Pretty cool episode. Although I literally screamed 'fucking idiots' at the tv when the mom/daughter/son left the back door wide fuckin' open RIGHT AFTER seeing a walker. Even not knowing it was a walker, a stumbling bloody dude is close to your backyard, you're all freaked out, and you're gonna leave the door wide open...okay...maybe they forgot in a panic. Except no line of 'oops' or 'damn!' when they saw it...just, like..."mkay...yeah...the doors open...the guy is inside". That made me cringe so fuckin' much. Honestly, aside from the old man whose not in the family, every other person on this show is exhibiting a vast unawareness and immense stupidity in some form. Even disregarding their complete ignorance of the actual state of affairs, it's common sense shit that tends to turn me way off and take me out of the fantasy.
Other than that, I couldn't agree more on the power-outage scene, awesome stuff and really cool music to go along with it. I'm loving the soundtrack and direction of the show. If the characters can wake the fuck up and become a lot smarter, I'll be less worried for the show's future. I'd say it's nitpicky...but it's really not...that is absolutely a purely fuckin' stupid move even for an adolescent. There were a few really, really bad moments in character choices that make them seem like inbred halfwits when they clearly are not (well...except for the whiney son, the one who isn't a druggie...). Eh. We'll see.