{"id":45393,"date":"2022-08-14T20:50:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T20:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tales-of-the-walking-dead-review-amcs-latest-zombie-extension-doesnt-do-much-more-than-kill-time\/"},"modified":"2022-08-14T20:50:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T20:50:43","slug":"tales-of-the-walking-dead-review-amcs-latest-zombie-extension-doesnt-do-much-more-than-kill-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tales-of-the-walking-dead-review-amcs-latest-zombie-extension-doesnt-do-much-more-than-kill-time\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Tales of the Walking Dead’ review: AMC’s latest zombie extension doesn’t do much more than kill time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The four episodes previewed from this six-episode anthology showcase a variety of tones and, thanks to the in-and-out requirement, the ability to attract interesting actors. The writing, however, feels particularly weak, trying to tell small-scale stories that capture society falling apart while usually focusing on a pair of characters thrown together in some peculiar way.<\/p>\n

One episode ties directly back into the mother ship, featuring Samantha Morton — who played the villainous Alpha, whose reign of terror as leader of the Whisperers dragged on far too long — in what amounts to a prequel to her story.<\/div>\n

After that, these tales offer a mixed bag, both qualitatively and stylistically. Parker Posey and Jillian Bell star in an hour that traps a self-absorbed business owner and her employee in a bizarre time loop – easily the weakest of the bunch, feeling as if it parachuted in from yet another<\/em> universe It’s as if someone said zombie stories aren’t overdone enough, let’s toss in more overused sci-fi time-bending conceits for good measure.<\/p>\n

Slightly better, if somewhat predictable installations feature Anthony Edwards portraying a scientist researching zombies as some fascinating new species; and Olivia Munn and Terry Crews, the latter playing a doomsday prepper whose fears of the apocalypse have come to pass, without having accounted for the loneliness factor that goes with it.<\/div>\n
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