Walking Dead

This could reference my recent decision to start jogging but thankfully I am referencing the show since my new routine is still going strong (thank you very much!).  The season finale was on Sunday night and I had the pleasure of watching it with 2 of my good friends, Aimee and Scotty.  We kept waiting for T-Dog to get attacked by Walkers since the last 2 episodes the writers decided to actually use his character as more than set dressing.  I was pleasantly surprised when he made it through the Walker attack unscathed.  I was not however a fan of the OJ Simpson black gloves they had him wearing through the entire episode.  It’s not bad enough that the only black character (for now) says things like, “oh hell no!” when he has a line of dialogue, now we need to dress him like a famous killer…whoops.

Daryl Motherf---ing Dixon had the best lines of the night as usual.  I loved when he husseled Carol onto the back of his chopper and of course the racist driving while Asian joke aimed at Glenn.  I’m excited that Merle will appear next season and I look forward to finally see the two of them interact…in real life anyway.  Lori is still alive (boo hiss) but I don’t see her dying in the foreseeable future unless Rick really goes batshit crazy and decides that she needs to go.  I’m really hoping that the fact that they are all infected means that she is carrying a zombie baby and it grows ridiculously fast and rips through her flesh to escape like in Alien.  That would be very fun.

Shane is still dead and that of course is a waste of a good looking man.  The fact that they had him keep his shirt on during the entire episode was more upsetting than his actual death.  Dale, on the other hand, needed to go – he had clearly used Miracle Grow on his eyebrows and they required a trim, which is impossible during a zombie apocalypse apparently.  Au Revoir Daledo, you will not be missed.  Almost all of Herschel’s remaining relatives perished but since I never knew any of their names, let alone how they were related, I really couldn’t give a crap. 

I’m really looking forward to next season.  The prison brings a whole new element to the show and I am very curious to see how it plays out.  The hooded woman is also a welcome addition.  She clearly knows how to survive on her own and her two zombie pets have piqued my interest.  I’ve heard that an actor who was in the BBC miniseries State of Play has been cast as the mayor and he has a large role in the prison storyline.  I liked him on that show but I haven’t read the graphic novels so I don’t know anything about the mayor character.  I wish I didn’t have to wait so long for answers.  October can’t come soon enough!