Rick and the group must go outside the walls to save one of their own. What they experience on the road is rather chaotic, meanwhile the series continues to follow the death of Reg and Pete.
More often than not, The Walking Dead rolls out episodes like this one: Full of action, light on reasons to care. It's like eating a big bowl of candy for dinner. When the sugar rush fades, it just feels like empty calories.
The Wolves are another fitting addition to Rick Grimes's ever-growing list of enemies, their maniacal, nonsensical talk and unmasked aggression offering a much-needed change of pace to the foes they faced last season.
"JSS" was a fine meat-and-potatoes zombie-free hour that reminded us that humans are the worst. Rick should have wiped out Alexandria when he had the chance and kept the place for himself.
The assault on Alexandria makes for an action-packed episode that's light on character development. It's also more disturbing than your average Walking Dead chapter, thanks to the savagery of the Wolves and the human-on-human murder.
The raid of Alexandria basically works as a character piece for Carol and Morgan. Its purpose is to show how their differing approaches to a threat have to find a middle ground somewhere.
"JSS" showcases how susceptible to threat Alexandria is and the kind of ruthless behavior required to maintain its peace and tranquility. Or is it required?
Wow. I don't know if that was the most violent episode of The Walking Dead yet, but it was certainly close. Coupled with the massive season premiere, it does seem like the show has decided to kick things into a higher gear.