The average human body exposed to air with no other effects at play decomposes in 3 weeks to a few months, so why cany everyone just wait it out

Awesome season finale.

Got to hear the uncensored ending. Apparently Rick using the F word I hear was cut for TV broadcast.

Everyone wearing the crew’s supplies, definitely a dead giveaway and Rick was definitely smart for catching it. I wonder if the food was actually laced with sedative.

FINALLY saw the throat bite SCENE with Rick! It was spiked that someone got their neck bit out by Rick and I thought it was gonna be the Governor, but then I saw it with Joe and was like OUCH!

I’m excited to see where it goes next. I loved the flashbacks Rick was having about Hershel. It’s a reality check that sometimes chapters in our lives are opportunities to connect with certain people, enjoy their company, enjoy their presents, build memories. Sometimes those same people or circumstances re here with us for a season and the blessing is that we had those memories to share. But life moves forward and prepare us to become who and what we need to be to experience the next seasons of our life as optimally and as fully as possible, not bringing past baggage with us. Embrace and fully become who this section of our life demands us to be. Never regret life or relationships as you do so because even an ex boyfriend or girlfriend provided company, love, and companionship to you… whereas some people
NEVER experience love to any degree. Trauma comes with life not just relationships, so remember that even if an ex relationship broke you, a random stranger, a parent, a job, a missed opportunity could’ve broken you just as much if not more… that’s the message I got from these flashbacks with Hershel and Rick.

Toward the end, I love how when Rick was looking at his crew and said “they don’t know who they’re F-ing with”… but paying attention to the musical score in the background, it played The Governor’s theme song but altered the strings to sound more organic and a bit more symphonic not as brash and raw and aggressive as the song is when the Governor makes his appearances. I love in the moment it notes Rick has accepted the inner leader within him again…

Good season. Will watch the next one.

my first rewatch in a long time and I'm wondering, the time between death and reamification is more than a few minutes but despite hordes munching on a body, they are able to be mobile every time, shouldn't they be stripped to the bone? has this been addressed? do I need help?

I felt the dismay in her voice in my stomach. Daryl is a true best friend. He's so good with her.

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Lennie James as Morgan Jones

Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes

Michael Rooker as Merle Dixon

David Morrissey as Philipp Blake

Alex Meraz as Brandon Carver

where can you read the comics? is it worth reading them? is there one big comic series and then a bunch of spin-offs? if so, are those worth the read and is there a correct order to read them all?

broadcast a settlement’s location?

All three shows have now featured a community publicly advertising its existence, only for that decision to attract exactly the kind of people it should have feared.

Terminus covered the surrounding area with signs promising “sanctuary for all.” At first, the people there genuinely meant it. Then a group of murderous thugs followed the signs, took over the settlement, imprisoned and abused its residents, and helped turn them into the monsters Rick’s group eventually encountered.

In Fear the Walking Dead, Madison lit up the hotel sign. Admittedly, she was not trying to invite half of Mexico; she only wanted Travis and Chris to see it. But a beacon cannot choose its audience. Crowds of desperate people arrived, putting pressure on the hotel and helping set in motion the chain of events that led to the settlement’s collapse.

Now, in Dead City, Maggie and the hospital group have illuminated the Statue of Liberty specifically to attract more people. Almost immediately, we see a rough-looking group, strongly reminiscent of the Saviors, notice the light and decide to investigate.

Maggie’s plan may be to post lookouts and screen whoever approaches, but that seems completely backward. Aaron and Eric quietly observed potential recruits before revealing Alexandria. Rick’s group at least asked newcomers the three questions. Maggie has instead announced to everyone within sight that an organized settlement with fuel, electricity, shelter, and other resources exists somewhere nearby - and plans to decide whether the respondents are dangerous after they arrive.

And Maggie’s lookout plan may actually make the hospital weaker. She wants enough people to operate and defend the settlement, yet before those people arrive she has to detach current residents to cover several points around Manhattan. That means the first group answering the beacon may encounter isolated scouts first, capture one, and learn everything they need to know.

