last June I watched a pregnant lady get stabbed repeatedly in the belly on cable TV. I don't think there's a whole lot after that which is gonna shock and enrage me too much, especially in the context of a zombie apocalypse show.
the EW article explains where this storyline came from, and it wasn't just pulled out of thin air for pure shock value. none of the kids on this show have been worthy of Emmys so I wasn't expecting that to somehow change for this episode. for me it was all about the effect on Carol and Tyrese because they're the ones moving on, and it was done about as well as I could have hoped.
performances are generally up and down on the TWD, but the two adults nailed it last night. and the show generally doesn't get enough credit for the parts of the direction that are strong besides acting. in my opinion the blocking, camera angles/movement, and lighting are excellent. there's more than a few Hollywood directors that could learn something from watching more cable.
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