Why? Why is there never anything on television on Sunday nights? I know it is not the best day of the week, but jeez! I can understand one or two channels not showing anything, but all of them? Hmm…Tell It to the Frogs.
Tell It to the Frogs
As far as I am concern, this episode should tell it to the frogs (no pun intended). In no way was I wowed by this episode. Quite a few things happened during this episode that should have dropped bombshells on the face of the plot. However, those bombshells all went off with a…eh. I was deeply confused. Rick finally reconciled with his family. Sounds great, does it not? Yes, it really does. However, there is a “but” here. Where was the disposition? Where was the frame of mind? Where were the emotional money shot taken as Rick embraced himself into his family’s arms? The sentimental moment was not quite there. The scene felt as if Rick, Lori, and Carl have not seen each other in over a day. The scene felt empty. Aside from what he does not know about his wife’s affair with Shane, Rick barely had a dialog with him. Yes, Rick and Shane had a scene where a strategic plan was discussed, but most of their interactions were hello nods. I know what you are thinking, “Hello nods? As in nods that you give a person you do not know while walking passed them on the street?” Exactly! Get the reader a cigar. This is Rick’s partner. Rick’s partner! Shane is the third person Rick shared most of his life with everyday. However, the best interaction Rick and Shane shared was nothing more than a nod, really? Wow!
What about the other survivors? The survivors are doing wonderful thanks to Rick. The idea of Andrea, Jacqui, Amy (Emma Bell), and Carol (Melissa Suzan McBride) missing something once cherished was excellent. This really gave a realistic appeal to the episode. However, something remained very wrong during this episode. The world is overtaken by flesh eating zombies; yet, the humans (or these characters) seemed to be quite fond of the situation. Perhaps this is because they are alive, but they are acting way too casual in relations to the disastrous matter. Over two weeks ago, I lost my favorite winter hat. I was seriously aggravated with that. To this day, I still am. I had that hat for over eight years. The hat was sort of my life style. Now, think about your life style being ripped apart, how would you feel? I bet you would feel angry. If you do not then that is on you. But just think for a second…think of that mood downgraded to a minimum. Once you have done so you would understand the experience of this episode. Some expressed emotions and some lacked it. I doubt that the mood presented on the screen was the same as in the graphic novel because it was very lethargic. The scene did not quite feel right to me.
I give this badboy – 2.5/5 – Believe me this episode was not bad at all. However, if it were not for the mood of the episode I would have probably graded it much higher. The first episode demonstrated very powerful and moving scenes which I thought were incapable of being pulled off. In this episode, I was expecting the same acknowledgement but it was hardly ever there. Hopefully, this will pick up during the latter episodes…
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