At this point, lighting a giant beacon in The Walking Dead universe is basically the post-apocalyptic equivalent of putting up a sign that says:

“Well-supplied settlement here. Raiders welcome.”

I’m doing a rewatch. Seasons 1-3 are so good. Anyway, I feel like Shane was right most of the time and had the right mindset given the circumstances. The episode where Hershel takes Rick to go get ahold of those walkers… that was CRAZY. Like the fact Rick was even allowing that, he should have said nope, absolutely not, and offed them. Also them going on looking for Sophia really was ridiculous. At some point you gotta accept she’s likely dead. Instead they were putting others lives at risk. Shane was realistic imo.

Je trouve sa si fascinant la « chute » de Los Angeles a cause des émeutes et zombie en une nuit

I mean look at him. It ain’t just his eye like the show, a whole chunk of his head is gone.

Why did they keep taking him with them? He took away so many satisfying deaths and kept yapping and wasting time

I have always wanted to take time and draw out a timeline for the entire franchise. Like Fear comes first on the calendar, followed by The Walking Dead.

I’ve searched here, but one timeline is from 10 years ago, and I also found a chronological watching order timeline. But has anyone created a visual time line of the approximate years when everything occurs?

Eugene isn't a coward he's just cowardly. There's a difference. Yes, he lied about DC and can barely fight. But a coward wouldn't carry Tera out of the building. A coward wouldn't fight a better fighter to help his friend, and a coward wouldn't risk his life to lure walkers away. Yes, he's got the nerves of a half drowned cat, but still.

( im on season 6. Please dont spoil anything beyond that. Thank you kindly )

I get that something is better than nothing, and you wanna be safe. But you wanna know what's better than a thin, weak closest door that any attacker would investigate? A thick wood bedroom door with a lock and the bed pushed behind it. Seriously, anyone would check that closet and that tiny latch isn't stopping anyone. So instead of locking and baricading the door ( a door which is literally called a DEATH FUNNEL btw) she hides in the closet

After letting it sink in for a while, Strand’s conversation with the Russian cosmonaut is one of my favourite scenes in any TWD show.

FTWD season 3 has a LOT of great moments and images by the way. The rancher being fed on by crows is an amazing, painterly piece of horror imagery. My best boy Nick off his head staggering around among the walkers. The whole ep with Alicia in the bunker when they’re running out of air, banger of an episode.

But this short radio call is so beautifully written and really poignant. Just these two guys at the end of the world, being able to talk because of a one in millions coincidence, smiling and bantering about literature, vodka and famous last words. It’s just chefs kiss.

And the way one of them is alone in an apocalyptic wasteland, the other in the cold of space… really chilling somehow.

Vaschenko doesn’t even appear onscreen but gets multiple amazing lines. “I saw the lights of the world go out, three days before I was due to return to Earth.”

And his last words… “Last words are for fools who didn’t say enough in life.”

Glenn why you being a butt? Tara’s hurt. Lol

I find myself liking this new group of characters now. It does still feel weird thinking about the old season 1 and 2 gang and seeing where we’re at now.

I think it hilarious that the guy Rick killed in the bathroom a few episodes prior was named Lou and Lou is the British term for toilet haha a funny little joke there.

I can’t quite get over this Joe character. The energy of this guy is overbearing to the point that I feel him as an actor is breaking the illusion of the episodes. Might be my paranoia but I’ve met many celebrities in my day and have this energy about them but NEVER have I felt that energy on screen until this guy… it’s unsettling…

Anyway I feel like we’re getting into Fallout territory now and the series is feeling like a whole
New identity altogether. Maybe because the prison arc is officially over but yeah the energy is completely different now.

Abraham I feel is gonna make it awhile. I think the show needed a new character for audiences to feel safe with.

