One of the most popular shows on TV right now, "The Walking Dead" just finished its 5th season! It's definitely a show that you have to watch from the very beginning in season one to truly appreciate and understand this series. Trying to start watching now would be confusing..... you wouldn't know the back-story of all these different characters and how they all came together. Not to mention, to fully appreciate the complexities of this show and how far it has come over 5 seasons; it's a MUST to start watching from episode one. It's an enthralling, Golden Globe & Emmy Award-winning television show that has gotten the attention of EVERYONE by now...
Season 5 was the most intense and satisfying season thus far, and the season finale didn't end on a huge cliffhanger for the first time. In fact, the last episode ended on sort of a positive note - "Rick Grimes" was able to convince "Deanna" and everyone in the town that they have to start doing things HIS way. "Rick" and his group are true survivors and they know what has to be done. They have been running from place to place for 4 seasons against seemingly impossible odds and the loss of group members along the way. By now, the remaining group members are hardened survivors that will do anything it takes to stay alive. "Carol", "Glenn", "Daryl", "Carl", and "Rick" have been together from the very beginning, and they have added and lost several members along the way to end up with this current team in Season 5. I was surprised to see that "Tyrell" died this season, even though he actually plays a big role in the comic book version of "The Walking Dead". I knew "Bob" would die eventually and the rest of the characters that died were just introduced earlier in this season, like "Noah" and "Deanna's" family.
It's amazing to see the contrast of these characters from season one to season five. Especially "Rick", he transforms from a naive, trusting, weak leader to a crazed, bearded, survivalist that doesn't trust ANYONE. All regular rules of society no longer exist, it's now survival of the fittest and "Rick" has finally embraced that over the course of time and all the crazy, terrible situations he has found himself and his group/ family in. They almost died this season at "Terminus" before finding true sanctuary at "Alexandria" - a secure town where they meet "Deanna", a former congress woman in charge of this walled-in sanctuary. She has no idea what life is like beyond her walls until "Rick" and his group arrive.
In the finale, "Morgan" from season one shows up and sees "Rick" for the first time since he was that confused, naive, regular guy by himself in the first episode. Just looking at "Morgan" brings back a piece of humanity in "Rick" he still had left when they originally met. Since then, "Rick" has forgotten what "normal life" is like, but part of his normalcy resurfaces upon the long anticipated return of "Morgan".
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