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The Walking Dead 5-12: Treat Yo’ Self

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Action Flick Chick

Remember what Rick looks like without his beard? Remember what any of Rick’s Rebels look like in clothes that aren’t caked in dirt and blood? “Remember” helps jog our memories of a simpler time by giving us a gentle, but meaningful, episode. Most weeks are all about the brutality of survival, but this time we get to see Rick’s Rebels have a Treat Yo’ Self day! Before we hash out the spa details, let’s see what good ol’ Dale is up to.

Action Chick, do you have any idea how to get peanut butter out of a portable DVD player? How it got in there isn’t important. Also, do you have any more peanut butter? I’m out.

Thanks, Dale! Now onward, to the recap!

Rick’s Rebels enter Alexandria cautiously, refusing to give up their guns at first (naturally). The whole group looks like feral, abused dogs- distrustful of humans, can’t relax even when they’re in a safe environment, growl and bite at anyone who comes near. They’re offered several houses to live in, but all sleep together in one house, camping out on the floor. It’s interesting to see them next to people who’ve been sheltered from the nastiness the world has become. Rick’s Rebels still keep watch out the windows, they still pick up anything that looks like a weapon, they’re prepared for all of this to go to hell in a few seconds, whereas the Alexandria folks are just regular people who want to have nice little lives. Though Rick’s Rebels can’t exactly relax, they do, however, take advantage of the showers. Everyone (except Daryl) gets nice and clean, and Rick SHAVES HIS BEARD! This shows just how good The Walking Dead has become; if you described an episode of any other show as being about someone showering and shaving, it’d be super boring, but here it has purpose, and that purpose is 1. To shock us with the sight of Rick as a human being instead of just being a scraggly-ass survivor, and 2. To remind us how damn handsome Andrew Lincoln.

The head of Alexandria, Deanna (we’ll call her Mrs. Congresswoman), sits down with a few key players in Rick’s Rebels to interview them on camera, citing Alexandria’s transparency as the reason for recording them. While Deanna’s trying to feel out these wild dogs, they’re sniffing her right back, and nobody sniffs better than Carol. From the get-go she acts like a weak, dumb housewife— in her interview she talks about how she made Ed dinner every night and how much she misses that great man. She tells Mrs. Congresswoman how she doesn’t offer the group anything, she’s like their den mother and they protect her. I just wanted to stand up and start a slow clap after her performance— Carol’s pulling the long con on Alexandria.

Daryl, on the other hand, isn’t quite so sure of himself. Alexandria has super nice, clean houses and acts like a rich community. Daryl doesn’t shower and skins a possum on the front porch; out in the wild, he was a hero, he had a purpose. Here he just doesn’t seem sure of what to do with himself.

Ultimately, Deanna appoints Rick and Michonne as constables (aka sheriffs) of Alexandria. Maybe she should have been listening more carefully to Rick during his interview, as he advised her not to leave the gates of Alexandria open as the world is all about survival, and people are always looking for what they can take from you. As the episode ends, Rick and his Rebels are talking about whether or not they think Alexandria is legit, and Rick says that, if the people in Alexandria turn out to be a problem, “we’ll just take it.” Is Rick going all dark side on us?

Likes:

The first Alexandria sees of Daryl is him shooting a possum and saying, “We brought dinner.”
Daryl and Carol’s conversation on the porch may be one of my favorites in the entire series; the two of them going back and forth about Daryl needing to shower and Carol looking ridiculous in her housewife get-up was absolutely hilarious.
Aden, Alexandria’s “badass” scavenging run expert, has no idea what he’s doing. He and his bro are well-meaning, but ultimately lack experience with the brutal zombie world. When Glen basically calls him a noob the guy puffs up like a power bro, and Glen says flatly “Dude, nobody’s impressed.” Steven Yeun’s delivery is so clear; Glen’s not trying to intimidate him, he’s just so tired of this crap.
Rick’s beautiful, beautiful face.
Michonne being optimistic, but not blinded by her hopefulness.

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The Walking Dead 5-11 Recap: Stranger Danger

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Action Flick Chick

“The Distance” introduces us to a stranger; and, if we’ve learned nothing else from The Walking Dead thus far, we have definitely learned the concept of “STRANGER DANGER.” Let’s see what Dale has to say about this.

