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TV Review: The Walking Dead 6.16 “Last Day on Earth” (Season Finale)
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The Walking Dead
Episode 6.15 “East”
Directed by Greg Nicotero
Written by Scott M. Gimple & Matthew Negrete
Starring Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohen, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Michael Cudlitz, Lennie James
AMC
Air date: Sunday, April 3, 2016, 9pm
Warning – SPOILERS for The Walking Dead Season 6…
The Season 6 finale of The Walking Dead aired tonight, and as we expected, Negan finally made his first on-screen appearance, and yes, it was terrifying and there were grave consequences.
We left off last week with what looked to be Daryl getting shot by Dwight, one of Negan’s men he had encountered and saved earlier in the season. Dwight turned out to be a backstabber, and Daryl spent the rest of the season lamenting that he let the man live, especially after Dwight used Daryl’s own crossbow to kill Denise. This was supposed to be the shocking cliffhanger, because we didn’t know if this meant that Daryl was dead.
At the start of the season 6 finale, “Last Day On Earth,” we of course do not get any resolution as to what happened to Daryl, or the fate of Glenn, Michonne, and Rosita, who were also taken captive by Dwight and his fellow Saviors. Instead, we get Morgan finding Carol, as well as Rick and several others from the Alexandria Safe Zone trying to get Maggie to the doctor at the Hilltop.
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Tags: Andrew Lincoln, Chandler Riggs, Danai Gurira, Greg Nicotero, Lauren Cohen, Lennie James, Matthew Negrete, Melissa McBride, Michael Cudlitz, Norman Reedus, Scott M. Gimple, Steven Yeun, The Walking Dead
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TV Review: The Walking Dead 6.15 “East”
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The Walking Dead
Episode 6.15 “East”
Directed by Michael E. Satrazemis
Written by Scott M. Gimple & Channing Powell
Starring Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohen, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Michael Cudlitz, Lennie James
AMC
Air date: Sunday, March 27, 2016, 9pm
Warning – SPOILERS for The Walking Dead Season 6…
This week’s The Walking Dead, Episode 6.15, “East,” deals with the aftermath of Carol’s unexpected departure from the Alexandria Safe Zone, as well as Daryl’s need to avenge Denise’s death and set things right.
After the previous episode, it becomes obvious that a new battle will begin between the Alexandrians and Negan’s Saviors. But Carol has been struggling recently with the fact that her human kill count is well into the double digits. At this point, she feels like she can no longer kill. And she won’t kill. So, she plans to leave her friends at the Safe Zone, but for what we do not know. Talk about bad timing.
Meanwhile, Daryl is struggling with Denise’s death at the hands of Dwight, one of the Saviors who he had previously tried to help even after the man took him captive. Daryl feels like if he had killed Dwight when he had the chance, then Denise would still be alive. He wants revenge. He wants to finish Dwight like he should have before, and feels that he was soft to let the man live.
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Tags: AMC, Andrew Lincoln, Chandler Riggs, Channing Powell, Danai Gurira, East, Lauren Cohen, Lennie James, Melissa McBride, Michael Cudlitz, Michael E. Satrazemis, Norman Reedus, Scott M. Gimple, Steven Yeun, The Walking Dead
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TV Review: The Walking Dead 6.14 “Twice As Far”

The Walking Dead
Episode 6.14 “Twice as Far”
Directed by Alrick Riley
Written by Matthew Negrete
Starring Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohen, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Michael Cudlitz, Lennie James
AMC
Air date: Sunday, March 20, 2016, 9pm
Warning – SPOILERS for The Walking Dead Season 6…
This week’s The Walking Dead, Episode 6.14,”Twice As Far,” slowed things down a bit after the insanity that happened last week when Carol and Maggie were taken hostage by a small sect of The Saviors. Carol once again proved that she is a powerhouse, but her fierceness and highly tuned survival skills have come at a cost, one that she doesn’t seem to want to pay anymore.
But, if you’re a fan of this AMC series, then you know that when you have 45 minutes of quiet, shit is going to go down in the last 15 minutes, and that’s what happened this time around, too.
