![]() ![]() My issue is more that I think on a weekly basis, Team “Walking Dead” handles the action and suspense far more effectively than anything else, a trend emphasized by an episode like “Triggerfinger.” From the quick teaser with the walker forcing its way through the windshield of Lori’s wrecked car until the moment where a desperate Rick yanks the kid’s leg free from the wrought iron fence, it’s tense and exciting and pretty terrific all around. ![]() And I still think the best episode of “The Walking Dead” was the pilot, which had a lot of zombies but also moved slowly and quietly throughout. On AMC alone, you’ve got “Breaking Bad,” which can be edited into a kick-ass highlight reel, but which on an episode-by-episode basis tends to move at an incredibly measured pace and you’ve got “Mad Men,” which has made slowness and silence into a virtue. Of course, I’ve got no problem with shows that take things slowly. ![]() Often when I prepare to write a “Walking Dead” review, I begin to feel like a 14-year-old with ADD, barking, “I want more zombies! More action! Less time on boring things like dialogue and characterization!” “I’m sure we’ve all lost enough people, done things we wish we didn’t have to, but it’s like that now. A review of tonight’s “The Walking Dead” coming up just as soon as I go get some flowers and candy for my prisoner… ![]()
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