While Carl, Michonne and Gabriel hold the church, Rick takes a rescue mission to Atlanta, as Abraham's group deal with the fallout from Eugene's revelation.While Carl, Michonne and Gabriel hold the church, Rick takes a rescue mission to Atlanta, as Abraham's group deal with the fallout from Eugene's revelation.While Carl, Michonne and Gabriel hold the church, Rick takes a rescue mission to Atlanta, as Abraham's group deal with the fallout from Eugene's revelation.
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia"Crossed" is the first episode of Season 5 with all main characters in it.
- GoofsAfter Beth is given the key to the drug locker by Dawn, Beth goes and asks Dr. Edwards what medication he would give to Carol to at least give her a fighting chance to recover. When he finally agrees he tells Beth that giving Carol 5 mg epinephrine IV drip will help lower her pulse and blood pressure. This is totally incorrect, epinephrine is a synthetic form of adrenaline, which acts as a stimulant, so it would make her blood pressure and pulse increase, not decrease. Plus the dose he tells Beth to give Carol would most likely kill her. The average dose of epinephrine used even for the most severe allergic reactions is 0.5 mg, so he told Beth to use a dose that is ten times what is normally used. Also Edwards tells Beth that the epinephrine is to be given as a drip, which means it is supposed to be injected into the IV bag so that it can be administered over time, however Beth injects the epinephrine directly into the IV line which would give her the entire dose at once and would almost certainly send Carol into cardiac arrest.
- Quotes
[Tara and Glenn discuss Eugene's big lie]
Tara Chambler: Listen, I don't know what to do without D.C. anymore, but I'm not dealing with him. I'm over it. I just want him to be okay. Eugene wasn't strong. He isn't fast. He doesn't know how to use a weapon. The truth hurts, but he's useless. He had one skill that kept him living. Are we suppose to be mad at him 'cause he used it?
Glenn Rhee: Damn right.
For me Season 5, regarding the first five seasons, began the most consistently quality-wise, none of the previous seasons had equally brilliant first three episodes, that are up there with the most gutsy and powerful episodes of the show, like Season 5 did. It still shocks me at how an intelligent, well-made (so much so that it is easy to mistake it for a film) show about zombies, though the show is so much more than that, could be made when so many films have tried and failed abysmally to do so. The season after the third episode did dip a bit in terms of quality, though the drop was not a drastically big one. "Slabtown" and "Self Help" had a lot of great merits but underwhelmed a bit while "Consumed" while not a return to form was a step up.
As far as the episodes up to this point of Season 5 go, "Crossed" is in the middle for me. Not in the same league as the first three episodes, a step down from "Consumed" and has a slight edge over "Slabtown" and "Self Help". Other episodes do a much better job progressing/advancing the plot and providing guts and thrills, "Crossed" (with the whole cast appearing this time after a few episodes where focus was put on a small group of people) is something of a setting things up episode but mostly it does a good job in this respect. It's an uneven episode where some parts work better than others, but mostly it's well done.
Did find the Father Gabriel subplot a little tedious and over-stretched which made for some uneventful stretches, while appreciating the development to Gabriel.
Not all the dialogue was perfect either, some of it in the water creek subplot is somewhat rough, neither natural or thought-provoking.
Everything else however is terrific. "Crossed", like all the episodes before it, is superbly made. It has gritty and audacious production design, visuals that are well crafted and have soul rather than being overused and abused and photography of almost cinematic quality. The music is haunting and affecting, without being intrusive.
There is a lot of thought provoking writing and emotion. There is subtle tension and emotional power, namely in the Atlanta subplot, and some great character development that feels advanced rather than reiterated or going in circles. It is an example of an at times light-in-action, not exactly progressive (the hospital subplot, the most crucial in terms of the story development, excepting) episode working well mostly and that 'The Walking Dead' can do them well, never do expect non-stop action from the show because it excels even more at world immersion, character building/development and interaction, all three of which "Crossed" excels very well in.
"Crossed" is directed with control on the most part and the acting all round ranges from very good to outstanding. Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus are their usual excellent selves.
Summarising, well done if not completely successful. 7/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Dec 2, 2018
Details
- Runtime42 minutes
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- 16:9 HD