Scarred from their experiences in the outside world, the group struggles to adapt to the normality of the Alexandria Safe-Zone.Scarred from their experiences in the outside world, the group struggles to adapt to the normality of the Alexandria Safe-Zone.Scarred from their experiences in the outside world, the group struggles to adapt to the normality of the Alexandria Safe-Zone.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAndrew Lincoln, who plays Rick Grimes, stated that this episode is like a new pilot.
- GoofsWhen Jessie brings Rick a tub full of supplies, before he opens the door the toilet paper is by her right hand. After he opens the door, the toilet paper is now by her left hand. And when he takes the tub from her, the toilet paper is back on her right side.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Rick Grimes: We good?
Daryl Dixon: Yeah. You a cop again?
Rick Grimes: I'm trying it on for size.
Carol Peletier: So we're staying?
Rick Grimes: I think we can start sleeping in our own homes. Settle in.
Carol Peletier: We get comfortable here, we let our guard down, this place is gonna make us weak.
Rick Grimes: Carl said that. But it's not gonna happen. We won't get weak, that's not in us anymore. We'll make it work. And if they can't make it... then we'll just take this place.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far (2016)
This is a welcome break for the characters, but it nicely plants a few seeds for what is likely to be more drama later down the line.
The characters of The Walking Dead have been depicted to have gone through hell and you feel their relief at the comforts found at Alexandria. At the same time this episode does a brilliant job of making it all feel quiet alien, unsettling, and that something sinister either lies beneath the surface or is heading their way. This might possibly be something of their own making, but who knows at this stage.
This show has always done a great job of depicting what the world would be like if you take most of its social constructions away. 'Remember' puts some of the basic ones back in place, but they feel very fragile and, like the characters, you are on edge waiting for something to go wrong.
Some of the characters have memorable moments such as Rick cleaning himself up, Daryl not, Carl processing 'normal' teenage life, and Glenn's punch. My favourite by some distance is Carol's interview, which was absolutely hilarious and brilliantly delivered by Melissa McBride.
A change of setting and dynamic is needed at this point in the overarching narrative and so far this looks to be a good move by the writers.
It's an 8.5/10 for me but I round upwards.
- snoozejonc
- Jan 4, 2022
Details
- Runtime42 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD