The Damned

Why are people hating this so much? It is 40 minutes of action. It is more action than the show ever had. I love the first two episodes of season 8

After a relatively fast episode last week, we got an even faster paced episode this week. Literally a non-stop week of action as Rick & the gang attempted to take down another outpost of The Saviors.

After taking most of the beating last season, our group took the initiative and went after the Saviors before it was the other way around. I have to admit, it wasn't the easiest to watch the gang brutally plow through dozens upon dozens of living people like that. I think it's too optimistic to think that they can just hold everyone captive and not have some casualties. But at the same time, I'm glad we saw Rick look at himself in the mirror and re-think things a bit. Seeing Morales definitely brought back some thoughts about how the past used to be. So not only is the "familiar face" he runs into Morales, but it's also his own face in that mirror. To me, that was an extremely powerful moment. It's those moments that always win me over.

If there are going to be big deaths this year, I think it's smart to bet on Morgan. This whole "I can't Die" storyline is bound to end up with a devastating end to the great run of Morgan on this show. However, it's interesting that he's done a complete 180 from where he was at this point last year. In fact, it was interesting just to see the idea of life and death become so prominent in tonight's episode. I can only assume that this is a theme that will run through the rest of the season.

So while there was a ton of action, not a lot of things happened of significance. It felt very much like the first part of a two-parter, and maybe this whole season will have that feeling. As we draw closer and closer to our group taking down Negan, which is absolutely inevitable.

8.2/10

For several episodes now, I've been fighting the urge to declare WD has finally jumped the shark. Well it has. The writing has gone to Hades. But for Negan (JD Morgan), there hasn't been a new character in several seasons now that could act his/her way out of a paper bag.

I'm a big fan of GOT and was a big fan of Breaking Bad. Both series got better over time. Walking Dead has been treading water since Terminus. Each episode relies too heavily on its fan base, not creative writing, compelling performances or inspiring plots. The special effects have become comical. I now believe it is too late to throw WD a life saver. With the current writers and sub-par cast, it is time to say R.I.P. to what was once an exceptional series. Shame on Scott Gimble!

This episode better than first one , i was shocked when i saw the rating , it is really an interesting episode . ( when you want to rate first be honest with yourself )

I truly don't know why this episode got all this hate.

Honestly, it's a good episode. especially compared to the last season. Sure it's not one of the best episodes of the walking dead. But really this episode is just an average TWD episode.

Normally I don't post a review unless its something truly amazing or horrible

But this is just a normal episode.

I think most people who gave this episode bad reviews are just hating on it because they are mad about the show as a whole going down last season in quality but this episode kind of stood out from the few previous ones and could be a start back to its former glory

And When people see a couple of bad episodes in a row they just expect the next one to be bad too. So they only see the bad parts in an episode when it's released.

And I've seen reviews saying " Please fire the writers " and " these writers are terrible and stupid "

But end result. Just an average TWD episode if you compare it to any episode before season 7. but still the best episode since S7E01