Action Chick, first off, Stranger Danger is something Nike executives made up in the ’80s while they were coked out of their minds, and secondly something’s wrong with this dang Furby I found. It keeps saying “Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn” and its eyes start flashing red. I think its watched too many Designing Women dvds with me and now its gone crazy.

Thanks, Dale, now onward, to the recap!

In spite of what Dale claims, “Stranger Danger” is a tried and true motto to live by on The Walking Dead, so no one can really blame Rick for doing what he does. Stranger Aaron shows up out of nowhere asking Rick’s Rebels to come with him to join his community, Alexandria, swearing it’s completely safe from all dangers and that there’s plenty of food and housing. Rick answers with a right hook that leaves the man unconscious. Understandable— the last time a group of people promised safety and a free dinner for Rick’s Rebels they tried to make them into dinner.

The rest of the episode does an excellent job at showcasing Rick’s current status as a paranoid lunatic of a survivor. While some of the group seems interested in what Aaron has to say, Rick thinks he’s lying from the get-go and declines his offer. Later, Aaron offers applesauce to soothe a crying Judith, Rick makes him take a bite first, fearing that it could be poison, or could make Judith sick and that the only cure would be in Alexandria. Eventually Rick finds out enough about Aaron to realize he was at least kind of telling the truth and submits to the group’s decision to check out Alexandria. When Aaron recommends one route, saying its been cleared of walkers, Rick ignores him, fearing a trap, and chooses a different, night-time route to guard against prying human eyes. Welp, Rick’s new route comes jam-packed with zombies, leading to a tense night-time car wreck and some spooky scenes of Rick and co. running through woods teeming with the undead. While normally we might rest a little easier during scenes like this, after the last few weeks of the show it’s clear that every hungry zombie mouth could spell the end for one of Rick’s Rebels, so this spooky, fantastically disorienting sequence was that much more effective. It also highlights Rick’s new problem: thanks to the horrors he’s experienced, maybe he’s become too paranoid. In order to protect his group, he actually put them in more danger because he would rather take his chances with the walkers than getting ambushed by people. After what they’ve been through? Yeah. Totally get it.

It’s not just Rick’s Rebels who have been through horrible things, we, the viewers, have been right there with them the whole time, so I spent this whole episode on the edge of my seat just waiting for the horrible truth about Aaron to rear its ugly horned face. Some of the group are still holding on to hope, though. Michonne, of all people, is the one who says they should give Aaron and his community a chance. You know Rick’s Rebels have trust issues when Michonne is the trusting one, but as the self-described “crazy lady with a sword” whom Rick let join his crew so long ago, she also knows the value of letting someone in.

In the end, Rick’s Rebels travel the distance to Alexandria. It was a long, paranoid journey full of mishaps but they made it to the gates of the city, with Rick still white-knuckled in the car ready to peel out at the first sign of something wrong. After a moment of listening, we hear kids playing and people talking. Normal things, not like the militaristic silence of Woodbury, or the ominous quiet of Terminus. Alexandria seems to be safe. Carol sums up Rick’s behavior the best at the end of the episode, “Even though you were wrong, you were right.” Rick still can’t bring himself to trust something so simple as a “hello,” but dammit, he wants to try.

Likes:

Flare head zombie— nuff said.
Michonne pulling from her own history to find a reason to trust Aaron.
Rick having a super-secret back up plan by hiding a gun in the woods…just in case.
Seems like Alexandria wasn’t a trick after all, and good! After the last few weeks, both the characters and we, the audience, needed something good.
Aaron meeting up with his partner and the two of them have a genuinely nice, loving conversation.
Glenn plowing through the zombies on the road, the car and the headlights shined red.
Michonne pulling arms out of the car’s engine.
This could’ve served as a solid series finale; a nice bit of hope after a long, exhausting journey.

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Dale’s Deeds by Alex Langley

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The Walking Dead 5-10 Recap: Hot Dogs for Lunch, Depression for Dinner

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Action Flick Chick

Beware spoilers!

This week’s episode of The Walking Dead, “Them” didn’t rip our hearts out like “What Happened and What’s Going On.” It did, however, give a look into one of Rick’s Rebels lowest points yet. With two members recently deceased, Rick’s Rebels are on their way to Washington D.C. with no end to the misery in sight.

Before we get into the recap, let’s check in with Dale.

