TMC
11-30-2015, 04:53 PM
http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-a-walking-dead-zombie-invasion-turns-dull-from-start-to-finish
With Glenn’s recent non-death followed by last night's death, says Alan Sepinwall, "you aren't just undermining the illusion of life and death stakes; you're actively telling the audience not to worry about this or any future peril in which our heroes find themselves. You're just inviting the audience to stand around, slack-jawed, like Rick and the gang on Jessie's porch, marveling at the spectacle but untouched by any of it.” PLUS: Walking Dead's latest casualty speaks (http://www.tvinsider.com/article/56655/the-walking-dead-season-6-episode-8-midseason-finale/), this episode was a full of delayed gratification (http://variety.com/2015/tv/opinion/walking-dead-deanna-dead-midseason-finale-negan-start-to-finish-1201649808/), Coming soon: villain Negan (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/30/the-walking-dead-negan-the-most-sadistic-villain-yet-is-coming.html), and the midseason finale was the perfect mix of hope, despair (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/30/the-walking-dead-negan-the-most-sadistic-villain-yet-is-coming.html), and a seemingly endless number of zombies.
With Glenn’s recent non-death followed by last night's death, says Alan Sepinwall, "you aren't just undermining the illusion of life and death stakes; you're actively telling the audience not to worry about this or any future peril in which our heroes find themselves. You're just inviting the audience to stand around, slack-jawed, like Rick and the gang on Jessie's porch, marveling at the spectacle but untouched by any of it.” PLUS: Walking Dead's latest casualty speaks (http://www.tvinsider.com/article/56655/the-walking-dead-season-6-episode-8-midseason-finale/), this episode was a full of delayed gratification (http://variety.com/2015/tv/opinion/walking-dead-deanna-dead-midseason-finale-negan-start-to-finish-1201649808/), Coming soon: villain Negan (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/30/the-walking-dead-negan-the-most-sadistic-villain-yet-is-coming.html), and the midseason finale was the perfect mix of hope, despair (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/30/the-walking-dead-negan-the-most-sadistic-villain-yet-is-coming.html), and a seemingly endless number of zombies.