Since The Walking Dead is back from its winter hiatus, it has really shown signs of improvement. I can see now Scott Gimple’s touch and where he wants to take the show. As a new showrunner, he had to tie up the loose ends (aka The Governor, the prison, Rick’s behavior) before starting new storylines and developing its characters.
So now that Brian / Philip / whatever his name is dead, the prison is destroyed and Rick came back to his senses, the show can finally evolve, along with its characters. I’ve really been waiting for some characters to reveal themselves more, to open up to the others and for some other characters I just wish they could understand how stupid they acted or they could just die.
But my wait has finally paid ! Now, there are some major character developments, the survivors’ reactions and actions feel more sensible and understandable. Since “After”, I’m feeling even more involved with those characters and I really care about their fates.
If you enjoyed “After” and “Inmates”, then “Claimed” won’t disappoint you. The character developments started will continue, there will be great zombies kills and a very suspenseful and tense situation for one character that I’m particularly fond of. I always love those scenes where you really fear someone you like will die, you don’t see how they can get out of there…
The characters are still trying to survive, lost in the woods, looking for a shelter, threatened by walkers that can come up at any time. But zombies are not the only threat to our beloved survivors…. Of course, just surviving without water and/or food can be dangerous, but there is something that poses even more a threat than walkers, and it’s people. What to do when you meet strangers has always been a theme in The Walking Dead, and this week it will be explored again. Those new people can be allies or enemies, it depends on lot of things but first, your personal attitude is key to start a relationship in good terms.
So, what you can expect from “Claimed” :
• in the comics, Abraham is a badass and has great fighting skills. Well, we'll discover he's the same in "Claimed". The guy has great strenght and abilities to fight. You don't want to be the one he punches.
• Carl found a new BFF ! It is fun, the boy deserved to have a close friend and it looks like he's finally getting one. They will play games, like "play walker" which is so funny, I was laughing out loud watching it, and an even better game to get to know each other. It's a simple game, you just have to ask one question but to ask the question, you need to do something first. It's a clever game. It's a great scene, very well written.
• Lonely not so lonely... One of the characters will find itself alone, and it's never a good idea to be isolated when walkers are all around. It's always harder to survive alone... Is the best way to live to hide and wait or run and shot ?
• Classified ! One the character has a classified information that we all want to know. Of course, it won't be revealed soon but the simple fact that the information is out there is very satifying for me. We'll finally know more about.... I'm not saying more !
• In "Claimed", we will mainly follow two groups of survivors, one of the group will have to fight off walkers and the other groups is going to have to fight other people in order to survive. I really like the parallelism between those two groups, everyone can be a mortal ennemy in this world, walker or human.
• Someone will act pretty dumb around a truck. When it's the apocalypse, and you're lucky enough to have a truck, you just don't do what this characters will do. It's incredibly stupid, but it's good for the story...
• Train tracks ! They are now very important in the season 4B, and we will see them again this week. One group of survivors will find them and follow them of course. Guess soon enough they will find Carol, Tyreese and the kids ! Can't wait to see that reunion.
• New characters from the comics are being introduced. We all knew last week about Abraham, but there are also two new characters. It's their first introduction, so it still unclears how they will evolve.
Are you excited to tune in ? What do you want to happen ? Hit the comments !
And don’t miss an all new The Walking Dead in the UK on Monday, Feb. 24 at 9pm on FOX and FOX HD, and in the US this Sunday at 9pm on AMC.
