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| They've really amped up in the CGI and makeup department. |
That was awesome.
You know, coming from a double session of Walking Dead to write about the latest episode isn't easy. I just want to analyse it all in my head, figure stuff out and then get super excited about the next episode.
But not today.
That episode was glorious. The image above I've taken myself and I think it really shows how awesome it has become. They've made the 'Walkers' (basically zombies, for non-fans of the show) look incredibly detailed. The main thing I'd like to bring to the attention is the eyes. I think they have done them up a lot. They used to look a lot more normal, but now there is some variation in the eyes, which I think is awesome.
But I guess I should break it down! I mean, that's what you are here for, I guess. I shouldn't have to say this, but there are some *SPOILERS* ahead, and I suggest you watch the episode if you are going to before you come along and let me ruin an incredible experience.
The beginning of the episode shows how much you can do with zero speaking. I'm not even kidding, there is not a single word uttered in the entire intro sequence of before the title video plays. The camera starts zoomed right into the eye of a Walker and zooms out slowly to reveal it, which is very cool. AMC has a tendency to do close up shots of eyes, like Breaking Bad Season 2 with the Teddy bear. But I digress.
All of a sudden, Rick (the main character) kicks the door in with explosive force, shoots a Walker and then his friend, who is named T-Dog (yeah, they didn't even mention his real name, and yes, he is black which makes him even more bad-ass) follows up with what I think is a fire prod to another Walker to take it down. They clear out the house in silence, and then once it's all clear, they whistle for the rest of the team to move into the house.
T-dog spots Walkers coming to the house, so they flee in cars and the intro sequence appears. As someone who would like to go into the script writing business, I really need to pick up some pointers of this scene, because it is just... awesome. I think that because there was no talking, it magically makes the scene more intense, as if something bad is going to happen at a moment's notice. So this was the beginning of what I knew was going to be an awesome episode.
The title ends and it opens to see Daryl, basically the hunter of the group, and Rick hunting for food. Daryl says 'While these guys and girls are washing their pants, let's go hunting', which I think is a very smart line. It shows that they still have a sense of humor, which I was worried was lost a bit. Glad Daryl is there to keep it light. They come to a train track, follow it and see a prison in the distance. This is the moment I gasped and made a little girls squeal. Come to think of it, I was far too excited to see this.
They storm the fence and make it between the two fences. After a bit of talking, they work out points to take out the Walkers and close the gate to the entrance of the prison. It was a really intense scene, but you can't really explain too much, just so much butt-kickin'.
This is where the worst part of the episode was placed. Unfortunately, in each episode, they decide that the worst characters should have a role in it to play, and it annoys me a little. I understand that these characters are from season 2, and need more fleshing out than other characters due to the time in which they are shown, but they could have done it in a more interesting way. Instead, they sung.
Yep, you read it right. They sung for a full two and a half minutes.
Once the boring but nice singing was over, Rick explains that they have to storm the Jail the next day. People seem really thrilled to hear it and then you see an ad break.
There is another character, which in season 2, gets broken up from the group by accident, and is saved by a mystery character. I went looking on the Walking Dead website for the name, and ruined a bit of the Season 3 storyline, which is Michonne (see what I do for blogging!). Her character is basically a ninja with a Katana, swinging it around, killing walkers and saving the other character, Andrea. I actually have no idea what's going on, but she might have been bitten. She seems a bit... crazy.
This leads onto the scene where Rick and the gang storm the prison. This scene is unique from anything they've done so far. Actually, it's unique from basically any of their episodes so far. They're going on the offensive, taking out Walkers so they can actually move on into the armoury and a safe haven. This is where a new type of Walker is shown (kind of, anyway). The guards trying to stop the outbreak are fighting were overrun and turned into Walkers. They have all their armour on too. This provided a challenge for the group, and I thought that it was a really great part of the episode.
They take them down, quite gruesomely really. I won't go into details, because there are probably some squeamish out there, but they aim for the neck. Rick realises that they should clear out a cell block, and after some pretty intense (which means quiet!) camera shots, they clear it out and finally, the group has a place to stay. I had a problem with this though, because over half of them were upset about sleeping in a prison, as opposed to a concrete floor or grass. You get a bed, grow up. This is where one of the greatest music placements of the series takes place. The group are all getting ready for a rest, and the song 'Noisy Sunday' by Patrick Watson is played. It fits the scene in a strange way, as the song seems quite...Saddening, and yet, so happy at the same time.
