Truth be told, I'm starting to get a bit disappointed in
AMC's
The Walking Dead. So yeah, they've been on the ranch for an entire season now, even though they're not wanted there. They talk about filling their tanks and heading up state, instead they go into town and stir up some walkers. They talk about rearranging the hierarchy and setting some ground rules, but instead they revert into the classical trap of gender roles - the hunting men and the stay-at-home moms. Enough already. It's a slow burn and as of now, I'd much rather watch
The River or
AMC's
Hell on Wheels instead of this dragging show.
The major character's death in last night's episode (I haven't seen it yet) must make a damn good turn for the show, or otherwise I'm gonna lose interest. Perhaps for good.
UPDATE 3/7/2012:
So, a quick update this Wednesday morning. The last episode was wicked! I hadn't expected much based on this season's previous slow drama, but S02E11
Judge, Jury, Executioner did deliver! Not only were we faced with a major character loss at the end of the episode, but the road leading up to the gruesome (and remarkably sad) death scene was so strongly influenced by the personal journey and psychological hurdle of Carl. The change in his character, from an innocent child to that of an executioner, was so potent, both in the eye-to-eye-with-a-walker experience in the woods, to the moment of Randall's execution in the barn, where his determined little voice said: "
Do it, dad".
Back to balancing between being solid and slow burning? Or are they heating it up for the last two up-coming episodes? Time will tell...
