James Philbrick

The Walking Dead season 8 premiere marks the show’s 100th episode and the beginning of the famous storyline, All Out War. There was a lot of anticipation for the episode, which was titled "Mercy", and the show did not disappoint. Throughout the episode, there was a very clear sense of what everyone was fighting for. They were fighting for their friends, family, and their future. Rick is fighting for the future as well as his personal vengeance against Negan. The new introduction was great as always. Each character gets their unique title card and new additions always work extremely well. I’m glad they still show the shot of the walker strolling through the field from Season 2. Near the beginning of the episode, there is a scene where Carl is scavenging for gas. This was a mirror scene of the first episode of the series where Rick is getting gas while heading to Atlanta. This scene was a great throwback and a subtle way of celebrating the show’s 100th episod...

This episode starts off with Dwight talking to Rick and his group. He says he wants to stop Negan but they need to do it correctly or someone else will rise up and take his place. Dwight explains he only has been working for Negan to keep his wife safe, but now that she has escaped he is ready to fight against Negan. After seeing Dwight's heartbreaking scene in his home in a previous episode I am convinced he wants Negan dead. After all, Negan did melt half of his face off.  Meanwhile, Sasha is being held captive and Negan her he knows Rick is trying to rebel. As a result, he says someone needs to die. Afterwards Sasha convinces Eugene to give her something sharp so she can kill herself so she isn’t used against Alexandria. However, her real plan is to kill Negan when he least expects it. Eugene agrees to help but instead of giving her a knife he gives her two pills that will kill her if she takes them. Sasha and Eugene walk ou...