The Walking Dead (TV Series) Here's Not Here (2015) User Reviews

Great Episode with Amazing Performances

[cody-fields82 · 9/10 · 1 November 2015]

After an explosive start to the sixth season of The Walking Dead, the writers decided to slow things down a bit this week as we jump back in time to witness Morgan's transformation from psycho to warrior.

Beginning in present day, we see Morgan walking into a cell room and exchanging words with a character off screen, who we later learn is the wolf that Morgan met in the season 5 finale and again in JSS. To anybody paying attention to Morgan's new philosophy, the reveal that the Wolf is not actually dead is not a surprise. I loved how Morgan echoed their exchange back in "Conquer" after the Wolf wanting every last bit. That serves as an excellent transition from present day to the past.

Over the course of the episode, we see Morgan even crazier than where Rick has gone in this series thus far, killing anything that gets close to him. Eventually, he stumbles upon an old wood cabin, complete with a wooden spear perimeter to protect from walkers...and a goat?? Things get even more bizarre when a guy named Eastman approaches Morgan in what appears to be a bathrobe. From there, Eastman attempts to train Morgan, recounting his backstory about how he was once in a mindset similar to Morgan's. The story at the table about the psycho that killed his family is among the darkest and heart-wrenching in the entire The Walking Dead series. Eventually, after Eastman is bitten by a walker and put down, Morgan stumbles upon a set of train tracks and discovers a sign that reads "Community for all, Sanctuary for all, Those who arrive, survive." We all know the horrors going on there. And thus, our understanding of Morgan's journey from season 3 to season 6 is complete.

Even this late in the game, The Walking Dead finds ways to invent creative new episodes; The Grove, What Happened and What's Going On, and this episode are the most prominent examples. And in this episodes, one thing is constant: the amazing performances and great writing. You know you've done a good job when the audience can relate with the plot in a heart-wrenching fashion. I've admired Lennie James as an actor since first meeting him in Days Gone Bye, and it's safe to say this is his best performance yet. If he doesn't get an Emmy for this episode, then I'm at a loss for what it will take for these actors to finally get the recognition they deserve.

I'm giving this episode a 10/10. Yes, you could argue that it was a bad decision for this episode to come right off the heels of three incredibly action-packed episodes, especially the latter of the three which delivered several cliffhangers, but it's important to realize that this newfound mindset of Morgan will affect the storyline moving forward. It's not a waste like the Beth/Daryl standalone episode in season 4. Of course, I'm sure this review will be followed by dozens of angry reviewers claiming it absolutely sucked. But it's one of the best standalone episodes in the series to me.

A hauntingly beautiful episode.

[TouchTheGarlicProduction · 9/10 · 2 November 2015]

The reason I've never bought in to the slow pace of the show is that it lacks depth. They try to build that depth with the slow pace, but it just slows things down. This is why I was glad when they suddenly started matching the pace of the comics in the latter half of season 5. The show survives on shock value. This is why I instantly hailed last week's episode's death as being a landmark television accomplishment. But the more I think about it, the less I like it. It was just a cheap shock.

Now, here's where this week's episode differs. It is the first Walking Dead episode to achieve a perfect slow-burn. The writing was good but was made incredible by the stellar performance of guest star John Carrol Lynch. It was complimented perfectly by beautiful cinematography. The cinematography reminded me of that from the episode "what's happened and what's going on". That episode had little substance, so it was wasted.

A lot of people are going to hate this episode; it is a departure from the action-packed opening episodes and the show's general tendency towards mindless action and flat drama. They will find it boring and be disappointed they got no resolution to the big cliffhanger. But if you can truly appreciate a brilliant pair of actors performing a well- rounded script with gorgeous cinematography, you will find yourself regarding this as one of the series' best.

If not, don't worry, I'm sure we'll be back to a mindless gore-fest very soon. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy a good mindless gore-fest. That's why I still watch this show. But this episode transcended the show's very nature and became something special.

Aikido

[sanderthijs44 · 9/10 · 2 November 2015]

All life is precious

First off, I've never written a review before and English is not my native language so I'm sorry if it's a bad review or there are grammar mistakes.

I thought this was a great episode. It was the most peaceful and beautiful episode of the entire series. The performances of Morgan and Eastman were great. I didn't know what to expect from this episode and I thought I would be disappointed because of the way the previous episode ended. But waw this episode was great. I loved the transformation Morgan went through and the cheesemakers back story was great as well. The writing and acting was great. There were so many symbolic things going on it was really a great episode. I was a little disappointed when Eastman died but I kinda suspected it but I still hoped we would see him again some day.

This episode showed that The Walking Dead is much more than just zombies and shooting.

All Life is Precious

[SpoodermanDerp · 10/10 · 2 November 2015]

As much as I also wanted to know what happened after what the last episode gave us as much as the next person does, I think the show made a pretty good move not to give us just that. Why? Not just because this episode was great, not only because to make Morgan's character brilliantly fleshed out but to make sure fans would discuss about what happened the past episode while giving us some filler which at the end of the day, will keep the audience wanting more.

"Here's Not Here" is one of, if not the best episode which heavily focuses on developing a character all throughout its runtime. It is memorable, quotable, poignant and explores a whole lot more depth about the world of The Walking Dead, even if it only stars 2 main characters whom we don't know that much about yet. The episode kicks off with Morgan and his experience with the zombie apocalypse. He's broken, tormented and lost his way, he wants to clear anyone or anything out of his way and just kill them. But he stumbles upon Eastman's home and gets locked in a cell wherein Eastman now tries to change Morgan's way. This episode is quite special and pretty deep even without the usual zombie galore fest or action set pieces. It strives to get a rich atmosphere, showing us elegant shots of nature and rich and well though dialogue to give us more from what the show actually offers. Seeing Morgan and Eastman interact was very intriguing and I was surprised because I thought this episode would end up being a bore-fest. The episode really got us invested into, not only Morgan, but Eastman as well. The episode delivers excellent exposition dialogue and sometimes visual storytelling at it's finest. Moving on to the technical aspect of this episode, there were some really great shots and cinematography through out this episode which shows the vast and lonely feeling of the world that the show has created.

To sum it all up, don't be discouraged not to watch this episode for it is one you shouldn't miss even if it doesn't really follow up what happened last episode, because I'm pretty sure Morgan will play a large and important role this season.

Verdict: 9.7/10

A precious life

[TheLittleSongbird · 10/10 · 22 July 2019]

Season 6 of 'The Walking Dead' was not a consistent one, better certainly though than what came after, but the season's first three episodes "First Time Again", "JSS" and "Thank You" started it off on a brilliant note. Making one truly excited for what was to come with their uncompromising tension, edge of the seat excitement and emotion, the action and tension of all three and the ending of "Thank You" left me reeling a long time after.

With it being a comparitively unconventional episode, it would be easy to dismiss "Here's Not Here". If so that would be a shame, actually think it a wonderful episode in its own way and up to the previous three episodes' high standards again in its own way. "Here's Not Here" may not be a story advancing episode as such, it has been described by a few as filler but personally wouldn't go as far as that, and can see why some may feel it was a mistake to place the episode immediately after a big, shocking one with an indefinite major event (would have placed it an episode or two later myself but this is just me writing out loud). It is still superb in quality and it does do different brilliantly, unconventional should not be considered a bad thing. It does a lot right and even if it didn't work for me it would definitely not be given less than a 5/10.

"Here's Not Here" is slower in pace compared to the previous three episodes, something of a slow burn. Personally didn't think it was ever dull at all and the acting and character interaction especially were what kept it alive. It's a quieter episode, being light on action and blazing intensity and going for being retrospective. Actually found this change of pace compared to what came before refreshing and necessary, one has got to have some kind of break after the amount of tension from before. It is also more intimate, focusing on less characters and providing development for one in particular, a character compelling enough to warrant it. Thought that was a welcome choice as well, and for me "Here's Not Here" is proof that it can do slow-burns, intimacy and quieter atmosphere equally as well as the more suspenseful, tense, immersive and action-packed episodes so long as it focuses on a character interesting and likeable enough to carry it.

That is the case with Morgan, he is developed vastly here (even if "Here's Not Here" is not necessarily story-advancing, it's certainly character-advancing) and it's handled poignantly and thoughtfully. It adds a lot to him and makes one feel differently about him. Equally intriguing is the character of Eastman and their relationship drives the episode, the thing that was essential for it to work, and is done in a way that intrigues and has depth. Lennie James and John Carroll Lynch, in one of the show's best guest star turns, give tremendously powerful performances as well.

Visually, the grit and audaciousness is still there with some beautifully and cleverly composed photography too. Have no issues with the writing or direction either.

Overall, unconventional but powerful. 10/10

Sometimes it's the simple things that bring the best value.

[darian-caplinger · 10/10 · 21 November 2016]

There will be no spoilers here, but I wanted to respond to some of the stuff other people have written. I've read some reviews where people are complaining that this melancholy episode was inserted after such a high action one, but I think they had to, because they blew so much of their production cost on the previous episode.

In many ways, this episode was just as good as the action from the previous one. I don't agree with how they handled it, but what is done is done.

I've watched these episodes one after the other all week on NetFlix. I'm so sad I hadn't taken the time to do so before now. Some of the episodes, like a lot of the prison stuff, and the stuff with the governor were just plain junk, but episodes like this one, this is what make me return to watch a show.

An unconventional episode with a message

[nomis94 · 2 November 2015]

"Here's Not Here" is a very special episode with a rather slow pace. It introduces an awesome new character that I found odd at first, but as the episode continued it was clear to me that Eastman is a great figure in the TWD universe. We learn why Morgan doesn't want to kill people anymore in a very unconventional and atmospheric way. Words can hardly describe how the acting in this episode is... I was so overwhelmed by it. Especially John Carroll Lynch as Eastman delivers an excellent performance and his backstory moved me to honest tears. The whole exposition scene when Morgan slowly starts to be trustful towards Eastman and learns from him has just been masterfully implemented. The music, the camera, the acting... This episode won't satisfy everyone - but I will never forget this gem.

Torture

[attipton · 10/10 · 1 November 2015]

I believe that the producers of The Walking Dead really do want to torture us viewers. After the cliffhanger that ended "Thank You (#6.3)", I think almost everyone wanted to see what was going to happen with that. In this episode nothing is resolved with that predicament in any way, shape or form.

Don't get me wrong, this episode was great all by itself. BUT it would have been nice to get something, anything to do with the end of the last episode. It is nice to draw the suspense out a bit but man did they not touch on a single thing from the previous episode.

I do not want anyone to be dissuaded from watching this episode, that's not it at all. I just wanted to know how all that other stuff played out.

Rick oh Rick, what is going to happen with Rick.

[Oli_nator · 10/10 · 2 November 2015]

Watching the episode "Thank You" left me sleepless, not because I felt bad for losing Glenn, but because I could not wait for the next episode to come out and resolve how Rick would get out of that camper surrounded by walkers. I obviously had to read about the next episode "Heres not here" and to be honest i felt very disappointed because it was going to be a whole episode of Morgan and his crazy adventures. But while watching the episode I lost track of time and emotions started overwhelming me. I may have been disappointed and left without closure, but this episode is the best there has been so far in the whole series. i.m.o.

Thank you guys from AMC!

And get the !#%& back to work and give us some god damn closure.

compelling character development

[rbass418 · 9/10 · 24 October 2016]

Just saw this episode for the first time, and it really knocked me out. 3 words - compelling character development. I'm not invested in the this show for the long haul, so I don't have many preconceived notions regarding the normal flow of the episodes. I guess I shouldn't be surprised at some of the negative comments here. Reminiscent of many horror movie fans who get annoyed when the slice-and-dice stops for 2 or 3 minutes to actually understand what moves a character. I was completely pulled into the police/prison psychiatrist angle, and the slow reveal of his past. It's excellent story-telling without clubbing you over the head (so to speak). John Carroll Lynch deserved and Emmy for best guest star performance for this role.

Long story short: Morgan will never learn that lesson!

[eulchen5 · 6/10 · 13 February 2016]

This episode was good in the way that it explains perfectly the totally irrational behavior of Morgan in Alexandria. Saving one killer while endangering and even attacking his own, good people instead of defending them.

In a nutshell: In the beginning, Morgan survived with his son, but due to his weakness of not being able to shot his already dead wife after Rick left, this very dead wife later kills his son. That was Morgan's fault. But instead of getting the message he gets insane, "clearing" things up all the time (that was one great episode by the way - "Clear"), and although pitying himself he is, again, too weak to just end it and kill himself. Back then, Rick offers him to come with the group, but Morgan declines - another mistake. In this episode now we see what happened after Rick left him back then, Morgan turns full speed killer, also killing humans that wouldn't hurt him, he just kills anything. Then he meets this big guy in the cabin in the woods with his goat - a guy who doesn't really have an idea about how awful the world is because he lives in his hermetic little place trying to make goat cheese.

So, this guy some days back learned Aikido, and after being a victim of a really evil person that killed his family, and after torturing that person to death later, he then, in his hermetic, lonesome little place decides to do the "peace and love is the solution" -number, probably just as a means to not go insane himself. Now, Morgan comes along, batsh*tcrazy, and this big guy decides to wrap his idea of peace onto Morgan, giving him the message that "all life is precious" - even the lives of evil people. (which is kind of funny saying that _after_ he slowly killed the killer of his family himself): Funny is also that another message of this guy to Morgan is that "it's all about connecting with people" - coming from a guy preaching this while living totally alone in a cabin in the wood for ages.

Anyways, Morgan first rejects that message, then soaks it up like a religiously dried sponge and then goes to Alexandria putting this idea, which worked out great in that little lonesome cabin for that other guy and which thus was easy to say, into a totally different context, and logically, in his attempt to "not kill anybody", he later attacks Carol, and with his behavior of wanting to repeat that pseudo-healing number, he keeps an attacker in a basement who later can escape and with this endangering many people in Alexandria. So, again, instead of being able to transfer the information he got to the current, very different situation, Morgan, fails again and is probably responsible for the deaths of good people for his idiotic attempt to "safe the psycho-killer". How short-sighted is he not to understand that "not killing anybody" doesn't only mean not killing anybody personally but also being responsible and killing people secondhand? So well, the message simply is: Morgan is just weak and will never learn until the bitter end.

Wow!

[donpdolman · 9/10 · 17 January 2022]

Outstanding episode! John Carroll Lynch is one of the very best out there. Absolutely amazing in everything I've seen him in. Great addition to Morgan's back story too.

A sloppily written, albeit intriguing, episode

[marjorieallens · 6/10 · 2 November 2015]

I'm conflicted. While I love the Walking Dead, and I certainly wanted to love this episode, I ultimate felt it lacking.

The premise is interesting enough and is strengthened by amazing performances by James and Lynch, but the writing just didn't do it for me; it felt lazy and ineffective. I have been looking forward to an episode exploring Morgan's backstory for some time; there were a number of different possibilities that would have sufficed in creating an exciting atmosphere, but the route they took felt forced -- I just didn't buy it.

The episode starts slow and introduces us to the Morgan from season 3 -- mentally shattered and broken down. We get to see his mentality, his way of life -- which involves killing (the presumably) innocent, for no reason other than to "clear". We are than introduced to a fascinating, yet underdeveloped, character, Eastman. He imprisons Morgan in a cell in his living, and gives him the book "The Art of Peace". Here's where it starts to go down hill for me -- it's all just so unrealistic (yes, even for a zombie apocalypse). Eastman is a forensic psychologist who has dealt with pain of his own -- the murder of his wife and child by a serial killer, before the apocalypse. I mean, it's interesting -- very interesting -- but this isn't Dexter (and thank God for that, that show went down hill after season 1). That coupled with the martial arts training sessions and the overwhelmingly message that "all life is precious" ruined the episode for me. Not only this, but Morgan's decision at the end left me incredibly frustrated. I know, I just know they're going to drag that story line on for a good 5-6 episodes.

I hope I'm wrong and the show steadily improves, but based on the promo for next week, we're getting a Jesse episode, so I'm not keeping my fingers crossed.

Here's Not Here. Or There. Or Anywhere.

[jriddle73 · 1/10 · 8 November 2015]

About this ep, I wrote that Morgan's "all life is precious" ideology is "content-free," but while "Here's Not Here" was meant to establish where Morgan got it, the ep actually does nothing to establish WHY he picked it up from Eastman. Eastman is a nice guy and brings Morgan back to his senses after he'd practically lost his mind but that doesn't really constitute any reason to adopt Eastman's philosophy.

Indeed, Eastman himself is given no clear reason for having adopted it. As the ep proceeded, we learn that Eastman slowly starved to death an evil psychopath who had murdered his family. Eastman says doing this didn't make him feel any better but he still did it. He seems to have adopted the "all life is precious" philosophy in the wake of this in order to find inner peace (though it doesn't make a lick of sense, considering what he'd been through) but he's a fellow who has spent nearly the entire zombie apocalypse in a remote cabin entirely isolated from what was happening in the rest of the world. Outside the confines of the little world he's built for himself, it's often kill or be killed and his view is delusional. Entirely incompatible with reality.

Morgan, on the other hand, is, by this point, well aware of what happens outside that little fence that keeps in Eastman's goat. He knows the score. In a 90-minute filler episode, there's never any connection made between Morgan and what Eastman was preaching, no insight, no moment at which Morgan came to see it as a better way, no incident that provided Morgan with any reason to see wisdom in it or to want to make it his own. The two never even have a conversation wherein the state of the world is discussed in relationship to this philosophy. That would require a greater depth than is present in martial arts movie clichés, a depth TWD's overbearingly pretentious writers are entirely incapable of providing. Morgan's adopting Eastman's view is utterly arbitrary, the character suddenly turned into an entirely new character solely because of temporary plot needs. Which is, of course, TWD's usual m.o.

Worse, it can be read as a very serious reduction of the character. Morgan, when he was introduced, was a fellow who just couldn't bring himself to kill the zombie that had once been his wife. It made him very human. It's the reason the character became so beloved. Later, in "Clear," it was revealed that he'd continued to put off killing the creature until, one day, it killed his son. In last night's opus, he senselessly murdered a fellow but--entirely arbitrarily--didn't pike the fellow's brain. The fellow Morgan murdered came back as a zombie and bit Morgan's Jedi sensei. One can see this as being Morgan's fault for killing the fellow but given Morgan's recent actions, the reading of it that screams to the viewer is that this was another situation with which Morgan failed to properly deal and that came back with disastrous consequences--if he'd have piked the fellow in the brain, Eastman would still be alive. Toward the end of last season, one of the Wolves turned up at the now-"enlightened" Morgan's camp. He announced his intention was to take everything Morgan had, including his life. Morgan allowed the fellow to live; the same fellow later came back with his Wolf buddies and carried out horrendous atrocities against the Alexandrians. When Morgan faced those marauding Wolves in "JSS," he stood around like a naive idiot who had never lived so much as a day in this zombified world and didn't know what to do, trying to reason with them at the very moment they were committing gruesome murders he could have prevented. When he faced down the final group of them, he told them to run away and allowed them to escape. Minutes later, story time (in "Thank You"), they attacked and tried to kill Rick. In arbitrarily imposing this "all life is precious" business, the writers have not only reduced this once-very-human fellow to a one-note caricature, they've now made him ideologically committed to being nothing more. Morgan, the dumbass who gets others killed because he can never learn his ONE lesson.

One of the Most Dramatic Episodes

[claudio_carvalho · 9/10 · 2 November 2015]

After losing his family, Morgan becomes an uncontrolled killer of walkers and humans. He stumbles with a goat in a house and tries to kill the owner. However the man subdues him and locks Morgan in a cell in his living room. The man, Eastman, is a former forensic psychologist and tells that all life is precious; then he explains how the principles of Aikido have changed his life. As far as Morgan calms down, Eastman teaches Aikido to him and tells the story of his life. When Morgan leaves the place, he is a man with a different philosophy of life.

"Here's Not Here" is one of the most dramatic episodes of "The Walking Dead", developing the character Morgan. This excellent episode has great performances of Lennie James and John Carroll Lynch; however it is misplaced, since every fan would like to see the sequence of the lead story and what happened to Glenn. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Here's Not Here"

Note: On 22 April 2016, I saw this show again.

Clear.....Clear.....Clear.....Clear.....I Clear.....!!

