episode 1 | Retrospect Realm

I wasn’t really impressed by this to be honest. I didn’t really expect to be either. NBC never has any good shows. Despite this being a JJ Abrams produced and Jon Favreau directed show, it just didn’t work for me.

The power going out should’ve gone on through the whole first episode or something, because I loved the atmosphere of that instead of the whole going back to wild wild west styles. There was wayyy too much going on in this episode. One minute the dad dies and says they need to go to Chicago to find his brother, so they pack up for 5 minutes, we see two shots of them walking through the forest then BAM. They’re in Chicago now. Then they see a hotel. They go in, very first man they talk to, BAM, just happens to be the one they’re looking for.

And her stupid brother who I think deserves to be killed already. The guy isn’t smart at all. The black soldier guy was right, his father’s blood was on his own hands. His stupidity caused all of that.

This episode had all of those “OH CRAP” twist moments, but they did not seem as though they were. The writing for this was horrible. The timeline of events in this episode could have spanned through the first 5-10 episodes if they did it right. Then the boy she meets at the lake. She meets him, he joins them on their quest before she is raped in the back of a plane, then they’re boyfriend and girlfriend. Then her uncle discovers he’s militia, and he’s like “Shoot, they’re onto me!” and runs away. Then he comes back, tries to get them all killed, but spares the girl. If that girl ends up trusting him to let him back on the team or even goes out with him, she will officially be the stupidest girl on television.

As for the mysterious black lady who knows how to deal with asthma attacks. What was the point of the whole computer communication at the end besides telling us that she has something to do with the power outage? The conversation was literally:

1 – They came here.

2 – Did they find it?

1 – No.

2 – Ok.

Verdict: Even with big names such as JJ Abrams and Jon Favreau, the premiere episode had horrible writing and had a horrible timeline. The concept it cool, they can still fix this with some better choices.

See the preview to episode 2, which premieres next Monday @ 10 PM on NBC.

Dear Jesus yes, The Walking Dead, AMC’s Hit Zombie Apocolyspe Show is back on air in less than a month, and to celebrate, here’s our review of the recent 30 second Promo.

This Promo shows some pure amazing action scenes. This is well welcomed since season 2 felt more like “Housewives of The Zombie Apocalypse” then it did The Walking Dead. We also get a glimpse at a new location, The Prison in the trailer, where it is suspected they’ll be for awhile. We also meet two new characters, A dude with a gun pointed at Andrea, and a Sword wielding bad ass chick. With these characters comes what looks like another new location. What does this other location hold? Are they friends or foes? This trailer doesn’t answer those questions, but it sure makes us want to know, and like a fantastic trailer should, it leaves us with just enough information, and just enough mystery.

Are you excited for The Walking Dead? Because we sure are. Watch with us starting October 14th, 9 pm EST, 8 PM CST on AMC.

– From the Room of Alex_N