I am now one of the managing editor contributors to the site 4th Estate.
Here’s my first contribution to the site:
http://fourthest8.com/2015/03/walking-dead-s5-ep12-review-thoughts/
Have a read and let me know what you think if you’re a fan of The Walking Dead!
I watched The Walking Dead (TWD) last night (S5, Ep 12) and now I’m intrigued.
Over the 5 seasons of TWD I have either been a little bit bored or really enticed by the story. There have been some real dark story lines, shocking deaths and great battles.
Admittedly, over season five I have been slightly bored with what has been happening; I haven’t exactly been gripped. Instead, it sometimes feels like I am watching paint dry. Now hopefully is the time where I will be gripped and repeatedly shaken.
I already find myself thinking of TWD and wondering ‘what are the group going to go through next?’
On arrival to Alexandria everyone is friendly and welcoming to Rick and the group. They are given homes of their choice to move into. The homes have running water, food, electricity etc. It all seems too good to be true and I was constantly asking myself the question ‘So what’s the catch?’
At the moment there is no catch to all of this, the only thing the community wants in return is the commitment of Rick and the group. The group are being assigned jobs, as nominated by Alexandria leader Deanna. She is seemingly assessing each member of the group with a little chat and videoing their interaction.
The episode is titled ‘The New Bad Guys’, on the first look you fear for the group that they have once again fallen into that trap. That same trap of letting their guard down and being tortured and torn apart by another group or community.
But, I believe I know what way this is heading; the new bad guys are not who you may suspect… Potential spoiler alert below (if I’m right).
The new direction TWD is rapidly moving in is to make Rick and the group ‘The New Bad Guys’.
Rick at the end says to Daryl and Carol on the front porch of their big new home, “We’ll make it work. If they can’t make it, then we’ll just take this place.”
Rick’s plan surely can’t be to kill the entire community of Alexandria?
Surely not, after a lovely neighbour cut his scraggly hair?
Well who knows, it could well be the plan. Everyone has dramatically changed over this time period since series 1. Understandable though, if it were real then I think many of us would become mentally affected and unstable.
I think that if this was to happen in WTD, it would create a huge divide in the group, turning against each other, resulting a free-for-all. Potentially two differing leaders in the group, newly appointed deputies Rick and Michonne as the leaders of their respected decision.
Question is, whose side would you take?
I wouldn’t take Rick’s. The fact that if he was stupid enough to get into another war, risking his little baby’s life as well as Carl’s would show his inability to be a good father.
At this stage it is hearsay, let us hope that Rick makes the right decision.
The First Series of Arrow has come to an explosive end
Here’s an article that I wrote. It’s my review of Arrow and it’s finale episode so go have a read. Even if you haven’t seen it, read the beginning of the article, see if you fancy watching it.
Everyone has their dream job and my one is to write TV programmes or Films!!
The prospect of writing a TV programme or film is really amazing. I want to do it so badly. To be able to work with a team, bouncing ideas off one another, creating a brilliant plot, characters and twists is a dream job!
The feeling of creating a story is a great feeling, letting your imagination takeover you creates the best of stories. I do that when I’m writing. Whether it’s a piece of work at Uni or Endurance or my next novel.
I am constantly writing and thinking, so for a chance to do it for a living, would be fantastic to develop the idea from my head, onto paper, onto the screen is what I want to do!
Very random post, just wanted to put my feelings out there 🙂
T. J. Blake #Author 