The Walking Dead Homebase + Primer

[juliet316]

So sorry about not getting this up earlier, life just kind of got away from me this week/weekend.



This is the homebase for the TV Show The Walking Dead to enable us to discuss each week's episode as it airs.

First a brief primer:

Overview:

Based on the comic book of the same name (Note: The show diverges from the comic in a lot of ways, so it's not necessarily essential to read the comic to follow along with the show), the series focuses on a group of survivors follwoing an attack that turned most of the world's population into zombies or as this show's characters call them 'Walkers.' The show focuses on the survivors trying to find a safe haven away from the walkers all the while trying to retain what is left of their own humanity. Lead by former sherrif's deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln, the group struggles to survive while facing Walkers at everyturn as well as the often changing dynamics of the group as well as the very worst human themselves have to offer.

In the season 4 mid - season finale, the group was forced to leave their prison sanctuary after a devestating attack by the Governor (David Morriessy)

Characters: (as of S4)

Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) - The leader of the group, and father to Carl and Judith. Was in a coma when the Walkers first arose.

Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs) - Rick's eldest child. Has had to grow up very fast in this new world.

Darryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) - The hunter of the group.

Glenn Rhee (Steven Yuen) - Former pizza delivery man prior to the Walker apocalypse. Currently engaged to Maggie Greene

Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan) - the firey daughter of Hershel Greene and sister of Beth Greene, currently engaged to Glenn.

Beth Greene (Emily Kinney) - Maggie's soft - spoken sister and Hershel's daughter.

Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride) - former domestic abuse survivor, Carol has taken the losses she has suffered by the Walker apocalypse to empower herself. Currently exiled from Rick's group.

Michonne (Danai Gurira) - a fierce, Katana welding woman who joined Rick's group during Season 3.

Tyrese (Chad Coleman) - a survivor along with his sister Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green) from Jacksonville. They joined Rick's group towards the end of Season 3.

I'll try to get pictures and a more detailed bio up on these characters and past characters soon.

Previous Discussion:

Episode 4x09 "After.

4x10 "Inmates"
4x11 "Claimed"
4x12 "Still"

4x13 "Alone"

4x14 "The Grove"

4x15 "Us"


Current Discussion:

4x16 "A"



Upcoming Episodes:

Season 5 in Fall 2014/Winter 2015.

Currently airing Sundays on AMC.

Comments

Episode Reaction Post 4x12 "Still"

[juliet316]

So, I know the Oscars are tonight, but for anybody watching, what did you think?

Re: Episode Reaction Post 4x12 "Still"

[eevilalice]

I got totally absorbed and only flipped back to the Oscars during commercials. I loved this episode. Daryl and Beth are a great duo--really interesting. I love finding more out about Beth especially because I feel like we didn't know much about her before. What we learn about Daryl felt pretty expected to me (not in a bad way), but watching the two of them deal with one another and form a tighter bond was fascinating and moving. Although I totes thought they were going to have sex, lol.

Re: Episode Reaction Post 4x12 "Still"

[juliet316]

Yeah, this was a pretty great episode, even if there were only two characters. I think Beth grew up a lot in this episode. I kind of had an idea that Daryl just following his brother and whatnot might have been what had gone on before the zombie outbreak through the interactions we got with Daryl nad Merle and comments Norman Reedus has made about the character in interviews, but it was still fascinating to see origins unfold before us.

All in all a good episode. One that Oscar couldn't hold a candle too.