A lot could have been made of the cliffhanger last week, the doors to the CDC opening up. Instead, by the end of "TS-19," the center is blown to pieces and the time spent there seemingly like a mere placeholder. That could be attributed to the shortened 6 episode season, but still, the second season could have picked up at the CDC.
Nonetheless, "TS-19" injects more despair into the show, if that were even possible. Dr. Jenner has all but given up, leaving himself to die in the inferno. Rick himself admits to believing that everyone will die. Shane seems to have gone off the deep end, and would have done something serious had Lori not forcefully pushed him away.
What did Jenner whisper to Rick? Something medical, personal, or nothing of interest? There's no point speculating since the evidence is so scant.
"TS-19" ends the potential for a long CDC arc and doesn't really advance anything, which is disappointing since it is the season finale. Hopefully the second season will be plotted better.
Score: 8.5/10
