The Walking Dead Season Finale

WOAH!

What a season freaking finale!
That was epic, in the sense that, everyone want to throw Rick off a cliff and finally Michonne gets her introduction, epic.

Burn baby, Burn

So the season finale started about 2 minutes before we signed off on the last episode. It showed us why all the walkers started migrating towards a certain direction in the first place, which was because a helicopter had attracted them. THEN...upon hearing the gun shot go off when Shane was shot by Carl they decided that that sounded like more fun and headed towards the farm instead..DUN DUN DUNNNN. (Somebody should just shoot Carl already, that nuisance)

After this is when the Spartan size battle began between the Walkers and the group at the farm. This consisted of an ambush in an RV, the utter destruction of the barn, and wasn't complete without a few appetizers for the zombies.

The group didn't leave this battle without a few sacrifices, which forgive me for not knowing there names, but they weren't important anyways.

By the end of this winning battle everyone splits up and conveniently meets back up all at once at the highway in the same spot they broke down at in season 1(sans 1 group member)....Andrea was the only one left behind after this mess ended..everyone else had a vehicle of some sort. She ends up being lucky however, despite all this bad luck, because she stumbles upon the weapons bag && gets to take that with her a little goodie bag from the party she just left. When you see her again at the episode, this is when Robert Kirkman's comic book character named Michonne finally is revealed.

Michonne is a key character in the comic books, but I hardly have a clue of what role she will play in the tv show. She was actually supposed to appear in the Pilot episode of the tv series but was later cut out. In the comics and in the tv show she has chained herself to 2 walkers, one being her best friend and the other her boyfriend. As retarded as this move may sound, it was actually a pretty clever move on her part to chain herself to them. In order to protect herself, from her them she cut off their arms as well as their lower jaw so they couldn't bite her. On top of that, she has the added protection from their scent which wards off other walkers =] Another weapon she has is her Katana, which she is an EXPERT in, and this is apparent when you see her swing and chop the head off of the walker that was about to have Andrea for desert. In the comics, she ends up joining the group, so we'll have to see if they head in that same direction next season.

On TOP of all this however, nothing I believe is more important than all the events that circled Rick's character in this episode. Just last episode, we had revealed to us that whatever disease these walkers were infected with could spread even without being bitten by a Walker. We didn't get much of why or how, but we saw it happen in Randall's character and Shane's as well. Well, fast forward to this episode, and we finally find out why(we didn't have to wait long did we?) Rick reveals to the rest of the group that.........

*pause for dramatic effect*

back at the CDC before they left, the doctor had told him that they had ALL been INFECTED!

After this came to light, I believe that this was the turning point in how everyone reacted and felt about Rick. Most were angry about him not telling them and they were not at ALL understanding of his reasons, which he listed, as "thinking it was better you didn't know" and "it's not important".

Lori however had reason to hate Rick even before her admitted this secret to everyone because just seconds before is when he admitted to killing Shane to her. Lori's reaction: priceless, the fool was so upset at the fact that he killed Shane that she was being totally ignorant to the fact that Shane had tried to kill Rick first and that just 2 episodes ago she was whispering in Rick's ear trying to persuade him to get rid of Shane. I swear women flip flop between their feelings quicker than hookers switch men at an orgy.

What is most unfortunate for Rick though is the fact that he is going crazy at a more alarming rate than Shane was and he doesn't even realize it.  By the end of the episode, we are left with Rick admitting to EVERYONE he killed Shane, and to make matters better, also implying to the group that they are no longer following a democracy anymore but instead a tyranny!!! Bet they all miss Shane now?


Next season: We will be brought to the prison which was showed the last second of the season finale episode. We will also find out more about Michonne and meet new characters like The Governor. Who will die? Who will go there separate ways apart from the group? Will Andrea return? Was the Helicopter coming from the prison? All important questions that I cannot WAIT to be answered next season.

My thoughts on this season: I love every second of it. I believe that this time around the director and everyone involved had a better sense of what they wanted to accomplish with the show and they went above and beyond that goal. Every episode for me contained valuable information that carried the show along and didn't drag it out like the first season. There was more blood, more action, and DEFINITELY more deaths this seasons. Overall..BRAVO && so long to Shane and Dale.

The Walking Dead Season 2....so far.

So I think we can all agree(or at least I believe so) that this season of The Walking Dead has to be by far the best one. I felt like the other season just dragged a little bit..while on the other hand this season seems to contain action in every episode.

I'm also not sure if they did this last season but I love the Story Sync feature on AMC's website where you can follow this interactive storyline with the episode as it's going on. You can learn trivia on the show, answer polls, and even join in on a Walking Dead discussion. 

One reason why I love this season is the characters in this season and how much they have changed. This season we are truly starting to see what the apocalypse is doing to them as far as changing their values and priorities. We see a lot of people's personality's changing as well...and shall I say that a lot of their "true colors" are beginning to seep through.



When it comes to Lori, we begin to see just how much of a trained housewife she must have been back before the walkers invaded. She's very old fashioned and you learn this in this season when she confronts Andrea about not doing her part of the household chores like laundry and cooking...because you know clothes that smell like snuggles really works at keeping the walkers away. Andrea of course rather stand watch for walkers but Lori on the other hand feels like supporting them by slaving away at home which to her is being much more productive. I'm sure she changes her thoughts regarding this however after Dale's death.

