Movies / TV

This show continues to impress. One thing dawned on me last night while we were watching. Off the top of my head, I can only remember seeing maybe three zombies throughout the entire episode. But there is so much else going on, and the plots are so solid, I forget they don’t show zombies all the time.

They finally gave a little extra depth last night to both Shane and Lori’s characters. We’ve seen so little of them, and what we’ve seen has been negative (secret sex encounters in the woods seem a little out of place in a zombie apocalypse). We saw that Lori actually cares about her husband (I honestly didn’t think she did). I also have to admit I thought it was cool when Shane beat up the generic-wife-beater survivor.

Glenn deserves a special mention (similar name not withstanding). I think it’s funny how he keeps getting dragged into rescue operations. Hopefully he’ll survive a long time.

We watched the second episode of The Walking Dead on Sunday night. I’ve seen tons of zombie movies, from the very solid (Dawn of the Dead remake) to the laughable (Gangs of the Dead). The Walking Dead is some of the best I’ve seen so far, but it’s not without its flaws. I’ve never read the source material, but the Lori / Shane subplot is not compelling to me. When I watch my zombies, I don’t care about love triangles or affairs.

But when they go back to Rick, that is just gripping. I love the scene where Rick and Glenn walked through the streets covered in gore. I’ve never seen that done before in any zombie fiction.

I’ll be tuning in each week, but I hope they tone down the Shane / Lori nonsense.