[mdrameez28-249-935218 · 10/10 · 1 November 2015]

First of all Morgan you are Awesome and this episode is more awesome 90 minutes for me went just like that it was so interesting given the last 3 episodes of chaos , lets see Morgan at the start he is at his Craziest stage even worse than the wolves or the governor he is alone out there for a long time killing anything that moves then he finds this house when he is captured a man name Eastman locks him in a cell and feeds him food etc then after a few days passes Eastman says he is a psychiatrist he explains to Morgan he has PTSD he teaches him how not to kill people that life is precious and all he gets bit and dies but crazy thing is Morgan comes back and he is clear.

This episode explains all the activities of Morgan why he is not killing people i don't want to spoil more details about this episode it's better if you guys watch it but overall it was cool and awesome but next week hope we know about Glenn and ricks fate what happens to them and all overall the walking dead is at its best in everything thats why i love this show so much.......my final words to this episode is CLEAR

Maybe,This Episode Is The Best Episode Whole Series

[byramfurkanefe · 10/10 · 25 January 2022]

Eastman is so magicially character,he was help Morgan. Also Morgan tried kill him but he was clever,he was help Morgan for Morgan's win himself. Then we got Morgan thanks to him. Wish he didn't die. I really really like season 11,it's so good but also i missing this times.

Wonderful

[vm29982 · 10/10 · 12 February 2017]

A brilliant episode where you really don't know what will happen. This episode follows on up on 3 action packed episodes. It slows it down and lets us think. The episode forms an argument against violence and killing in a show that centers around it. Murder does not bring relief, only life does. The episode is brilliant, surprising and full of hidden meaning. A man in a cage whose door is open, but willingly remains there. A goat and a shepherd is a classic symbol. This was a well thought episode, and very memorable and well acted. The psychologists greatest comfort is not the death of his nemesis, but the remaining vestiges of his family life. A question arises, how to fight the wolves. They cannot just be killed they need to change from killers back to people.

Practically a TV movie

[JakeLizarraga · 10/10 · 25 March 2019]

Even if someone who has no history with the TV show or comic books could enjoy this episode. The lessons it teaches are solid and it's able to stand on its own two feet as far as storytelling goes - never relying on existing plots or arcs to carry it along.

A badly timed, but good character study episode

[maligor5 · 9/10 · 9 August 2016]

They picked a bad time to air the episode (after a cliffhanger ep), but this episode was awesome. I see some low ratings from the kiddies who want their weekly caffeinated intake of blood and guts, but to me these slower, character studies episodes are the memorable episodes. Where they put the magnifying glass under a certain character in the show and go real deep.

By the end of this episode we all better understand Morgan, and how he has became the docile staff wielding monk he is today. The exchanges between Morgan and Eastman are well written and well acted. My one criticism is the payoff at the end is a little weak. There is no "Grove" moment where your jaw literally hits the floor. It is not a hall of fame episode like that one, but its very, very good.

7.6/10

[CillianMurphyEnthusiast · 7/10 · 9 September 2023]

It takes 1 really long hour to explain why Morgan is so peaceful and believes all life is precious. It was a decent episode but I don't see the point of it. Morgan tells Owen (the leader of the wolves) his story. The flashbacks didn't need to be this long. Morgan continues going insane and gets knocked out by an aikido master named Eastman. Eastman helps Morgan recover from his mental illness and teaches him how to use the staff to take down his enemies in a controlled way without killing them. I don't know why Eastman would move Morgan away from the walker coming at him instead of killing the walker. Eastman saves Morgan life and gets bit in the process. At the end, Morgan sets and heads to Terminus. Then the flashbacks are over. Morgan tells Owen that he can change but Owen says if he every gets out he will kill everyone there.

