The Walking Dead season 5 episode 9 “What happened and What’s
Going On” Review
So
another week of The Walking Dead, and another character we must say goodbye
to. Coming off the heels of the dramatic midseason finale in which we saw Beth
die under extremely dumb circumstances, we see Tyreese die in similar fashion.
While Tyreese didn't attempt to stab someone in a bulletproof vest, he did forget that he was living in a zombie apocalypse and had an extremely quiet zombie sneak up on him. I wouldn’t say that this episode was bad,
in fact I thought it was one of the better episodes of the series, simply
because of how different it was. Much like last season the second half seems to
be allowing the writers to experiment with different ways of telling the story.
I
enjoyed seeing the return of so many former cast members, and I did think it
was interesting getting a look into the mind of a character who was dying from blood
loss as well as the zombie virus. Apart from flashes into Shane’s mind after he
was stabbed we haven’t seen what the process of turning is like. Granted the
visions of the characters may have been specific to Tyreese. Overall I enjoyed
the episode and I was very sad to see one of my favorite characters from the comics
go. Now its official the character Tyreese is gone for good from the Walking
Dead universe. I think this will offer us interesting potential story lines
with Sasha who will have to cope with the loss of her brother just after she
lost Bob.
Speaking
of which has anyone else noticed that the Walking Dead kills off their black
men at an absurd pace? Of the six or so African American men that have spent time
with the group, all but two of them have been killed off. Also of note they very
rarely have two African American men on the show at the same time for very
long. Seriously look at this.
T Dog- Season 1-3 killed off, and replaced by Oscar.
Oscar Season 3 killed off rather quickly after Tyreese is introduced.
Bob Season 4-5 killed off fairly soon after Father Gabriel is introduced.
Tyreese Season 3-5 also killed off fairly soon after Gabriel, and Noah are introduced
Father Gabriel/Noah Season 5, watch your back.
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You
might say that a lot of people die on the Walking dead, but when you consider that 4/6 African American men have been killed off quickly you kind of get the feeling
that the Walking Dead may be a bit racist.
