Tag: The Walking Dead

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The Walking Dead 5.16: Conquer

A little while back, a friend unveiled to me the next five years of Marvel storylines based on press releases, contract negotiations, and market trends. So far, his predictions have proven dead-on, but it occurs to me that, in the age of

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The Walking Dead 5.15: Try

I generally dread reviewing the penultimate episode of a season. What with the serialised nature of modern television and fan demand for an explosive finale, I might as well be judging the merits of

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The Walking Dead 5.14: Spend

For three weeks now, I’ve been waiting for the other shoe to drop in regard to Alexandria, wondering if the proverbial footwear will wear the face of a distrustful sheriff’s deputy protecting his family at any cost, a rebellious

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The Walking Dead 5.13: Forget

For those who haven’t figured from the titles, this and last week’s episodes function as a sort of double-bill of existential growth. While “Remember” showed our heroes holding on to what makes them strong, “Forget” sees them

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The Walking Dead 5.12: Remember

Never has an episode of The Walking Dead made me so eager to see what’ll transpire next. It’s ironic really, given that, at first glance

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The Walking Dead 5.11: The Distance

With only five episodes to go before the extended ninety-minute finale, The Walking Dead has got a lot of ground to cover if it means to deliver one last

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The Walking Dead 5.10: Them

Oh, good heavens, that was boring! Since the start of the season, I’ve been praising the show runners for finally addressing the long-standing pacing issues plaguing The Walking Dead, but “Them”

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The Walking Dead 5.09: What Happened and What’s Going On

As I was going through my old reviews of The Walking Dead, I was surprised to find a recurrent complaint about the show’s depiction of African Americans, having willfully forgotten the way

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The Walking Dead 5.07: Crossed

In spite of AMC playing musical chairs with its writing staff, The Walking Dead has managed to keep up two traditions since its sophomore year: the deck-clearing mid-season cliffhanger and

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The Walking Dead 5.06: Consumed

The quiet (and strangely intense) bond between Daryl and Carol constitutes one of the most fascinating relationships on The Walking Dead, not least because it developed

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