[Fire of the Phoenix]

Just finished catching up with the show. Hadn't watched it since just after hospital and I pretty much PVR blitzed it.

What a turn around.

Season 5 was a mixture of awful and awesome. Great start, tedious middle and an excellent last few episodes. Never have I watched a season of any show that was so inconsistent but now I find myself pining for season 6. The whole Alexandria storyline was very well done.

Hope this doesn't get me in trouble but one final comment. The last few episodes have been very comic inspired (much of it was ripped straight from the pages) whereas the middle of the season was original material. One can't help but wonder if the writers would be better off keeping that trend going as whenever they have veered off that path the show gets weak IMO. This new spinoff has me interested but I can't help but wonder if it will be weak with none of Kirkman's original material to draw on.

Loved how Morgan stumbled upon Rick shooting Pete at the end as the episode faded to black. Brilliant on so many levels. Turns out they had a plan all along. Color me impressed.