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Tags: Alrick Riley, AMC, Andrew Lincoln, Chandler Riggs, Danai Gurira, Lauren Cohen, Lennie James, Matthew Negrete, Melissa McBride, Michael Cudlitz, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, The Walking Dead, Twice as Far
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TV Review: The Walking Dead 6.13 “The Same Boat”
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The Walking Dead
Episode 6.13 “The Same Boat”
Directed by Billy Gierhart
Written by Angela Kang
Starring Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohen, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Michael Cudlitz, Lennie James
AMC
Air date: Sunday, March 13, 2016, 9pm
Warning – SPOILERS for The Walking Dead Season 6…
This week’s episode of The Walking Dead, Episode 6.13 “The Same Boat,” focused only Carol and Maggie, who had been taken captive by a small sect of The Saviors, Negan’s people. Last week, Rick and his team had invaded what they believed to be Negan’s compound for a deadly sneak attack, which was their end of the deal they made with the Hilltop people. Carol and Maggie had been guarding the perimeter while the rest of the group invaded the compound and massacred its sleeping occupants, blurring the lines between right and wrong.
It was obvious leading up to this ambush that Carol, who went from being a meek and battered housewife to a total badass warrior, was having a crisis of conscience of sorts. She had realized that the number of people (that’s live humans, not Walkers) she’s killed is well into double digits, and that the attack on The Saviors was going to lead to total bloodshed. For a long time, Carol, who has been masquerading around the Alexandria Safe Zone as a happy cookie-making homemaker, has had her own code she lived by — she did what she had to do to survive, even if it meant ending another life, but she didn’t relish in it, which differentiated her from people like the Wolves. But, perhaps now she realizes that the mass slaughter of Negan’s people is far beyond even what she is willing to do.
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Tags: AMC, Andrew Lincoln, Billy Gierhart, Chandler Riggs, Danai Gurira, Lauren Cohen, Lennie James, Melissa McBride, Michael Cudlitz, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, The Walking Dead
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TV Review: The Walking Dead 6.12 “Not Tomorrow Yet”
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The Walking Dead
Episode 6.12 “Not Tomorrow Yet”
Directed by Greg Nicotero
Written by Seth Hoffman
Starring Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohen, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Michael Cudlitz, Lennie James
AMC
Air date: Sunday, March 6, 2016, 9pm
Warning – SPOILERS for The Walking Dead Season 6…
A lot happened last week on AMC’s The Walking Dead, where Rick and the Alexandrians went with Jesus back to his home at Hilltop, where they learned more about Negan and his group, The Saviors. Rick and company have guns and ammo, but not enough food. So, in an effort to barter for food with the Hilltoppers, they were considering attacking the Savior’s compound to kill Negan’s people.
This week, in Episode 6.12 “Not Tomorrow Yet,” Rick returns to Alexandria and calls a meeting: It’s time to decide whether they will fight. Keep in mind, The Saviors had already killed Hilltop residents and were holding a hostage, all to extort more food and supplies from the meek Hilltoppers. It’s an us or them situation. But fighting means killing — killing the living, that is.
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Tags: AMC, Andrew Lincoln, Chandler Riggs, Danai Gurira, Greg Nicotero, Lauren Cohen, Lennie James, Melissa McBride, Michael Cudlitz, Norman Reedus, Not Tomorrow Yet, Steven Yeun, The Walking Dead
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TV Review: The Walking Dead 6.11 “Knots Untie”
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The Walking Dead
Episode 6.11 “Knots Untie”
Directed by Michael E. Satrazemis
Written by Matthew Negrete, Channing Powell
Starring Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohen, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Michael Cudlitz, Lennie James
AMC
Air date: Sunday, February 28, 2016, 9pm
Warning – SPOILERS for The Walking Dead Season 6…
On The Walking Dead last week, it became clear that the residents at the Alexandria Safe Zone were in dire need of food, and a way to produce more food. Rick and Daryl went out on a supply run, and instead of coming back with the grain they so desperately need for survival, they return with a man named Jesus, who, at that point, they didn’t know whether they could trust him.
