walking dead recap

Detective Carl Takes The Case Of The Peculiar Priest On Walking Dead

When the crew takes a brief respite, they come across an odd priest with something to hide. Fortunately, Carl is on the case! Unfortunately, he doesn’t trade his sheriff’s hat for Sherlock Holmes’ deerstalker, but everyone gets a chance to catch up before the shit hits the fan again in true Waking Dead style. After…

Television Rob Bricken Oct 20

The Walking Dead Finale Was Brutal, Shocking And Heartbreaking

Let’s get this out of the way: The season four finale of The Walking Dead was not as bloody as we feared, but to say our protagonists made it through unscathed would be one hell of a lie. “A” was very good. I don’t think it was perfect, because it was kind of unwieldy and…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 31

Oh God, The Walking Dead Is Setting Us Up For a Brutal Season Finale

Do you know what was wrong with the penultimate episode of season four of The Walking Dead? It’s that nothing really went wrong. In fact, it had a happy ending, which I think we all realize means next week’s actual season finale is going to destroy us. The episode, which was titled “Us” but should…

Television Rob Bricken Mar 24

The Walking Dead trades cheap scares for a brutal, gut-wrenching shock

Holy hell. We all know The Walking Dead can be a violent show; we know zombies can appear from behind any corner; we even expect major characters to die at any moment. But last night, “The Grove” gave us a shocker that rivaled both the fate of Sofia and Carl having to shoot his dead…

Television Rob Bricken Mar 17

Nothing happened on The Walking Dead, and here’s why that’s awesome

The gang continues to be separated in The Walking Dead, and “Alone” continues to forgo major developments (barring one) in order to continue to focus on the characters. Not much happens, but it doesn’t happen so much better than TWD used to be. I’ll explain myself in a second. The episode focuses on two groups,…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 10

On The Walking Dead, it’s time to have a goddamn drink

Can I tell you how much I loved this episode of The Walking Dead? “Still” was a lot like last season’s stand-out episode “Clear,” in that it’s about focusing on just a few characters. It was about learning more of Daryl’s life. But most of all, it was about Beth’s need to have a goddamn…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 3

Walking Dead reveals the cure for the zombie-pocalypse may be a mullet

The Walking Dead may have changed the game completely in last night’s episode. The new trio revealed at the end of last episode bring a surprise. Michonne makes Carl bearable through the power of canned cheese. And Rick gets stuck in a cheesy ’80s college sex comedy turned deadly! “Claimed” isn’t epic, but for concentrating…

Television Rob Bricken Feb 24

Everyone is separated by zombies, united in misery on Walking Dead

That’s more like it. “Inmates” was really four minisodes detailing the post-prison escape stories of Beth and Daryl, Tyreese and the Carol Corps, Maggie and Sasha and Bob, and finally Glenn, respectively. And they were all far more engaging than last week’s last season premiere. But we’ll get to that in a second. First, the…

Television Rob Bricken Feb 17

The Walking Dead‘s Carl is so bad at the zombie apocalypse, you guys

Carl-haters got a special treat tonight, as the sheriff-hat-wearing lad managed to be awful to and at pretty much everything — he’s shitty to Rick and shitty at dealing with zombies. But his general ineptitude is the highlight of The Walking Dead’s mid-season four premiere, a quiet episode that didn’t offer much else. First, a…

Television Rob Bricken Feb 10

The Governor starts Woodbury 2.0 on The Walking Dead

The Governor’s journey to, uh, standing in front of the prison looking at Rick and Carl is complete, and his emotional journey takes him pretty much back to where we left him. I still have no idea why this needed two episodes. So we ended The Governor Side-Story Parte the Firste with the Guv holding…

io9 Rob Bricken Nov 25

The Governor returns in the first crappy Walking Dead of the season

Hoo, boy. Last week I wondered if the all-new, all-pretty-good Scott Gimple-run Walking Dead could pull off a miracle and make the Governor threatening. As it turns out, The Walking Dead still can’t even make the Governor interesting. The episode picks up right after the season 3 finale, in which the Governor mows down virtually…

Television Rob Bricken Nov 18

The zombies outside and the plague inside join forces on Walking Dead

For the first time since the pilot, I have legitimately been scared while watching an episode of The Walking Dead. What I thought was going to be a slow, potboiler kind-of-episode — which would have been fine after four strong episodes in a row — slowly transformed into the tensest, most gripping life-or-death battle in…

Television Rob Bricken Nov 11

Carol and Rick clash on a decisive episode of The Walking Dead

What does the worst episode of season 4 of The Walking Dead look like? Still pretty darn good, and it includes the biggest shake-up to the series since Carl had to give his mother a post-natal bullet to the head. Having just learned that Carol did in fact kill and then burn the bodies of…

Television Rob Bricken Nov 4

Things get worse for the survivors, but Walking Dead just gets better

OH MY GOD THE WALKING DEAD HAS BEEN GREAT FOR THREE WHOLE EPISODES IN A ROW WHAT IS HAPPENING AND HOLY SHIT CAROL. That’s the short version of my recap of “Isolation,” the turkey of the season, by which I mean the bowling term for three strikes in a row. The longer version is as…

Television Rob Bricken Oct 28

All pigs go to heaven after being brutally eaten alive on Walking Dead

Sorry, folks. My hopes are officially up. After a well-executed but non-flashy premiere last week, The Walking Dead follows it up with one of its best episodes ever, an hour that consisted of absolutely nothing but great character moments, powerful scenes, and some genuine scares. Even though this episode continues TWD‘s new ( and wonderful)…

io9 Rob Bricken Oct 22

It’s literally raining zombies in an excellent Walking Dead premiere

I’m not ready to say that new showrunner Scott Gimple has finally made The Walking Dead the great show we always knew it could be, but man, the season 4 premiere of TWD was most auspicious. It wasn’t flashy, and it wasn’t mind-blowing, but it was so fundamentally good I can’t help but have high…

