Bounty

The sacrifice for the projector bulb shows just how different the kingdom is as opposed to the whisperers. Even during troubled times they sacrifice so much to make some children smile. whereas the whisperers are feeding the walkers babies. it helps justify Connie and Henry's uneasy feelings and overall puts things into perspective. Was very happy with this episode. Love it when they take the time to show these small moments. increases the realism and makes it relatable to the viewer.

All seasons have filler episodes. Hell breaking bad had an episode where all they did was hunt down a fly. Thats 40 minutes of trying to get a fly. its a great opportunity to give another directer a shot, thus introducing fresh directing and an insight into the smaller picture that would certainly get overlooked in a movie. Sure they can risk going wrong but this one was great.

I can really empathise with the screen writers on how much writing they had to do when the cast got 'so' big... really building an in depth, psychological story to the viewers.

Another solid episode in this back half of season 9. Loved the light and dark tones of this episode throughout, the kingdom scenes were fun and at times very funny and the hilltop scenes were extremely tense and dark. The standout moment has to go to Connie and the baby in the cornfield, one of the best scenes I've seen this season!

P.s Alpha and the whisperes are coming across much better than the comics.

Definitely great. Carol and Ezekiel were great, I'm excited to continue watching the development of the whisperers, I liked the way they developed the theme of the exchange. Very good TWD

Boy, now that's the type of episode that this show used to give us every week. Tremendous tension, a poignant conflict, and even a light hearted tone to complement the tough moments.

I'm all in with Alpha right now. I was one of the consistent defenders of Negan, but Alpha's change of pace is exactly what's needed. Merely Samantha Morton's voice is enough to umhinge even the most calm audience member. Those sequences made even more intense by the involvement of a baby (what else is new) which Alpha was prepared to let die for the safety of her people as a whole. I mean, even Negan wouldn't have been that cold hearted!

The other half of the episode focused on Carol, Ezekiel, and Jerry's venture to get a film projector bulb at an old movie theater, which was of course swamped with dozens of walkers. While I was begging for the show to go right back to the main conflict every time we cut to this section of the episode, it does end up bringing some much needed levity to an otherwise extremely dark week of The Walking Dead.

8.8/10