Dale's death was a shock to my system as I'm sure to yours. It was un-expecting and it seriously reminded me that this world was very vulnerable and that no character was safe. I kind of forgot that as the episodes continued with no deaths of main characters. However, after having him die && then immediately having the next big death appear in the next episode I had to take a a big step back mentally and just think, Woah. Dale's death was so emotional for me though because he was a strong character. To me he was the one who kept the walker's world from crossing the figurative boundary into the groups world. He tried his hardest to keep what ever they had left from the old world from disappearing, and he was the only reason Andrea is still alive today. It sucks to lose one of the root characters like Dale. I mean who else is left to give advice to Glen or anyone else in need of some wise advice from the old???

Moving on to Carl. Well he's just a lil f*ck isn't he? Man this kid has pissed me off so much this season..that was until tonight's episode...(more on that another time). He has grown up A LOT this season and really QUICKLY too. However, instead of following in Rick's footsteps he's following in Shane's. Which may be a smarter survival tactic, though you could lose your sanity in the process. You can see his mind and attitude start to change a lot. He tries to use guns whenever he can(or at least attempt to), he tries to find reasons to be at the executions of others, && then the way he coldly told poor Carol that Sophia isn't in heaven =[ was terrible. This all was bound to happen though given the world they live in and the fact that his whore of mother decided to bring another baby into this world. He had to grow up someday, and I guess this was his time.



I won't reveal anything that appeared in the episode that aired tonight, but someone however did die. && as a lil hint to those who read the comics...Carl finally gets to complete his comic book destiny, && that pivotal scene that we all thought was overlooked...ISNT.


Again let me remind you all that this show is far from predictable...&& you have to remember that what you thought should have, could have, would have happened...just may NOT.


As far as answers being revealed in this season, as of yet, there has been none concerning what was said at the CDC. However we do see a new evolution in the disease, as it begins to change and strengthen it's virility(meaning it's spread much easier now). When Randall dies @ the hands of the crazed-one aka Shane, it's revealed that you DON'T have to get bitten to become a walker...you can become one by simply dying. This is a game changer for both us and them, and it proves to everyone that this virus is still very much alive and evolving with time.

I believe that this whole seasons changes from focusing on the walkers and more on the people living in this world.You see a lot of your favorite characters become your most hated...&& you watch some of your favorite characters die.

Here's a spoiler line from tonight episode..I'll talk more about this episode after everyone has for sure watched it:

"This was you not me"

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Mid-Season premiere of The Walking Dead! 2012

So we finally return right where we left off....

 the barn massacre. 

&& the first problem we must solve is the Sophia issue..&& whether Hershel has been keeping her zombified body a secret or not....well..he WAS. Everyone on the farm knew...but like Glenn said.."Maybe this is for the best" According to him, Sophia's disappearance was different than the rest of the missing survivors...it's for this reason they end up giving her a proper burial(poor Andrea..her sister didn't get the same red-carpet treatment)

In other exciting news, b/c of Shane falling off his rocking chair last season....THERE OUT OF A HOME or a piece of LAND shall I say. Or @ least Shane is....ohh && Dale STILL hates Shane "I knew guys like him...Sooner or later he's gonna kill somebody else". Though..we shouldn't jump the gun on Shane folks...he still has a heart && he shows it in this episode.."I'm just trying to keep everyone safe".

As far as Rick, he is starting off this season still uneasy about his leadership abilities and whether he has what it takes to lead. With all the recent disasters happening in the group, he is beginning to blame himself, && lose faith in the drive that got him to where he is now.


In the meanwhile...in the background..one of the residents at the farm goes into SHOCK...&& Glenn's got 99 zombies and the live one's the issue... 

WhErE's hErShEl?!?!?

Drinking his "miracles" away..according to him the group played him for a fool. "You guys are like the plague!"

"Stop running around solving everyone else's problems! Your son needs a father who is ALIVE!"-Lori
"We NEED Hershal for the baby!!!"-Rick

 

"Oh"

Of course it is shortly after this that Lori decided to grow a pair of non existent rubber balls and follow Rick and Glen into town...when all of a sudden..predictably...BAM! She crashes(I swear the previews didn't already give this away =p) So time for a hypothetical question: Does Lori die or get saved? We must wait till next time for an answer.

Also...NEW PEOPLE stop by for a lil bit..&& then leave in a rush =\  One of the strangers left us with a quote to ponder on.. "Ain't nobody's hands clean...we're all the same in this world". The strangers main motives: to get a place on the farm for their group...unfortunately given the day that Rick has been having he has to decline their offer to pull in resources.

As the show ends we see a new side of Rick that paints him as more of a leader. He does a first during this episode that he has never had to do in this new world before, but I'll leave you to watch it yourself.

We are left with a cliffhanger this week, wondering if what the hell happened to Lori?...Stay tuned next week.

Some funny pictures to leave ya'll off with.

Prediction for this season: It's gonna be worth watching every week.