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"Don't Look Back!" This is the phrase Rick leaves echoing in our ears as we are, in fact, doing just the opposite. Can you really blame us for still reflecting on the mid-season finale, what could potentially follow the events that took place, and what's argued to be the best season of The Walking Dead thus far?
It's no stretch to say that a lot's happened since the premiere of this show, and in the last 43 episodes, we've been been on quite a ride. It feels as if we've been right by these characters as they've faced ups, downs, and a whole lot of zombies. We've had our "oh that poor horse" moments, our "you had it coming, Shane" moments, our "why the heck is Andrea getting so much screen time?" moments, and our "wow, Carl's actually growing on me" moments. We've watched Rick nail those inspiring speeches, and we've watched Daryl's cool factor continue to escalate (he blew up a tank, you guys).
Now that Phillip's (Brian's/The Governor's) story arc is over, Hershel's gone, the prison's really no longer a prison (that was a battle of internecine proportions), and everyone's scattered in different directions, the possibilities for the latter half of this season are beyond predictions.
Where's everyone at (both locationally, physically, and emotionally)? You can't just walk away from an episode like Too Far Gone the same as you were before. Will we run into familiar faces again (Carol, Morgan, etc.)? Will we meet new ones? Who will be fortunate enough to survive the next eight episodes? I have no idea. Will Beth die, even though she's got Daryl with her? Maybe. Will I shed a tear for her if she does die? Probably. Will our diversely dispersed group of characters ever completely reunite again? Hard to say.
I recall one of my friends saying somewhere back in the third season when all was well at the prison that he was ready for the survival element of the show to come back into play. He explained that as invested as he was in these characters, the reason he'd gotten hooked on the show in the first place was due to it's survival themes (rather than society within). Now in the beginning of this season, when the virus broke out among the prison he said they were getting closer to what he's been itching for, but "they still gotta get outta that prison, bro!"
I kept assuring him that they would eventually leave their residential shelter and face the wild. Now, a season and a half after the introduction of the prison, they have, and I have a feeling we'll all get some more of those raw survival elements my friend was craving. In the words of someone smart: "you need the nightmare to appreciate not being in it". So in the opposite sense of that phrase, now that they've all had a taste of life within safety of the prison walls, being thrown back into the unknown should only make things more interesting.
After thinking about all these things, it's pretty exciting to know that in less than a week The Walking Dead will be back! I wait in anticipation with all of you, but for now, go watch The Super Bowl or something. Happy Sunday!
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