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Fear The Walking Dead Episode Review: "Not Fade Away"
Posted on September 26, 2015 by jcarsonwrites	| Leave a comment
Episode four of six aired last Sunday and if the last two episodes are anything like last night's then it's probably a good thing there's only six episodes.
This episode was just… kind of boring, if I'm being totally honest. The preview for next week looks like there's going to be lots of action so I'm assuming that this week was sort of supposed to be building the suspense to a huge climax, but there was no suspense.
You have to have suspense to build up to a climax, but there was no suspense last night. There was just… quiet safety.
At the end of last week's episode the military arrived. This week we saw that the characters were now in a "safe zone", a fenced off area where the infected cannot get in.
Well great, they've now taken the 'Walking Dead' out of Fear The Walking Dead.
For the past three episodes I've really enjoyed seeing what the world was like right at the start of the apocalypse. Obviously there would've been measures like this taken to try and save things and it's not going to be action and excitement all the time, but last night the most exciting thing that happened was Chris seeing a light on a hill somewhere outside the safe zone.
There was no action, no build-up, no suspense, and not really any character development. We saw a little sibling moment between Nick and Alicia which was nice, but individually there didn't seem to be much going on. They both actually seem pretty self-destructive right now (can't really blame them, the world is ending) with Nick stealing morphine from his sick neighbor and Alicia carving into her skin on the drawing Matt had done on her arm.
Ofelia actually probably had the most development last night, which isn't really saying much since we'd hardly seen or heard from her before this. We saw that she's started a relationship with a soldier, but after the soldiers took her mother to a hospital (apparently), but wouldn't let her father go I have a feeling the relationship may be over.
The soldiers also took Nick and Madison seemed pretty concerned about this which actually surprised me since she's slapped him pretty good earlier. Why did she do this? Did she find out about him and the morphine? Was it just because of everything? I watched the episode twice and still didn't get it.
I think the only other somewhat exciting thing that happened was when Chris saw a light reflecting from outside the safe zone. While not exciting at the time I'm assuming this will lead to him sneaking out of the safe zone to investigate or that's where they'll end up going when the safe zone inevitably falls apart.
Honestly, I don't have a whole lot to say about this episode. There isn't much to summarize because not much really happened. They're safe, there you go, that's all there is to know.
The preview for next week looks more exciting, but that's also what I said about this week so who knows. I'm holding out hope that these last two episodes will really turn things around and be great.
I've had this review written since Tuesday now, but I wanted to watch the episode again before posting because I saw so many people raving about the episode and I was sitting here going, "Did I miss something?" No I didn't, it was a good episode, but not the best. But that's okay because there's a new episode tomorrow night and I am very excited for this one!
What did you think of "Not Fade Away"?
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2015 Primetime Emmys
The Emmys happened! Yes, they aired tonight and this year the host was Andy Samburg. I never used to be a fan of awards shows. They're long, the speeches are sometimes annoying and cringeworthy, and the host (and their jokes) are usually lame and not funny.
However, lately they've really kind of been growing on me and I find myself becoming one of those people who really, really likes awards shows. And you know what? I'm okay with that. And I'll continue being okay with that if more of them are like this.
The opening number was great! I saw mixed reviews on the Internet just after it happened, but personally I really enjoyed it. I laughed a lot and just thought overall it was really fun.
Andy Samburg is actually funny. I always love when hosts of awards shows take serious situations that have been happening and use satire and sarcasm in their speeches and that's exactly what Andy Samburg did. From Bill Cosby to Donald Trump, he had a lot of material to use.
There were many presenters this year from Lena Headey to Taraji P. Henson to James Corden.
Many of the winners this year brought attention to serious issues in their speeches. Jill Soloway and Jeffrey Tambor both won Emmys for their work on Transparent and during their speeches brought attention to the Trans* rights movement.