Action Chick, it’s important to keep your spirits high and your body limber during the zombie apocalypse, which is why I’ve been practicing Nude Yoga every morning. The lady on the DVD tells me I’m getting really good, but the only position I can’t quite nail is Downward Dog; every time I hit that pose I feel like someone’s staring right at the ol’ cornhole, and I panic. Maybe I should wrap a sweater around my waist or something.

Thanks, Dale. Now, onward, to the recap!

“Them” features a huge pile of characters, but it’s primarily about Maggie, Sasha, and Daryl all grieving for the recent loss of their loved ones. Plus, to top off the misery, Rick’s Rebels have run out of gas, food, and water, and we get treated to some nice, quiet shots of the Rebels shambling like zombies down the road while being followed by a group of actual zombies in the distance. It’s a quiet shot, like much of this episode, but it’s effective. During their trek, Maggie asks Glen, “How much longer have we got?” When he responds with “Six miles,” she replies, “I wasn’t talking about that.” So, is Maggie saying she’s starving and about to die, or just done with this world in general? I say definitely both. This is really the worse Rick’s Rebels have been since the beginning. Everyone has lost hope, everyone is dying of starvation/dehydration, and even though they’re grieving, they’re too dehydrated and numb from the horror to grieve properly. Kudos to all of The Walking Dead’s mighty fine actors; these folks look utterly obliterated, like they’re on death’s door and they’re too tired to knock.

While Maggie struggles to find a reason to continue going, Sasha alternates between depression and rage, going full Red Sasha on a bunch of walkers. During her rage she almost stabs Michonne, cuts Abraham a little, and nearly gets Rick bitten. After a verbal smackdown from Michonne, Sasha gets her rage under control, but not her grief. Daryl, meanwhile, spends a lot of time wandering around by himself. Norman Reedus really outdoes himself with these quiet moments; even when Daryl’s not speaking, we can see the depth and complexity of his emotions. After putting out a cigarette on his hand and feeling nothing, Daryl seems to have a breakthrough and finally has a good ol’ cry for the death of Beth. You know, this episode does a good job, I think, of highlighting much of why people like Daryl. Sure, he’s badass, but he’s also incredibly selfless, and works his ass off trying to save people. We saw it when Sophia went missing in season two, we saw it when Beth got kidnapped, and now we’re seeing the negative effects of the guy’s selflessness.

The group finds a mysterious pile of water bottles in the middle of the road with a note saying they’re “From a friend.” HA! Of course they are. Fortunately, Rick’s Rebels are too smart to trust a dumb note, so they ignore the water even in their state of dehydration, and the universe rewards their intelligence by sending a torrent of rain their way, lifting everyone’s spirits and giving them something to drink.

After the storm kicks up a bit, everyone takes shelter in a barn, and four important things happen. One, Rick tells a story about his grampa which ends with him saying, “We are the walking dead,” which was way too on-the-nose for my liking. Two, walkers swarm the barn doors and everyone bands together to stop them; even though Maggie seemed unsure as to whether or not she wanted to continue living, she still fights the good fight because that’s what you do. Three, Maggie and Sasha bond a bit over their mutual depression and come out a bit lighter for it. And, four, a clean-cut stranger who looks like his name is Chadwick walks up to them saying he “Needs to talk to Rick” and that he has good news. Based on Maggie and Sasha’s reaction (and the preview for next week’s episode), I’d say no-one’s buying it.

“Them” was a quiet, but solid episode. The Walking Dead is one of the few shows that knows when to shut up and let the audience see things instead of being told them.

Likes:

At one point, the group finds some cars, and Maggie finds a woman zombie in the trunk with her hands, feet, and mouth bound. I guess she was a kidnapping victim that her captors forgot about? That’s a BAD way to go.
Everyone coming together to keep the door closed. Teamwork!
At one point, a pack of wild dogs attacks and Sasha mows them down with an assault rifle, giving fresh, albeit yucky, meat for the group to chow down on. Mmm, dog food!
Rick’s plan to kill the walkers pursuing them by tricking them into stumbling into a ravine. No muss, no fuss, no wasted energy.
Carl’s voice dropped three octaves since the last time he spoke. He’s a freaking man now!
No one died.

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The Walking Dead 5-9 Recap: Humanity and Tragedy

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Action Flick Chick

Beware Spoilers!

