The Walking Dead 210 "18 Miles Out"
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"Rick and Shane come into conflict over
the fate of an outsider. Andrea helps Hershel's youngest daughter
face a crucial decision.." It seems that with Triggerfinger, we rounded the corner and got
back to some of the old pacing and "feel" of the original
The Walking Dead. Pretty late in the season, but better late than
never. 18 Miles, right from the flash-foward action scene start
continues that ole' Walking Dead vibe. We get some really psychological character development, brooding
Shane transforming borderline psychotic. Noticing the field walker
and not telling anyone, underlies that. Maybe he's hoping the
threat will come home to the farm, as this is Now, the premise of leaving the injured (apparently now incredulously
healed up) kid out there alone is ludicrous as even the kid himself
said, why take him in, in the first place, but it also illustrates
Rick's struggle with the new world (the one's Shane's "getting"). This good-guy inside struggling Rick vs. Shane's utilitarian by any means necessary approach to the real world is actually interesting character psychology, and much better than most of the soap opera level filler we got earlier this season. Even the exchange between Andrea and Lori was fulfilling. Andrea
correctly put Lori in her place, and the "choosing to live"
theme worked well. (Still not convinced that girl is OK, health-wise. Interesting that they had Shane meaningfully point out the bodies in town did not appear bitten. Are we laying the groundwork for the next evolution of the zombie virus?)
NITPICKS: - The entire premise of kidnapping and nursing your advesary
back to health, to the purpose of leaving him crippled alone in
the middle of the zombie apocalypse. Why bother? It's actually
a cruel fate and shows Rick's flawed reasoning (well, ok, maybe
that's why they did it?) - Not loving the casting on the hostage kid. Seems a bit gooberish.
Maybe that's what they were going for? The "everyman, normal-kid"
survivor. QUOTABLE:
Rick: I'm not the good guy anymore.
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Shane:
You can't just be the good guy and expect to live. Not anymore.
