This episode would've worked so much better as 6.03 instead of 6.04!!
An amazing episode, with great character development, not only for Morgan, but also for Eastman (in only on episode). Kudos to the writers in getting Eastman as a Forensic Psychologist who had gone through trauma himself... and the perfect thing was that he did indeed get his revenge, and showed that it didn't fulfill him and gave him peace... showing that vengeance wasn't worth it, and getting him to actually relate to Morgan.
It was perfect to show how Morgan went from the nutty guy we saw in Clear and the zen guy we get now. But after such a fast paced episode and with such cliffhangers, this episode broke the rhythm and was sort of disappointing for us who were still high waiting for continuity of 6.03
9.5/10. This was a superb effort from The Walking Dead. I really appreciate them devoting whole episodes to developing characters rather than trying to do it through the various machinations of an often baffling series of storylines alone. This was practically a short story, and it helped us to develop a better understanding of who Morgan is, and he got from the screw-loose madmen we saw in "Clear" to the pacifist monk who appeared last season.
Some parts of the story were a little too convenient. I was reminded of "Broken" from House M.D. where you knew that the writers were going to have to hit certain beats in telling a story of recovery. But that aside, I really liked the character of Eastman, who was given quite a bit to do and was the glue that held this episode together. The actor who played him (an odd mix of J.K. Simmons and Paul Heyman) lent the appropriate zen but playful air to him that made the character work.
And I liked how the show offered a little bit of optimism here. There's a great deal on TWD about people being damaged, scarred, shaken, or changed by the fall of civilization. It is, in many ways, a pessimistic show, about what people become when the metes and bounds of society are removed and our impulses go unchecked. Sometimes the show has depicted people finding solace in this new world, but never has it devoted so much time to showing a person healing. Despite the episode's end, it was a very hopeful episode, something that's in short supply in this series, and I for one, was happy to have it.
It was also a wonderful episode in terms of atmosphere and mood. It was very patient, going over the show's usual runtime to develop the story as long as it needed to. There were slow, lingering shots of edenic meadows, quiet streams where Eastman and Morgan practiced forms, or the characters simply stayed in place and reacted to each other. Very artful and a nice break from some of the more action-y drama from the first few episodes of the season.
Morgan become one of my favorite characters after this episode!
Before I watched this episode, people told me it was "boring" -- obviously I didn't believe them! And I was right not to because this episode was one of my favourites. TWD doesn't have to be fast-paced or excessively gory to be good. This episode proved that. The acting from the two men in this episode was incredible, bravo TWD!
This is what I want in writing, acting, and pacing in a Walking Dead episode. I inflated the rating to even out others' lower ratings.
First episode in a long time I fell asleep...had to watch next day, fell asleep again. Boring, straight up boring.
Eastman, "Everything in this world is about people. It couldn't be just me, it shoudn't be just you." Nothing worst then feeling lonely =/
Useless and boring one hour episode.
Would've been too good to have three good episodes in a row. Usual TWD.
An entire hour and a half episode on Morgan? Ugh, I like him even less!
Awesome episode, so emotional :3
So many people hate this episode, but it was brilliant, Watching people kill walkers & fight over land is nothing new, but actually realizing what this whole zombie apocalypse is about, that's something to think about. But most of the people here hate thinking, I guess, that's why they want ACTION, ACTION, ACTION! I say screw you, spoilt kids...
This episode was a nice change from the usual type of story telling. I still watch The Walking Dead, but it's not because it's a very good show. More episodes telling the background stories of the characters would definitely revive my enthousiasm toward the show.
This was a brilliant episode but the timing is pathetic. I dont care about Morgan right now just tell what happens to Rick and others
Why is there an episode that really doesn't contribute AT ALL to the actual storyline?
Scumbag Walking Dead storywriters who show the main character Rick Grimes in 2 of 4 episodes.
Ridiculous!!!
After a very bad season (For me the 5th season was terrible, just the season finalle was good) they start 6th season with 3 great episodes, but stopped the adventure to show about Morgan's past? Don't make sense, everybody was expecting what would happen with Rick in the trailler!
And worse... 1 hour of thisss????
I wonder why they put Morgan's flashback in this episode. I was expecting his flashback to be told a bit later, or with more exposition. It's nice, but it feels a bit too hurried in the last half of the episode.
I'd think Morgan had been trained by Donatello. *Eastman as a reference to #TMNT's Kevin Eastman
What a bloody waste of time. I use my bed for sleeping and the walking dead to make sure I can't sleep, this episode was like a blanket and a pillow. Who cares about Morgan and his freaking stick. I was shaking last episode. I was snoring this episode
Please, more episodes like this one. I couldn't care less for Glenn to be honest.
The pacing is completely lost in this series. Every time the story gets going they slam on the brakes by putting in an episode like this.
First sentimental episode. Loved Eastman
One minute in - and you realize Morgan still hasn't killed that annoying wolf guy. Why man why. I guess this episode will tell.
What a bloody waste of time. I use my bed for sleeping and the walking dead to make sure I can't sleep, this episode was like a blanket and a pillow. Who cares about Morgan and his freaking stick. I was shaking last episode. I was snoring this episode
I understand this was needed for character growth but seriously so so boring.
It is so boring that I can't finish watching it.
it was a very weak episode...
