Another week, another mediocre Walking Dead. This weeks episode "Secrets" was one of the better ones this season but still yet again does not compare to season one. Yes guys, I know, I'm repeating myself but this is an issue and it must be discussed but I will save the whole rant for the mid-season finale. Now onto the review.
"Secrets" felt different from most eps this season as it had subtle changes that made me actually enjoy this episode. We start off with Carl (who is now on his feet from his surgery) stealing one of the guns the crew has. He gets caught causing Lori to get into a fuss. Looks like it's time for some gun training but not for just Carl, but for the whole group. The scene was cool and showed off some nice camera angles but ended too short. Andrea appears to be the quickest learner as Shane thinks she is ready for the advance lesson.
Those lessons are cut short as Shane mentions Amy (Andrea's sister). This insults Andrea and makes her storm off. Shane apologizes and asks her to join him on the hunt for Sophia. She says yes and they are off to a nearby housing complex. This was my favourite part of the episode, they get overrun by zombies and Andrea finds her zen in all the chaos. Headshot after headshot, this was a cool scene that reminisced of season 1. Good job. Also on the way home a little bond forms between Shane and Andrea. We then get our second sex scene of the series but don't expect anything too graphic as we are left to imagine the rest of it (sorry guys its TV).
Back on the camp, Glenn and Maggie go for another run into town to get medical supplies (morning after pills) for Lori. This also gets interrupted by a zombie (yeah guys TWO zombie scenes) and has Glenn beating the everloving crap out of it. When they arrive back at camp Maggie freaks on Lori for asking them to go get medical supplies and leaves in complete rage. When Glenn confronts Maggie she says she doesn't want him (Glenn) to turn out like the others in the group. She kisses him passionately then leaves Glenn with a very confused look on his face. At first when she does get the morning after pills from Glenn she takes them, but then she runs to the field and forces herself to throw them up. Sarah Wayne Callies' acting was fantastic this week and she has become one of my favourite female actors on TV. Rick walks into his tent and notices the pill box and runs off to find Lori. He finds her and this leads to a very strong scene from both Andrew Lincon and Sarah Wayne Callies. The emotion and passion they both drew makes me totally believe in their marriage. Well done to both. Rick learns about the pregnancy and how Lori and Shane slept together, words are exchanged and cut to credits.
I'm not really sure what to say when it comes to this weeks Walking Dead. We did get two cool zombie scenes (makeup teams definitely deserve awards this season), and we did get brutality and headshots, but the story still hasn't progressed in any major way giving us a lot of filler and unnecessary content. It's times like this when I wished AMC stuck to the story of the graphic novels. I did enjoy Andrea (Laurie Holden) and Dale (Jeffery DeMunn) this episode, usually I can't stand either, but the writers found a nice groove of making them different. From Andrea taking down a horde of zombies to Dale trying to tell off Shane, the characters are progressing. That's what this first half of this season essentially is.
We have Rick learning that sometimes he has to make hard decisions, Daryl becoming more caring and likeable, Shane becoming a huge asshole, Andrea becoming almost fearless, and Lori having the revelation with her pregnancy. It is quite dull compared to last season but you can't say AMC isn't trying. That's why I keep giving the show good ratings, because compared to other TV shows The Walking Dead can still deliver quality content and it still is one of the best and original shows on nowadays . That is why this weeks episode "Secrets" was enjoyable, but be warned, my expectations are set high on next weeks finale.
8.6/10
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