The strongest part of the episode came from a later comic storyline, with Rick and Glenn covering themselves in zombie blood and guts (and, um, hands and feet) in an attempt to walk unmolested through the mob. “Guts” was a solidly-executed example of the genre – when you have Frank Darabont again writing the script, and Michelle MacLaren (who proved her suspense bonafides once and for all with this “Breaking Bad” shootout) – but as I’ve said before, I went into this series as someone lacking in what Darabont has called “the zombie gene,” and solid-but-formulaic doesn’t really command my interest. ![]() In contrast, while the pilot certainly wasn’t wildly original (many others have pointed out the “28 Days Later” comparisons), the grim, contemplative vibe of it still made it feel special. The story actually deviates a fair amount from the comic book (where Glenn is the only survivor Rick meets inside Atlanta, and where several of these characters, notably Merle Dixon, don’t exist at all), but the vibe overall – survivors under siege, fighting with each other as much the attacking horde – is one we’ve seen a million times before in both zombie movies and other siege or post-apocalyptic films, and without necesarily enough of a twist to make it more than a Zombie Cinema’s Greatest Hits compilation. It’s not that it’s bad, but that it’s familiar. ![]() Of the three “Walking Dead” episodes I’ve seen, “Guts” was the most disappointing. ![]() We survive this by pulling together, not apart.” -Rick A quick review of the second episode of “The Walking Dead” coming up just as soon as I’m an organ donor…
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