I liked this last episode and agree that some of the scenes are really cool. The hospital patient in the parking lot was awesome. Wish we were getting a little more of that. I really like the concept, but also not really vested in any of the characters. Maybe the mom and the barber, and obviously the hot daughter. I'm getting really tired of the druggie and the boy scout dad though. It would be hard to toss in a Daryl or a Michonne at the onset of the plague - I think that would feel forced or corny. But there is nothing really likable about any of the characters. The two boys are selfish punks, the dad is irritatingly predictable and naive, the mom just seems numb, the daughter is still lovestruck about her boyfriend...they're all just stereotypes playing out roles without any real depth.
My biggest issue with the show is that the reactions to everything don't seem real. The dead have come back to life and no one's really expressing any emotion - fear, loss, sadness, anxious, helpless, anger? They had to blow the neighbors head off, but no one is scared or crying or yelling? And speaking of neighbors, how about going to help the lady across the street before she gets killed or telling the guy wheeling out his garbage what is going on? I'd be trying to band together with my neighbors and sharing information versus just glaring at them and sneaking off. I'll watch to find out what happens, but I'm not jonesing for the next episode like I am with TWD. Hopefully the military thing falls apart quickly and they had some new, more likable characters to the mix.