Every fall season of television, we get bombarded with a wide variety of new shows with uncertain futures. Sometimes, it feels like a baby that’s sitting in a highchair throwing different kinds of food on a barren wall, just to…
TV Review: AMC’s The Walking Dead 5×08, “Coda”
As strong as season 5 of The Walking Dead has been for the most part, here we are with the mid-season finale, which delivered a very strong first five minutes and a compelling enough final five minutes (after the credits),…
TV Review: AMC’s The Walking Dead 5×07, “Crossed”
The amazing thing about an episode like this is how well it works. In past seasons, an episode like “Crossed” would fall into a category of episodes that can basically be forgotten, as it serves as a way to align…
TV Review: AMC’s The Walking Dead 5×04, “Slabtown”
As if there was some kind of cruel joke being played in The Walking Dead writers’ room to provide more fodder for those who are not a fan of certain characters, we now have our second episode headlined almost entirely…
TV Review: AMC’s The Walking Dead 4×13, “Alone”
That’s more like it. Before watching this week’s episode, “Alone,” I had to explain to a friend what happened on the previous week’s episode, “Still,” because she missed it. Fortunately that took all of five seconds. It is not that…
TV Review: AMC’s The Walking Dead 4×12, “Still”
“Still” is an episode that follows along with what I ideally hoped would be a big part of this second half of The Walking Dead’s fourth season, but still felt unsatisfying this time around. I would not say that I…
TV Review: AMC’s The Walking Dead 4×10, “Inmates”
I guess I was a bit too overexcited last week, when the mid-season premiere decided to tell a strong story focused on arguably the most interesting characters on the show. I will give credit to The Walking Dead for approaching…