Rick Grimes = C-
After a strong first season, Rick spent way too much time whining about kids during the past seven episodes. Hopefully putting zombie Sophia out of her misery will reenergize him for the second half of the season.
Shane Walsh = A
Shane
is the most interesting character of the season, and the only one that seems to
really understand what you have to do to survive a zombie apocalypse.
Sacrificing poor Otis may have been cruel, but it was absolutely the right
thing to do (sorry to go Troy Aikman on you with the use of the word
absolutely).
Grade of Season 2 First-Half Story-Line = C
Season
1 moved like each second was gold. There wasn’t a wasted moment during any of
the first six episodes of the series. So far, season 2 has crept along at a
snails pace. Apparently, there are real-life reasons for this (AMC is short on
cash to fund the series, so leaving the group at the farm for seven hours of
television was a money saver), but the fact remains that the Sophia storyline
should’ve been wrapped up by the third or fourth episode. Let’s be honest, when
you saw zombie Sophia walk out of the barn last Sunday night, were you
thinking, “Oh no! Sophia’s a zombie!” or, “Thank God they found her, so the
group can get back to more important things, like blowing zombie’s heads off”?
Furthermore, there were numerous filler scenes that were unproductive (I’m
talking about you, water
zombie). Someone else is captaining the second half of the season
(executive producer Frank Darabont essentially had the show taken away from
him), so hopefully the urgency of season 1 will resurface. You don’t need tons
of special effects to create suspense (just watch the original “Halloween” for
proof).
Lori Grimes = B
I’m
not super fond of the direction her character has gone in this season
(Grantland makes a pretty
compelling case for Lori to get eaten), but it’s pretty clear that Sarah
Wayne Callies is the best actor on the show.
Andrea = A-
I
need feedback from comic-book nerds (against all odds, I’m not one of them). Is
Andrea the clubhouse leader right now for the hottest female zombie slayer?
Dale = B-
Dale
annoys the crap out of me, but I feel like he plays a vital role among the
group. Of all the main characters, he’s the most likely to croak by the end of
Season 2 (either via Walker or via Shane).
Glenn (aka “Walker Bait) = A+
Glenn
did all sorts of cool shit this season. Let’s list his accomplishments right
now.- Successfully tied up the water zombie (if Glenn died in that scene, that would have been the most senseless loss of a person sense Tom Brady was rolled into by Bernard Pollard in 2008)
- Banged Maggie in a pharmacy (and used protection. Smart man)
- First person to know Lori was pregnant.
- First person to discover the walkers in Herschel’s barn.
- Alerted the group about the walkers, leading to the slaughter scene at the end of the mid-season finale.
All you can say is the dude got stuff done. I really
hope Glenn doesn’t get killed off anytime soon.
Carl Grimes = C+
I
despise children on television, so out of principle this is the highest grade I
can give any kid character. If I were grading Carl’s immune system an A++++. Do
you realize that this kid went from getting shot, surviving an operation
performed by a veterinarian, to learning how to shoot a gun within five days? I
feel like this is ridiculous even for a comic book/zombie show.
Daryl Dixon = B+
Daryl
was working on a solid A until starting to develop weird feelings for Sophia’s
mom. His brother needs to show up again to knock some sense into him.
Walkers = A+++++++++++++++++++
They
are the highlight of every episode when they appear. Unfortunately, budget cut
backs at AMC have limited their appearances so far in season 2.
Sophia’s Mom = F
Seeing
how I don’t even know the name of Sophia’s mom, that earns her an automatic F.
T-Dog = F-
You
could make a strong case that whoever is writing these episodes is a terrible
racist based on the way T-Dog’s character is used on a weekly basis.
Merle = Incomplete
My
wife is obsessed with Merle. She’s convinced that he led the zombies to the
group’s original camp during season 1. She even thought for a while that Merle
kidnapped Sophia. For her sake, I hope Merle shows up again someday.
Hershel = A-
For
nothing else, Hershel deserves a grade in the A range for humanizing the
walkers.
Maggie = C
Maggie
started her stint on “The Walking Dead” with a bang (literally, just ask
Glenn…insert rim shot here), but ended it with a whimper. Here’s the summary of
the conversation she had with Glenn when she finally spoke to him about ratting
out the existence of the walker barn.
Maggie = “How could you tell them?”
Glenn = “Because I’d rather have you mad at me and alive
then like me and be dead.”
Maggie = Runs over to Glenn and starts making out with him.
I guess I
shouldn’t be complaining about the speed of this turnaround, but this scene
left me chuckling.
Otis = A+
No
one did a better job of getting eaten this season than poor old Otis.
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