The second half of The Walking Dead season 5 comes out chomping at the bit, with a stark reminder of both how good the show can get when it needs to, and that the writers can do whatever the hell they want to. “What Happened and What’s Going On” certainly surprised the poop out of me. It’s my fault, really— I got too comfortable in the past few episodes, and with Beth having just recently died I figured things would be calm for a while. Now I know the truth: no one is safe.
Before we get into the recap, let’s check in with Dale.

Dale!

Beth! My, you’re getting tall!

I’m a grown woman, Dale. A lot of people seem to forget that.

Oh. Uh… hey! Tyreese! Looking good, as always!

the-walking-dead-season-5-chad-l-coleman

We’ve never actually met, but thanks for being polite.

It’s good you two got here when you did; I need your help with something.

I found this old couch and I really want to move it back to my RV, but I need help. Beth, help me carry it. Tyreese, you open doors and sing some Chumbawamba to keep us motivated.

That doesn’t really seem like the best use of our skills.

And I don’t know any Chumbawamba.

Tyreese, less yapping and more Tubthumping.

Thanks, Dale! Now, onward, to the recap!

“What Happened and What’s Going On” opens with a quick, but confusing, montage of images. There’s a shovel digging in the dirt, Father Gabriel conducting a funeral, a framed picture of a house with blood dripping on it, and a wide open door with blood smeared on the walls, and Lizzie and Mica staring and smiling. Some images go by so quickly you may not give them much thought, and the others you might assume are from Beth’s funeral.

Wrong.

Amidst the montage, we get a few snippets that do make sense, and find out that Rick’s Rebels decided to go to Virginia so that Noah can return home and maybe Rick’s Rebels can find a place to call home. As they arrive, Rick and company are setting up all kinds of contingency plans in case things are bad in the Virginia Community- after Woodbury and Terminus, they’re not taking their chances no matter how “safe” people say a community is.

Carol and the others stay back to act as a potential rescue/escape team while Tyreese, Glenn, Michonne, Noah, and Rick enter the town. Inside, everything is fine and everyone’s totally alive and not dead at all. Oh wait, I mean everyone’s dead and the town’s in ruins because it’s The Walking Dead. While Rick manages to find a silver lining in this horror by explaining how this trip was honoring Beth, so it wasn’t a waste of time no matter its outcome, Noah collapses in tears. Tyreese consoles the crying Noah by doing what he always does best- finding the hope. He gives a touching speech about how Noah can choose to live and do something good, that this isn’t the end, and how he came close to giving up, too, but by coming around he ended up saving baby Judith and reuniting her with Rick, so he feels good about that.

Michonne, Glenn, and Rick split off from Tyreese and Noah to do a sweep for supplies. They find some weird shit, like a ton of half corpses- the waist down corpses. Where the hell are the top halves? They discuss what’s next and decide to go to Washington…. and that’s when they hear Noah screaming for help.

Noah and Tyreese were checking out his old house and found Noah’s family, all dead (naturally). His mom is one of the most horrible-looking corpses to ever appear on the show, all waxy and rotted with her head bashed in, and while Noah grieves over his mother, Tyreese wanders off to find the boy’s brothers. The first is dead in his bed and the second is a zombie shuffling behind a closed door. Tyreese takes a moment to himself to stare at the pictures of Noah and his brothers, feeling the full weight of the tragic loss of this family, of these two, happy boys, and just getting lost in the horror of it all. As he does, Noah’s zombified brother slips quietly behind him and bites a chunk out if his arm. Nooooo!!! OMG!!! Tyreeeeeese! At this point in the episode, I blame myself. As Tyreese was walking down the hall, alone, I got an uneasy feeling, but then thought then thought, “Oh, they won’t kill Tyreese. Beth just died and Tyreese is an important character. He’s safe.” The Walking Dead just slapped me in the face with a sausage and now I know better. Plus, here we see Tyreese, arguably the best, noblest, most human member of the group, brought down by his own humanity. Who else would have let the tragedy of this destroyed family distract them enough to not notice the zombie kid? Tyreese, you were too good for this world.

