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EPISODE
SEASON
SCHEDULE
In season 10, the group at Oceanside continues to train more. The exercise appears to be aimed at confrontation if the whisper returns. Tensions are high as the heroes struggle to preserve the concept of civilization and history, and alpha and beta seem to reveal more.
12 October 1963, Lewiston, Maine, USA
22 April 1971, Alabama, USA
5 July 1960, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
29 March 1964, Houston, Texas, USA
17 December 1969, Los Angeles, California, USA
21 May 1984, Bombay, India
20 April 1993, Connecticut, USA
4 June 1978, Shueyville, Iowa, USA
30 September 1952, New York City, New York, USA
24 March 1990, Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia
December 16, 2019
"The World Before" marks a perfectly tolerable denouement for what has been a radically inconsistent collection of episodes for season 10 so far. Events are now primed for what I hope is a punchier and more satisfying latter half.
February 24, 2020
Not a bad episode, but as a midseason finale, it could've been better and given us more reason to care about everything that's happening and to look forward to the eventual war against the Whisperers.
December 16, 2019
The first half of season 10 of The Walking Dead flew by.
November 25, 2019
For the most part, "The World Before" is a perfectly solid "Walking Dead" entry. It successfully juggles several storylines without feeling as inconsequential as "Bonds," probably because some stories are just beginning while others are winding down.
December 16, 2019
Carol has a mini-meltdown in the forest and Daryl confronts her... It is a sweet, tender moment. I don't really ship them, but it makes a hell of a lot more sense than trying to force a Daryl/Connie romance to happen.
November 25, 2019
It was underwhelming, but only in the sense that we expected more from a midseason finale.
November 25, 2019
As much as I like The Walking Dead story building and the character development, this silent warfare is slow. The Whisperers are definitely in control and it's frustrating. It's time for Team Family to get a win.
November 25, 2019
Heroes abandoned their morality, characters were so focused on killing bad guys they became idiots, and some supremely ludicrous things happened, all to set up a "shocking" ending that was completely unearned.
December 16, 2019
We still ended up with Pirate Michonne by midseason, which feels pretty good.
November 25, 2019
In some respects, it worked. In others, it felt like the producers forgot about a lot of storylines that should have gotten resolved, or at the very least, gotten some more steam to keep fans pondering as they await the next batch of episodes.
November 25, 2019
Any concerns about an unresolved cliffhanger for the Dante/Sid showdown are dispelled right away in what turns out to be a tense, satisfying midseason finale.
December 16, 2019
What a nasty, lovely cliffhanger for this mid-season finale! Better than waiting around to see Negan kill people like a few seasons ago.