deal to admire and it is still a more than worthwhile episode on its own terms, it was quite a big step down in comparison and had big potential to be even better. After such nail-biting intensity, it was interesting and appreciated to have a change of pace with a calmer and lighter episode. It mostly comes off well, but it is not completely successful.
It does have imperfections with the writing, which doesn't have the tautness seen in the episodes where 'The Walking Dead' is on top form. Some of it veers on awkward too, that may have been intentional but it went too far at times. Especially that for Denise and Eugene, the latter faring worst.
Not all the story works, some of it goes overboard on the silliness and the lapses in sense can frustrate, all cited in other reviews. Spencer's role to me didn't gel quite as well with the rest of the story/characters and didn't really serve much point.
Having said all of that, the production values in "The Next World", as usual with 'The Walking Dead' at this point, are top notch. The grit and audaciousness has not been lost. The music fits nicely and the direction lets the atmosphere and humour breathe while not losing the momentum too much. Most of the dialogue thought is thoughtful and the lighter tone was appreciated, and there are humorous moments light and dark that are genuinely amusing.
Most of the story also works quite well, the pace didn't feel meandering or anything despite the atmosphere being the complete opposite of the previous episode (quite a lot calmer). Personally didn't feel like it was too much of a filler episode and did feel that "The Next World" did a great job with the character relationships, not only are they interesting but there is a sense of advancement in story and characterisation and they also made sense. Most successful were Rick and Daryl, which had a lot of lovely moments, and Rick and Michonne, a lot of potential here. The acting is very good throughout, with the best performances coming from Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus, both excellent. As is Danai Gurira.
All in all, could have been a lot more but more than worthwhile still. 7/10
- TheLittleSongbird
- Feb 4, 2020
Details
- Runtime42 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD