[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “The Walking Dead” Season 10, Episode 8, “The World Before” — the midseason finale.]For the most part, “The World Before” is a perfectly solid “Walking Dead” entry.
It successfully juggles several storylines without feeling as inconsequential as “Bonds,” probably because some stories are just beginning while others are winding down.
It has some key advancements in the glacial Whisperer conflict, but then it concludes with our heroes doing something almost irredeemably stupid.And let’s be honest, the leads are really stupid this episode.
On a tip from a disillusioned Gamma (Thora Birch), an all-star multi-community team infiltrates Whisperer territory, hoping to locate and destroy Alpha’s (Samantha Morton) zombie horde.
What they find is an empty field and Alpha herself.
Since Carol’s Season 10 arc has been that revenge has made her dumb and selfishly rash, she takes off after Alpha.
Alpha leads Carol (Melissa McBride) into a pitch-black cave.
Daryl
Read full article