Divine Providence
- Episode aired May 15, 2022
- TV-MA
- 43m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1.5K
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As the battle for the Tower heats up, Alicia brings the fight to Strand's front door.As the battle for the Tower heats up, Alicia brings the fight to Strand's front door.As the battle for the Tower heats up, Alicia brings the fight to Strand's front door.
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Lennie James
- Morgan Jones
- (credit only)
Daryl Mitchell
- Wendell
- (as Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell)
Jenny Biggs
- Walker
- (uncredited)
Dave Bodenbender
- Tower Ranger
- (uncredited)
- …
Arnold Chon
- Tower Ranger
- (uncredited)
Dennis Keiffer
- Lead Ranger
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaStrand says Charlie was exposed to high energy radiation from walkers that were in the bomb crater, likely alpha particles. Alpha decay radiation is actually the weakest of the three types of radiation, it can be blocked by a single layer of skin, Charlie would had to have ingested alpha radiation to be that sick from it. Plutonium-239 is one of the components of nuclear fallout and while it is of the weak alpha decay it has a very long half-life: 24,000 years, it would be present in the air and would be one of the reasons they need to wear gas masks, it would also be present in high concentrations at ground zero (the place where the bomb detonated). Next is beta decay particles, they have more energy than alpha particles and can penetrate the body's epidermis, some of the weaker beta particles can be blocked by a layer of clothing and even the stronger beta particles can be blocked by a layer of plastic an inch thick. Strontium-90 is one of the major components of fallout and is a beta decay particle, it is the main reason everyone wears extra layers of clothing and masks. Strontium-90 is probably one of the most dangerous components of nuclear fallout, it has a half-life of 28 years and is absorbed by animals, plants and in ground water, Strontium-90 is metabolized by the body in the same manner as calcium which means it accumulates in the bones of the body, it is the type of radiation that causes cancer after exposure. The most energetic and dangerous type of radiation is the third decay type: gamma decay particles. Gamma particles are highly energetic and can only be stopped by extremely dense materials like lead. Probably the most serious overall threat in nuclear fallout is cesium-137, a gamma decay particle with a half-life of 30 years, it is metabolized by the body in the same manner as potassium so it is easily taken into the blood stream and rapidly accumulates in tissues, it is one of the main fallout components that causes acute radiation sickness. Cesium-137 is a heavier element and would mainly be concentrated in the areas closest to ground zero, it is what the walkers from the bomb crater are mainly contaminated with and likely what Charley was exposed to. Another major threat from nuclear fallout, albeit a short-term threat, is iodine-131, a high energy gamma decay particle with a half-life of 8 days. By far the most dangerous component of nuclear fallout immediately following detonation of a nuclear bomb, iodine-131 is an extremely energetic particle and is also readily metabolized by the body and accumulates in the thyroid, iodine-131 is what kills off most people who are unprotected from the blast of a nuclear bomb, those far enough away to not be vaporized by the fireball but close enough to be hit by the shockwave of air contaminated by radiation. Iodine-131 would be in the air and also in the clouds and therefore also the rain, it is the reason why it is critical to stay upwind from a nuclear explosion and to stay out of the rain for at least two weeks to be safe. Expose to iodine-131 in this manner rapidly causes acute radiation sickness, those unlucky enough to be exposed to this type of early fallout die an extremely painful, slow and excruciating death over a period of two to four days depending on the amount of iodine-131 exposure.
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"Divine Providence" had the potential to be great but ended up very lackluster, the highlight were Alicia and Strand but that doesn't say much
Edward Ornelas directed this week's episode of Fear TWD, he's new to Fear and it shows. But his direction and visual storytelling was quite good, I don't know why producer-director Michael E. Satrazemis haven't been directing more episodes as he normally does. The cinematography and editing were actually quite great. The sound editing and musical score is fantastic. The flaws from season 7 are still present, and the writing is extremely flawed. Some of the dialogue, actions and motivations are stupid and very forced, I just don't get why almost all the characters has to be so mysterious and not upfront with things, it continues in every episode and it feels like the showrunners like that kind of writing, well I don't. Andrew Chambliss and Ian B. Goldberg and the staff writers are unfortunately unable to write good dialogue. They come out sounding wooden and unrealistic, then again, dialogue can be hard to write. But these guys are poor at it, Fear deserves better writing overall, like the quality it had in S1-3.