There is an break for ads here. It was really needed, because my brain cannot handle that much awesome in a single moment. I regathered my thoughts and sat back down to be blown away once again, and I wasn't disappointed.
Rick tells the fighter group that they're going to go down into the basement area to (I think) search for supplies, although they don't say anything about it. They go down into a dark set of corridors, and right away, I was on the edge of my seat.
It was like this for 5 minutes, before this happened.
All of a sudden, everything went crazy. people were running left, right and centre to get out as soon as they could. This is a really good example of how the writers can turn the story from suspense to action in two seconds flat. The group get's split up, and before you know it. someone makes a huge error. It was bound to happen. Season 3 Episode 1. That's all you have to know to figure out someone is going to get hurt. And it really looks painful.
I think this is one of the best things about Walking Dead. They don't care if you're squeamish or not, they just let a zombie rip into your Achilles tendon, or show a person stabbing a zombie in the head with a pipe. It's not that they don't think it's disgusting, they just don't give a rats.
So here we have a problem. Hershel has just had his leg torn up, and they need some place to hide. Conveniently, they find safe-house in the cafeteria, where they barricade the door and chop off Hershel's leg.
Yeah, that actually happens. Blew me right away, I'll tell you that. I mean, within 45 minutes, a character has a leg amputated with a hatchet in a prison cafeteria. Now, I don't know about you, but I wouldn't believe it if someone told me that happened.
After the leg is off, and Hershel is totally unconscious, Rick says the dumbest thing ever.
Really Rick? I couldn't have guessed in a million years. All of a sudden, behind some fence between the serving counter and the room they are in, 5 (What I thought was) Walkers appear. Daryl walks over and realises they are human! Yay, more survivors! The last words uttered are 'Holy S-' Yeah, you get the picture.
This is where the episode ends.
Wow, just wow. I have no words to describe how cool I think this episode was. So much awesome crammed into a little 45 minute session of perfection. It's right up there with the awesome episodes of Breaking Bad and Revolution. The acting is very, very good. Rick and Daryl share a very good partnership this episode too. It's not mentioned, but I definitely got the feeling.
Just as a side note, I won't be putting together something this long again, because it made me very worn out, and it'd take an extremely long time to read. Hopefully you guys get some enjoyment out of it.
Chuck down a comment and let me know what you think of the post, I'd love some feedback from the Community, especially A.C.
You know who you are.
Until later this week, when I write up the newest episode of Revolution, stay tuned to www.televisioningkh.blogspot.com!
But not today.
That episode was glorious. The image above I've taken myself and I think it really shows how awesome it has become. They've made the 'Walkers' (basically zombies, for non-fans of the show) look incredibly detailed. The main thing I'd like to bring to the attention is the eyes. I think they have done them up a lot. They used to look a lot more normal, but now there is some variation in the eyes, which I think is awesome.
But I guess I should break it down! I mean, that's what you are here for, I guess. I shouldn't have to say this, but there are some *SPOILERS* ahead, and I suggest you watch the episode if you are going to before you come along and let me ruin an incredible experience.
The beginning of the episode shows how much you can do with zero speaking. I'm not even kidding, there is not a single word uttered in the entire intro sequence of before the title video plays. The camera starts zoomed right into the eye of a Walker and zooms out slowly to reveal it, which is very cool. AMC has a tendency to do close up shots of eyes, like Breaking Bad Season 2 with the Teddy bear. But I digress.
All of a sudden, Rick (the main character) kicks the door in with explosive force, shoots a Walker and then his friend, who is named T-Dog (yeah, they didn't even mention his real name, and yes, he is black which makes him even more bad-ass) follows up with what I think is a fire prod to another Walker to take it down. They clear out the house in silence, and then once it's all clear, they whistle for the rest of the team to move into the house.
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| They're not all pictured at the same time. |
The title ends and it opens to see Daryl, basically the hunter of the group, and Rick hunting for food. Daryl says 'While these guys and girls are washing their pants, let's go hunting', which I think is a very smart line. It shows that they still have a sense of humor, which I was worried was lost a bit. Glad Daryl is there to keep it light. They come to a train track, follow it and see a prison in the distance. This is the moment I gasped and made a little girls squeal. Come to think of it, I was far too excited to see this.
They storm the fence and make it between the two fences. After a bit of talking, they work out points to take out the Walkers and close the gate to the entrance of the prison. It was a really intense scene, but you can't really explain too much, just so much butt-kickin'.
