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The Walking Dead: Episode 2 (Guts) review...
The first episode of The Walking Dead can be described in one word: Amazing. Not only did it bring me, a person who dislikes the zombie genre, fully into the apocalyptic world of the living dead, but also added an aura of class and subtlety that the genre certainly lacked. Characters were given weight and were made believable and sympathetic through great writing, which gives the audience an anchor to the unbelievable, yet terrifying, world they live through. I thought that this series could do no wrong and that it was in the hands of masters in the craft of creating stories.
And then the second episode aired.
What the Hell just happened?
The episode starts off with Rick escaping from the living dead surrounding the tank and encounters a new group of survivors. Oddly enough, they allow the racist, short-tempered stereotype of a redneck have access to weapons. You can see where things may go awry. Besides Andrew Lincoln, the actor who really shines in this episode is Steven Yeun portraying Glenn who provides a much needed dose of comic relief and immediate likability to create an immediate connection to the survivors. What baffles me was the decision to bring in the character, Dixon, who's more cliche than human. In a show where nuance is key, having a raging racist within a group of seemingly smart survivors is perplexing to say the least. And, the whole subplot of Lori, Shane, and the rest of the other surviving group in this episode was lacking, although the scene in the woods was a good, if rather small, bit of characterization for Lori. It felt like a rehashed reiteration of what we already knew, with a few more survivors chiming in on the situation.
Don't get me wrong, there were great moments in the episode, as well. Rick's speech about one of the dead they were going to 'use' was very well executed and not a single actor was out of place. However, there are things in this episode that just make me scratch my head and wonder, "Why they would decide to do something like that?" There's a moment involving a certain key that is on the level of Three Stooges slapstick in terms of goofing up. It's more hysterical than heartbreaking, and that's something you don't want to have when you're attempting to elicit dread. And immediately following that act of tomfoolery, there's a chance for one of the characters to solve that SAME problem by giving another character a hacksaw, but, even though it was brought up earlier in the episode, they all seem to forget that huge detail.
I'm not going to stop watching The Walking Dead just because this episode felt like more of a set-up than a full-on story. I will, however, now keep my once higher expectations in check for what's to come.
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And then the second episode aired.
What the Hell just happened?
The episode starts off with Rick escaping from the living dead surrounding the tank and encounters a new group of survivors. Oddly enough, they allow the racist, short-tempered stereotype of a redneck have access to weapons. You can see where things may go awry. Besides Andrew Lincoln, the actor who really shines in this episode is Steven Yeun portraying Glenn who provides a much needed dose of comic relief and immediate likability to create an immediate connection to the survivors. What baffles me was the decision to bring in the character, Dixon, who's more cliche than human. In a show where nuance is key, having a raging racist within a group of seemingly smart survivors is perplexing to say the least. And, the whole subplot of Lori, Shane, and the rest of the other surviving group in this episode was lacking, although the scene in the woods was a good, if rather small, bit of characterization for Lori. It felt like a rehashed reiteration of what we already knew, with a few more survivors chiming in on the situation.
Don't get me wrong, there were great moments in the episode, as well. Rick's speech about one of the dead they were going to 'use' was very well executed and not a single actor was out of place. However, there are things in this episode that just make me scratch my head and wonder, "Why they would decide to do something like that?" There's a moment involving a certain key that is on the level of Three Stooges slapstick in terms of goofing up. It's more hysterical than heartbreaking, and that's something you don't want to have when you're attempting to elicit dread. And immediately following that act of tomfoolery, there's a chance for one of the characters to solve that SAME problem by giving another character a hacksaw, but, even though it was brought up earlier in the episode, they all seem to forget that huge detail.
I'm not going to stop watching The Walking Dead just because this episode felt like more of a set-up than a full-on story. I will, however, now keep my once higher expectations in check for what's to come.
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Comment by GorTheMovieGod on November 11, 2010 at 12:08am -
I disagree, i thought this was just as good as the first episode and can't wait to see more.
