San Antonio Express-News staff writers Deborah Martin and René Guzman gab on the Mad Maxian fun of "New Best Friends," the latest episode of AMC's "The Walking Dead."
SAN ANTONIO -- Well, cry me a river of "shiny and chrome" and call me Immortan Joe. Did Sunday's "The Walking Dead" just veer into crazy "Mad Max" territory? Even better question: More, please?
Sunday's "New Best Friends" episode almost literally threw Rick Grimes into the hellish stink pits of "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome," what with its own post-apocalyptic cage match and creepy yet charismatic despot with clipped language skills to oversee the action. And boy did we love it.
Sure, taking the "Mad Max" route may seem gimmicky for this gritty series. But we've already set the table for some quasi-fantasy gonzo action with a very theatrical king and his pet tiger. So why not throw in the next best thing to "Thunderdome's" Aunty Entity with Jadis, and second coming of "Fury Road's" Coma-Doof Warrior with the spiky cage rat walker known as Winslow?
Not that it was all "Fury Road" funnies. We also got some great Carol/Daryl moments, and Morgan's ever-loosening grip on his inner peace makes for even more dramatic gravitas to dig.
So let's leap off the Up Up Up and dive into the fun that was last night's episode, along with a slideshow of official episode photos from AMC.
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Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Gino Crognale as Walker - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Gino Crognale as Walker - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Danai Gurira as Michonne; Scavengers - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Danai Gurira as Michonne; Scavengers - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa, Ross Marquand as Aaron, Scavengers - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa, Ross Marquand as Aaron, Scavengers - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Seth Gilliam as Father Gabriel Stokes, Sabrina Gennarino as Tamiel - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Seth Gilliam as Father Gabriel Stokes, Sabrina Gennarino as Tamiel - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Danai Gurira as Michonne, Scavengers - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Danai Gurira as Michonne, Scavengers - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Thomas Francis Murphy as Brion, Sabrina Gennarino as Tamiel, Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Thomas Francis Murphy as Brion, Sabrina Gennarino as Tamiel, Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Gino Crognale as Walker - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Gino Crognale as Walker - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Gino Crognale as Walker - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Gino Crognale as Walker - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Gino Crognale as Walker - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Gino Crognale as Walker - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Gino Crognale as Walker - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Gino Crognale as Walker - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Gino Crognale as Walker - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Gino Crognale as Walker - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Gino Crognale as Walker - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Gino Crognale as Walker - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Khary Payton as Ezekiel, Logan Miller as Benjamin - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Khary Payton as Ezekiel, Logan Miller as Benjamin - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Logan Miller as Benjamin, Karl Makinen as Richard - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Logan Miller as Benjamin, Karl Makinen as Richard - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Lennie James as Morgan Jones, Khary Payton as Ezekiel - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Lennie James as Morgan Jones, Khary Payton as Ezekiel - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Lennie James as Morgan Jones, Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Lennie James as Morgan Jones, Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Khary Payton as Ezekiel, Logan Miller as Benjamin - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Khary Payton as Ezekiel, Logan Miller as Benjamin - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Lennie James as Morgan Jones - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Lennie James as Morgan Jones - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon, Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon, Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, Daniel Newman - Daniel, Khary Payton as Ezekiel - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, Daniel Newman - Daniel, Khary Payton as Ezekiel - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Khary Payton as Ezekiel, Josh Mikel as Jared, Kerry Cahill as Dianne - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Khary Payton as Ezekiel, Josh Mikel as Jared, Kerry Cahill as Dianne - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
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