From there, we spend most of the episode with Tyreese bleeding out, reflecting back on some of the dead folks whose lives most impacted him during the zombie apocalypse and each one visiting him like the ghosts of Walking Dead past. Interestingly, the first person Tyreese hallucinates is the Terminus cannibal he let live— I guess he feels so guilty about the trouble that guy brought he couldn’t move on without dealing with it first. After that we get sisters Lizzie and Mica, smilin’ Bob, singin’ Beth, and the Governor being an a-hole as usual. Like the beginning of the episode, the scenes of Tyreese talking to ghosts weaves in and out a bit with some chaotic, flickering imagery; the ghosts all offer their own advice on how Tyreese should feel. The Termite and the Governor ramble about Tyreese’s regrets, blaming him for his mistakes and pointing out that, if he’d done things differently, maybe he (or Beth, or Bob) would still be alive. Lizzie and Mica comfort Tyreese, and Bob calls The Gov and the Termite on their bullshit, saying that things happened the way they needed to, and it’s okay. And Beth? Well, she mostly just sings. All in all this sequence is incredibly stirring; watching Tyreese struggle to find some semblance of meaning in the horrors he’s faced while coming to terms with the end of his life is an emotional bombshell that keeps going off.

Rick’s Rebels do race to reach Tyreese and manage to take off his bitten arm, but their race to get him to the medical supplies so they can cauterize the wound proves fruitless; they’re just not fast enough. After one last conversation with the ghosts, Tyreese fades away in the rescue car mid-ride, and the group pulls over. And then? Surprise! All the images from the beginning were actually from the end of the episode showing Tyreese’s death and funeral.

This episode of The Walking Dead manages to be devastating in a way few shows ever manage to; despite the pervasive tragedy in this zombie-filled series, I don’t know that any death has ever been so mind-blowingly sad as Tyreese’s, and a lot of that has to do with what a likable, bastion of hope and humanity he was, and how Chad Coleman portrayed him with such warmth and intelligence. With two major character deaths in a row, the truth should be ever-so clear: The Walking Dead plays for keeps, and you should never relax because anything can happen at any time.

Likes:

How damn smart Rick’s Rebels were to split up before getting to the Virginia community.
That look of resigned sadness on Glenn’s face when he scouts over the wall and sees that Virginia’s completely borked.
Tyreese fights for his life for awhile, “I’m not giving up. Ain’t nobody got to die today.”
Remember those zombies Michonne and company found their top halves missing? In their race to get Tyreese medical attention, they find the tops when they hit a truck and the half-corpses spill out with roman numerals carved in to their foreheads. So creepy! What the hell is going on!?!

Dislikes:

Tyreese dying.

This is the Action Flick Chick, and you’ve just been kicked in the ass!

Dale’s Deeds by Alex Langley

Posted in The Walking Dead, TV | Tagged AMC's The Walking Dead, Rick's Rebels, The Dale Face, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead recap | 1 Comment

Le Mort De Mortdecai: Johnny Depp is Box Office Poison

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Alex

This past weekend, Johnny Depp’s latest blunder of a film, Mortdecai, premiered in ninth place at the box office. Ninth. George Lucas’ Strange Magic beat it out, and that flick’s a friggin’ bomb.

It’s no surprise that Mortdecai sank like a bag of rocks; upon seeing the trailer for it, my first response was “What the hell was that? Who is this movie even for?” Now, I haven’t seen it (and apparently no one else has, either), but the trailer was profoundly unfunny, lacked any sort of interesting hook to reel people in, and the movie itself is rated R. With what seems to be a light-hearted action comedy like this, an R rating is an odd- no, make that stupid- choice. Mortdecai looks like someone wanted to make a new Mr. Magoo, but decided to throw the F word in there a bunch. Rarely have I reveled so much in the failure of a movie, mostly because it was a failure that was so glaringly predictable.

What the Lion's Gate Film Executives probably had in mind when they cast Johnny Depp in Mortdecai.

What the Lion’s Gate Film Executives schedule probably look like right now.

The fantastic flop that is Mortdecai is just another in a long line of flops from Mr. Depp. The success of the Pirates of the Caribbean films and Alice in Wonderland seemed to make Hollywood eager to throw Depp into 100 million+ productions when all he really seems interested in is playing the weirdest characters possible. And who can blame him! It’s not his fault many of these movies bombed— Dark Shadows, The Lone Ranger, Transcendence all have a common theme of sucking butt and costing way too much. When Johnny Depp plays it a little safer with outings like The Tourist, or when he’s a part of an ensemble in a modestly-budgeted flick like Into the Woods, the money seems to come in nicely. But if there’s one things Mortdecai has hopefully taught Hollywood, it’s that the fastest way to tank your expensive, non-pirate movie is to have it star Johnny Depp. Hollywood needs to do everyone a favor and let this beloved little weirdo stick to the low-budget fringe stuff he’s best at.

