Walking Dead
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Before Morgan popped up last season, the last time we saw him he was "stark raving mad writing nonsense on the walls" Morgan. That's a drastic change from where he is now. Morgan's story has to be told, and I don't think doing it in flashbacks interspersed with another plotline, or Morgan having a 3 minute exposé monologue would do it any justice.
90 minute episode? Nah, probably not needed...60 would have been fine. But I'm perfectly okay with what they did with this episode and it being all-Morgan.
90 minute episode? Nah, probably not needed...60 would have been fine. But I'm perfectly okay with what they did with this episode and it being all-Morgan.
It appears this episode didn't resonate with those enamored by big explosions and the like, but I thought it hit the same frequency as the pilot and Morgan's crazed episode, which were the two better episodes of the series.
I think it is an interesting dichotomy where all life is precious (worth saving) but how can that be when some life is destined to destroy others? How can Morgan justify his actions and philosophy when it has directly led to the death of others? It's hard to understand as it's not necessarily a viewpoint I share, but it is intriguing. It follows that line, that has been touched on throughout the series, that separates animals and humans, civilization and anarchy, the undead and the living. Where is that line drawn? And if it has been crossed, can it be crossed from the other side? Can there be redemption? If a life can be saved, is it worth saving? To what end?
It's something we have seen throughout the series. Morgan was crazy and lost but found direction. Tara was on the side of the Governor but was given another chance. Eugene risks other people's lives for self preservation but has shown growth away from being a coward.
So given that, the placement of this episode is actually vital for us to understand the rest of Morgan's story line.
I think it is an interesting dichotomy where all life is precious (worth saving) but how can that be when some life is destined to destroy others? How can Morgan justify his actions and philosophy when it has directly led to the death of others? It's hard to understand as it's not necessarily a viewpoint I share, but it is intriguing. It follows that line, that has been touched on throughout the series, that separates animals and humans, civilization and anarchy, the undead and the living. Where is that line drawn? And if it has been crossed, can it be crossed from the other side? Can there be redemption? If a life can be saved, is it worth saving? To what end?
It's something we have seen throughout the series. Morgan was crazy and lost but found direction. Tara was on the side of the Governor but was given another chance. Eugene risks other people's lives for self preservation but has shown growth away from being a coward.
So given that, the placement of this episode is actually vital for us to understand the rest of Morgan's story line.
Looks like next week will be bringing Daryl, Abraham & Sasha back to Alexandria, based on the trailer I just tripped over.
[video=youtube;bJZudSF-sGs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJZudSF-sGs[/video]
[video=youtube;bJZudSF-sGs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJZudSF-sGs[/video]
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for those needing explosions and gore to keep you entertained... Try reading the above link. It tells the details many would have forgotten about, and how those details came to be.
This was a great episode... and the writing for TWD is second to only BB, IMO.
We have started to DVR the episodes and start watching them about a half hour after the initial episode start. I found myself wanting to fast forward through the episode yesterday. It just didn't appeal to me like Glenn's cliffhanger.
I have no problems with Morgan being boring or whatever. I just feel 90 minutes of a limited episode season dedicated to characters backstory that wasn't really all that necessary. Especially if people end up hating him because his "all lives are precious" stance gets people killed.
Well, you need to approach it like it is more then just a comic book adaptation and that it is something with more depth and awesome artistic significance with deep and profound character development that doesn't strain credulity.
