I wish I could go back and adjust the other episode reviews, because wow - this one is definitely my favorite by far. While I tend to stray away from shows that have a lot of characters, this one manages to make them all very interesting. Nothing in this episode felt unnecessary or dragged out. If you thought the dynamics between characters was good before, you're in for a treat with this one!! Through-and-through entertaining
39 Reviews
Getting better and better
moviegeek_ny5 February 2021
I liked the show from the beginning but it really picked up steam with this episode! The show is really coming into its own here, is finding its pace and sense of humor. We see new characters connect with each other, and after the first two fairly emotional episodes it was great to get one that was more light-hearted, funny, and action-filled.
So it's not your daddys Walker, so what
dolphiea5 February 2021
I really appreciate the multi generational family dynamic and diversity/inclusiveness. This is "Walker" not Walker Texas Ranger 2.0 right? Progressive character development is working. Anyone who has Lived through teenagers gets that aspect!
Funny and Well Paced
dragonardh5 February 2021
There are lots of characters to juggle in Walker and episode 3 magically helps us get to know each of them a little better while also providing witty dialogue and good action. The show is building steam and pulling in more interest every week!!
Keeps getting better
hvqyidkc5 February 2021
Tonight's episode was fantastic. A lot of bonding between the different characters this week which I really enjoyed. The cast has such amazing chemistry with each other and I am so impressed with Kale Culley and Violet Brinson who play the Walker kids. They are so good! Some good fight scenes this ep as well and I loved "the naked cowboy" 😂.
better and better!
just_jaxs5 February 2021
Best Yet!
nyxocity5 February 2021
Best episode so far! I feel like the show is settling into its identity and finding its rhythm. This episode was a lot of fun and allowed us to get to know the characters better (while also introducing a new, fun, complicated one). I started watching this show because I love Jared Padalecki, and it's not my usual type of show, so I didn't expect to love it. But I'm definitely beginning to care about the characters and starting to fall in love for sure. I think the show is only going to continue to get better from here.
Best (by far)
joshuagosh5 February 2021
BETTER!!
ellievibrant5 February 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I really really enjoyed this episode! like a lot! i got to see more of the characters, and got a little more suspense in the story. why does Cordell's father not like Hoyt? Why was Cordell a little cautious? Why does his mother love him and how did Hoyt save Cordell? Very interesting. It left me wanting more! see ya'll next week!
Bobble Head
Prismark1016 April 2021
My wife watched this episode with me.
Her remark was that the lead is a bit wooden.
I replied that is the least of the show's problems. The episode started with a flashback from 17 years ago that featured two middle aged actors supposedly playing their younger selves. It was unconvincing.
Walker is joined by an old friend Hoyt Rawlins, a self confessed bad boy. He steals Ramirez's brand new truck. She is not happy that the Walker family have invited Hoyt for dinner the next day.
Still Walker knows that Hoyt is up to something. He just wants to catch him out.
Once again the main plot is forgettable. It also gets sidetracked with the soapy stuff which was more interesting in this episode. Liam the sensible kid gets drunk and does some breakdancing.
Still Walker's kids put the acting talent up a notch. Both did impressions of David Attenborough. The British naturalist and documentary maker who these days warns about the perils of extinction in the natural world. However his older brother Richard Attenborough brought dinosaurs back to life in Jurassic Park. Go figure!
Her remark was that the lead is a bit wooden.
I replied that is the least of the show's problems. The episode started with a flashback from 17 years ago that featured two middle aged actors supposedly playing their younger selves. It was unconvincing.
Walker is joined by an old friend Hoyt Rawlins, a self confessed bad boy. He steals Ramirez's brand new truck. She is not happy that the Walker family have invited Hoyt for dinner the next day.
Still Walker knows that Hoyt is up to something. He just wants to catch him out.
Once again the main plot is forgettable. It also gets sidetracked with the soapy stuff which was more interesting in this episode. Liam the sensible kid gets drunk and does some breakdancing.
Still Walker's kids put the acting talent up a notch. Both did impressions of David Attenborough. The British naturalist and documentary maker who these days warns about the perils of extinction in the natural world. However his older brother Richard Attenborough brought dinosaurs back to life in Jurassic Park. Go figure!
Really enjoyable!
heatherfreill5 February 2021
This week's episode gave us a bit more insight into the characters and their lives and allowed us to see how they all relate together. The show is really starting to flesh out the relationships and I quite enjoyed seeing more of the Walker family dynamic at work. It was great to see Cordell relating to and interacting with his kids more in this episode and I loved seeing more of August and of Kale's acting ability. Every week is getting better and my only complaint is with how difficult it can be to hear some of the dialogue at times. I'm really looking forward to next week's episode already!
episode 3 was my favorite.
lillypisces5 February 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I really enjoyed this one a lot. it was a balanced. the characters came out more, both the son and the daughter, even a bit more of the parents. i really like micki, i think she's fearless. I really enjoy the show so far.
