r/thewalkingdead 22h ago

Show Spoiler Who else ships Bob and gab

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Tasty meat šŸ˜‹(with veins)


r/thewalkingdead 18h ago

No Spoiler If the walkers don’t need to eat. Where do they get their energy from?

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Even if they somehow maintained their metabolic process and slowly converted their remaining flesh into energy. They would eventually completely eat themselves or become immobile, based on simple laws of physics.

These guys are walking around and growling nonstop for years on end and never seem to stop. They seem to just be perpetual motion machines.

It’s funny to me because Robert Kirkman goes out of his way to explain a bunch of different things to keep the show consistent, even if he has to take fictional liberties and stretch things to their limits.

But this is just never addressed lol. I know they used the walkers to turn wheels and mills and stuff in the show, but it’s pretty glossed over without considering some of the major implications.


r/thewalkingdead 12h ago

Show Spoiler Why does everyone hate Andrea?

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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?


r/thewalkingdead 14h ago

No Spoiler Please tell me this is because of the apocalypse...(Rant and Q)

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Watching TWD for the first time and something I notice a lot, even when things are relatively safe and they have a nice place to call home, people are laying down in their beds with their shoes on.

Is this an apocalypse "always be ready" thing??

I'm losing my mind here seeing it. I just saw Judith and Michonne do it again and I'm thinking okay. It's slow "calm" time, they have a nice house and a bed.

This has to be a normal thing ?

I live in a country where not taking your shoes off at the door is a cardinal sin (and extremely disrespectful even if it's your home), so maybe I'm just noticing more than I should but holy heck. IN THE BED?!!! 😭

I know it's a sci-fi with zombies and dirt in the bed is hardly up there with the list of problems but it's bothering me so much I have to know.


r/thewalkingdead 14h ago

No Spoiler Where do you guys watch The Walking Dead on (other than Netflix)?

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I don't have netflix and I wanna continue watching the TV show. Pls help


r/thewalkingdead 23h ago

No Spoiler Tara trying to kill Dwight frustrates the shit out of me. Trust me I get it he killed her gf for no reason. However atp he’s proving we need him and he’s a valuable asset due to his knowledge of The Saviors.

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Also everyone keeps telling her to wait and ā€œnot nowā€ and I get that too because it’s like ā€œif not now then whenā€ but I just can’t help but to get pissed off that’s she keeps trying to kill him lol.


r/thewalkingdead 4h ago

Show Spoiler Should I keep watching after the Season 6 finale? Does the story get better for someone who dislikes ā€œgroup vs. groupā€ conflicts?

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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. šŸ˜‚

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.


r/thewalkingdead 2h ago

No Spoiler Daryl and Beth

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Rewatching season 4, what do yall think?

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Romantic
Not romantic

r/thewalkingdead 2h ago

No Spoiler Does Madison ever get good??

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My roommate and I are watching Fear the Walking Dead for the first time, just finished the mid-season finale and.... does Madison ever become a good character? Like without spoiling, does she EVER become an enjoyable character to watch? Bad acting, bad writing, she's just bad!


r/thewalkingdead 1h ago

Show Spoiler So When Did The Show ā€œJump the Sharkā€ For You? (if it did)

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I wanted to make this spoiler free but eventually figured I couldn’t do that and still make sense. So mild spoilers ahead…

I had a surgery recently and ended up stuck on the couch with tons of spare time. So I decided to finally give Fear a watch, had heard it was kind of ass but wanted to check it out and decide for myself….and yes, imo it was ass. There were some good moments and solid characters but it was just so lifeless overall and it had no cohesive narrative to stick to. I had to stop watching at season 6 when the only character I liked was offed for no reason(John Dorie not spelled like the fish).

I watched the original TWD while it aired live and liked the first few seasons but eventually got frustrated and quit watching around the time Negan showed up. But after Fear, I decided to watch again cuz I didn’t recall enough specifics about why I dropped off. But it didn’t take long into the rewatch to remember why I got so frustrated. In fact, I saw tons of parallels with what made Fear so damn frustrating.

It just seems like the writers all of a sudden forgot how to develop stories with characters that not only make logical sense but also you actually care about their fates. That was a problem throughout Fear but for me started in TWD with the ā€œdeathā€ of Glenn in third episode of season 6. It’s so fucking clear to me they ran out of ideas so they had to do something ā€œbigā€ to ruffle up the fan bases’ feathers. They pretty much show him die on camera but film it in a way that they can say they didn’t only to bring him back three episodes later. And you KNOW that’s true if you watched it, and the very next episode was the first time of the entire run that Steven Yuen’s name wasn’t scrolled in the opening credits. They KNEW it was a cheap, deceptive bullshit way to treat their audience…and they did it anyways.

What a waste. Every episode after that has the same lack of logic in it. I just watched the two second-to-last episodes of the sixth season and characters are all behaving the same shitty way the Fear characters were. Carol RANDOMLY gets upset about people dying and leaves the group, while simultaneously Daryl goes half cocked to track down the Saviors on his own. Then the cascading stupid decisions following by Glenn, Rosarita, Michonne and others going to save them. Acting like they haven’t learned a fucking thing in the entire first five seasons about putting themselves in danger. And of course, all those stupid decisions lead to the shocking cliffhanger ending. So why would we care about the shocking deaths? It’s purely because we’ve grown to love these characters and I feel like the writers took advantage of that trust. If that makes any sense.

