The Walking Dead

ATTENTION: Potential Spoiler Alert


The second season of The Walking Dead has wrapped and what an ending to a season it was.  From the first moments of the episode you were captivated by the intensity of the episode.  It maintained that level throughout the rest of the show, as well, which I often think is lacking on the show.  They can't all be blood, guts, and screams, of course.

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AMC has a real winner on their hands with this show, and hopefully more people will give it a chance.  The season finale had the highest ratings for The Walking Dead thus far with 9 million viewers, which is fantastic. I have to admit, though, that I wasn't crazy about the show in the first season.  I thought there were elements that were really interesting, but I felt it moved too slowly.

I love the fact that while they are dealing with zombies, the show is more about the people and re-learning how to live in a world that no longer is meant for them. The premise is not necessarily anything new, but it is being executed really well.   The second season was ten times better than the first, even though it moved slowly at times.

I was disappointed in the fact that they killed off the character Shane in the second to last episode.  I really liked his character because he balanced out the group.  The good cop bad cop thing worked really well. That being said, I was disappointed early in the season with the direction they were taking his character.  If became obvious that his character wouldn't be able to stay because they were making him more and more maniacal.  I know that he lasted longer in the series than he did in the comics (which I have not read), but I still liked the tension he added to the show.

In the most recent episode (season finale), there was one thing that I didn't understand.  Why the heck was Lori so pissed that Rick killed Shane? She so much as told Rick he was dangerous and he needed to "dea" with him a few episodes ago.  Then in the episode where Shane is killed, she talks to Shane and apologizes. Hunh? I don't get what they were trying to accomplish here.  Is she feeling bad because she came between the two men? Or is her character just poorly written? Maybe all of the above.

Carl needs a nanny. End of thought.

Andrea's character has really grown this season.  I didn't care for her at all until the last few episodes of the second season. Since Dale's death, her character seems to have really hit her stride.  As for the rest of the characters. T-dog is so superfluous that there isn't much that can be said.  Maggie and Glen still don't seem like a couple to me. They just don't work, IMO, but I guess there aren't a lot of options (if you were the last man on Earth...)!  Hershel is a great character, Carol has already served her purppse, Rick has good points and bad, and Darryl is by far the best character on the show.  Who are the other characters? Oh, that's right, the writers don't really care, either.


The end of the episode was interesting, and clearly is being talked about a lot.  Andrea who was left behind was rescued by the comic fan favorite character, Michonne.  It should be interesting to see how they utilize her next season. Will she be the favorite in the T.V. series, as well? As for me, I will be tuning in.

Who do you think will be killed off next in season 3?  Any predictions about next season?  Any thoughts on this season?


 A. Lewis