What Lies Ahead

Watching The Walking dead for the first time and I'm loving it but I'm not sure I can stick with it due to the most annoying characters ever, namely Lori Grimes, lets hope she gets killed off soon, I mean when the group are on the highway and are stuck in all the abandoned cars and she complains about everybody looking for supplies to survive, give me a break, she's pathetic, then there is Shane, who thinks he is the leader when in reality he's an idiot, then last but not least there is Andrea, she needs to get a grip of herself and stop screaming at the slightest thing.

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Re: The shell-shocked crew head... somewhere. The don't get far, running into a huge accident blocking the highway. Then they lose a member during a zombie attack.

Outstanding: Some great, tense horror moments in this episode, especially in the tense early moments of the attack. The actors here run the gamut from over the top and up, but I really like Andrew Lincoln in this.

Unacceptable: Unfortunately, a few little things let this episode down, mostly the ludicrously sloppy autopsy, the constant gun argument and the director's tendency to cut away to the reaction shots during action scenes. I know this is a TV show, but the first season had no qualms. But they had a budget, too.

Summary: Overall a decent second season opener, and a huge improvement over the last season's big CDC-CGI extravaganza.

Had heard nothing but great things about 'The Walking Dead' from friends and IMDb reviewers. It took a while to get round to watching, both from being busy and also not being sure whether it would be my cup of tea. Finally getting round to it a few years ago and slowly working my way through it, having had a very long to watch and review list, 'The Walking Dead' turned out to be very much my cup of tea and as good as the hype made it out to be, have found it extremely addictive.

"What Lies Ahead" is a terrific Season 2 opener that makes one highly anticipate the rest of the season. And a strong reminder of how Seasons 1-5 of 'The Walking Dead' to me were absolutely brilliant and seeing the show in its full glory days (Season 6 was uneven, Season 7 was a huge disappointment and am still debating whether to watch Season 8). It is as emotional, complex and as tense as one would expect , at the same time it has adrenaline and guts.

It still shocks me at how an intelligent, well-made (so much so that it is easy to mistake it for a film) show about zombies could be made when so many films have tried and failed abysmally to do so.

Like all the episodes of the show, "What Lies Ahead" is incredibly well made in the production values, with gritty and audacious production design, photography of almost cinematic quality, effects that look good, have soul and are not overused or abused and pretty frightening make-up that make the zombies even more terrifying. The music is haunting and affecting, having presence but never being too intrusive.

The writing is intelligent and thought-provoking, with lots of tension and emotional resonance and already showing signs of character complexity and multiple layer storytelling. The more eventful scenes are thrilling and terrifying as well as uncompromising.

Appreciated the ever strong and still progressing story and character building, that the pace is never dull or rushed and how quite daring the ending is. The highway sequence is particularly great in thrills and style.

My only complaint of "What Lies Ahead" actually is that it does contain a few sloppy lapses in continuity in comparison to the first season.

It's all thrilling and tautly paced without rushing through the more important parts. The world building is already stunningly immersive and effective. Direction is smart and atmospheric while the show throughout has been strongly acted. Andrew Lincoln is an excellent lead and Norman Reedus and Jeffrey DeMunn are especially up to his level.

Overall, terrific. 9/10 Bethany Cox

The first episode of the second season of AMC's "The Walking Dead" shows no sign in a drop of quality.

The episode starts with Rick (Andrew Lincoln) talking into his Walkie Talkie leaving a message for Marcus who we last seen in the first episode of season one. He says they are leaving Atlanta and are heading to Fort Benning. There is a lot of drama when one if the children in the group goes missing, and we get a good shock ending that ensures you will be watching the next episode as soon as possible.

Melissa McBride as Carol is the star performer here, whilst Norman Reedus as Daryl and Lincoln do some bonding in some good scenes. Once again it's Jeffrey DeMunn as Dale who is the human conscience of the group.

This was a great way to kick off season two, after a great first season! It doesn't take long for things to get intense and from there the episode is an exciting ride, that leaves you on edge to find out how things will play out!

The first part manages to create some very intense scenes where you can almost hear your heart beat! Especially since you never know who will make it!

Sophia going missing and the search for her is one of the more memorable storylines in the show, and I think this episode handles the beginning of that well!

The episode leaves you with a shocking cliffhanger and you feel like things have just begun!