Viola Davis won for her role on How to Get Away With Murder and made a moving speech about opportunities in the acting business for women of colour. It was truly emotional and spectacular and if you can find it online I highly recommend watching/listening to it.
Amy Schumer made a fantastically hilarious speech (of course) and I loved Peter Dinklage's speech after he won for best supporting actor in Game of Thrones.
Azo Aduba's speech was wonderful. She was so emotional and it just made me really happy to know she was really happy. It also made me really happy when Jon Hamm won for his role in Mad Men. I never saw the show (it's on my list of things to watch), but I think everyone knows how huge it was and with it ending this year I don't think it was a surprise to anyone that he won.
The memorial video was incredibly sad. Seeing all the men and women who have passed away this past year is actually so surprising. You hear about the death when it happens and you're shocked, but to see all these faces, one name after the other, all in one go, it's even more surprising.
There were many awards presented tonight and you can find the full list of winners/nominees as well as who presented each award below!
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Presented by Amy Poehler and Amy Shumer):
Allison Janney (Mom) – Winner
Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory)
Julie Bowen (Modern Family)
Anna Chlumsky (Veep)
Jane Krakowski (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Niecy Nash (Getting On)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Presented by Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross)
Veep ("Election Night"), Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, and Tony Roche – Winner
Episodes ("Episode Nine"), David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik
The Last Man on Earth ("Alice in Tucson"), Will Forte
Louie ("Bobby's House"), Louis C.K.
Silicon Valley ("Two Days of the Condor"), Alec Berg
Transparent ("Pilot"), Jill Soloway
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Presented by Ricky Gervais)
Tony Hale (Veep) – Winner
Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Ty Burrell (Modern Family)
Adam Driver (Girls)
Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele)
Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series (Presented by John Stamos and Gina Rodriguez)
Bradley Whitford (Transparent) – Winner
Mel Brooks (The Comedians)
Louis C.K. (Sautday Night Live)
Paul Giamatti (Inside Amy Schumer)
Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live)
Jon Hamm (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Joan Cusack (Shameless) – Winner
Pamela Adlon (Louie)
Elizabeth Banks (Modern Family)
Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory)
Tina Fey (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Gaby Hoffmann (Girls)
Best Comedy Director (Presented by Bradley Whitford and Joan Cusack)
Transparent, Jill Soloway – Winner
The Last Man on Earth, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
Louie, Louis C.K.
Silicon Valley, Mike Judge
Veep, Armando Iannucci
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Presented by Jimmy Kimmel)
Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent) – Winner
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
Don Cheadle (House of Lies)
Louis C.K. (Louie)
Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth)
Matt LeBlanc (Episodes)
William H. Macy (Shameless)
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Presented by Seth Myers)
Julie Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) – Winner
Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)
Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback)
Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer)
Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)
Reality Competition Program (Presented by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele)
The Voice – Winner
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special (Presented by Terrance Howard and Taraji P Henson)
Olive Kitteridge, Jane Anderson – Winner
American Crime, John Ridley
Bessie, Dee Reese, Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois, and Horton Foote
Hello Laides: The Movie, Stephen Merchant, Gene Stupitsky, Lee Eisenberg
The Honorable Woman, Hugo Blick
Wolf Hall, Peter Straughan
Supporting Actress for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special (Presented by Terrance Howard and Taraji P Henson)
Regina King (American Crime) – Winner
Angela Bassett (American Horror Story: Freak Show)
Kathy Bates (American Horror Story: Freak Show)
Zoe Kazan (Olive Kitteridge)
Mo'Nique (Bessie)
Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Freak Show)
Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special (Presented by John Oliver)
Olive Kitteridge, Lisa Cholodenko – Winner
