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The Walking Dead – Season 10, Episode 8 The World Before

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The Walking Dead – Season 10, Episode 8

The World Before

Aired Nov 24, 2019

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A fight causes tensions in Oceanside while the Alexandrians set out on a high-stakes mission.

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A somewhat anticlimatic and uneven effort, "The World Before" still manages to leave the door open for a engaging slate of plot threads in the second half of TWD's 10th season.

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Brian Lowry

CNN.com

11/25/2019

Through the first half of the 10th season, the series has regained a degree of momentum, thanks to the way the writers have showcased key characters.

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Richard Rys

New York Magazine/Vulture

11/25/2019

4/5

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.

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Jeff Stone

IndieWire

11/25/2019

B-

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.

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Brian Richards

Pajiba

02/24/2020

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.

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Alex Avard

SFX Magazine

12/16/2019

"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.

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Alexander Zalben

Decider

12/16/2019

We still ended up with Pirate Michonne by midseason, which feels pretty good.

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Synopsis

A fight causes tensions in Oceanside while the Alexandrians set out on a high-stakes mission.

Director: John Dahl
Executive Producer: Frank Darabont, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Greg Nicotero, Tom Luse, Scott M. Gimple
Screenwriter: Julia Ruchman
Network: AMC
Rating: TV-MA (L|V)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date: Nov 24, 2019

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