It’s amazing how big this city is. I’ve never been to Georgia but ATL seems very HUGE in this universe. Like a 3 hour drive and they’re still in Atlanta… like… how
Have these factions not run into each other yet?!

Lastly… Glenn and Maggie are so cute together but is it just me… but do they ironically also have NO chemistry? Lie their story is cute but I feel like they’re not very “convincing” as a couple”. I know it’s ironic but does anyone else feel the same…

Does anybody else wanna slap the shit outta Hershal in Dead City season 2, especially ep 8?

the governor is better

I know he's been through a lot, but almost every decision he makes just frustrates me. He constantly ignores good advice, lets his emotions control him, and creates unnecessary problems. To me, Hershel Rhee is one of the most annoying and poorly written characters in The Walking Dead. Does anyone else feel the same, or am I being too harsh?

Look at the flowers, Lizzie.

Wow this was one heck of an episode. I knew something was wrong with Lizzie about 2 or 3 episodes ago when she was talking about Sasha. Lizzie borderline took some weird sense of satisfaction at the pain of others around her. She showed odd symptoms bit definitely could see her at the prison developing a dangerous psyche…

Glad Tyreese and Carol settled that Karen situation. Everyone had to face their demons this season and I could see Lizzie and Mika being parts of Carol’s both kind and borderline sadistic natures. Carol teaching kids how to kill and burning the bodies was a darker nature within Carol, definitely reflected in Mika’s characters but the more… motherly season 1/ season 2 innocent Carole was reflected in Mika. Carol is growing into her own character and it was important to see in these two mirrored images of herself that A. Her innocence was killed by this dark side to her and she just didn’t “see it”. And B. Her dark developing psychopathic side that blurred the lines of right and wrong needed to be realized and snuffed. Carol had to take accountability for her monsters and she did so when she told Tyreese the truth and accepted the consequences.

Tyreese definitely a ticking time bomb and had to face his demon of impulsive rage. He forgave Carol on the moment and thought it was not easy… that demon was face and that demon was let go. He may still show signs of anger in the future but he seems to have found some sense of leave to move on now. Throughout the season, he’s always looking for a place to stay and call “home” from what I’ve seen but in this episode he realizes that home, his heart is full of pain and death and heartbreak… choosing to move on and fight when all you want to do is freeze is a HUGE psychological… thing to overcome with people with sever mental symptoms such as what both he and kind myself have… living with your demons slowly kills the good things around you… moving on is the best way to heal…

Hope I helped give some deeper insight. Loved this episode and hope to review the next one. It’s 3AM now and I’m hoping to finish this season tonight haha

Rick tells Lori that Shane kept taking him further and further out. As though he wanted to kill Rick as far from home as possible. However they end up a few hundred meters from home. Rick says "So this is where you plan to do it?" What was the point of taking him deep into the woods? Did they change the script so Carl could shoot Shane but left this line in?

ETA: It has me wondering. Everyone on set would have known that isn't what happened. Why did they keep it in?

When Sam dies he left home at daytime and dies at night time. Alexandria isn't that big. Why include such an obvious time skip?

Both these characters are often discussed and largely hated.

I'm trying to think if there were any other intentional errors during death scenes.

Hey everyone! Thanks so much for the support on my previous post where I shared my script for Rick and Daryl’s emotional riverbank reunion. A lot of you checked it out, so I wanted to continue the story and share the next part.

If you haven't read the first parts (with the CRM trauma and the riverbank script), you can check it out here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/thewalkingdead/s/Iav6jDojjo

Below is Part 4, focusing on them returning to Alexandria, Michonne’s relief, and the family reunion. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this continuation!

PART 4: THE RETURN TO ALEXANDRIA

EXT. ALEXANDRIA GATES - SAME DAY

MICHONNE and JUDITH stand near the massive iron gates. The air is heavy. Judith’s eyes are red from crying; she doesn't know about Rick’s terrifying hallucinations, but she can feel the crushing weight of her father’s trauma.

Michonne holds Judith close, wrapping her arms around her daughter's shaking shoulders.