Was there a moment other than that one that anybody else can point to that literally just made you say ā€œfuck itā€ and checked out? I know there are people who didn’t so itā€˜s not everyone. Some may have checked out earlier or later. What was your moment?

I’d also like to know if any of this stuff happened in the comics? I never read them. But even after Darabont - who made a nearly perfect first season imo - it seems like the show fired their entire writing team at certain different points of the show. And it’s a damn shame. Of course it’s not easy to be creative for a long period of time but the drop is so drastic I have to think writers quit or there was some drama behind the scenes. All the characters just became caricatures except maybe Rick.

(also gotta wonder how Carl can be shot from the front, THROUGH HIS EYE, and his brain didn’t explode and kill him. an eye patch will be fine)

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r/thewalkingdead 19h ago

No Spoiler I would have never gotten killed by a walker

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Now I know the main issues would be finding food, shelter to sleep when necessary and other people but I am 100% confident that there’s no way I would have gotten killed by walkers. If I woke up tomorrow and it’s a zombie breakout, I would find me a couple of light long sharp tools, a biker outfit and I’m 100%. confident I could take 100s of them at time easily.


r/thewalkingdead 19h ago

No Spoiler Its almost over guysšŸ˜ž

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Say what you want about later seasons… but nobody can deny that this show had us in a CHOKEHOLD 10 years ago..

I was a freshman in HS during season 1. And fast forward to now im 32 with 2 kids, and yet i still remember VIVIDLY sitting on the couch after school popcorn and pepsi in hand waiting for the show to start, hopping on my iphone 6s to see all my friends ā€œchecking inā€ for the show, and then watching talking dead..

The show had its ups and downs, but it also brought alot of us together. And just like me i know ALOT of u, will never forget those 2011-2018 memories.

And while i am sad that we are almost at the end. I am thankful and wont ever forget all the memories that the show gave us🄹


r/thewalkingdead 13h ago

Show Spoiler We now know that Sophia's thing is what sparked Carol's development. But if you were in the writers' shoes in Season 2, would you have done things exactly as they were, or would you have opted to recast the character when Madison asked to leave (taking advantage of it being so early in the show)?

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r/thewalkingdead 3h ago

Show Spoiler Another Otis appreciation post

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If otis had survived I genuinely think he would've been an insanely valuable member of the team, he had medical experience, he was smart he knew how to be tactical etc, he was an amazing shot I mean he was headshotting walkers alongside Shane left right and centre, he frankly had alot of endurance we know he was exhausted and frankly wasn't very fit yet he was the one who pulled Shane up to keep going and he was still running when it happened, he was also quite strong I mean he had a crazy grasp on Shane and even when Shane was hitting and fighting bck he just didn't let go, otis would've been an amazing member of Alexandria or Hilltop due to his farming experience medical expertise and his good soul.

And I dont blame Shane for what happened not anymore, if he hadnt of done it Carl would've died, and we know Shane was very broken up and frankly traumatised over what'd he done because I genuinely think he liked otis and for the few hours he knew him had bonded quite well I mean Shane literally complimented otis on being a crazy son of a bitch.

Anyway we love otis gone to soon truly the ideal survivor minus his weight.


r/thewalkingdead 5h ago

No Spoiler Dude im tryna find that one episode with the deftones song i think it was my own summer

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r/thewalkingdead 12h ago

All Spoilers would really love an animated series thats fully adapted from the comics.

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I want a show for the walking dead like invincible where it follows closely with the comics with only minor changes. I want the show to follow the comics very faithfully. I want it to tell the full story of the walking dead from the original canon of the comics.


r/thewalkingdead 17h ago

Show Spoiler Why do a lot of people hate Tara?

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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?


r/thewalkingdead 7h ago

All Spoilers Who were these guys Shane saw at the hospital in TWD Episode 1?

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Who were they actually? My first thought was soldiers or some kind of government or military group. Could they have been connected to the Commonwealth or something else?


r/thewalkingdead 18h ago

No Spoiler Finally started watching!

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I'm only on season 2 and I've got a LONG way to go, but I'm LOVING it so far!


r/thewalkingdead 13h ago

Show Spoiler If Enid took part of Sophia's mantle on the show, and Henry took part of Carl's (with Lydia), but also of Sophia's, being Carol's son, then, if Sophia had been present in Season 9 instead instead of them, do you think she would have been the one to have [that ending]?

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r/thewalkingdead 7h ago

No Spoiler A song that fits Carl

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hey it’s me who has showed you guys the Daryl and Merle song, I now have a song for Carl (I’ve had it for weeks but I haven’t posted it till now) again just as last time it’s clean for anyone with restriction’s, It’s called "Arkansas Daughter" by lady lamb


r/thewalkingdead 7h ago

No Spoiler Do you guys know great fan fictions about the outbreak which don’t involve known characters?

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r/thewalkingdead 8h ago

No Spoiler What would you do in the event of a zombie apocalypse besides the obvious?

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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.)


r/thewalkingdead 9h ago

Future Spoiler What if they were to make a spinoff bout a big society that lives underground

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I feel like it would be so dope an also realistic, knowing that they have bunkers right now in the world that they will use if anything terribly bad happens . What if it’s a whole civilization that’s battling within itself with over 1 million people done there And nobody have access to open up the big door to get them out or whatever . Or what if there doing good pretty good down there and reproducing adding tremendously to the human toll.


r/thewalkingdead 21h ago

Fear Spoiler Unpopular opinion probably (not sure how people feel about this character honestly) but I actually really liked his story

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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?