James Philbrick

This episode starts off with Michonne living a normal life. She is taking care of Judith, planning for the future, and taking care of issues within the community. She then sees her sword on the wall, a reminder of her former life, and heads out into the night to kill walkers. She seems to be enjoying herself and goes out multiple times. This brought back memories of one of my favorite moments from Skybound's The Walking Dead comic series. It was a panel of Michonne hanging up her sword on the wall, and she remembers all the zombies and people she hurt with it. This wasn't quite what happened in the show, but it gives us a good understanding of the internal struggle of identity that Michonne is going through. Will she be a leader or a warrior? Finally, the bridge that the communities have been working on is complete. However, it doesn't look like it was last in the long run. As the camps get ready to go home, Rick realizes he has to come to terms with the Saviors...

So, this weekend I got the chance to play the beta of Overkill's The Walking Dead. Unfortunately, since this is my first time doing this, my gameplay footage had no game volume! So I decided to write something up for you guys and let you know if I recommend you pick up the game.  So first off, I was pretty impressed with the graphics and how little lagging there was. I was a little worried those two things would be bad, and those are my biggest concerns with new video games. After buying Friday the 13th for Xbox One, I've been pretty paranoid. Luckily, matchmaking was extremely efficient and easy. It took me less than five seconds to get connected with my friend and to start a search to fill up the rest of the party. We were able to find other players easily and the game got started quickly. For some reason, none of us could figure out how to voice chat in the game, so my friend and I were disconnected from the rest of the party. This certainly made things ...

The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 3 In my last two reviews I have clearly stated that if The Walking Dead wants to survive, they will need to drastically change the structure of the show. I'm disappointed to say that it looks as if that change will not be coming this season. Thirteen minutes into the episode and we haven't gotten a single piece of new information. It feels like a long recap of the previous episodes.  We already know someone killed a Savior. We already know that tensions are rising between Saviors and the rest of the communities and we already know that Michonne is working on a charter. I could have skipped the first thirteen minutes of this episode, and it wouldn’t have mattered. Around the fifteen-minute mark, we FINALLY get something even remotely interesting. The Saviors all have different theories on who killed one of their own, and they all involve revenge theories from the recent war. It’s evident that the events of the past two sea...

The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 2 This episode starts with Rick talking to Negan in prison. He is talking about how they are not fighting for survival anymore, but a new beginning. Why do I feel like I’ve heard this same narration a thousand times? This is the kind of repetitiveness that The Walking Dead needs to rid itself of. It’s ok that they are beginning building a new world, but I’m sick of hearing long speeches about it. It is a waste of time that could be used to draw in viewers’ attention to something new. For example, I like Maggie’s new leadership role. Maggie is firm, strict, and will always stick to her beliefs. She also isn’t making bad decisions, which makes it hard to dislike her. She is doing what is best for her people and carefully planning ahead for future events, even if it makes her unpopular. This week, Maggie’s unpopular decision revolves around her unwillingness to give food to the Saviors until she gets fuel from them. There was s...

The Walking Dead Season 9 A brand new season of The Walking Dead is among us, and there are sure to be significant changes coming. With Carl gone and Andrew Lincoln set to leave the show , what will keep audiences watching? The show seems to tackle this problem by focusing on rebuilding society to what it once was. This fresh start gave a new breath of life to the comic book series, so maybe it can do the same to the television show. A brand new intro is introduced in this episode, and it is a lot different than the other ones. It focuses on growth and rebuilding, and there is now a much fresher and greener logo. This season starts with a time jump that shows the communities thriving. The communities are bigger in size and a lot better with communication and working with each other. They even have set paths to different communities with patrolmen guarding the path to ensure that no one is surprised by walkers while traveling. Rick's group decided to go ...