The Walking Dead: 6 Things "Try" Got Right (And 4 It Didn't)
5. Glenn Is Great
In fact, Glenn had a great episode all around. Steven Yeun doesn't get enough credit for the evolution of his character from the more happy-go-lucky member of the group to just as beaten down and serious-minded as the best of them; a journey a lot of the main cast have gone on, but the stark contrast is even more evident in the Glenn of season five versus the Glenn of season one. Part of the reason he doesn't get the respect he deserves for that, is that Glenn doesn't appear on screen a whole lot. He's fallen back into that ensemble that's always hovering in B-plots, relegated to making up the numbers when a splinter group has to go do something else. Or he has to comfort Maggie for having lost her sister Maggie being the other formerly major character who's rarely on screen. So Glenn's confrontation of Nicholas in this episode was all the more necessary. Besides being a really well-written scene, with a simmering tension that was a little more complex than the usual I don't like you you'll probably get killed soon threats tossed around in The Walking Dead, it allowed Yeun to show off in a way he hasn't for a while.
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