The third episode of Walker titled “Lessons from the Gift Shop” is all about the need for communication with a nod to the art of Kintsugi “Embracing the broken and rolling that history into the future,” with gift-shop gifts brilliantly sprinkled into all the storylines. Because communication is the theme, the episode dealt more with…
Walker episode 4.02, “Maybe It’s Maybelline,” exemplifies the wonderful mix of humor, heart, and action that this show excels at. Interwoven throughout was the recurring theme that sometimes one needs an objective third party to talk to. People in our lives are sometimes too close to the situation and an outside perspective is necessary. The…
The premiere episode of Walker Season 4 “The Quiet” lives up to its name. And though the title refers to the silence of an Empty Nest, when one can be left alone with their darker thoughts, the episode itself serves more as a different type of quiet. “The Quiet before the storm.” It brings to…
It has been almost a month since the Walker Season 3 finale, giving time to reflect on the perfect culmination of one season and the set up for what is to come in the next episode. All this season of Walker, the Walker extended family was recovering from the past to start a better future….
Walker “It Writes Itself,” 3.17 is the penultimate episode of the season, and it finally explains the tagline for Season 3, “Surrender to Yourself.” It represents the idea of stop fighting yourself, your memories, what you want, and face what’s bothering you, even if it’s scary. Though all the people do this to different degrees,…
“Daddy Was a Bank Robber” is such a great title for Walker 3.16, where everyone is introduced to Sadie, Hoyt’s daughter. A strong theme this season is how the past affects the present. This episode deals with working through that past for a better future. Some have already done the work, others are still in…
Walker “False Flag Part 2” 3.15, centered around how one’s actions may have unintended consequences, and eventually there will be a reckoning. However, reckonings, though mostly painful, can be cathartic. This is especially true in the case of …
Kevin Golden is a bad, bad man in Walker “False Flag Part 1,” 3.14. During the action packed episode, the depth of his villainy was exposed through his interactions with the extended Walker family, in both large and small ways. With his primary target being…
Two weeks after it aired, Walker: Independence “Let Him Hang,” 1.13, still demonstrates that the best way to end an amazing season is with a mind blowing, incredible finale. The relationships built across the season all lead up to this moment, and the characters are perfection. All starting with our central character…
Walker “The Deserters,” 3.13, explores the idea of desertion in many ways. There are the actual deserters and those who feel they have deserted that which is important to them. And then there are those who don’t quite yet realize they may be doing that, like …
Walker: Independence episode 1.12 “How We Got Here” is a stunningly beautiful masterpiece that gorgeously weaves together the backstories of all of the characters that have become beloved. Narrated by Philemon Chambers in golden tones and often providing words of wisdom, this episode reveals how far the characters have come by showing where they started….
Walker 3.12, “Best Laid Plans”, explored the old adage “Best laid plans oft go awry.” Each of our groups had to overcome shocking surprises and derailed plans (most, but not all, successfully), only for the whole world to come crashing down at the end on …
