OK, off to a great start with Carl's injury and the parallels to Rick's getting shot. The agonies of being a parent in that sort of emotional landscape is what makes TWD a great show.
Not Zombie viscera.
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It's also nice to have Shane be less than a cartoonish villain. He's more interesting as a conflicted person than as a jealous horndog.
Also, great to see Pruitt Taylor Vince in something. He's a great character actor. Nice call. Does plain decency really well.
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"Shut up" Thwok. That's good.
One of the conflicts of the show is that basic human jealousies and prejudices survive the apocalypse. The fever sequence where T-Dog wonders about his vulnerability is a good example. But it seems to be a theme that you can take too far. At some point you rally around the common enemy, but I guess underneath it all there would be those hard habits that are impossible to leave behind.
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Nice bit with the FEMA center and the gathered horde. The zombies sound a little too generic horror movie-ish.
Nice turn by Lori, too. Tiger mom may be too gentle a term.
Good use of darkness to hide cheap makeup.
So, they've set up the second season well. They've brought in two great character actors in Vance and Scott Wilson.
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