This is where the worst part of the episode was placed. Unfortunately, in each episode, they decide that the worst characters should have a role in it to play, and it annoys me a little. I understand that these characters are from season 2, and need more fleshing out than other characters due to the time in which they are shown, but they could have done it in a more interesting way. Instead, they sung.
Yep, you read it right. They sung for a full two and a half minutes.
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| Hurry! |
Once the boring but nice singing was over, Rick explains that they have to storm the Jail the next day. People seem really thrilled to hear it and then you see an ad break.
There is another character, which in season 2, gets broken up from the group by accident, and is saved by a mystery character. I went looking on the Walking Dead website for the name, and ruined a bit of the Season 3 storyline, which is Michonne (see what I do for blogging!). Her character is basically a ninja with a Katana, swinging it around, killing walkers and saving the other character, Andrea. I actually have no idea what's going on, but she might have been bitten. She seems a bit... crazy.
This leads onto the scene where Rick and the gang storm the prison. This scene is unique from anything they've done so far. Actually, it's unique from basically any of their episodes so far. They're going on the offensive, taking out Walkers so they can actually move on into the armoury and a safe haven. This is where a new type of Walker is shown (kind of, anyway). The guards trying to stop the outbreak are fighting were overrun and turned into Walkers. They have all their armour on too. This provided a challenge for the group, and I thought that it was a really great part of the episode.
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| He doesn't really seem in the best shape, aye? |
They take them down, quite gruesomely really. I won't go into details, because there are probably some squeamish out there, but they aim for the neck. Rick realises that they should clear out a cell block, and after some pretty intense (which means quiet!) camera shots, they clear it out and finally, the group has a place to stay. I had a problem with this though, because over half of them were upset about sleeping in a prison, as opposed to a concrete floor or grass. You get a bed, grow up. This is where one of the greatest music placements of the series takes place. The group are all getting ready for a rest, and the song 'Noisy Sunday' by Patrick Watson is played. It fits the scene in a strange way, as the song seems quite...Saddening, and yet, so happy at the same time.
There is an break for ads here. It was really needed, because my brain cannot handle that much awesome in a single moment. I regathered my thoughts and sat back down to be blown away once again, and I wasn't disappointed.
Rick tells the fighter group that they're going to go down into the basement area to (I think) search for supplies, although they don't say anything about it. They go down into a dark set of corridors, and right away, I was on the edge of my seat.
 |
| Down here, there were so many corpses... Eugh! |
All of a sudden, everything went crazy. people were running left, right and centre to get out as soon as they could. This is a really good example of how the writers can turn the story from suspense to action in two seconds flat. The group get's split up, and before you know it. someone makes a huge error. It was bound to happen. Season 3 Episode 1. That's all you have to know to figure out someone is going to get hurt. And it really looks painful.
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| Yeah, ouch much? |
I think this is one of the best things about Walking Dead. They don't care if you're squeamish or not, they just let a zombie rip into your Achilles tendon, or show a person stabbing a zombie in the head with a pipe. It's not that they don't think it's disgusting, they just don't give a rats.
So here we have a problem. Hershel has just had his leg torn up, and they need some place to hide. Conveniently, they find safe-house in the cafeteria, where they barricade the door and chop off Hershel's leg.
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| You probably thought I was joking. |
After the leg is off, and Hershel is totally unconscious, Rick says the dumbest thing ever.
'He's bleeding out'.
Really Rick? I couldn't have guessed in a million years. All of a sudden, behind some fence between the serving counter and the room they are in, 5 (What I thought was) Walkers appear. Daryl walks over and realises they are human! Yay, more survivors! The last words uttered are 'Holy S-' Yeah, you get the picture.
This is where the episode ends.
Wow, just wow. I have no words to describe how cool I think this episode was. So much awesome crammed into a little 45 minute session of perfection. It's right up there with the awesome episodes of Breaking Bad and Revolution. The acting is very, very good. Rick and Daryl share a very good partnership this episode too. It's not mentioned, but I definitely got the feeling.
Just as a side note, I won't be putting together something this long again, because it made me very worn out, and it'd take an extremely long time to read. Hopefully you guys get some enjoyment out of it.
Chuck down a comment and let me know what you think of the post, I'd love some feedback from the Community, especially A.C.
You know who you are.
Until later this week, when I write up the newest episode of Revolution, stay tuned to www.televisioningkh.blogspot.com!
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