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 3.12: Clear

It amazes me how much momentum The Walking Dead still garners from its breathtaking first episode. Characters and settings have

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The Walking Dead 3.13: Arrow on the Doorpost

Oh, my God! Did Beth just achieve something other than appease the tribe by singing campfire tunes in the middle of the night? Granted

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The Walking Dead 3.14: Prey

With only two episodes to go before Glen Mazzara’s departure as executive producer of The Walking Dead, I thought now would be a good time to look at his run and evaluate AMC’s decision to replace him. I imagine that, from this sentence alone

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The Walking Dead 3.15: This Sorrowful Life

Last week, I argued that The Walking Dead might benefit from Glen Mazzara’s departure as executive producer, listing a number of patterns that have been gnawing at me since he took over in season two. One storytelling tick that

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The Walking Dead 3.16: Welcome to the Tombs

I expected more from the final episode of Glen Mazzara’s run on The Walking Dead. In the last two years, the scribe has garnered

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The Walking Dead 5.01: No Sanctuary

Headed by Glen Mazzara, the third season of The Walking Dead got a lot of praise from the geek community but nearly killed my interest in the series. Put off by the prospect of

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The Walking Dead 5.02: Strangers

Last week, I expounded on Scott M. Gimple’s virtues as a screenwriter, glossing over all that the man brings to The Walking Dead as its executive producer. He’s the first show runner not to get

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The Walking Dead 5.03: Four Walls and a Roof

All day, I’ve been walking around with one hand in the air, waiting for someone to high-five me. You see, in last week’s review of “Strangers”, I speculated that

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The Walking Dead 5.04: Slabtown

My girlfriend recently complained that The Walking Dead is always the same: the heroes find a new home; they get their hopes up; everything around

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The Walking Dead 5.05: Self Help

Raise your hands, those who didn’t already suspect Eugene was lying about his cure for the walker plague. If your arm is up, I’ve got two things to tell you. One: I can’t

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