Reviews

All good things come to an end.

With episode 7, the first half of season 6 concludes with a brutalist bang, crushing any concerns about the pacing of season 6 in a heartstopping instant.

Director Thomas Schnauz absolutely delivers:; flush with particularly elegant cinematographic flair, episode was cruel and unrelenting by all metrics, with fiery tension and ramifications that will echo across Gould and Gilligans universe for years.

One thing I particularly noticed was the foreboding sense of despair and downfall that underpinned the plot, travelling exactly where most viewers suspected but in a twisted, unique style packed to the brim with chicanery levels of emotion.

All in all, season 6a has been an emphatic success, with episode 1, 3 and 7 being the highlights.

Stop giving this a 10 you lot.

1. Its not out

2. If last episode didn't convince you Murphy was incapable of writing a fully fleshed out story what will.

Ps. The episode is now out. First half decent, second half is a joke.

This episode will scare the sh** out of you. My heart hasn't raced this hard since Carl got shot. One of the best walking dead episodes.

Great acting? Yes.

Strong worldbuilding and setting? Yes.

Tons of nauseating gore and violence? Yes.

Best cinematography and colour pallete yet? Yes.

Better than episode 1? Yes.

Cant wait for next week.

Both plotlines, both in alexandria and the commonwealth were great. The cinematography is, like with 10c, really carrying the tone, which is much more dark and gritty like the old days. Some great dialogue in here too.

I do personally feel as if the separation of the commonwealth and alexandria plots was somewhat damaging to my immersion as every time I was starting to really get into the scene it would change.

Regardless, it was a really good episode and gives me high expectations for season 11.

This episode does not warrant a 7.7/10, it's at least an 8.5 relative to the previous ratings.

Yes the chirp is annoying but the Dunphy household plot was surprisingly captivating, achieving laughs almost every minute, and (for the first time so far in this show I reckon) simultaneously successfully sentimental.

The Gloria and Jay plot was hilarious, but it's eclipsed by Cameron and Mitchels child actor plot. The final scene here had me in tears.

This show is slow.

But it's the best kind of slow. It is INCREDIBLY immersive, and the characters are allowed to grow into something truly special. The midseason is very very good and the final scene is just phenomenal.

Easily one of the better 6b episodes. A truly wonderful season, which does repeat some errors of the previous two, but is definitely shaping up to redemption.

Teddy is a great villain.

I can't say much else because I'm short on time... but this episode makes you REALLY excited for next week's. I'm expecting it to be a banger the way things were set up.

Well done.

HUGE improvement on last week's road bump.

They really went back to their roots here; no more cheesy dialogue, just great characters interacting with one another.

Its slower paced, and I'm sure that's likely to raise some eyebrows given our position in the season, but I loved what they did here. Everything felt far more grounded in reality, and whilst set-up, it's good set up.

Very excited for next weeks.

Unfortunately this was a sloppy episode. The last 15 minutes were the best part, and I definitely agree with most that the ending was strong, even if slightly predictable.

However, I really am getting quite tired of dream/psychedelic sequences in TWDU. The show runners need to accept that they aren't a strong point in a show like this; they don't further the plot, and they didn't explore character psychology as much as they could have.

Secondly, this show loves to kill characters but also gives them heaps of plot armour when needed - kind of takes away some of the realism. There were some decisions made by characters that made very little sense. I'll keep it spoiler free but you'll know what I mean when you see it.

To conclude, not the best - but not horrible either.

More dissapointing than the day I was born.

It was really that bad...

A great installment into this quality season. I am now comfortable with classifying this season as better than season 3, and we havent even reached the finale yet!

Otherwise was probably the best paced episode so far; every scene led onto the next and it just... flowed naturally.

We finally got some good Alicia scenes (thank god) and the other less interesting characters featured became far more interesting.

9.5/10 and a contender for the best episode this season alongside 1, 4 and 9.

Fear TWD continues a strong streak of episodes with 'Handle with Care'. Daniel takes the front seat and delivers an impressive performance.

The episode is well shot; the cinematography of season 6 continues to be the best the show has ever produced.

The writing is taut, if not entirely thought provoking, and provides for some entertaining scenes here and there.

Despite this, the episode did feel somewhat lacking when contrasted to the previous episodes.

I wouldn't call it a road bump, but it lacked the thrilling intensity of the prior episodes. Regardless, still good television and doesn't hurt the season at all.

7.5/10.

On par with Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones in terms of acting and writing. I'm actually in awe at the talent behind and in front of the screen. Phenomenal in every way.

"THEN WE SHOULD TWIST THE KNIFE!"

Wow. What a stunner this episode was.

Every actor was great here and we saw some of the best screenplay so far.

Going in to this season I doubt anyone was expecting Fear to become one of the best currently airing shows on television, let alone even watchable. It very much is.

9.5/10.

... he does.

Personally I didn't hate the last 5 episodes, but its mostly agreed that they weren't the best.

With this episode, it becomes clear that the problems with this show were purely that they've used up almost every idea in the book at this point, and for that reason the show became dry.

When they did finally make something new (not ghosts and hallucinations for the 500th time, yay)... their is clearly talent behind and in front of the screen.

I must admit I'm in awe at how good this episode was.

It could've been a full movie and to be honest I would place this in my top 5 Walking Dead Episodes ever. Not one minute was wasted.

For the first time, in this entire season, I'm gonna say it... IT FELT TOO SHORT!

Never did I think I'd say that given how slow things have been recently, so I'm extremely relieved that we ended on a high point. Season 11 is gonna be great.

Edit: seems like I accidentally posted a review with a typo saying I did hate the last 5 eps, ignore that one.

... he did.

Whilst I did hate the last 5 episodes, its mostly agreed that they weren't the best.

With this episode, it becomes clear that the problems with this show were purely that they've used up almost every idea in the book at this point, and for that reason the show became dry.

When they did finally make something new (not ghosts and hallucinations for the 500th time, yay)... their is clearly talent behind and in front of the screen.

I must admit I'm in awe at how good this episode was.

It could've been a full movie and to be honest I would place this in my top 5 Walking Dead Episodes ever. Not one minute was wasted.

For the first time, in this entire season, I'm gonna say it... IT FELT TOO SHORT!

Never did I think I'd say that given how slow things have been recently, so I'm extremely relieved that we ended on a high point. Season 11 is gonna be great.

Yea sure the concept is quite dated and unoriginal - but who cares! It works, and this film is no exception. Bob Odenkirk really proves his versatility here. He certainly deserves praise for this.

6.8? Really? Either this is getting review bombed by people who haven't seen it yet or I missed something but this is 8+ relative to the other episodes. Excellent acting across the board, great pacing and a very brutal first look at the commonwealth. Watch this show!

Edit: as of right now, this is the lowest scored TWD episode. This is not only wrong, it's really wrong. Something fishy is up. I'm upping my score to a 10 to balance this out.

Another EXCELLENT installment into the series. This season is on track to be one of the best walking dead franchises seasons, ever. Its amazing they pulled this off. Please, please, please dont screw this up AMC!

Still a very entertaining episode, and way better than everything that came before season 6 (which is shaping up to be the best season of the show).

I'll go with 8.6/10

Definitely the best episode of the season, maybe even the show. This season has been very good, and if they can keep this quality up until the finale I'll be extremely satisfied.