"Hold on, we'll get started in just a sec. I'm trying to wipe all the blood off my TV set.
Okay…that escalated quickly. I think that AMC, Gimple, Kirkman, and the writers have finally figured out how to strike a balance between drama and action -- something the show has had a problem with in the past. Ever since the beginning of season 5, I've felt like the approach to storytelling has changed. We're learning about these characters as they're doing things.
Examples: we learned the truth about Gabriel last week, before he jumped into his long exposition tonight, when he ran away from the zombie church lady in that cellar. In the same way, we had a moment of conflict with Michonne, as she recovered her katana during the big slaughter tonight. On the church steps, you see a relaxed Michonne examining her weapon. You sense that perhaps she's become used to being sword-less all the time. She doesn't have to go into this long monologue (and she doesn't tend to, regardless) to show us all this. This is a tangent, though.
The point is that season 5 has kept us on our toes so far because we don't know when the action is coming or the revelations will unfold. The storytelling has been incredibly efficient. And in this episode, we're engulfed by a thick darkness that really heightens the tension…"
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Sad the group dispersed again…
Amicalement
Armand
ponders nirvana.