What a bloody waste of time. I use my bed for sleeping and the walking dead to make sure I can't sleep, this episode was like a blanket and a pillow. Who cares about Morgan and his freaking stick. I was shaking last episode. I was snoring this episode
Pretty much a filler episode, giving yet another pointless, albeit partially interesting, backstory instead of actually moving forward with any main plot. Yeah, Morgan is a nice addition to the TWD universe, but at least give him more traits than wielding that dumb stick (which, if you saw the previous episode, you know just looked incredibly dumb).
Ya sabemos porque Morgan se comporta así, y que miedo al final con el Lobo en las urbanización.
Steve Yeun does not appear in the opening credits
It was a wonderful Episode with a good message.
Different from the usual TwD Show.
Of course Morgan screwed up and got someone killed. I mean if Rick wasn't the main character he'd have been shot by the wolf who Morgan allowed to get away with a fucking gun. You can't just be all good or all bad, set yourself to kill everyone or not to kill anyone. Definitely not in a world like that. Who in all truthfulness is willing to deal with the consequences of sparing a monster? It would literally make you partially responsible for their next murders. All in all I still like Morgan, no one is without a fault, but if that wolf he just let go will manage to kill someone before he himself dies, I'll... do absolutely nothing.
A good episode but I really want to know how Glenn survives
Time for Jesus to SAVE THE DAY! (And most likely Glenn too...)
Such a shame about Eastman... he was such a cool character.
What an absolute boring BS of a episode :type_3:♂
What an absolute boring BS of a episode :type_3:♂
NOOOOOO NOT TABITHA TOO :sob::sob::sob::sob::sob::sob:
This episode would be a lot better with the space odyssey soundtrack
I'm not gonna sit through an entire episode of my least favourite character while wondering what's gonna happen with all the others. This is the first episode I skipped.
An Aikido master throw himself into a walker's mouth! Why!!
We need a more realible death in those Series!..
What a bloody waste of time. I use my bed for sleeping and the walking dead to make sure I can't sleep, this episode was like a blanket and a pillow. Who cares about Morgan and his freaking stick. I was shaking last episode. I was snoring this episode
The first half was kinda boring but in the second half it really got better!
Loved this episode. john carroll lynch is a brilliant actor.
This episode was slow but it's great!
Great episode. I have been waiting for an explanation to the events after Rik left Morgan behind during his breakdown so this was a satisfying episode.
Why is there no delete!
What a bloody waste of time. I use my bed for sleeping and the walking dead to make sure I can't sleep, this episode was like a blanket and a pillow. Who cares about Morgan and his freaking stick. I was shaking last episode. I was snoring this episode
What a bloody waste of time. I use my bed for sleeping and the walking dead to make sure I can't sleep, this episode was like a blanket and a pillow. Who cares about Morgan and his freaking stick. I was shaking last episode. I was snoring this episode
What a bloody waste of time. I use my bed for sleeping and the walking dead to make sure I can't sleep, this episode was like a blanket and a pillow. Who cares about Morgan and his freaking stick. I was shaking last episode. I was snoring this episode
What a bloody waste of time. I use my bed for sleeping and the walking dead to make sure I can't sleep, this episode was like a blanket and a pillow. Who cares about Morgan and his freaking stick. I was shaking last episode. I was snoring this episode
What a bloody waste of time. I use my bed for sleeping and the walking dead to make sure I can't sleep, this episode was like a blanket and a pillow. Who cares about Morgan and his freaking stick. I was shaking last episode. I was snoring this episode
What a bloody waste of time. I use my bed for sleeping and the walking dead to make sure I can't sleep, this episode was like a blanket and a pillow. Who cares about Morgan and his freaking stick. I was shaking last episode. I was snoring this episode
What a bloody waste of time. I use my bed for sleeping and the walking dead to make sure I can't sleep, this episode was like a blanket and a pillow. Who cares about Morgan and his freaking stick. I was shaking last episode. I was snoring this episode
What a bloody waste of time. I use my bed for sleeping and the walking dead to make sure I can't sleep, this episode was like a blanket and a pillow. Who cares about Morgan and his freaking stick. I was shaking last episode. I was snoring this episode
What a bloody waste of time. I use my bed for sleeping and the walking dead to make sure I can't sleep, this episode was like a blanket and a pillow. Who cares about Morgan and his freaking stick. I was shaking last episode. I was snoring this episode
What a bloody waste of time. I use my bed for sleeping and the walking dead to make sure I can't sleep, this episode was like a blanket and a pillow. Who cares about Morgan and his freaking stick. I was shaking last episode. I was snoring this episode
This episode straight sucked. Boring and pointless.
Oh boy, the theological parallelism from this chapter!
This is why mercy is so, so, so precious and evil is so damn disgusting. All I could think was on Fr. José Antonio Fortea Curul's book Summa dæmoniaca, in the part where he describes how angels became daemons and how they rejected the grace of repentance that God gave to them.
A great dramatic Morgan episode.
Shout by marcin_twismBlockedParentSpoilers2015-11-02T15:55:08Z
another episode, another idiotic death, why can't the creators of this show give us more "believable" deaths? aikido master with a stick decides to defend his friend by shoving his back into a walker's mouth... why? just why?