Watching Dead - A Walking Dead Podcast - 601 – First Time Again

The (Real) Walking Dead makes a confident return with episode 601, “First Time Again”. We get sane Morgan, just-the-right-amount-of-crazy Rick, and thousands upon thousands of walkers. What can go wrong? Not much, as it turns out. An experiment with B&W photography could have been yet another failed attempt at artistry beyond their reach turned into a vital grounding technique to keep us in sync with an ever shifting time line, and those shifts did a heroes work plastering over some of the plot holes and inconsistencies of the main plot, while also showing important character shifts in interesting ways. And hey, zombies. Lots and lots of visually interesting, disgusting, soft headed zombies.

Watching Dead - A Walking Dead Podcast - 601 – First Time Again – Instant Take

The (Original Recipe) Walking Dead returns tonight with episode 601, “First Time Again”, and we’re relieved that it was actually pretty good! Packed with zombie action, rube goldberg-esque zombie herd management, and superior performances by Lennie James and Andrew Lincoln, it kept us entertained throughout the 1:30 run time. What did you think? Tell us using the links below, and we’ll be back Tuesday for our full coverage cast!

Watching Dead - A Walking Dead Podcast - 516 – “Conquer”

While it wasn’t the perfect finale, Jim and A.Ron are liking where we leave our group for the season in the plus-sized podcast for the super-sized episode 516 of The Walking Dead, “Conquer”… We discuss Ricktatorship 2.0, the continued rise of the Caroligarchy, the puzzling degradation of the skill set of one Daryl “Master Tracker” Dixon, what to make of these Wolves on our borders, the rediscovery of one Teenage Morgan Ninja Turtle, and wonder if sunsets work differently on the East Coast and just how big is Alexandria, anyway? All this, and just tons of great feedback, coming your way. And we’re not ready to close the books on the season just yet! Come back next week for our season five wrap up!

Watching Dead - A Walking Dead Podcast - 516i – “Conquer” Instant Take

Jim and A.Ron enjoyed a perfectly satisfying season five finale of The Walking Dead, episode 516 entitled, “Conquer”, and although it wasn’t as crazy as we had hoped, it laid a very nice foundation for next year… Hear our off the cuff observations and opinions, and then use these links to give us yours! We’ll be back for the full cast Tuesday!