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Comment by Nicholas Pacheco on November 10, 2010 at 2:55pm -
I totally agree that the second episode was levels below the first one. The first episode had emotion and character development, the second had cliches and corny dialogue. I really hope it goes back to being awesome
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Comment by MavenCree on November 10, 2010 at 2:51pm -
Oh and one more thing... Comic or TV Series...
GLEN RULES!!!!!!!!
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Comment by MavenCree on November 10, 2010 at 2:50pm
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I absolutely loved this episode. And during the chopping... I *was* actually laughing my ass off. Not at the act itself but at everyones reactions to it. That's sick ole me. And as much as I generally enjoyed episode one, i was a little bored during it... until the last 12 minutes that is. It was just a drama with a few zombies tossed in; and then....... XD
That being said, I like the deversion and changes that the show seems to be doing. Just on Saturday I finished reading the book 3 hard volume of the comic (which is up to issue 36, I believe) and I'm done. I will no longer be buying or reading any of the Walking Dead books. They're just too damn dark and they're missing what's really needed for survivors to keep surviving... Light and Hope.
I was worried that the show was going to go that route as well, but with scenes like Glen in the car, it looks like they're going to continue to have some element of light in the darkness.
Without it, this would just become a slow-motion snuff film(show), as appearantly the book becomes (from what I've heard - mainly from LEOG).
For once, I'm actually looking forward to Sunday nights.
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Comment by CHEEZYSPAM on November 10, 2010 at 2:14pm -
@Chris Bartel, "this show is 10 times better than half the crap on tv now days"
AGREED!
I'll give the novels a chance for sure! I never intentionally stayed away from them. I just never had the opportunity before now.
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Comment by Chris Bartel on November 10, 2010 at 1:56pm -
@cheezyspam
You should give the graphic novels a read, I'm glad I read the graphic novels and im looking forward to see the deviations that they do, robert kircman said that he felt this was a way to go a different route then what he did with the graphic novel. So i'm interested to see what changes are made, i doubt they could pull off half the stuff in the later issues on tv anyway, and i have full faith in frank darabont, so far im happy with everything they have done this show is 10 times better than half the crap on tv now days.
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Comment by CHEEZYSPAM on November 10, 2010 at 8:31am
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this is one reason why I'm glad I never read the original graphic novels. I really enjoyed the episode for what it was and had no problem with whatever added characters or deviations it might have had from the comic series. This is all new to me and everything I'm seeing so far is great!
Understand too that this is (hopefully) an ongoing series and they will need to add plot elements and drama just to keep it going and make it interesting to the viewers. I'm not saying the novels do not have enough material on it's own (I wouldn't know anyway, but I think it's understandable why things are going to be different comparatively.
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Comment by Santos on November 10, 2010 at 12:54am -
I feel the need to make a slight correction to what I wrote earlier. There was one other thing from the comic that is in this episode. Otherwise, it was a (mostly) complete departure from the source material.
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Comment by Chris Bartel on November 10, 2010 at 12:47am
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@C.H. Gorog
Reading your review i can understand things you didn't quite like or that made you scratch your head, dixon's character could be viewed as out of place, to me everyone other than glen was out of place, having read the graphic novel glen was the only character in this part of the novel. But i think the reason for bringing in dixon along with the others was to bring tension to the story a little early on and make it more about the fact that there are gonna be people durings times of crisis who still insist on being dicks. I do agree though that a little more background would have worked with his character but i think that since he is a guest star he probably will get killed next week.
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Comment by Santos on November 9, 2010 at 10:32pm
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Also, while I really liked this episode, it worries me that with this and the next entry, Darabont is challenging readers of the comic to see if they can handle such drastic changes. Despite some additions and slight changes, the pilot followed the comic fairly closely, but this second episode differs from the source material greatly with only one element from the comic remaining, but in a different place and under slightly different circumstances.
While these changes allow the story to be unpredictable to readers of the book, when does enough become enough? When do you veer too far off the path? Darabont may be curious about this too and, if so, he's taking a great risk in doing something that could either work amazingly or make him lose his audience. Only time will tell which one happens.
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