Walking Dead Liveblog

So, made it home just in time.  Let's see what the "midseason finale" is all about.

Well, we've got all sorts of tension in the opening few seconds.  And Glenn goes and drops a nice big one on the group. And then we get a Gollum eye for good effect.

Shane is near the breaking point.  He's gone full metal gonzo.  That's certainly interesting.

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Glenn cost himself his nice hottie girlfriend.

Carl is turning into a pint sized man.

Is this sexual tension between Carol and Daryl or something different?  If so... Odd.

Great scene between Dale and Andrea.  All of their scenes are good.  Complex, subtle.  I worry that Dale's good impulses are going to get him in a boatload of trouble.

"It changes you.  Either into one of Them or into something less than you once were."  That's pretty much this season in a nutshell.

Ah, what will this little nugget of info do to Shane?  Will being a secret papa change the way he looks at things?

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Herschel is going to come face to face with an angry daughter.  And a smart one.

"Rick ain't built for this world."  I guess that's the big question.  Is he or isn't he?

Careful Lori.  Shane's crazy.

Carl's awesome.  But what has Shane in mind for him?  Seriously, Shane is starting to get creepy.  Not sure that's the best way to go, unless we're going to get some resolution soon.

So, Herschel's decision to not off the Walkers is "about him" not about them.

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Hey, Herschel?  Just because a Walker follows you home doesn't mean you can keep him.

Yay, Glenn.  You win.

They keep reinforcing the idea that the Walkers reveal who you are.

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Crap.  The series resumes in February.  Same as Justified.  Better get my work done in January.

Wow, they went full Peckinpah there at the end.  I guess that solves the problem of the barn.

Oh.  Damn.  Oh.  Damn.

That's chilling.

And of course, it's up to Rick to end it.

Wow.  Just wow.  What an ending.  Not a cliff hanger but a sad, mournful moment that brings the whole season to a close.  Of course, the question is still open.  What sort of man will you be when the world goes to hell?  Herschel?  Rick?  Shane?  Dale?  Glenn?

And we have to wait until February?  Damnit!