Rick chopped her arm off and released Carl. For starters, everyone saw that horrible moment as it unfolded almost quicker than you could have kept up with. There was also more meat in the episode that The Walking Dead fans were quite taken with. But for this longtime viewer of TWD, it's all just a big, sweaty shrug.For fans of The Walking Dead, they know all too well that this was more than just a battle victory for Daryl, but rather a graduation from seeking the quick score to ultimately landing the whole stash. (And yeah, I could have done without Carol going back to the self-blaming cry-pile that she was way back in seasons past.) We're still waiting to see what the others are up to, and we'll have to wait a bit longer to find out just who survived that cave-in and what they'll do now. Unfortunately, that pseudo-sexy rendezvous out in the woods between Negan and Alpha was the most interesting thing that the midseason premiere gave us. If claustrophobia isn't your bag but kinky flesh-mask wearing is, then "Squeeze" is eerily and specifically made for you. There's a particularly surprising and weirdly intimate moment between the two, and it comes out of nowhere. Negan's doing his best silver-tongued devil routine as he sows paranoia and endears himself to the group's leader. A second dramatic moment-the cave collapse and resulting explosion of old, discarded dynamite-would have had more weight to it had Magna not left Jerry shouldering the burden of holding up the entire collapsing tunnel so that she could "model walk" back into the dark to take down a few more Walkers it was one of the silliest things I've seen on this show in a while.Įlsewhere, however, this episode centers on Negan ( Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as he continues to ingratiate himself to Alpha and the Whisperers. The only real bit of tension comes as big ol' Jerry gets stuck during the climb out, but he's fine, partially because he's got some beefy construction-grade boots on and partially because TWD doesn't really kill its darlings the way it used to. McBride does her best to deliver a sweaty, hyperventilating, increasingly guilt-ridden Carol while everyone else seems to just be going along with the motions and biding their time until they get back above-ground. There are quite a few claustrophobic moments here, or at least their should be, but the camerawork still makes the closed space feel more open than it should, owing to the practicalities of the shoot itself. Not only are they stuck underground in the dark for who knows how long, they also have a horde of hungry Walkers literally nipping at their heels as they try to climb their way free. "Squeeze" mostly centers on Carol, Daryl, Aaron, Kelly, Yumiko, Jerry, Connie, and Magna's ill-conceived plan to get out of the cave system that Alpha led them directly into.
So when new cast members and fan-favorite villains from the comics don't really re-engage the audience, the show has to fall back on old bad habits.
On the other hand, it's been really tough to keep The Walking Dead fresh these 10 long years. On one hand, The Walking Dead would be all outta tension if our heroes didn't make poor choices, if they followed their training and intel rather than their blind hatred or instincts, if they just acted with a bit of hurry when, say, a cave roof was collapsing on top of your head rather than sexily sauntering back into the shadows while your comrade did his best Atlas impression. Surprise! In the midseason premiere, "Squeeze", that's exactly where our increasingly not-so-smart survivors find themselves, trapped in a cave under the sunken fields and cozying up with a horde of Walkers. And, if you remember from that midseason finale, it looked very much like she was going to lead them into a trap. When last we left the dirty, sweaty members of The Walking Dead, a contingent of them-led by Daryl ( Norman Reedus) and a vengeful Carol (Melissa McBride)-was hellbent on tracking down Alpha ( Samantha Morton), wherever she might lead them.
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