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Synopsis: When Murphy ( Keith Allan ) arrives on the farm while searching for her, Warren ( Kellita Smith ) chooses to leave Cooper ( Mario Van Peebles ) and go to Newmerica. In Newmerica, long-time friends are reunited but tensions begin to flare up ahead of a vote for a new constitution. Review: My wife and I once again made a "date" to watch this season 5 episode last night, while the kids were reading and getting ready for bed. After watching it, my opinion of it was a bit mixed. I'll start out by saying I didn't hate this episode. In fact, this show and The Walking Dead both (by coincidence?) have plots that involve the survivors discussing a new constitution (or, in the case of The Walking Dead , a charter). Of the two, I am liking this show's version of that story better, mostly because there seems to be a little more action. I am also still intrigued by the introduction of zombies that are able to talk and reason. As this episode demonstrated, ...

Synopsis: Warren ( Kellita Smith ) survives the drone crash and recovers on a farm with a mysterious man named Cooper ( Mario Van Peebles ). Doc ( Russell Hodgkinson ) and the rest of the survivors make their way to Newmerica, where they learn about a new type of zombie. Review: After binge watching the first four seasons of this series on Netflix, it was admittedly difficult waiting months for a new episode. So, when it finally came back on TV last night, my wife and I made sure to keep our calendars clear. Sadly, after watching it, I have to say I wasn't that impressed with it. It wasn't that the episode itself was terrible. It's just, for a season premiere, it was kind of bland. Action scenes were kept to a minimum (though the zombies being ground up by farm equipment was kind of cool) and a good chunk of the episode was kind of predictable. This was especially true of Warren and Cooper. Not only did we see the romance coming from a mile away, my wife and I we...