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The Walking Dead: What Happened and What’s Going On
Of course, you know that we are going to be having major spoilers up ahead, so enter at your own risk for lots on episode 509 of The Walking Dead. So after a brief recap, we find ourselves digging. For what, we don’t immediately know. Judging by all the tears, Beth’s funeral is a very touching affair? Perhaps, even if it is short. Plans to head to Richmond are made and off we go, heading to Virginia, to scout Noah’s old camp! Lizzie and Mika… Read More »
Walking Dead: Coda
The plan to trade prisoners goes down, but the insanity of the head cop explodes. What the hell just happened? This season of Walking Dead hits halftime, so it’s time for something super dramatic to happen. I’ll give you one chance to bail out if you don’t want to big scene spoiled for you. Ok? What the freaking hell? They killed Beth. In the stupidest, most meaningless way, they killed Beth. Ok, back up. Two story threads, Rick and company planning the trade, and Michonne,… Read More »
The Walking Dead: Crossed
This episode of The Walking Dead set up the pins for the mid-season finale. Where is the priest going? Is Eugene ok? How will the hospital battle end up? We’ve leaped ahead in time, the day after Daryl and Noah return to the church. Everyone leaves to rescue Carol and Beth except Carl and Michonne, who stay barricaded in the church with the priest. This splits this episode into three plotlines, which is fine. The one at the church was the briefest. The priest is… Read More »
The Walking Dead, Consumed, Season 5, Episode 6
Walking Dead hits an emotional apex with an episode that explores Daryl and Carol seeking Beth, themselves, and each other. It’s possibly the best Walking Dead episode ever. I’m going to dispense with the plot of this episode rather quickly, not because it wasn’t good. It was a great plot, part mystery, part Daryl and Carol like an RPG adventuring party exploring abandoned urban “dungeons,” part crazy stunts and overall badassitude. But there’s other stuff worth talking about. So: they head into The City to… Read More »
The Walking Dead: Self Help
This Walking Dead road trip goes horribly awry pretty much instantly. It’s time to learn the truth about Abraham and Eugene. I love the way Walking Dead has been focusing on a specific subset of survivors in each episode lately. They’ve splintered a bit, and instead of bouncing around from story to story within each episode, we get to narrow our view to a single plot line. It’s a much better way of telling these structurally complex stories. In fact, Walking Dead is even messing… Read More »
The Walking Dead: Slabtown
Where has Beth been since being kidnapped by some people in a Cadillac with a white cross on the rear window? Some place weirder than you imagined. Beth awakes in a hospital, wearing clean hospital clothes and with an I.V. Seems good. A doctor and a cop walk in and things get weird immediately when the cop says, “We saved you, so you owe us.” We quickly learn that Beth is now some kind of indentured servant who can’t leave the hospital until she works… Read More »
Walking Dead: Four Walls and a Roof
It’s easy to lose your humanity on Walking Dead, even if you’re not turning into a zombie. Things kick off with Bob still dealing with watching other humans eat his leg while he watches. The cannibal jerks are like those guys that like to argue on the Internet, chewing a piece of Bob’s leg that they chopped off and cooked themselves: “Can’t you see that we’re really the good guys here?” Bob starts laughing and eventually reveals he’s been bitten. I’d have held off a… Read More »
The Order 1886
The Order: 1886 is a PS4 exclusive where an elite knight known as Galahad, the player, must battle an ancient adversary in Victorian-era London with advanced technology. Our first impression is that this adventure is another third-person shooter with glorious, fluid visuals, a variety of weapons with a steampunk feel and a gallery of nasty werewolves and other hidden enemies to blast throughout a gorgeous gothic environment. At a glance, The Order 1886 looks like several titles blended together. Clive Barker’s Jericho saw a commando… Read More »
The Walking Dead: Strangers
It’s a family reunion on Walking Dead, but when the survivors meet a minister they learn you reap what you sow. As the gang trudges through the woods and makes camp at night, there’s a certain family reunion vibe. Rick thanks Tyrese for taking care of Judith, then thanks Carol for saving everyone because she’s Rambo, and you better damn sure thank Rambo. There’s a lot of reconciliation too: Rick to Carol for exiling her; Tara reveals her origin as a member of the governor’s… Read More »
Alice en Bataille
We like gothic and we like literary, so Heavy Red’s Alice en Bataille couture Halloween costume really hits the spot. The concept is a sort of goth battle-ready Alice in Wonderland. Each year, Heavy Red does a different take on Alice in Wonderland cosplay. Maybe I am over-thinking it, but I do believe the progression of Alice costumes progresses through the themes of the books, first riffing on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and now moving on to Through the Looking-Glass. If you would like to… Read More »