Less CGI Johnny Depp faces, more Ed Wood!

Posted in movie, R-rated | Tagged actors, box office bombs, dark Shadows, Ed Wood, Flops, Johnny Depp, Mortdecai, Sucky movies, The Lone Ranger, Transcendence | 1 Comment

Stanley Tucci: Little Hair, Lots of Talent

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Action Flick Chick

For every Chris Hemsworth or Jennifer Lawrence, there are a slew of other great actors out there who help make films and TV shows possible. Supporting characters are the backbone of any story, and though the actors in these roles may not have as much screen time as the leads, it doesn’t mean that their performances are any less stellar. Stanley Tucci is one of these supporting superstars— the man’s body of work is prolific, and I have yet to ever see him in a film where he was anything other than phenomenal. So, sit back, grab some Nerds Rope, and take a trek with me down Tucci Lane as we examine some of Stanley’s work.

Easy A

Role: Dill

In movies about teens, parents tend to be one of two things: obstacles, or phantoms. They’re either there to slow down the teen hero from doing what they want, or exist as a phantom whose sole purpose is to let the audience know the hero isn’t an orphan, then disappearing whenever having them around would be inconvenient. Easy A went a different route. Protagonist Olive’s parents, portrayed by Stanley Tucci and the equally wonderful Patricia Clarkson, are supporting, funny, three-dimensional characters. These are parents who are not only there for olive, but have lives and interests of their own. Unlike most parental characters, you really get a sense that they have a history preceding Olive’s existence. It’s too bad more stories don’t feature such supportive parental figures. I guess everyone would rather write their way through their daddy issues. Bah, humbug!

Captain America: The First Avenger

Role: Dr. Abraham Erskine

Stanley Tucci’s performance as Dr. Abraham Erskine really helps cement the emotional core to Captain America. Tucci plays Dr. Erskine as a man who has seen the corrupting effects of power, and the horrific things people can do with it, but still believes that, in the right hands, amazing things can be accomplished when people have access to the right tools. While it would have been easy for Steve Rogers’ ego to inflate to Tony Starkian proportions, Steve stays level-headed and humble even when he’s an American icon, kicking Nazi ass all the way across Europe, and much of that has to do with Dr. Erskine’s deeply personal advice. Stanley Tucci portrays Dr. Erskine with a quiet dignity, really selling how much he believes in Steve Rogers’ strength of character. It’s his performance, and (spoilers) his character’s death that helps propel Steve into action without him ever losing sight of who he is.

The Hunger Games

Role: Caesar Flickman

Caesar Flickman is the Hunger Games’ equivalent of Ryan Seacrest: he’s affable, he’s the host of the most popular reality show in the nation, and he’s got a smile so bright it’s technically a non-lethal weapon. Translating this role from novel to screen was no easy task (adapting a story from one medium to another never is) and yet, when Stanley Tucci stepped into the flamboyant role, the man vanished, and was replaced with the character himself. Between Stanley’s performance and the phenomenal makeup and clothing, few Hunger Games fans could deny how memorable Caesar Flickman was, despite his relatively small amount of screen time.

These are but three films starring the wondrous Mr. Tucci, so feel free to bring up any of his other excellent roles.

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The Walking Dead Season 5 (Part 2) Trailer: Yetis Vs. Zombies

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Action Flick Chick

Going back and re-watching The Walking Dead from season one really makes you notice the little things- mostly, just how rough everyone looks now. The group stays fairly clean-cut in the first two, even three seasons, but as things progress hygiene gets left by the wayside, which is why the trailer for the second half of season five shows everyone looking freaking haggard. And who wouldn’t be in the middle of the apocalypse? Rick has a yeti-type beard going on there, and everyone else looks sweaty, greasy, and just freaking filthy. Will Rick’s Rebels be pushed to new heights of savagery in the rest of season 5? After all, “surviving together is all that matters.”

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The Walking Dead 5-12: Treat Yo’ Self

The Walking Dead 5-11 Recap: Stranger Danger

The Walking Dead 5-10 Recap: Hot Dogs for Lunch, Depression for Dinner

The Walking Dead 5-9 Recap: Humanity and Tragedy

Le Mort De Mortdecai: Johnny Depp is Box Office Poison

Stanley Tucci: Little Hair, Lots of Talent

The Walking Dead Season 5 (Part 2) Trailer: Yetis Vs. Zombies

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