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As much as I have enjoyed all of the former sequels Scream VI is the first one that actually opens up the franchise and subverts the formula. It may not have the best storyline or denouement of the series, but overall it's the best sequel yet, because it does more than retread the original, while still checking all the boxes to make it a bona fide Scream installment. This is the Scream equivalent of what Jason Takes Manhattan should have been. It has the necessary drama, gore and humor, but its best quality is the suspense. The subway sequence alone is a masterclass in suspense. Also, with all due respect, I strongly feel that Neve Campbell's absence from this entry inadvertently made it a better movie. Remember when Amber said you "can't have a bona fide Halloween without Jamie Lee"? Well, apparently, we CAN have a bona fide Scream movie without Neve. That said, I do hope she will be back for part 7.

PS: There's a post-credits scene.

REC 3: Génesis has absolutely no ties with the other instalments of the REC franchise. It is completely omissible from it and works fine as a stand-alone zombie movie-which, by the way, doesn't mean that it ruins the franchise in any way, by being a part of it. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised by this movie, It's completely different in look and tone from the first two movies and it's only partly "found footage" (which I thought was gonna bother me in the beginning, but ended up not bothering me at all). But enough about this being a REC movie. Yes, it's a Fremdkörper among the other instalments, but so what? This is a good zombie movie. It's not as original or scary or dark as the first movie and it lacks the occult undertone, but who really cares? It's great entertainment. It's suspenseful, it's gory, it's funny, it has characters that are sympathetic enough to root for. Forget about REC; this is a good zombie movie and people are being way too harsh on it. So forget about the ratings and the reviews, forget about the franchise; just sit back and enjoy the ride.

After a long time of building up tension this episode delivers relentlessly, throwing a lot of surprise punches throughout and concluding with the most epic, bone-chilling moments since the introduction of Cailey Fleming's Judith in Season 9, and probably the most bad-ass Walking Dead moment of the entire show. Samantha Morton delivers yet another powerhouse performance as Alpha, Judith takes it upon herself to protect the future of the Survivors, and most importantly, Negan is back!

I can't wait for the next episode, which seems to be a Michonne-centric episode. I loved this episode and I love this show. This is by far the most exciting season yet.