As the battle for the Tower heats up, Alicia brings the fight to Strand's front door. That's the premise of the episode and it gives much needed screen time to characters like Alicia Clark and Victor Strand, their performances are easily the highlight, just sad that the material they got is extremely bad. But it's nice to see the actors on screen again, something that season 7 should have focused on instead of a war that went nowhere.
"Divine Providence" had the potential to be a great episode but the writers failed in delivering a good episode, instead making characters do several bad choices that feels a bit out of character. But honestly, I enjoyed the episode, more than I thought. Alicia Clark and Victor Strand is two of my favorite characters and they were entertaining to watch in this episode, some of their dialogue was stupid to say the least, but overall the highlight. But there's so many things to not like about this episode, making you shake your head at the choices and dialogue the characters be making, the character arc of Wes and how he suddenly became a villain, how Strand is going back and forth not knowing what he wants, and overall Strand as a villain. He have always been a bad guy, a con man, but never in his character have he been villainous like in S7. The showrunners went for a more melodramatic route to the war which is sad, using the radiation to kill off characters, it's just a lazy writing tool that gets off feeling cheap. This episode should have had you on the edge of your seat with lots of tension and suspension, yet, it didn't. There's also a twist in the episode that doesn't feel earned because of the little time we have spent at The Tower, it comes out feeling rushed and forced. I just find it odd that we don't really know the true motivations of the main characters, going back to my criticism of the mysterious storytelling the showrunners have been masters of this season. Choosing to show and not tell, which can be brilliant if done right, they didn't do it right. There's of course tension in the episode, but everything was predictable and I found it to be lacking in tension. I hold onto my opinion that we need and deserve new showrunners for season 8 but with them already starting filming, I'm sure that will be in season 9 if we're lucky, or the new state and city will bring the showrunners back to the quality it once had before they backed themselves into a corner with this nuclear setting which was the worst story arc and the worst season in the TWD Universe.
As the battle for the Tower heats up, Alicia brings the fight to Strand's front door. That's the premise of the episode and it gives much needed screen time to characters like Alicia Clark and Victor Strand, their performances are easily the highlight, just sad that the material they got is extremely bad. But it's nice to see the actors on screen again, something that season 7 should have focused on instead of a war that went nowhere.
"Divine Providence" had the potential to be a great episode but the writers failed in delivering a good episode, instead making characters do several bad choices that feels a bit out of character. But honestly, I enjoyed the episode, more than I thought. Alicia Clark and Victor Strand is two of my favorite characters and they were entertaining to watch in this episode, some of their dialogue was stupid to say the least, but overall the highlight. But there's so many things to not like about this episode, making you shake your head at the choices and dialogue the characters be making, the character arc of Wes and how he suddenly became a villain, how Strand is going back and forth not knowing what he wants, and overall Strand as a villain. He have always been a bad guy, a con man, but never in his character have he been villainous like in S7. The showrunners went for a more melodramatic route to the war which is sad, using the radiation to kill off characters, it's just a lazy writing tool that gets off feeling cheap. This episode should have had you on the edge of your seat with lots of tension and suspension, yet, it didn't. There's also a twist in the episode that doesn't feel earned because of the little time we have spent at The Tower, it comes out feeling rushed and forced. I just find it odd that we don't really know the true motivations of the main characters, going back to my criticism of the mysterious storytelling the showrunners have been masters of this season. Choosing to show and not tell, which can be brilliant if done right, they didn't do it right. There's of course tension in the episode, but everything was predictable and I found it to be lacking in tension. I hold onto my opinion that we need and deserve new showrunners for season 8 but with them already starting filming, I'm sure that will be in season 9 if we're lucky, or the new state and city will bring the showrunners back to the quality it once had before they backed themselves into a corner with this nuclear setting which was the worst story arc and the worst season in the TWD Universe.
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