So, there’s this show, The Walking Dead. It’s one of the most popular shows on television. You may have heard of it, actually. It’s based on a comic book. It’s got zombies, only for some reason they don’t call them that. They call them walkers, or roamers, or biters, or just “the dead ones,” but they never ever call them zombies for reasons that are entirely unclear to me and always have been.
There’s even a spinoff series coming this summer, called Fear the Walking Dead. Other than that it’s set in LA and takes place earlier in the zombie apocalypse than the original show does, I don’t actually know anything about it.
Here’s the thing about this show that you need to know: it just come off its strongest season since Season One, and this last half-season (the show does eight episodes, takes a break, then does eight more episodes) was better than Season One was. I recap it for Sourcerer, in fact. You can see my recap of the first episode here.
You should be watching The Walking Dead if you like things that are good and you have a strong stomach. Be aware that bit’s not a joke; the show so far has featured a man ripping out another man’s throat with his teeth, a handful of impalings, a thing with a dude’s cheek that was just awful, napalm zombies, a beheading, and at least two field amputations. And that’s just counting things that have happened to the humans. Check it out.
Just don’t start with Season Two. Here’s my recap: Carl won’t stay in the house and everyone is dumb. The end.
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Dumb old Carl. I must say I have wondered at the popularity of this show. I binge watched and eventually abandoned it as I was tired of the stupid things they did. And how MANY skulls do we need to see squashed. Ugh.
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Laughing at how you sum it up. I have a feeling I’m going to see The Walking Dead mentioned for more than a few ‘W’ posts today. I haven’t watched this season yet. I usually wait until the season is over and then watch it all at once on Netflix.
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Only seen series one but I am hooked
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The husband and I weren’t going to the watch the show when it came out. Too many other things already filling up the DVR. Then people start raving about it and counting down days to Season 2. We figure, well, we’ll jump in and catch up later.
Season 2, episode 1. Nope. Can’t do it. So lost and bored that I can’t watch it.
We may try to binge watch later on in life, but not now.
I can’t understand why everyone is walking around! Why are you walking?
Okay. I’ll let it go until I know more.
🙂
Heather M. Gardner
Co-host: Blogging from A to Z April Challenge
Blog: The Waiting is the Hardest Part [http://hmgardner.blogspot.com/]
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I liked your summary of Season 2 – that must have been a short reviewing run 😉 Great overview. I still haven’t recovered from Noah, but I should get there before the next season begins!
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I did so enjoy reading this post, but I fear I do not have the stomach to watch the program. Thanks for the clear warning!
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