The Walking Dead Season 5

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I have been waiting (impatiently) for the start of season 5 of TWD. Have been a rabid fan since the first episode. And this episode ranks in my top five..perhaps number one. The suspense! I cannot think of another episode where I held my breath so many times. The end was superb, so gut-wrenching emotional, it made my eyes water. (Okay, I admit it..I cried..satisfied?) Of course, Carol and Daryl are my fave characters. Who DOESN’T love Daryl..remember *If Daryl dies, we riot!* (I have been a Norman Reedus fan since Boondock Saints as validated by my 3 ft. framed movie poster.). But if you don’t like him..do NOT post it here unless you want a cyber lynching..lol! And Carol is the toughest walker (and other evils) assassin…right up there with Michonne.
But even poor Rick, at the end, made one (or several tears) fall. Loving it!! Bring it on TWD! *There are NO spoilers here

-Anonymous Customer

Based on character appeal and dramatic anticipation, I should give this season a 5 star, but sometimes it gets frustrating as the group dwindles down and the zombies seem to be winning a war of attrition. I was really “bummed” when Tyree was killed, and it made no sense to kill Beth(?) right after reuniting with her. That’s the dramatic anticipation–there is always something bad waiting to happen to this group of survivors led by Glen and Rick, Mecchone (sic) and Daryl, especially as you become emotionally invested in the characters. The creators of the show know this and use it to their advantage in moving the storyline forward. Since this is not a “and they lived happily ever after” kind of series, it’s getting harder to watch because it always feels like some important character’s death is “just around the corner”; and the locations that appear to be a Haven (e.g., the Prison and Terminus) and seem to be the safest consistently turn out to be the worst places to settle down. “Starting over”repeatedly becomes the Mantra for the series, but each event causes a little more of the survivors’ humanity to be lost. Very troubling.

– j.r.r. token

The story line continues very strongly from last season and is often more entertaining than the graphic novels this series is based on. I was very fearful for one main character, who had been killed in one of those graphic novels. I have to wonder if the real life actor’s contract prevented that from happening. Maybe? Hopefully, it was based on the character’s appeal and importance to the storyline. I know, for me, the loss of this character would severely hurt my enjoyment of the show to an even greater degree than Dale’s demise. The loss of two such appealing characters might hurt viewership and could conceive of AMC putting the kabod on that, its just too important to their bottom line, with the immense commercial success of this show.

I loved the laws of physics defying tank explosion with flying, burning walkers. However, annoyingly, a few scenes didn’t work, like the fallen man who seemed uninjured and very strong, crawling (not all that frantically) backwards on the ground, when he could have easily scrambled to his feet and run; then suddenly a cut scene of a zombie chewing close to but not on his hemorrhaging, but ‘unchewed’ face. And another scene where a woman has her neck bitten, showed an unconvincing prosthetic wound. But those are only small detractions. Almost all other scenes with special affects, like the trough scenes, were spectacularly and convincingly gory.

I was very pleased with the ending which reintroduced an old character, I thought was gone for good. I’m expecting an entertaining story line around him. The ending also leaves us in some suspense for the next episodes, My guess is our refugees are headed to D.C.

The characters continue to become more strongly defined and more appealing, like Rick, who now has evolved into a far more decisive character, a point made by The Talking Dead show that follows after each episode on AMC. The same applies to many of the other main characters whether they’re likeable or not. I’m especially curious about the scientist’s storyline. Will his character continue as in the graphic stories or evolve differently?

The show continues to emphasize diversity in its cast, with ongoing and evolving, strong story lines for minority characters and women, just as the graphic novels do. Bravo.

– G Vandermark

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Actors: Andrew Lincoln, Steven Yuen, Norman Reedus, Seth Gilliam
Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: Spanish
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 5
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: ANCHOR BAY
DVD Release Date: August 25, 2015
Run Time: 600 minutes