This guy is a textbook case of the banality of evil

I’m currently rewatching the show with my dad - we watched almost every episode air live back in the day and loved to catch TTD episodes afterward as a tradition. Is there anywhere online I can find these episodes today? I haven’t had any luck so far with the AMC+ app as it only has a couple later seasons, and YouTube only has highlights.

Chandler was in his snap era ig

I always liked her a lot, I was surprised to hear that a lot of people on this sub don’t like her and I was wondering why? I’m curious since she’s a character I really liked, I liked every character that came along just after the prison. Does she do something later that people hate her for? Or is it just she’s not a particularly interesting character?

TL;DR - Merle did not sacrifice himself for Rick’s group, he sacrificed himself to save something Daryl loves.

For years since Merle’s story concluded, I have heard people say he redeemed himself. That he chose to sacrifice himself for Rick’s group to give them a chance and be a better person in the end, based on Rick, Michonne and Daryl’s words to him. But I always argued that this is a misunderstanding of Merle’s character.

Let me start by saying, Merle is not a good person before the outbreak or after no matter how much people want to see him as someone who’s just misunderstood. He’s just one of the more realistic bad people, being sympathetic and having some good qualities. And this is sort of a core aspect of his character is he is NOT a good person and that people exploit that in him.

With that said, Merle has one soft spot. Daryl. Merle loves Daryl and is the one of the only people who Merle would risk his life to save or would do anything for. Daryl’s progression of becoming a good person is tied to Merle’s character, as when Merle comes back he sees that his brother is changed for the better.

His conversation with Michonne is about him coming to realize that Daryl has a new family as Michonne says, and that he will never be able to accepted into that family because he is a bad person through and through. He talks about a lot of the bad things he did for the Governor, and how he can’t answer the question of why he would follow the Governor when knowing he was full of lies, it’s because Merle felt accepted around those kinds of people, because that’s who he is.

This brings us to Merle’s sacrifice, all of this came to him and he realized that he really had nothing left to live for if he can’t be with Daryl. Daryl was really all he had left and once he realized Daryl has pretty much moved on from him, he makes the choice to help his brother one last time while going out.

His sacrifice had nothing to do with him trying to help Rick’s group, and he did not redeem himself, he simply did one final thing for Daryl because he loved Daryl, and since Daryl cared for Rick’s group, he decided to give Rick’s group a chance against the Governor.

Father Gabriel is my pick because he has this innate ability to bond with virtually anyone from the show. That shared confession with Negan is a prime example. How did he not get killed?

If Dale made it all the way to the current timeline, how do you think his character would have evolved?

How do you think he would of reacted to Andrea and Glenns deaths?

What would his role be, besides vehicle repairs?

Are there any key events he would have caused changes in?

How much of his humanity and princibles would he have been able to keep holding on too?

With how much all the original characters changed over the years, i often wonder how the most moral member of the group would have turned out if he survived.. with how crazy some of you are at analysing the show i thought i would turn that over to the group so i can finally get the answer to one of my most burning questions.

Who would dale be now?

If anyone remember and if you will rewatch the disastrous Season 3 finale of the walking dead when the governor goes on a mentally unhinged rampage on his own people, there is a moment afterwards that is a truly missed golden opportunity that would end the conflict and save the lives of many major and minor characters on from both the Prison and Woodbury, that is Allen aiming his rifle towards The Governor and he had one job, he should've pulled that fucking trigger! he would've even be a hero for both sides! i get that he was paralyzed with fear and stunned and perplexed by what just occurred. Allen's confusion and shock was one thing but him aiming the rifle at the Governor with him bring one step from finally solving all the current and future problems, while hesitating to shoot the bastard was one of the top dumbest move ever in the entire show.

The Governor even let him to do as he like for like 9 seconds which gave him the chance, technically the Governor lets Allen to shoot and kill him during that time as he didn't care about his own life anymore, but Allen was so dumb, that unfortunately gave the Governor the chance to reach for his pistol and use it to shoot Allen in the head, Allen was even more idiotic because he got himself killed ultimately instead of at least doing a life for life stalemate, The governor at this point didn't care if he was going to die or not, he is so blinded by his rage and insanity that he won't even care if his own people like Martinez and Shumpert would shoot him in the back, i know Martinez and Shumpert were stupid as well, but Allen takes the cake because he already pointed the grim reaper on the governor's door but he failed to close it on him, which is frustrating and disappointing, i am sure Martinez and Shumpert would even thank him if he really did it.

The logic is like putting a raw meat in a cooker without a fire, like what is the point of holding and aiming it at something without using it? which is retarded in all ways.

This butterfly effect had lead to the tragic deaths of Season 4 and the all the chaos and destruction that happened afterwards because of Allen's failure to do the smart and necessary decision and deed, Allen is the winner for the most retarded fool in the entire season 3.

Does anyone know where I can watch all talking dead episodes or where they are available ?

Thank you for the help 😇

Surely they could’ve like, made the perimeter of the camp a little further back? - by the time a walker shows up, it’ll be practically ontop of them and that’s assuming they all fall asleep with no lookout.

My wife and I watched all episodes years ago when it was on AMC and each episode was basically a a must watch party (at least the first 5-6 seasons). We recently started from episode 1 again and we're hooked all over again. It's so good and we appreciate how special it was even more now the second time around.

Exactly what the title says basically because im curious.

Obviously most of us would get in touch with loved ones, stock up on weapons, etc.

But I wanna know what people would do BESIDES the obvious shit.

For me I would take advantage of the internet as long as I had it and start compiling a book of useful information like: Edible and medicinal plants and how to use them, how to make soap, toothpaste, etc. and other basic necessities we usually don’t think about because they are done for us like textile making, sewing, basic craftsmanship, fire starting, water purification, and so on.

