October 31, 2010 series walking Dead the pilot episode premiered. A story based on a comic book by Robert Kirkman faced a strange dilemma: surprise fans of the overexploited genre. Interestingly, eleven years and 171 chapters later, walking Dead In the end, he faced the same dilemma.
Surprising as it may seem, but despite the erosion of the topic and the audience, his closure was as fresh and original as his debut. Again, walking Dead managed to exceed expectations and close its historic first chapter, considered a cult work on television.
With Rick Grimes driving through Atlanta on a death ride, episode one walking Dead he set the tone and pace for the series. In his latest episode, Daryl (Norman Reedus) rides his motorcycle through a spring desert surrounded by zombies as part of the landscape.
Both the one and the other image tell about the decline of the world, but, at the same time, about the possibility of fighting the inevitable. A photo of Rick running away from a crowd of walkers hinted that in walking Dead survival was everything. With Daryl, who has become a symbol of a possible uncertain future (and this will be told in successive spin off) both versions tell the same thing.
Powerful closure for walking Dead
They also reveal that both the pilot and final chapter walking Dead they end the long journey at almost the same point. In fact, the similarities between both versions of reality are so obvious that series ending shows Rick alive again.
Face to face with a situation that seems beyond his control, his face fills the screen. This also shows that walking Dead he analyzed the survivors in terms of their life impulse. An elegant, well-built and profound journey that, despite the inevitable setbacks of a long series, ends the story on a solid note.
First and last chapter, two versions of hope
for the pilot walking Dead, showrunner Frank Darabont chose to describe characters with nuance rather than a big zombie show. The same goes for its last chapter, in which the threat of the undead is close, but the point of greatest interest is the growth of their characters.
Even Pamela Milton, the villainess of the season, ends her long journey with a scene as painful as it is human. Which makes the closure look like the late Darabont’s intentions to create a story about men and women stranded in a hopeless situation.
Most of the imprint of the old showrunner this is evident in the death of Rosita – a magnificent intimate scene – or in Eugene’s lonely redemption. Just like its first chapter, it shows the pain of the survivors in a situation that surpasses them in every way. But at the same time, be aware of the possibility human nature is even stronger than a swarm of bloodthirsty monsters. If anything related to the last chapter walking Dead with his pilot is his quality of emotional depth. Both retain the sensitivity of exploring in the dark and the inner light of their characters.
walking Dead, which was hailed as a twist on the zombie genre in its first season, quickly became something more unique. With emotionally torn characters in the midst of an increasingly bitter struggle with death, the series was a milestone in the deep nature of its premise. That its latest chapter began with a scene in which the anti-hero Daryl tried to save Judith, Rick’s daughter, is a big statement. Also a journey that combines a story that began with a man crossing an abandoned city with the idea of his daughter as the last legacy.
walking Dead and its elegant ending
walking Dead he grew in his perception of time and the internal complexity of his own conflicts. The last scene of his final chapter shows an absentthose killed, those who sacrificed their lives for an uncertain future.
But also to Riku, who speaks out loud about time as a line confirming a solid identity. walking Dead like a story. In the pilot, the character was driving through Atlanta because he knew there was a chance of finding a wife and son.
In the final episode, on his aging face, covered like a visible scar by the entire history of the series, he analyzes the transition to an all-out apocalypse. Thus the character becomes an emblem of sensibility. walking Dead go beyond a simple genre story. At the same time become an analysis of human nature. Perhaps his greatest legacy for the future.