Excellent episode
theatregirl-222645 February 2021
Warning: Spoilers
This was a fun episode. Nicely paced from the strip club to the ending interaction between Walker and Stella. Hoyt was definitely a thorn in Walker's side but I can see their long friendship. Micki was great in keeping Walker from giving Hoyt a free pass. All in all a great ep.
Better
jdow-747095 February 2021
Picking up steam and starting to coalesce
Cr0wgrrl5 February 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Where the show falters - still weak on the procedural aspects. It's clear that the show's focus is not on solving crimes so much as the people doing the solving. While I'm okay with that, I feel like they could still give us more in this department.
I'm not sure if it was a brave or silly choice to give us a flashback to young Walker and Emily that doesn't even try to use CGI to make them look younger. Most likely, it was a budgetary and COVID-induced choice, but... a backwards baseball cap doesn't quite cut it here.
Where the show shines - you could feel the characters really gel together here. Brett and Liam were great in their scenes, Molly and Bonham were perfect as an old couple with some serious fractures of opinion pushing them apart, and the final scene with Walker and his kids was pitch-perfect. Stella and August at the bonfire were also entertainingly believable as kids trying to be cool but still painfully teenagers.
I like how none of the characters are stereotypes. It would be easy to write Bonham off as a bigoted conservative grandfather, but then they give us a scene where he and Micki bond over dinner and you can see that there's more there to him than his strong opinions. Probably the strongest scene in the episode, IMHO.
Lindsey and Jared are hitting their stride as partners, and that's nice. The beginning was a little awkward, but by the middle of the episode, there was a lot of story unfolding in the little interactions between the two. More and more, I'm enjoying Walker's characterization as a man who is equally too forgiving and too strict, playing fast and loose with the rules himself but expecting others to toe the line. Watching him begin to truly understand how off-balance he is, and that he shouldn't be the arbiter of who pays for their crime and who gets away with it, is very nice. That it's the black captain and the latina ranger making the white ranger toe the line is also very pointed, but presented in a non-preachy way - they are aware that he has leeway that they do not have, but it's unspoken.
I'm really being impressed by the show's intentions and thoughtfulness. Even though the setup was pretty typical, the episode's role reversal - female gun runner, male stripper on the wrong side of the law - was a nice breath of fresh air from the way these scenes usually run. Let's get the next male strippers a little more dance practice though. :)
(Total aside: The show seems dedicated to letting us get equal male and female cheesecake and I for one am all for it. Equality for all!)
I'm not sure if it was a brave or silly choice to give us a flashback to young Walker and Emily that doesn't even try to use CGI to make them look younger. Most likely, it was a budgetary and COVID-induced choice, but... a backwards baseball cap doesn't quite cut it here.
Where the show shines - you could feel the characters really gel together here. Brett and Liam were great in their scenes, Molly and Bonham were perfect as an old couple with some serious fractures of opinion pushing them apart, and the final scene with Walker and his kids was pitch-perfect. Stella and August at the bonfire were also entertainingly believable as kids trying to be cool but still painfully teenagers.
I like how none of the characters are stereotypes. It would be easy to write Bonham off as a bigoted conservative grandfather, but then they give us a scene where he and Micki bond over dinner and you can see that there's more there to him than his strong opinions. Probably the strongest scene in the episode, IMHO.
Lindsey and Jared are hitting their stride as partners, and that's nice. The beginning was a little awkward, but by the middle of the episode, there was a lot of story unfolding in the little interactions between the two. More and more, I'm enjoying Walker's characterization as a man who is equally too forgiving and too strict, playing fast and loose with the rules himself but expecting others to toe the line. Watching him begin to truly understand how off-balance he is, and that he shouldn't be the arbiter of who pays for their crime and who gets away with it, is very nice. That it's the black captain and the latina ranger making the white ranger toe the line is also very pointed, but presented in a non-preachy way - they are aware that he has leeway that they do not have, but it's unspoken.
I'm really being impressed by the show's intentions and thoughtfulness. Even though the setup was pretty typical, the episode's role reversal - female gun runner, male stripper on the wrong side of the law - was a nice breath of fresh air from the way these scenes usually run. Let's get the next male strippers a little more dance practice though. :)
(Total aside: The show seems dedicated to letting us get equal male and female cheesecake and I for one am all for it. Equality for all!)
Walker Texas Ranger reincarnated as The Gilmore Girls
jimberg987 February 2021
There's nothing about the episodes that leave you wanting to know what's coming next except maybe the first one. The reasons to bring you back for episode 2 were wrapped up in an inconsequential way. This episode was easily the most interesting and that's not saying a lot. You start watching expecting a crime/action show and get Gilmore Girl plots. People loved the Gilmore Girls, but I doubt there is much of an intersection between people who like action adventure shows and family melodramas.
It's getting better and better
kaestchen5 February 2021
Walker found his tone
victoriaagustina5 February 2021
Walker is defining his horizon. I liked it very much. They took a big risk and it turned out perfect, if you believe it is just a family drama is not. Also they are improving the action scenes.