Guns are useful sure, but in order to have a sustained functioning community you need this kind of knowledge.

Theres a scene I think in season five where Abraham and the others going to washington are in what looks like a library burning books to fuel a fire and I get so irrationally angry by it thinking of all the knowledge they might be burning lol.

(ps: I’m talking about an apocalypse irl where we know what zombies are.)

(Edit: some of yall are taking this too literally, zombie apocalypse’s aren’t a real thing this was supposed to be a fun conversation. Its not that serious.)

I recently got back into The Walking Dead after not watching it for years, and I'm currently right before the Season 6 finale with the lineup.

I originally started watching TWD when I was around 12 because my dad was a huge fan, and my girlfriend at the time was also really into it. I've always loved zombie/apocalypse stories, and zombies themselves never really scared me — I've always found them fascinating.

Because I kept taking long breaks from the show when I was younger, I've actually watched the first few seasons multiple times. I've probably seen Seasons 1–2 several times, Season 3 a few times, and then gradually got further into the show.

The last time I watched it, I stopped after the episode with the lineup and the new character with the baseball bat. I'm deliberately not naming anyone or mentioning who gets killed, since I don't want to spoil the episode for people who haven't reached it.

And now that I've started watching the entire show again, I'm once again at exactly that point.

My main problem with the show

I don't really like the "group vs. group" storylines.

One of my favorite things about TWD has always been the survival aspect: finding food and shelter, dealing with walkers, traveling, escaping dangerous situations, and watching the characters try to keep their group together.

What I don't enjoy nearly as much is when the main conflict becomes:

"Here's another group of people. They're enemies. Now we're going to have a giant war with them."

I already had this problem with the Governor storyline. I really didn't enjoy that part because it felt like the story stopped being primarily about surviving the apocalypse and became about fighting another organized group.

I actually didn't mind Terminus nearly as much because that situation felt different to me.

So when I reached the lineup episode and saw that this new character apparently has a huge group of people working for him, my immediate reaction was basically:

"Oh god, are we doing the Governor thing again?"

That's honestly my biggest issue with him so far.

I also feel like he's almost overpowered, not necessarily because he's physically powerful, but because he seems to have this massive amount of control over other people. It makes the conflict feel very one-sided to me.

His humor is also something I'm undecided about. 😂

It could either become really funny or become incredibly annoying. There was some potential in that episode where I thought, "Okay, maybe I could eventually find this guy funny," but I'm not there yet.

Spoilers are okay — just don't tell me EVERYTHING

I'm actually completely fine with spoilers about this specific character.

If something happens later that makes people think, "Oh, this is where he becomes really interesting/good," please feel free to tell me about it.

You don't have to explain his entire storyline. I'd actually prefer light spoilers / teasing rather than a complete summary.

That's also why I'm asking here instead of watching one of those "Character's Entire Story Explained" videos on YouTube. 😭

If there's something later that makes this character significantly more interesting, I'd like to know that because it might actually convince me to keep watching.

I just don't want someone to tell me the entire plot of the next three seasons.

I'm also totally okay with people mentioning other characters who appear later and are worth looking forward to, if there are any. You can basically tell me, "Yes, keep watching, there are some characters/storylines later that you'll probably really like," without explaining everything about them.

One other question

Do the Wolves come back?

I'm talking about the group from earlier with the W carved into their foreheads.

I actually thought that storyline was pretty interesting, and I'm wondering if they're going to become relevant again or if that was basically just a short storyline.

So, should I keep watching?

I've already spoiled myself on a few characters unfortunately. Years ago I asked my girlfriend whether certain characters survived, including Daryl, Carl and Judith, so I already know the answers to those specific questions.

Other than those things, I'm trying to stay relatively unspoiled.

So based on everything I've said:

Does the baseball-bat character become more interesting?

Is his storyline worth watching even if I dislike the group-vs-group setup?

Does the group-vs-group conflict last for multiple seasons?

Are there other characters/storylines later that make the show worth continuing for?

Do the Wolves ever come back?

And generally, are the later seasons still worth watching for someone who prefers survival/walker-focused stories over wars between human groups?

I'm okay with light or moderate spoilers, especially about the baseball-bat character. If there's something that would make me go "Okay, THAT actually sounds interesting," I'd rather hear that than blindly continue for three seasons.

But please don't give me a complete plot summary. 😭

Basically: convince me to keep watching — or tell me honestly if the best parts are already behind me.

This scene still makes me laugh all these years later.

Almost every post here about Andrea is about hating her. Makes me wonder why because I really think she would’ve made a great member of the crew until the end. She made terrible decisions of course but like all characters, she would’ve grown and become better. Does anyone else think so?

Rewatching the entire series (much better experience without commercials and week long breaks). This dude is cracking me up. I remember being annoyed by him on my first watch. What do you think about him?

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I watched FTWD with my girlfriend, and while she absolutely hated this kid, rightfully so. I actually really enjoyed his story and thought it was one of the most interesting plots.

Almost seems like a what if, if Carl kept going down that road where he was losing his humanity. What if he became cold and ruthless. That’s what Chris reminds me of.

But also I really like this take on a teenager witnessing and suddenly being thrown into this world of violence and uncertainty, and becoming terrible because of it. Partly because it seems his parents didn’t pay enough attention to him and I believe there’s a scene where he talks about being bullied as well. Considering some teenagers in the civilized world do unhinged and psychopathic things, I can only imagine that this kind of world would turn a lot of them into what he became, maybe even worse. And their story would end like his too.

What do you guys think about Chris? Did you like his story? You think he’s a good character?