American Horror Story: Freak Show, Ryan Murphy
Bessie, Dee Rees
Houdini, Uli Edel
The Missing, Tom Shankland
Wolf Hall, Peter Kominsky
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie (Presented by Maggie Gyllenhaal and Liev Schrieber)
Bill Murray (Olive Kitteridge) – Winner
Richard Cabral (American Crime)
Damian Lewis (Wolf Hall)
Denis O'Hare (American Horror Story: Freak Show)
Michael K. Williams (Bessie)|
Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story: Freak Show)
Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie (Presented by Rob Lowe and Kerry Washington)
Frances McDormand (Olive Kitteridge) – Winner
Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honorable Woman)
Felicity Huffman (American Crime)
Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Freak Show)
Queen Latifah (Bessie)
Emma Thompson (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)
Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie (Presented by Lady Gaga)
Richard Jenkins (Olive Kitteridge)
Adrien Brody (Houdini)
Ricky Gervais (Derek: The Special)
David Oyelowo (Nightingale)
Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall)
Outstanding Limited Series (Presented by Lena Headey and Margo Martindale)
Olive Kitteridge – Winner
American Horror Story: Freak Show
The Honorable Woman
Writing for a Variety Series (Presented by Mindy Kaling and Zachary Levi)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Winner
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series (Presented by Jane Lynch and Eric Stronestreet)
Inside Amy Schumer – Winner
Directing for a Variety Series (Presented for Colin Hanks and Will Forte)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Chuck O'Neil – Winner
The Colbert Report, James Hoskinson
Inside Amy Schumer, Amy Schumer and Ryan McFaul
Late Show with David Letterman, Jerry Foley
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Dave Diomedi
Outstanding Variety Talk Series (Presented by LL Cool J)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Outstanding Guest Actor/Actress in a Drama Series (Presented by Ben McKenzie and Jamie Alexander)
Reg E. Cathey (House of Cards) – Winner
Murray Abraham (Homeland)
Alan Alda (The Blacklist)
Beau Bridges (Masters of Sex)
Michael J. Fox (The Good Wife)
Pablo Schreiber (Orange is the New Black)
Margo Martindale (The Americans) – Winner
Khandi Alexander (Scandle)
Rachel Brosnahan (House of Cards)
Allison Janney (Masters of Sex)
Diana Rigg (Game of Thrones)
Cicely Tyson (How to Get Away With Murder)
Writing for a Drama Series (Presented by Reg E. Cathey)
Game of Thrones ("Mother's Mercy"), David Benioff and D.B. Weiss – Winner
The Americans ("Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep"), Joshua Brand
Better Call Saul ("Five-O"), Gordon Smith
Mad Men ("Lost Horizon"), Matthew Weiner and Semi Chellas
Mad Men ("Person to Person") Matthew Weiner
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Presented by Jamie Lee Curtis and Emma Roberts)
Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New Black) – Winner
Christine Baransku (The Good Wife)
Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)
Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey)
Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Presented by Jamie Lee Curtis and Emma Roberts)
Game of Thrones ("Mother's Mercy"), David Nutter – Winner
Boardwalk Empire ("Eldorado"), Tim Van Patten
Game of Thrones ("Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken"), Jeremy Podeswa
Homeland ("From A to B and Back Again"), Lesli Linka Glatter
The Knick ("Method and Madness"), Steven Sonderbergh
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) – Winner
Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)
Jim Carter (Downton Abbey)
Alan Cumming (The Good Wife)
Michael Kelly (House of Cards)
Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Presented by Tina Fey)
Jon Hamm (Mad Men) – Winner
Kyle Chandler (Bloodline)
Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom)
Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Presented by Adrien Brody)
Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder) – Winner
Claire Danes (Homeland)
Taraji P. Henson (Empire)
Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men)
Outstanding Comedy Series (Presented by Mel Brooks)
Veep – Winner
Outstanding Drama Series (Presented by Tracy Morgan)
Game of Thrones – Winner
The 67th Emmys were great. So many amazing shows, writers, actors/actresses, and directors were honoured this and so many more were nominated!
Veep and Game of Thrones walked away with four awards tonight, Transparent and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart got three, while Olive Kitteridge won six!
Congratulations to all the winners. You all worked very hard and it paid off!
See you next year!
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