I hate COVID some things could be better without it. Let me more Walker
Never See Glitter The Same Way Again 😁
ppc-794895 February 2021
Bobble Head was a strong entry in the new Walker series. It provided a great balance of family drama, comedy and action. Jared Padalecki did a wonderful job showing how Walker's relationships with his children were improving and evolving. The comedic scenes between Walker and Ramirez, and then Walker and Hoyt were truly enjoyable and added a nice balance to the episode. I will always remember Hoyt and all that glitter:) The take down scene with the Fleetwood Mac song "Tusk" was awesome! Walker just gets better and better with each new episode. Can't wait for the next episode.
AWESOME
amusawale5 February 2021
Walker is the story I didn't know I needed. It's a story about rangers that isn't a police procedural and nothing brought that home more than this episode. Every character is nicely fleshed out, with their own interesting story that is magnificently teased in this episode. We get to see Walker as a father of two unruly grieving teens and it's just heartwarming. It's was also a funny episode and established Walker as the character with very very bad jokes. I can't wait to see where it goes next.
walker
livstarwars5 February 2021
Three episodes in and it's okay so far. I find it enjoyable, and the characters likeable. i didn't watch the first Walker Texas Ranger, so i have nothing to compare this too like many others, so i just go off of my own opinion. i like watching walker interact with his kids and kind of build his relationship ups. i thought i was't gonna like the daughter as much, cause of the whiny teenage stuff, but i'm actually surprised at how enjoyable watching her scenes are. she's a great actress and the chemistry doesn't seem forced. the show balances comedy and drama really well.
A good one!
alwaysbeenariel5 February 2021
IMO this is the WORST of the first three episodes...
wolfpup312 February 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Randomly writing this after seeing countless reviews claiming the show is getting better. I really want to like it, and I wanted this to be better, but it's IMO if anything quite a bit worse than the first two.
Unlike some professional critics claiming we don't exist, *I'm* a big fan of the original show AND watch probably half of what's on The CW, if not more. And I'm not particularly opposed to remakes..I like both charmed and Roswell (the first season of which I thought was pretty fantastic...and frankly had a much better mystery than anything walker's done so far), and I was looking forward to this one.
But I want a police procedural from this, and what it's giving so far is one of the weakest "case of the week" cases I've ever seen in a show, combined with dull melodrama you've seen played out a million times before. The first two episodes at least had some scenes that legitimately landed between 'Walker' and his daughter, that managed to make ancient creaky material work. This third episode doesn't have anything like that, and also doesn't touch on the somewhat interesting interactions/situation with the daughter's friend and her family. Drop the melodrama, focus on THAT situation that's actually worth exploring.
And is Walker going to personally know every bad guy they introduce? It seems like he does yet again from the description of e4 I just read.
With both this and Nancy Drew I wish *i* could do some editorial interference. Ditch the boring ghosts and have a single case per episode (or at most a few episode arcs...quit dragging out a thin plot to a full season, it doesn't work). And with walker dial way back on the melodrama and start writing some actual police procedural stuff, and explore the few actually interesting ideas this has raised like the partner being one of the few women doing this job, and the unjust danger to the daughter's friend's family.
I'm kind of thinking I'll try e4, and then give up...maybe try again in S2 just in case they've done any retooling. There's so much talent here and I like the original so well it's a bit painful for me to give up, but there are so many shows I want to get to...
Unlike some professional critics claiming we don't exist, *I'm* a big fan of the original show AND watch probably half of what's on The CW, if not more. And I'm not particularly opposed to remakes..I like both charmed and Roswell (the first season of which I thought was pretty fantastic...and frankly had a much better mystery than anything walker's done so far), and I was looking forward to this one.
But I want a police procedural from this, and what it's giving so far is one of the weakest "case of the week" cases I've ever seen in a show, combined with dull melodrama you've seen played out a million times before. The first two episodes at least had some scenes that legitimately landed between 'Walker' and his daughter, that managed to make ancient creaky material work. This third episode doesn't have anything like that, and also doesn't touch on the somewhat interesting interactions/situation with the daughter's friend and her family. Drop the melodrama, focus on THAT situation that's actually worth exploring.
And is Walker going to personally know every bad guy they introduce? It seems like he does yet again from the description of e4 I just read.
With both this and Nancy Drew I wish *i* could do some editorial interference. Ditch the boring ghosts and have a single case per episode (or at most a few episode arcs...quit dragging out a thin plot to a full season, it doesn't work). And with walker dial way back on the melodrama and start writing some actual police procedural stuff, and explore the few actually interesting ideas this has raised like the partner being one of the few women doing this job, and the unjust danger to the daughter's friend's family.
I'm kind of thinking I'll try e4, and then give up...maybe try again in S2 just in case they've done any retooling. There's so much talent here and I like the original so well it's a bit painful for me to give up, but there are so many shows I want to get to...
just caught up on this - not too bad.
broboybobby6 February 2021
Because it's a reboot of an old classic show, i think people are too hard on it. but honestly, it's refreshing. all of the characters are really likable and it's only 3e in. is it perfect? no, but it's a good watch. it isn't chuck norris, but i liked it. i look forward to the growth that is to come with Walker.
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