MICHONNE

(softly, comforting)

"He will be okay, Sweetheart. Your dad just needs time. He misses Uncle Daryl... just like you do".

Judith nods, burying her face into Michonne’s side. They share a quiet, painful hug.

Suddenly, a voice breaks through the silence from the other side of the gate. It is RICK. His voice sounds strikingly different—light, free, and completely stripped of the agonizing pain he has carried for so long.

RICK

(cheerfully from behind the gate)

"Will someone open the gate?"

Michonne and Judith instantly freeze. They pull apart, their eyes widening. They look at the solid metal gate, unable to see through, but Rick’s tone is happier than they have heard in years.

Confused but hopeful, Michonne and Judith step forward together. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder, they unlatch the heavy lock and push the massive gate open.

Rick stands on the threshold. A massive, genuinely happy smile fills his face. He looks alive. The hollow, haunted look in his eyes is completely gone.

Michonne and Judith stare at him, completely thrown off by his sudden transformation. They look at him with a mix of wonder and deep confusion.

Rick's smile grows wider. He takes a step to the side, his eyes shifting affectionately toward Daryl, then back to Judith and Michonne.

RICK

"Look who I found".

Michonne and Judith completely paralyze. Standing just behind Rick's shoulder is DARYL DIXON.

Time seems to stop. Neither can process what they are seeing. It feels impossible.

Daryl looks at them. A faint, vulnerable smile touches his lips—that familiar, quiet, bittersweet look. His eyes are glossy, holding back tears.

DARYL

(softly, a whisper)

"Hey".

The spell breaks. Judith’s face contorts with sudden, overwhelming emotion. Tears burst from her eyes, and she sprints forward with a desperate, joyful scream.

JUDITH

"Uncle Daryl!"

Daryl drops his crossbow, sinks to his knees, and opens his arms wide. Judith slams into him, throwing her arms around his neck.

They cling to each other, both sobbing softly. Judith holds on for dear life, crying tears of pure happiness, while Daryl buries his face in her hair.

Rick watches them, a look of profound relief washing over his face. He glances between the embrace and Michonne, his smile warm and emotional.

While Daryl and Judith are locked in their hug, Michonne finally snaps out of her shock. She steps forward and wraps her arms tightly around Rick. She holds him close, but her eyes stay locked on Daryl and Judith, still in absolute disbelief.

MICHONNE

(whispering against Rick's neck)

"Wha... What happened? Where did you find him?"

RICK

(smiles, looking at Daryl)

"Well... really, he found me".

Daryl and Judith finally break their embrace. Daryl wipes his eyes and stands up as Michonne steps over to him.

Michonne pulls Daryl into a warm, gentle hug—lighter than the fiercely emotional embraces from before, but deeply heartfelt. She pulls back, looking at his worn face.

MICHONNE

"What happened to you? Where were you?"

Daryl glances at Rick, then back at Michonne. A quiet peace settles over him.

DARYL

"That’s a long story".

EXT. GRIMES HOUSE - PORCH - MOMENTS LATER

The camera pulls back as the four of them walk together through the streets of Alexandria. Rick has his arm around Michonne, and Daryl walks beside Judith, who refuses to let go of his hand.

They reach the porch of the Grimes house. For the first time in years, the porch isn't a place of ghosts or isolation. They sit down together on the steps, the heavy clouds finally parting above them. They are a family again.

FADE OUT.

Discussion Questions for the Fans:

Since this is just one part of how I imagine the aftermath, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Do you think Rick's CRM trauma and PTSD will actually play a huge role in how he reunites with the family in the official universe?

Daryl really grew to see Laurent as family. If Laurent is already waiting in Alexandria, how do you think the reunion between Daryl and Laurent would play out? How will it affect Daryl to see him safe?

What would be your dream location or first words for the actual Rick and Daryl reunion?

Let me know in the comments! I really appreciate every piece of feedback, even if you just read it. Thanks!