*This is a spoiler-free review so feel free to read on!**

“Just Walker is fine…”

Walker premiered on The CW on January 21st 2021 with the pilot episode. New episodes will continue to air weekly. The series stars Jared Padalecki, Lindsey Morgan, Keegan Allen, and Violet Brinson. Each episode runs for approximately 50 minutes. 

This show is a reboot of the iconic Walker, Texas Ranger starring Chuck Norris. It is clear from the pilot episode that we are getting a much more thoughtful lead character who seems to be more about family than he is about action, but it looks like we may be able to squeeze in that roundhouse kick…just not the way you were expecting.

Here is the trailer:

Walker has the opportunity to bring the classic show to a new audience with a modern perspective, but does it pack enough punch to keep us coming back for more? Let’s find out…

The Pros:

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Fandom friendly cast.

We have Supernatural’s Jared Padalecki, The 100’s Lindsey Morgan, and Pretty Little Liars’s Keegan Allen. That’s bound to get this show some serious ratings and I have to admit it’s the main reason I tuned in. I watched the original show when I was younger, but I haven’t been entirely convinced about this show just yet.

Jared Padalecki needs to find his groove and abandon Sam Winchester a little bit more and I would love to see Lindsey Morgan’s character, Micki really show everyone who the real bad-ass is. Seriously, she’s my favorite part of the series right now!

Not just a carbon copy of the original.

I appreciate that this show is taking a different approach. However, I’m not sure that it is meeting the mark just yet and it is coming off as a watered down version of Justified without enough going on.

I think the show feels a little bit closer to shows like Brothers and Sisters and Everwood, but it’s still trying to figure out its own identity.

It has some big shoes to fill, but I think it does have the potential, but let’s hope it doesn’t take too long to reach it.

The Cons:

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Where’s the action?

It took a solid thirty minutes before we got an actual fight scene that was just kind of meh and then when we got to the fight later on, Lindsey Morgan’s character stole the show. While I am all for a more thoughtful, modern take on everything we need a lot more action…like way more…

So am I in or out?

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I’m about 50/50 on this one.

I love Jared and Lindsey so I am tempted to keep watching, but this show is off to a very slow start and it is frustrating because I think it can be so much better. There needs to be more fight scenes, more action, and less forced screams into the sky. I’m being hard on the show because I want it to do well and even though I know this show will get good ratings because of the cast, we deserve more! I’ll give it a few more episodes, but let’s hope things pick up soon!

I hope you enjoyed the review and feel free to post your own thoughts and theories on Walker in the comments section below. Thanks so much for reading and happy viewing!

Best,

Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl

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