"Remember" was great. "Forget" was not. Sure, there were good moments. The last scene was perfect, and so was the music to go with it. The stamp thing was great, as was Carol's freaky speech. The horse metaphor was a little forced, but it worked nonetheless. Unfortunately, that doesn't give the episode those extra three stars.
Why? Because nothing happened in this episode. You can count all the things that happen in this episode and the sum will be exactly 0. In fact, the writers clearly understood how boring this episode was, so they had to add an extra plot with a horse and they had to have Carol give a frightening monologue so viewers would stay at least somewhat interested.
The horse metaphor is a good one. The horse was fine. Daryl even says, "You used to be someone's. No you're your own." Of course, he says this with irony, as he's about to capture it, but it's still a great line. Anyway, the horse was fine until they decided to box him. They thought they were keeping the horse safe, letting nothing in, but what it actually did was ensure that once something did get in, there was no way out. A fantastic foreshadowing for which way the Alexandrian experience might end up.
But with every praise comes a criticism, and for that one comes this one. Sasha. I don't know why they had Sasha have an outburst; it seemed strange and unnecessary. Sometimes unexplained outbursts can work, because the viewer knows what it's about, even if no one else does. In this case, hell, nothing's been bothering Sasha in over half a season. We actually have to wrack our brains most of a season back to figure what she's so mad about. And the fact that she seems to be fine, and all of a sudden she's not, is sort of unrealistic.
The stamp was great, hearkening back to season four's finale "A." Carol's monologue, if strange and out of place, was fantastic, and Reedus was the acting MVP.
But with all that being said, in order to like the show, one must forget this episode.
Why? Because nothing happened in this episode. You can count all the things that happen in this episode and the sum will be exactly 0. In fact, the writers clearly understood how boring this episode was, so they had to add an extra plot with a horse and they had to have Carol give a frightening monologue so viewers would stay at least somewhat interested.
The horse metaphor is a good one. The horse was fine. Daryl even says, "You used to be someone's. No you're your own." Of course, he says this with irony, as he's about to capture it, but it's still a great line. Anyway, the horse was fine until they decided to box him. They thought they were keeping the horse safe, letting nothing in, but what it actually did was ensure that once something did get in, there was no way out. A fantastic foreshadowing for which way the Alexandrian experience might end up.
But with every praise comes a criticism, and for that one comes this one. Sasha. I don't know why they had Sasha have an outburst; it seemed strange and unnecessary. Sometimes unexplained outbursts can work, because the viewer knows what it's about, even if no one else does. In this case, hell, nothing's been bothering Sasha in over half a season. We actually have to wrack our brains most of a season back to figure what she's so mad about. And the fact that she seems to be fine, and all of a sudden she's not, is sort of unrealistic.
The stamp was great, hearkening back to season four's finale "A." Carol's monologue, if strange and out of place, was fantastic, and Reedus was the acting MVP.
But with all that being said, in order to like the show, one must forget this episode.