By the end of the episode, fear and survival were put on hold so that Rick and Michonne can spend the night together, much to the delight of Walking Dead fans the world over! But, the morning after, instead of being able to bask in the afterglow of their love, they awake to Jesus standing at the foot of their bed wanting to talk.
In this week’s installment, Episode 6.11 “Knots Untie,” it’s time for Jesus to do some explaining. Who is he? Where is he from? And what does he want?
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Tags: AMC, Andrew Lincoln, Chandler Riggs, Channing Powell, Danai Gurira, Knots Untie, Lauren Cohen, Lennie James, Matthew Negrete, Melissa McBride, Michael Cudlitz, Michael E. Satrazemis, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, The Walking Dead
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TV Review: The Walking Dead 6.10 “The Next World”
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The Walking Dead
Episode 6.10 “The Next World”
Directed by Kari Skogland
Written by Angela Kang, Corey Reed
Starring Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohen, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Michael Cudlitz, Lennie James
AMC
Air date: Sunday, February 21, 2016, 9pm
Warning – SPOILERS for The Walking Dead Season 6…
Last week saw a lot of loss, with the Walker attack that killed young Sam and his mom Jessie, the latter of whom seemed to be a nice love interest for Rick. Then there was Carl’s grave injury — shot in the eye by his teen nemesis Ron, who was cut down by Michonne — and it seemed like he wouldn’t pull through. Lastly, there was the death of the Wolf guy, who seemed to actually make a surprising change when he risked his life to save Denise.
But in light of all this loss came a uniting of all the residents of the Alexandria Safe Zone, who bravely faced the invading Walkers and beat them to finally come together as one people, a group under the leadership of Rick, who now sees clearly the good the future holds for his son and his people.
Unfortunately, this future includes some unforeseen elements, namely the coming of the villainous Negan, who, no, still hasn’t physically shown up yet. But, a new character did on Episode 6.10 “The Next World” — Paul, aka Jesus, who is a character from the comics. In his debut episode, Jesus proves that he’s a formidable character, but there’s obviously more to him than meets the eye after we see him toying with Rick and Daryl. But more on that later, because oh man did something outstanding happen in this episode!!!!
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Tags: AMC, Andrew Lincoln, Angela Kang, Austin Nichols, Chandler Riggs, Corey Reed, Danai Gurira, Josh McDermitt, Kari Skogland, Katelyn Nacon, Lauren Cohen, Lennie James, Melissa McBride, Michael Cudlitz, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, The Next World, The Walking Dead
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TV Review: The Walking Dead 6.9 “No Way Out” (Mid-Season Premiere)
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The Walking Dead
Episode 6.9 “No Way Out”
Directed by Greg Nicotero
Written by Seth Hoffman
Starring Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohen, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Michael Cudlitz, Lennie James
AMC
Air date: Sunday, February 14, 2016, 9pm
Warning – SPOILERS for The Walking Dead Season 6…
Last November saw the mid-season 6 finale for AMC’s The Walking Dead, where it seemed like the residents of the Alexandria Safe Zone were finally getting along, tiptoeing through the tulips so to speak, and planning to secure their future together as a true community. But, as I say in nearly ever review I write of this show, Rick was right once again — Alexandria was not as safe as its original residents believed, and in a blink of an eye, the walls were breached, bringing in a siege of walkers. Last we saw of Rick and company they were trying to get to safety passed a herd of walkers using one of his old tricks — covering themselves in walker guts and quietly walking right through the undead crowd undetected. Meanwhile, right outside the gates, Glenn and Enid were trying to find a way back into Alexandria, while out on the road Daryl, Sasha, and Abraham were finally on their way back home to join the others.
In the preview for Episode 6.9 “No Way Out” of The Walking Dead, the mid-season 6 premiere, we saw that, unfortunately, the latter trio had a run-in with a group of gun-toting men who work for Negan, a new big baddie, who will be played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. We learned quickly that these men are not good people, and they will take what they want from anyone who crosses their path.
