Seems an odd time to do it post Beth and post Tyreese?

http://www.inquisitr.com/1843203/the-walking-dead-norman-reedus-says-daryl-will-be-funny-and-have-one-liners-spoilers/

It looks we'll see dogs and rain, which are two elements that haven't had much of an impact on the show, and I always thought in a real life Zombie apocalypse, in the rural south, both would be factors.

the temperatures drop below freezing several dozen times a year in the wintertime... you'd think that might have been a factor as well without electricity and other modern amenities. Make a fire outdoors and your risk attracting unsavory people and/or walkers. Make it indoors and you risk burning the house down.

I googled it on another website when somebody complained that LA and Atlanta were too similar in climate for a zombie apocalypse show to be set there... LA has virtually none.

If the group journies north to Richmond and then to DC, the climate will get even colder in the winter and snow will be an obstacle. (Richmond has 80+ days where temps go below freezing - almost double Atlanta)

she's in a really dark place...

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/11/walking-dead-star-lauren-cohan-says-maggie-really-dark-place

Potential huge spoilers at this link... you've been warned.

http://www.inquisitr.com/1840695/the-walking-dead-creator-might-have-spilled-the-beans-on-a-big-spoiler/

It was a clear nod and then didn't happen. I don't think that will happen on the show. And Kirkman's too good to let something like that slip if it is going to happen.

Or I'm completely wrong.

Seems to me Kirkman is always so eager to misdirect the show's fans that he teeters of the brink of giving out false information. Like I remember on the Talking Dead after the prison exodus, the show panel was speculating on baby Judith's fate and Kirkman (or so it sounded to me) was talking like she was definitely dead. Later when she was shown to be alive, I remember making a mental note not to take anything he says at face value.

I tend to think the show's three untouchable characters are Rick, Darryl and Glenn. Of course I'll probably be proven wrong.

are really the only untouchables. Tier two is Daryl, Michonne and maybe Glenn & Maggie. Abraham hasn't done enough to make it to untouchable status yet.

In the comics, Andrea is also an untouchable, I think.

should be interesting to see how the group is handling the loss of Beth and Tyreese.

Group looks demoralized.

being stalked by a walker

found by Sasha?

Drought - or dammed up?

They would look emaciated.

I thought it was poison. However, I suspect that the writers would have preferred your take, since the hunt for water seems to be an issue in this episode.

Hey, I hear they have lots of protein!

when you're desperate for food. I thought they'd take the frogs

to catch up to Rick and company, or to the next steps in their journey?

not sure, though

and now out of gas

joined by Carol - who seems to be back to normal, or almost normal

there's a bunch of them following the gang down the road... in the past, they would have run and hid

about Beth saving Carol. Daryl not really talking, though.

when Sasha goes walker kill crazy. Tougher fight than it should have been but I guess they're trying to save ammunition.

Would love to see an all out fight between Sasha and Michonne like the one between Rick an Tyreese!

for a big fight right now

or does the big bushy beard make Rick look kind of scrawny?

Probably lost weight for this show.

at least one of those dogs didn't look too healthy

pack of wild/feral dogs. they still need water, though

for dinner - wild pack of dogs downed by Sasha.

he's going to collapse.

haven't seen him do that before?

Or, is my memory faulty?

after the joint effort killing zombies with Martinez comes to mind.

thanks - I think I remember that now. I know he & Merle did some drugs in the past...

when he's all alone.

Was the dead body on the side of the road before a walker, or a dead human? Looked kind of like the latter to me

will lead delerious Daryl to water.

If that wound gets infected, you are in big trouble.

for the gang - and they refuse them?

Too convenient.

but, Eugene was willing to take a swig... after what he pulled, I might let him

He's the first choice for guinea pig!

they have no friends or known enemies at the moment.

would be so shy - he knows Rick, Carl and Michonne

Remember the elaborate booby traps and PSA's.

I had forgotten about him.

that they wouldn't at least have Eugene or somebody take a sip of the water?

that Daryl found. Group is not in good shape,though

OMG.... Sophia! Who knew!

Damn! his old man musta been an Old man!

Rick is early to mid 40s maybe? Say maybe born 1970 or 72?

I'm late 40s now, and my grandfather was actually a bit too old to fight in WW2 - early 30s by the time Pearl Harbor came around. My brother was born in 1970, so is mid 40s...

So, if Rick's grandfather was born 1920-24, he could have been in WW2, that would mean Rick's father was a boomer born in the late 40s

trying to get into the barn

the walkers?

But if so, they all seemed to be having the same dream.

NOPE, it was no dream.

you're right - it was not a dream. That was a lot of walkers taken out by the storm - unless it was a tornado or something

A rather convenient downed tree regardless!

tornado?

weird

The walkers, that is. It was strong enough to fell trees. The wind, that is.

to introduce himself He knows Rick?

Something isn't right.

suspiciously clean stranger Aaron...

And we all know how that turned out.

was that a picture of the prison with the fence?

been under watch for some time now.

I admit, I had to cheat and quickly googled a background of Graphic-novel-Aaron.

Not quite what I was expecting.

The show is seeming more depressing to me. Which is an odd thing to say considering the subject matter I guess. I was so excited for the show's return but now it's just giving me a case of the sads.

I think I would like to see more characters I can truly hate (another Lori perhaps). No matter who dies now, it's not going to be all that fun. Not even Carl, who is no longer the annoying little fucker he once was.

Probably just my current frame of mind and hopefully they've got some edge of your seat episodes in store that will remind me why I'm so hooked on this show. Even in it's valleys, it's still the best thing on TV, IMO.

was supposed to be the group at its low point (so far) Hopefully, things will get a bit better over the last 6 episodes.

It just felt so ominous. Or the opposite. Like a reminder that there are always bad people around, with our without a zombie apocalypse

looked like she had been kidnapped, and the kidnappers/drivers must have died or abandoned the car?

What a sickening thing for Maggie to find after all she'd just been through.

Made it my background photo on FB.

and, didn't realize the guy playing Eugene was so big - they do a good job of making him seem wimpy on the show.

Where's Judith?

They need to come across a baby stroller because lugging her around is a huge inconvenience.

that's the only thing I can think of?

I mean, jeez!

I can go on and on. Not to be gross, but you can't tell me she doesn't have diaper rash being hauled around in that heat. She's cute, but a burden.

Yuck!

I'm guessing Desitin was not the first thing people grabbed off the shelves of the local Wal-Mart when the zombie apocalypse started happening... plus, it probably has a pretty good shelf life.

That noisemaker's gonna bring trouble.

Like if they're trying to hide.

In like a church or something.

Oh, wait...

Remember the MASH finale?

Calm down people! I'm not suggesting that!

When society fell they were well protected in their community and didn't go through the real hardships like everyone else. So these people are "soft" like vanilla, while Rick's people are battle-tested & hard as nails. The community needs Rick's crew of rough-necks as much as Rick's group needs a sanctuary.

I'll stop with further details, but Rick then does something quite stunning that will probably be the cliff-hanger until next season in OCT because Kirkman tends to drag things out.

OR:
I'm completely full of crap and just super-trolling the thread.

but, most here have not.

I wonder if we'll get Jesus next season?

Give me some duct tape, a carpet, and a sharp knife and I could put together an anti-bite suit in a day. Sure, it will be hot as balls, so maybe you have it and put it on when going into buildings/known zombie areas.

Or motorcycle leathers/motorcross armor. Motorcycle helmet.

Hell, just some shim guards, greaves, bracers, and neck/head protection would have prevented 90% of Z deaths on the show.

when they were at the prison - they should have gone back to take it, or found a way to get more.