I didn't watch this when it first came on, and I wasn't particularly interested in it as the main characters are a younger demographic and I'm not (okay, call me cranky old dude, I'll admit it). But the wife said that it delved in to the whole Walking Dead/Rick Grimes connection regarding the helicopters so we might want to give it a watch.
Perhaps it was that I was expecting a turd in a punch bowl, or that I had finally finished watching that absolutely horrible show known as "Fear the Walking Dead", but...it really was much better than I thought it would be.
The major weakness was the main character. Her acting was probably the worst of the bunch. She approached the whole "Hey guys, we're walking to New York" with such a casual attitude, that it was too much of a suspension of reality, even for the Walking Dead universe. Yes, her sister was also crying every other scene, etc. But on the whole, I'd say the plot developed in a somewhat suspenseful way, with a certain unpredictability.
Yes, all the usual telescoping of time and distance was present, the kind that's in literally EVERY Walking Dead franchise (someone care to explain how Morgan got to Georgia to find Duane in record time?)
But at least it provided us with some of the story of the helicopters and what that was all about. I'm curious how it will tie in with the new series and Rick being traded to them for Jadis' entry into the Civic Republic.
My advice? If you like the franchise and are willing to put up with some degree of annoying acting by the young un's, it does pay off in the end. At least it's a story that keeps you wondering a bit and doesn't flounder the way "Fear" did. Trying to offer some balance.
Perhaps it was that I was expecting a turd in a punch bowl, or that I had finally finished watching that absolutely horrible show known as "Fear the Walking Dead", but...it really was much better than I thought it would be.
The major weakness was the main character. Her acting was probably the worst of the bunch. She approached the whole "Hey guys, we're walking to New York" with such a casual attitude, that it was too much of a suspension of reality, even for the Walking Dead universe. Yes, her sister was also crying every other scene, etc. But on the whole, I'd say the plot developed in a somewhat suspenseful way, with a certain unpredictability.
Yes, all the usual telescoping of time and distance was present, the kind that's in literally EVERY Walking Dead franchise (someone care to explain how Morgan got to Georgia to find Duane in record time?)
But at least it provided us with some of the story of the helicopters and what that was all about. I'm curious how it will tie in with the new series and Rick being traded to them for Jadis' entry into the Civic Republic.
My advice? If you like the franchise and are willing to put up with some degree of annoying acting by the young un's, it does pay off in the end. At least it's a story that keeps you wondering a bit and doesn't flounder the way "Fear" did. Trying to offer some balance.