Category: The Walking Dead

Can societal constructs such as altruism and civility survive in the wake of a zombie apocalypse? The Walking Dead follows a small band of survivors led by Rick Grimes as they try to make sense of the new world order. The hit drama put AMC on the map, and Dimitri has reviewed every episode of the first three seasons as well the two Web series.

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The Walking Dead 2.05: Chupacabra

Last time, I reproached “Cherokee Rose” for being directionless, which many took to mean filler. For me, though, everything that happens to our heroes

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The Walking Dead 2.06: Secrets

I love it when a TV episode’s got a theme. It makes the show so much easier to review. Case in point: this latest instalment of The Walking Dead

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The Walking Dead 2.07: Pretty Much Dead Already

>The entire half season has been leading up to this. In true The Walking Dead fashion, the final scene of “Pretty Much Dead Already” redefines the ongoing

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The Walking Dead 2.08: Nebraska

Look, everyone: wide shots! Eleven weeks have passed since the last episode of The Walking Dead, and the new creative team is finally ready

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The Walking Dead 2.09: Triggerfinger

What would you do for the people you love? Would you lie? Would you risk your life? Would you take better care of yourself instead? How about

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The Walking Dead 2.10: 18 Miles Out

One of my biggest qualms with heavily serialised television is the tendency to structure episodes with the assumption viewers will watch them back to back. Whenever I complain about this aspect of The Walking Dead

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The Walking Dead 2.11: Judge, Jury, Executioner

>I’ve never been sold on Dale’s self-appointed role as conscience of the group. “Judge, Jury, Executioner” makes a final case for the symbolic character trait, and, sure enough, by the end of the episode

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The Walking Dead 2.12: Better Angels

In the end, Shane got to prove Dale wrong. He, in fact, does not “belong to this world”, though it’s worth noting the deputy was not the victim of justifiable homicide. He committed

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The Walking Dead 2.13: Beside the Dying Fire

How does the sophomore season of The Walking Dead compare to Frank Darabont’s run last year? Going by the reactions on fan sites

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The Walking Dead 3.01: Seed

Rick and his followers are back, and, without Shane and Dale constantly pulling them in opposite directions, they seem to be functioning like a well-oiled machine, storming ghoul-infested

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