Season 5 Premiere Is 'Spectacular', 'Dazzling', 'Ingenious, ~ Variety Review 

The reviews are shuffling in for The Walking Dead Season 5, Episode 1, “No Sanctuary” (which premieres Sunday, October 12), and we\'ve yet to read one that wasn\'t breathless with awe and excitement. Variety shared a good one — high on praise, if low on spoilers for anyone hoping for details. (There are plenty of reviews out there with more details, don\'t worry.)

As Variety noted in its review intro, "After the (rather too) long and winding road to Terminus, \'The Walking Dead\' opens its fifth season in spectacular fashion, a dazzling adrenaline rush filled with suspense, righteous violence and, before it’s all over, genuine emotion. Imbued with cinematic touches, the only downside to this breathtaking episode is pondering what the creative brain trust can do for an encore." 

(Speaking of encores, here are early details on Episodes 2-4.)

Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and company are currently stuck in Terminus and the way that plays out in the premiere, Variety wrote, "is so ingenious, and operates on so many tracks simultaneously, as to make the initial hour (OK, 43 minutes sans commercials) fly by." They noted that there is a lot of violence, but it has a "clear sense of purpose." And, once again, Melissa McBride (Carol Peletier) was singled out as "particularly good here." The queen is never anything less.

Read more teases on Episode 1 over here. Are you excited for this ingenious adrenaline rush? It\'s just good to hear so many people say it lives up to the hype. The Season 4 premiere reviews were not this gushing.

The Walking Dead Season 5 premieres Sunday, October 12 at 9 p.m. ET on AMC.

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