After being separated from Daryl, Beth finds herself in Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, now controlled by what's left of the police force.After being separated from Daryl, Beth finds herself in Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, now controlled by what's left of the police force.After being separated from Daryl, Beth finds herself in Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, now controlled by what's left of the police force.
- Rick Grimes
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- Daryl Dixon
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- Glenn Rhee
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- Maggie Rhee
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- Carl Grimes
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- Michonne
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- Abraham Ford
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- Tyreese Williams
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- Sasha Williams
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- Eugene Porter
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- Rosita Espinosa
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- Tara Chambler
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- Gabriel Stokes
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe opening scene which showed a close up of Beth's (Emily Kinney) face while she opened her eyes was inspired by the scene from the pilot episode, Days Gone Bye (2010), in which Rick (Andrew Lincoln) essentially does the same thing.
- GoofsBeth has a new scar over her right forehead near the end of the episode after Dawn strikes her. However, Dawn clearly smacks the left side of Beth's face in the scene immediately prior.
- Quotes
[Dawn tells Beth the truth of what she see's in Beth]
Officer Dawn Lerner: Every sacrifice we make needs to be for the greater good. The second it isn't, the second we lose sight of that, it's all over. The thing is, you're not the greater good. You're not strong enough.
Beth Greene: I am strong.
Officer Dawn Lerner: How many people had to risk their lives to save you? In here, you are part of a system. The wards keep my officers happy. The happier my officers are, the harder they word to keep us going. And this hasn't been easy. There have been compromises, but it's working. And after they rescue us, we're gonna help put the world back together. Because we're the ones holding on. That's the good we're doing here. That's the good you're doing here. That makes you worth something. But out there... you are nothing. Except dead or somebody's burden.
Beth Greene: That's bullshit.
Officer Dawn Lerner: Oh, yeah? I saw this the night you came in.
[Dawn holds up Beth's arm revealing the cut on Beth's wrist]
Officer Dawn Lerner: Is this bullshit, too? Some people just aren't made for this life, and that's okay. As long as they don't take advantage of the one's who are.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far (2016)
- SoundtracksBe Gone Dull Cage
(uncredited)
Performed by Kiev
Season 5 started off extremely well, brilliantly in fact. For me Season 5 had the most consistent start quality-wise, none of the previous seasons had equally brilliant first three episodes, that are up there with the most gutsy and powerful episodes of the show, like Season 5 did. It still shocks me at how an intelligent, well-made (so much so that it is easy to mistake it for a film) show about zombies could be made when so many films have tried and failed abysmally to do so.
The fourth episode "Slabtown" though disappointed somewhat while still having a number of good things. It is not as strong reminder of most previous episodes of how Seasons 1-5 of 'The Walking Dead' to me were absolutely brilliant and seeing the show in its full glory days (Season 6 was uneven, Season 7 was a huge disappointment and am still debating whether to watch Season 8). It is important in providing development for Beth and is an important story-building episode, it just feels a little bit of a let-down after such a promising start to the season.
Certainly "Slabtown" has a number of good things. It, like all the episodes before it, is superbly made. It has gritty and audacious production design, effects that are well crafted and have soul rather than being overused and abused and photography of almost cinematic quality. The music is haunting and affecting, having presence but not being intrusive.
There are moments of thought provoking writing and emotion. The beginning does intrigue and wrenches the gut, very creepy, and the conclusion has power. There is some great character development for Beth in "Slabtown" even when focusing on fewer characters and the hospital setting intrigues and gives the appropriate creeps.
Whether one enjoys "Slabtown" is largely down to whether you like Beth as a character. Quite a number of 'The Walking Dead' fans don't, don't mind her personally but do think that there are far more interesting characters in the show. Really did appreciate her development here and she is the most interesting and rootable she's been in a while. Emily Kinney gives one of her better performances here and Tyler James Williams is a creepy standout of the rest of the cast.
For all those good things, it would have been a monumental task following on from such a brilliant first three episodes and inevitably there would be comparisons and it is a disappointment in that regard. It is slow in spots and lacks surprises and suspense, predictability does creep in.
Also a little on the bland side compared to the previous three episodes and by top 'The Walking Dead' standard, the guts and adrenaline were evident, as was the intensity, but not quite there consistently.
Overall, good but didn't blow me away. 7/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Nov 3, 2018
Details
- Runtime42 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD