Fear the Walking Dead 4.14 Recap: “Someone Will Help Us”
That crazy dreadlocked lady on Fear the Walking Dead finally has a name. She gets some backstory this week too. I wish I could fully buy into it. The fact that the opening scene is in full color should...
View ArticleFear the Walking Dead 4.15 Recap: “I Think This Beats Pissing in the Wind”
The good news is that this week’s episode of Fear the Walking Dead is a little more interesting and less frustrating than last week’s. Unfortunately, the choice of villain for this part of the season...
View ArticleFear the Walking Dead 4.16 Recap: “There’s Some Fish in This World Just Won’t...
The fourth season of Fear the Walking Dead started off with such promise, enough to convince some fans that it had surpassed the flagship show. Sadly, much of that flittered away in the back-end of the...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.01 Recap: “This Is Gonna Work”
New season. New storyline. New show-runner. Even new opening credits. After a couple very disappointing seasons of narrative wheel-spinning, can The Walking Dead get back on track and maintain its...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.02 Recap: “It’s Not the End of the World Anymore”
That didn’t take long. Lest we get our hopes up after a fairly promising season premiere, The Walking Dead quickly relapsed to its usual tedium this week. Sadly, that includes the return of overplayed...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.03 Recap: “Every Life Counts”
Rick Grimes’ impending departure from The Walking Dead has been widely publicized. With his exit, so too will apparently end his dream of a post-apocalyptic utopia. This week, Rick wakes up to a quiet...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.04 Recap: “I Don’t Know If We’re Doing the Right Thing Here”
We’re just one episode away from Rick Grimes’ exit from The Walking Dead, and it looks like we have an idea of how his end will play out. However, whether it will be a satisfying goodbye for a beloved...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.05 Recap: “You Did Your Part”
The Walking Dead delivered its much-hyped final episode for Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) this week. I can’t say I’m too surprised that it turned out to be the most disappointing and frustrating episode...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.06 Recap: “We’ve All Done Things”
Rick Grimes is gone, and yet The Walking Dead limps on. Now that we’ve officially entered the post-Rick era, has anything meaningful actually changed? In narrative time, about six years have passed...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.07 Recap: “This Is the One Thing That Separates Us from...
Former Walking Dead cast member Michael Cudlitz makes his directorial debut with this week’s episode. He should probably stick to acting. I’m probably being unfairly snarky and mean by saying that. The...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.08 Recap: “You Are Where You Do Not Belong”
The mid-season finale of The Walking Dead is thankfully less of an embarrassment than the episode leading up to it. In fact, it has some decent scares, a pretty satisfying plot twist, and a notable...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.09 Recap: “Walls Don’t Keep You Safe”
The Walking Dead returns from its mid-season respite this week. Will the promise of a creepy new villain group be enough to perk up the season’s storyline (not to mention stem the show’s declining...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.10 Recap: “Some People Aren’t Meant to Be Parents”
The Walking Dead spends most of its hour this week introducing us to the new Big Bad villain for the rest of the season. I’m really left questioning whether she ultimately seems as fearsome as...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.11 Recap: “Cobra Strike!”
The Walking Dead had almost three-quarters of a good episode this week, which is much better than average for recent seasons. Sadly, one idiot character has to go and ruin the whole thing. Face-Off The...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.12 Recap: “Guess He’s Dumber Than I Thought”
It looks like the rest of The Walking Dead this season is essentially going to be a countdown clock ticking off the time until Henry dies. Can we speed that up and make it happen in the next episode?...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.13 Recap: “Your World Is Already Dead”
In contrast to its typically sluggish pace, The Walking Dead has a pretty eventful week this time out. The latest episode juggles three major storylines, and interesting things happen in at least two...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.14 Recap: “Children Are Capable of Anything”
Nine seasons in, The Walking Dead seemed to have lost most of its power to shock a long time ago. As it turns out, however, the show is still capable of surprising and even disturbing its jaded...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.15 Recap: “I Don’t Know If There’s a Happy Ending Here”
The Kingdom kicks off its big fair and everything goes swimmingly. It’s all sunshine and smiles on a pretty uneventful episode of The Walking Dead this week… at least, as far as I can tell from my DVR...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead 9.16 Recap: “Things Fall Apart”
Nine years have passed in the real world, but it took this long for The Walking Dead to answer a fairly basic question: What happens to zombies when winter comes around, water freezes, and snow starts...
View ArticleFear the Walking Dead 5.01 Recap: “People Don’t Just Go Around Helping People...
Last season’s semi-reboot of Fear the Walking Dead started off with what seemed to be a lot of promise, only to turn frustrating and dumb as it went, leading to a very disappointing finale. Now the...
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