Worth

Don't be alarmed by any of the 1 star reviews on here because this whole half of the walking dead has been amazing. This episode was my favorite of the whole season and showed that Negan is not to be messed with behind his back. This set the show up for hopefully a fantastic finale that should wrap up the whole all out war arc. I strongly recommend for anyone that left the show to come back to season 8B because it has been nothing short of awesomeness with true walking dead moments.

Finally we get a bit of excitement. Great end for Simon's character. The later seasons of the walking dead are terrible. The only good episodes of season 8 are some guy, big scary u, worth. Are they trying to kill this show?!

The lowest rating I have ever given this show is a 5, how anyone can rate something a 1 and still watch, that makes no sense to me. Stop watching end of story. Moving on after my brief rant decent episode the show is different and does not have much left. Hoping the finale is strong as the show has been weak since Negan has been introduced. 7 out of 10 is my vote not bad always could be better looking forward to ending this long season and starting fresh for season 9!

Was not impressed by Season 8 on the whole, wasn't that taken with Season 7 either but 8 was more problematic with a higher number of bad episodes. The season admittedly did get better with episodes like "The Lost and the Plunderers" and "The Key", but the first half of it was incredibly shaky to say the least (and that is being generous) with a large percentage of bad episodes. Am saying this as a fan of 'The Walking Dead' pre-Season 7 and as someone who has always aimed to be encouraging when reviewing, this is not coming from someone wanting to hate or following the crowd.

Season 8 is not exempt from good episodes, and one of those good episodes that is up there with the season's better efforts is its penultimate outing "Worth". Not great or a 'The Walking Dead' high point, but a worthy effort that doesn't disgrace the show in the way that the season's first half did. "Worth" says goodbye to a major character, and it turns out to be one of the better character exits in a long time and it contains some of the season's best acting.

By all means, "Worth" is not perfect. It is a bit too talk heavy and some of it rambles, like the typical long winded dialogues of Negan. It does have moments of ridiculousness, especially in the Saviors subplot and everything with Eugene.

Did find Eugene's contribution to the story extraneous irritating padding and those that dislike or even hate Eugene are not going to be converted, he is as annoying as ever.

However, so much is good here in "Worth". It is worth it for the brilliant performance of Steven Ogg, the best individual performance of the season. It is a fiercely chilling and powerful turn and he has electrifying chemistry with Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who also delivers on the chills and menace. The death is truly brutal and doesn't feel gratuitous or a cheap way to get rid of somebody, like too many of the character exits in recent years. The whole climax is exciting and the episode does finish a lot more strongly than it started. The rest of the acting is fine, though Ogg is in a different league to everyone else.

Furthermore, it has a genuinely atmospheric look and it is one of the few Season 8 episodes where the photography, which tended to be disorganised and self-indulgent, wasn't a problem. Kudos too to the makeup and prosthetics, which are some of the most accomplished and creepiest in a while. The writing is not perfect but it is thought provoking and intriguing. The music is suitably ominous.

Unlike most of the season's episodes, there is forward momentum and progression (apart from with Eugene), feeling like it's going somewhere rather than being too much like filler. The story has tautness and tension, especially in the last act, and the beginning with Rick is touching. Failing only with Eugene.

Overall, not great but for Season 8 quite impressive. 7/10.

To put it mildly I've been highly disappointed with the way the show was progressing for the past two seasons. All the timeline nonsense with only a month passing for the freaking 32 episodes (!), hence with Maggie showing no traces of pregnancy what so ever and just making it so hard to believe that so close relationships have been developed in such a short time period (Negan and Rick for instance). Don't get me wrong: considering the era the characters live in and all things that have happened it's perfectly normal to experience the infinity of events in just a month. In this particular case though that is in fact not-believable mainly because how contrived the storytelling has become. Not to mention how both, writers and directors, seemingly gave up on efforts and began manufacturing mediocracy. But thankfully something happened (in the second half of the season eighth) - every two weeks or so the audience was provided with more or less decent flick. For me it was this one and the tenth that delivered the most satisfaction. Finally! Nice composition, thick yet understandable and consistent plot, nice directing and even Eugene's way of expressing himself wasn't such an abomination (as it usually is) for me this time. Hope that they keep it up and we'll be able to at least enjoy the finale of this sorry-ass season.