Television Rob Bricken Oct 14

The Walking Dead season finale replaces its epic confrontation with some epic bullsh*t

Well, I can’t accuse The Walking Dead of being inconsistent. The season finale perfectly encapsulated the entirety of season 3 — a lot of padding, a few great character moments, and most of all, SOME TOTAL BULLSHIT. Let me say that season 3 is still the best season of The Walking Dead, but in no…

Television Rob Bricken Apr 1

The Governor’s sympathetic, Michonne’s a dick, and Carl rules in The Walking Dead mid-season finale

Here’s the problem with the awesome, crazy and ballsy move of killing off Lori and (our beloved) T-Dog (may he rest at the right hand of the father) in the middle of your season. What you gain in “Holy shit anything could happen at any time!” you lose in “Hey, it’s the mid-season finale and…

io9 Rob Bricken Dec 3

The Governor finally gets evil on The Walking Dead

Everybody has questions on last night’s The Walking Dead! Rick wants to know what Michonne’s deal is! Merle wants to know where his brother and Rick are! Milton wants to know if zombies keep any memories after their death! A very sound sleeper living in the woods wants to know who the fuck just broke…

io9 Rob Bricken Nov 26

Rick joins the world’s worst calling plan in The Walking Dead

I have Walking Dead dreams now. I didn’t before. The first two seasons, I enjoyed – or sometimes endured – but the series never made much of an impact on me other than “a zombie show that continues after zombie movies end.” But season 3, while not perfect, has been wavering between not bad and…

io9 Rob Bricken Nov 19

Detective Carl Takes The Case Of The Peculiar Priest On Walking Dead

The Walking Dead Finale Was Brutal, Shocking And Heartbreaking

Oh God, The Walking Dead Is Setting Us Up For a Brutal Season Finale

The Walking Dead trades cheap scares for a brutal, gut-wrenching shock

Nothing happened on The Walking Dead, and here’s why that’s awesome

On The Walking Dead, it’s time to have a goddamn drink

Walking Dead reveals the cure for the zombie-pocalypse may be a mullet

Everyone is separated by zombies, united in misery on Walking Dead

The Walking Dead‘s Carl is so bad at the zombie apocalypse, you guys

The Governor starts Woodbury 2.0 on The Walking Dead

The Governor returns in the first crappy Walking Dead of the season

The zombies outside and the plague inside join forces on Walking Dead

Carol and Rick clash on a decisive episode of The Walking Dead

Things get worse for the survivors, but Walking Dead just gets better

All pigs go to heaven after being brutally eaten alive on Walking Dead

It’s literally raining zombies in an excellent Walking Dead premiere

The Walking Dead season finale replaces its epic confrontation with some epic bullsh*t

The Governor’s sympathetic, Michonne’s a dick, and Carl rules in The Walking Dead mid-season finale

The Governor finally gets evil on The Walking Dead

Rick joins the world’s worst calling plan in The Walking Dead

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walking dead recap

​Detective Carl Takes The Case Of The Peculiar Priest On Walking Dead

​The Walking Dead Finale Was Brutal, Shocking And Heartbreaking

Oh God, ​The Walking Dead Is Setting Us Up For a Brutal Season Finale

​The Walking Dead trades cheap scares for a brutal, gut-wrenching shock

Nothing happened on The Walking Dead, and here’s why that’s awesome

​On The Walking Dead, it’s time to have a goddamn drink

Walking Dead reveals the cure for the zombie-pocalypse may be a mullet

​Everyone is separated by zombies, united in misery on Walking Dead

​The Walking Dead‘s Carl is so bad at the zombie apocalypse, you guys

​The Governor starts Woodbury 2.0 on The Walking Dead

The Governor returns in the first crappy Walking Dead of the season

The zombies outside and the plague inside join forces on Walking Dead

Carol and Rick clash on a decisive episode of The Walking Dead

Things get worse for the survivors, but Walking Dead just gets better

All pigs go to heaven after being brutally eaten alive on Walking Dead

It’s literally raining zombies in an excellent Walking Dead premiere

The Walking Dead season finale replaces its epic confrontation with some epic bullsh*t

The Governor’s sympathetic, Michonne’s a dick, and Carl rules in The Walking Dead mid-season finale

The Governor finally gets evil on The Walking Dead

Rick joins the world’s worst calling plan in The Walking Dead

Amazon Is Sticking With ‘Rings of Power’ to the End

Trump Is Reportedly Going Full Steam Ahead with the Golden Dome

‘Kamen Rider’ Is Ready to Take on the World

Twitter Just Can’t Stop Leaking Movies

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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Let us help find what you are looking for...

Detective Carl Takes The Case Of The Peculiar Priest On Walking Dead

The Walking Dead Finale Was Brutal, Shocking And Heartbreaking

Oh God, The Walking Dead Is Setting Us Up For a Brutal Season Finale

The Walking Dead trades cheap scares for a brutal, gut-wrenching shock

On The Walking Dead, it’s time to have a goddamn drink

Everyone is separated by zombies, united in misery on Walking Dead

The Walking Dead‘s Carl is so bad at the zombie apocalypse, you guys

The Governor starts Woodbury 2.0 on The Walking Dead