At times, their conversation feels like something akin to Silence of the Lambs, if only in the way Rosemary Rodriguez shoots it. Their fight, their argument, their eventual making up, it all comes across as natural, and it’s a testament to both actors that when they’re given good material, they can shine through their layers of grime.ĭitto the section with Michonne and Negan. Lincoln and Reedus are friends off screen, and it shows in their on-screen chemistry. Norman Reedus hasn’t really had to deliver lines much in the last couple of seasons, but he can still perform well when he’s across from Andrew Lincoln. Daryl makes mention of it too, with the added reminder that Rick might be working to do the right thing for himself, not the right thing for everyone else.īetween the face-off with Rick and Daryl, the heart-to-heart between Negan and Michonne, and the other conversations between characters, this is a solidly performed episode by the actors. We’ve seen it in action throughout the season, and Carol confirms it. As long as Negan’s alive, his way of life to the Saviors is still alive.Ĭertainly, most of them don’t want him back, or are fine without him, but there is a significant portion of them that do want a return to the glory days, when they didn’t have to scrap for food or make ethanol to trade and could just take what they wanted. Negan is the rule of law, not a lack of action, while Maggie and the bulk of the others feel differently in the long argument between Rick and Daryl, Daryl makes a great point.
Maggie’s on her way to kill Negan, and Rick has to stop her, because to Rick, Negan is the key to their new civilization.
That’s a neon flashing sign reminding us of Negan’s presence in the jail, as if we needed one (it’s the most heavy-handed signifier in the episode). Daryl is helping a friend and also betraying a friend.įurther reading: The Walking Dead Season 9: A Spoiler-Filled Guide to A New Beginning Rick is torn between doing the right thing by his friends and doing the right thing by his new civilization he’s trying to build. The script focuses on duality, with Michonne being torn between her role as a sword-swinging warrior and a community planner. She’s an award-nominated playwright making her television debut, and shows a lot of promise in her role. One of the reasons why this episode works as well as it does despite mostly being characters talking to one another in novel locations is the script from writer Geraldine Inoa. Unlike previous talky seasons, this time the exchanges carry weight, and have meaning. Thus far, the highlight of that commitment to improved writing is “The Obliged,” in which most of the show is taken up with two characters having conversations. At times, it’s remarkable that it’s even the same show there’s been so much more show than tell, and when telling is needed, things seem to make a lot more sense and to be expressed much more eloquently.
It is only four episodes into the new season, and the dialog has shown marked improvement over the writing under the previous showrunner. One of the immediate improvements in The Walking Dead Season 9 has been the writing. No, they may not agree with one another’s stand, but they do respect it and at least try to understand each other.This The Walking Dead review contains spoilers. Both pleading their case for how they feel, in the end, rather then rip out one another’s throats, they come together. Forced to face one another in a stressful situation, the exchange between Rick and Daryl could be some of the best moments in The Walking Dead in a while. Leading him away, the two longtime comrades find themselves in a scuffle that lands them in a deep hole, literally. With that, Maggie sets out to visit Alexandria while Daryl distracts Rick away from trying to stop her from snuffing out Negan. After all, it seems that the bulk of The Saviors are not having Rick’s unity for the betterment of the future and it seems another deadly conflict is on the horizon. Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon – The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 4 – Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMCĭirected by Rosemary Rodriguez, The Obliged picks up shortly after Maggie and Daryl decide it is time to take matters into their own hands and finally rid the world of Negan.
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