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Tags: AMC, Andrew Lincoln, Chandler Riggs, Danai Gurira, Greg Nicotero, Lauren Cohen, Lennie James, Melissa McBride, Michael Cudlitz, No Way Out, Norman Reedus, Seth Hoffman, Steven Yeun, The Walking Dead
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TV Review: The Walking Dead 6.8 “Start to Finish” (Mid-Season Finale)
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The Walking Dead
Episode 6.8 “Start to Finish”
Directed by Michael E. Satrazemis
Written by Matthew Negrete
Starring Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohen, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Michael Cudlitz, Lennie James
AMC
Air date: Sunday, November 29, 2015, 9pm
Warning – SPOILERS for The Walking Dead Season 6…
Seriously……… SPOILERS……
Episode 6.8, “Start To Finish,” is the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead, which means we’ll have to wait till February to find out what happened to the residents of the Alexandria Safe Zone after the latest Walker attack. Because AMC loves to torture us.
The Alexandria Safe Zone was supposed to be a piece of paradise inside the hell on earth that exists in the post-apocalyptic Walking Dead universe. But, as Tara and Rosita say in this episode, a place like this comes with a price. Many have died already, and now, it seems that their existence at the Safe Zone might, in fact, be “over.”
Rick and his group have gone from place to place trying to find a real home to settle in: First, it was their crude encampment with the RV. Then there was Hershel’s idyllic farm, but it wasn’t a stronghold. The Governor infiltrated the confines of the Prison, and the too-good-to-be-true Terminus turned out to be a cannibal holocaust. The Alexandria Safe Zone was supposed to be their final destination, a true safe haven that was protected against the walkers, as well as a throwback to life before the dead began rising. But, that throwback proved to be a little too much comfort. Without a common enemy to fight (i.e., the Walkers), the Alexandrians got caught up in too much drama. It seems as though the residents let their human squabbles blind them to the point where they forgot that the end of the world had come, and the time for such trivialities was long passed.
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Tags: Alanna Masterson, AMC, Andrew Lincoln, Chandler Riggs, Channing Powell, Christian Serratos, Danai Gurira, David Boyd, Heather Bellson, Jeffrey F. January, Josh McDermitt, Lauren Cohen, Lennie James, Matthew Negrete, Melissa McBride, Michael Cudlitz, Michael E. Satrazemis, Norman Reedus, Ross Marquand, Seth Gilliam, Sonequa Martin-Green, Steven Yeun, The Walking Dead, Tovah Feldshuh
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TV Review: The Walking Dead 6.7 “Heads Up”
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The Walking Dead
Episode 6.7 “Heads Up”
Directed by David Boyd
Written by Channing Powell
Starring Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohen, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Michael Cudlitz, Lennie James
AMC
Air date: Sunday, November 22, 2015, 9pm
Warning – SPOILERS for The Walking Dead Season 6…
Seriously……… SPOILERS……
Back in the third episode of Season 6 of The Walking Dead, 6.3 “Thank You”, audiences were shocked and dismayed by the very real possibility that Glenn is dead. Since then, every episode has been a wait to see if Glenn was actually killed or if he managed to somehow survive. As the weeks passed, it seemed more and more like Glenn is gone, and last week, his pregnant wife, Maggie, even seemed to be coming to terms with the loss after abandoning her plans to go out and look for him.
And this week, we FINALLY find out WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO GLENN!!!!!!!!
Let’s get the important part out of the way:
HE’S ALIVE!!!! GLENN IS ALIVE!!!!!!
Oh man, what we’ve been through to get to this point. The torment!
But, Glenn’s alive and he’s on his way back home to the Alexandria Safe Zone.
Here’s what happened…
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Tags: Alanna Masterson, AMC, Andrew Lincoln, Chandler Riggs, Channing Powell, Danai Gurira, David Boyd, Heather Bellson, Jeffrey F. January, Lauren Cohen, Lennie James, Melissa McBride, Michael Cudlitz, Norman Reedus, Seth Gilliam, Sonequa Martin-Green, Steven Yeun, The Walking Dead
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