Deanna begins to question her leadership. Meanwhile, Maggie shares a secret with Aaron while searching for Glenn, as the herd approaches the safe-zone.Deanna begins to question her leadership. Meanwhile, Maggie shares a secret with Aaron while searching for Glenn, as the herd approaches the safe-zone.Deanna begins to question her leadership. Meanwhile, Maggie shares a secret with Aaron while searching for Glenn, as the herd approaches the safe-zone.
Norman Reedus
- Daryl Dixon
- (credit only)
Michael Cudlitz
- Abraham Ford
- (credit only)
Sonequa Martin-Green
- Sasha Williams
- (credit only)
Seth Gilliam
- Gabriel Stokes
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Latin inscription "Dolor hic tibi proderit olim" means "this suffering will profit you in the future."
- GoofsDeanna misspells "alfalfa" on her sketch.
- Quotes
[Deanna talks to Rick, after having just battled her first walker]
Deanna Monroe: I want to live. I want this place to stay standing.
Rick Grimes: You need to lead them.
Deanna Monroe: They don't need me. What they need is you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Talking Dead: Here's Not Here (2015)
Featured review
Shattering of high expectations
It does genuinely pain me to say that and give "Now" a less than average rating, the lowest rating for any 'The Walking Dead' episode at this point of the show's run. Being somebody who loved Season 6's first three episodes ("First Time Again", "JSS" and "Thank You") and every bit as much as the quieter, slower and more intimate previous episode "Here's Not Here". Episodes that deserved all the acclaim they got, while it is hardly inexplicable as to why "Now" was not received anywhere near as highly.
Absolutely loved 'The Walking Dead' from Seasons 1-5, even liking the episodes from those seasons that are not very well liked by some. So this less than positive review is coming from a fan of 'The Walking Dead's' early seasons, while Season 6 became less consistent (as can be seen in the wide divide between this and the previous four episodes) and lets not mention Seasons 7 and 8. This review is not from somebody who hates the show and trashes every episode, that kind of behaviour is not my style, actually have rated most of the show's episodes at this point 8-10 with a scattering of 7s. This is my first 5-and-under rating for any 'The Walking Dead' episode. Didn't hate it, but after the season starting off so well "Now" was watched with high expectations which were shattered.
Will start with the good things. Visually, the grit and audaciousness is still there with some beautifully and cleverly composed photography too. The direction does bring out spurts of uncertainty and tension. The music is suitably haunting and isn't over-bearing.
The acting is uneven, uncharacteristically so at this point of 'The Walking Dead', but there are good performances from Lauren Cohan (as the only properly developed character in the whole episode), Andrew Lincoln and Tovah Feldshuh. Maggie and Deanna were handled very well.
For those good things, there were also a lot of problems with "Now" that have already been summed up quite well already. A lot of credit is due trying to deepen the characters of the Alexandria inhabitants, that was necessary though that varied, parts intrigued but others left me cold. Where "Now" fails is in making the regular 'The Walking Dead' characters interesting or worth relating to (a complete failure on both counts), as well as failing to show any kind of progression in their characters or stories. That had pretty much come to a standstill, and then we also have them doing actions that don't make sense or cry out for explanation that is not given which is pretty insulting. The three performances mentioned aside, the rest of the acting doesn't stand out or comes over as stiff, some with very little to work with.
Uncertainty and tension only come in spurts, too much of "Now" is burdened by a dull pace with a story that has a lot of filler and doesn't go anywhere at times. Also found the script far too talky, also very soap-operatic in places, and the walkers are far from scary, lacking any kind of surprise.
Summarising, had high hopes but was very disappointed. There are things that do make it watchable though. 5/10
Absolutely loved 'The Walking Dead' from Seasons 1-5, even liking the episodes from those seasons that are not very well liked by some. So this less than positive review is coming from a fan of 'The Walking Dead's' early seasons, while Season 6 became less consistent (as can be seen in the wide divide between this and the previous four episodes) and lets not mention Seasons 7 and 8. This review is not from somebody who hates the show and trashes every episode, that kind of behaviour is not my style, actually have rated most of the show's episodes at this point 8-10 with a scattering of 7s. This is my first 5-and-under rating for any 'The Walking Dead' episode. Didn't hate it, but after the season starting off so well "Now" was watched with high expectations which were shattered.
Will start with the good things. Visually, the grit and audaciousness is still there with some beautifully and cleverly composed photography too. The direction does bring out spurts of uncertainty and tension. The music is suitably haunting and isn't over-bearing.
The acting is uneven, uncharacteristically so at this point of 'The Walking Dead', but there are good performances from Lauren Cohan (as the only properly developed character in the whole episode), Andrew Lincoln and Tovah Feldshuh. Maggie and Deanna were handled very well.
For those good things, there were also a lot of problems with "Now" that have already been summed up quite well already. A lot of credit is due trying to deepen the characters of the Alexandria inhabitants, that was necessary though that varied, parts intrigued but others left me cold. Where "Now" fails is in making the regular 'The Walking Dead' characters interesting or worth relating to (a complete failure on both counts), as well as failing to show any kind of progression in their characters or stories. That had pretty much come to a standstill, and then we also have them doing actions that don't make sense or cry out for explanation that is not given which is pretty insulting. The three performances mentioned aside, the rest of the acting doesn't stand out or comes over as stiff, some with very little to work with.
Uncertainty and tension only come in spurts, too much of "Now" is burdened by a dull pace with a story that has a lot of filler and doesn't go anywhere at times. Also found the script far too talky, also very soap-operatic in places, and the walkers are far from scary, lacking any kind of surprise.
Summarising, had high hopes but was very disappointed. There are things that do make it watchable though. 5/10
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Aug 12, 2019
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