Lennie james brings his best performance

[MomentIMDB · 10/10 · 21 September 2019]

Luego de tres gran episodios, la serie baja un poco el progreso de la trama. la primera vez que lo vi, lo odiaba, ya que luego de tres gran episodios, bajar tanto el nivel del ritmo y centrarnos en morgan era un gran error. pero luego la segunda vez que lo vi, me gustó mucho mas, ya que le preste atencion al gran guion de este episodio, que es uno de los mejores, la interaccion entre morgan y eastman se siente muy real y una de las mejores de la serie. el progreso y trasfondo del personajes de morgan es muy bueno y me encanto. la muerte de tabita me dolio mucho y la de a eastman tambien after three great episodes, the series lowers the plot progress a bit. the first time I saw him, I hated him, since after three great episodes, lowering the rhythm level and focusing on morgan was a big mistake. but then the second time I saw it, I liked it a lot more, since I paid attention to the great script of this episode, which is one of the best, the interaction between Morgan and Eastman feels very real and one of the best in the Serie. the progress and background of the morgan characters is very good and I loved it. the death of tabita hurt me a lot and that of eastman too 8.5

Boring

[dhruvparekh60 · 3/10 · 22 August 2023]

A good backstory ruined by 1 hour long episode.....feel like filler because greed of showrunners.

I sleep in between but episode is still running and guess what you didn't miss anything important.

A good backstory about Morgan that easy will be tell in 15 minutes but to dedicated 1 hour whole episode so you will fill 1 episode with not so much effort, why not..... that's how good show is ruined Fact that with each season episode number is increasing, writer has no option but had to drag things (staring contest, 10 minutes to random zombie stabbing, or like this episode just seating for half the show and showing same thing again & again)

One word - Boring....

this is a great episode.. but...

[seshasai-tris · 9/10 · 2 November 2015]

This is a great episode. With a powerful script, the writers were able to make a great one hour and four minutes with just two people with zero dull moments. We have seen the show make-do an episode with just two people in the past but it wasn't as impressive as this. Thick screenplay, great dialogues and terrific filmography form the hallmark for this episode. It really helps us understand the characters. The end was also really heavy and touchy. This episode thus will remain as one of the best character-building episode of the series.

My Rating 9.2/10

*DO NOT READ BELOW IF IT HURTS TO TAKE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM* *NO SPOILERS*

( I have always got down-votes for writing critically regarding an episode, so I had to put up this sign)

This episode also raises the following questions in my head. - Why do the writers often go back to the past of a character. I agree it helps us to know the characterization, but till what extent? -There are 10 to 15 key characters in the show. Are the show makers going to produce 15 episodes to build their characterization? We have seen in the past a few episodes focused on a character and that character who we known to the minute detail is dead. This raises a whole set of questions about the kind of show this is.

-Is this a show that takes the audience through the apocalyptic journey or focuses on how a character behaves in a certain way. The negative aspect about this kind of taking of the show is, some elements and characters get too much of detail while some are ignored.

I feel the best way to film is use a chronological order to show the characterization (not the story, as reverse screenplay can be used for the story). It is sometimes frustrating for an average viewer to sit through an entire episode staring at the past of a character.

Finally some good and decent message for all humanity...!

[shahmirabbasi-21730 · 10/10 · 5 January 2016]

Contain little bit spoiler....! WaoOo..! It was just awesome and spectacular episode.. in my opinion this episode was my most most favorite episode through out all seasons of walking dead and this episode should get award cause every movie or TV show just made to show viewers some good message and i was waiting for this since first episode of first season of walking dead..! if u look closely and deeply producers of this show just want us to know that world is full of everyday problems,situations etc. some one is losing his job ,some one losing their love ones, some one is alone or depressed so someone is living in their past so push yourself and live in future, show some peace and mercy..don't live in past Cox it will make you walker anyway and so Morgan was.

And, in this episode (aT start) there was no difference b/w walker and human in Morgan Cox he was living in his past and accuse himself for what he did'NT done. Everyone needs someone and in this episode Morgan needs someone like that psychiatrist who motivated him and was realizing him that at the end of the day you're still human and throw away your sad past and living in future and planned or be prepared yourself for coming situation. that doctor make Morgan realized which he would'NT be able to realized since season 1.

''Akido'' means (not to ki** even the most ev** person).. <3 <3.what a beautiful quote in this little line.. this line is very very deep if you're soft hearted person you'll understand anyway.. this epic episode was very far away from cr**py walkers fighting or vul**r stuff. you'll get only one message in this episode and it was just ''peace''. the only reason why i'm giving 10 out of 10 just because of this short Morgan internal transformation which i'll never forget.:)))