Questions tagged [the-walking-dead]
An American horror drama TV series about a post-apocalyptic world dominated by zombies known as 'Walkers'.
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Does Ron have Stockholm Syndrome in The Walking Dead?
From re-watching, I started to think about Ron's psychology. Obviously, we all know that Ron hates Carl because of the whole Enid situation, and while some of that anger could have seeped into Rick, ...
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What happened to the group at Grady Memorial Hospital?
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I'm rewatching season 5 of The Walking Dead and I just saw the scene when Beth got killed and the police officers behind Dawn tell them to leave and that they'll never see them again.
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What is "A" and "B" in The Walking Dead?
So I was just watching "What comes after" And I realised that Anne referred to Rick as a B as oppose to in season 8 when she wrote "A" on the boxcar he was trapped in.
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Why did Shane see those visions when he died?
In season 2 episode 12 of The Walking Dead, when Shane gets killed by Rick, Shane sees a vision of a bunch of walkers... Does this have any meaning? I've watched this show about 3 times now, but still ...
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In season 3 of The Walking Dead, was Morgan referring to The Whisperers from Season 9?
In S03E12 of The Walking Dead when Morgan and Rick cross paths again and Rick tries convincing Morgan that they know each other, Morgan exclaims that there are people wearing dead people's faces. IIRC ...
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What's the criteria/reasoning for Rick's three questions in The Walking Dead?
At a certain point in The Walking Dead, Rick [and later on other members of the group] started asking potential newcomers three questions as a kind of screening process to see if they're dangerous and/...
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Why not use dead the Michonne way (hands & teeth removed), plus guts for smell repulsion?
In the entire The Walking Dead series the only smart usage of the walkers was by Michonne to set up her few walk along walkers; no hands, no teeth and kind of inert but helpful in terms of ...
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How old was Carl in The Walking Dead?
According to the The Walking Dead wiki Carl was 12 years old when the show started, although the actor was 10-11 at the time. How old is Carl when season 8 started? He has a visible beard by then and ...
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Are newborn babies infected?
In The Walking Dead we learn early on (S2 if memory serves) that everyone is infected and the infection only takes effect after death but I don't recall if new born babies are infected.
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Why take that "glass floor" risk in the museum?
In The Walking Dead's 'A New Beginning' (season 9 episode 1 / S09E01), a team led by Rick Grimes enters the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, in order to find useful materials and tools for their ...
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How did Michonne get her sword back?
In S05, when arriving at Terminus, Michonne is stripped of her sword.
In E03, she appears back with it, but I missed the part that she got it back.
Carrol did not pick her sword back, only Darrel's ...
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How did Carl not die when he got shot in the eye in The Walking Dead?
Most people would die from being shot in the eye. I know when Denise got shot with a arrow in the eye, she died, so why didn't Carl? Don't get me wrong I'm happy he lived but why did he?
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Why did Rick decide to keep Negan alive?
In S8E16 of the Walking dead, we see near the end that there is a big gun fight happening, but then later in that fight (Hilltop, scavengers, the kingdom vs the Saviours) Rick and Negan are having a ...
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Who is the walker that Michonne saw in Season 4 Episode 9?
In the walking dead season 4 episode 10 After, there is a scene where Michonne gets back to the prison and sees nobody there. Then, she uses her old technique of camouflage and uses two trapped ...
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Who machine gunned the Saviours that Carol was being held at gunpoint by?
I'm still a bit confused, in late Season 6 of The Walking Dead, Carol went away from the community for certain reasons, she had a car with wooden spikes protruding from it (even the bonnet) when she ...
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Who or what killed the camp of people in so little time?
In the Walking Dead S4E07, Phillip (who now goes by Brian) Is on a supply hunt with the camp people that got him and Brian's step daughter out of the walker pit.
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How did Patrick get the killer virus that kills you so you convert to a walker?
I just started Season 4 of the Walking Dead, so I know that Wood berry is flattened and all the civilians there moved to the prison to be with Rick, Darrel, Maggi, Glen etc, one of the refugees is a ...
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Why do the walkers resurrect at the presence of a human?
I'm up to S3E03, of the walking dead, so I understand that everyone is infected, and when a person dies of any cause, it takes a time frame of 8 minutes to 8 hours for the dead person to rise back as ...
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Why does Jesus side with Maggie in S08E16?
Jesus has always been the voice of mercy and reason in The Walking Dead, even in the last episode of S08E16 when he talks to Morgan.
In the last scene of S08E16, he agrees to this:
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How does the prison gate work?
In the episode 30 Days Without Accidents Michonne returns and Rick opens the gate. But what kind of pulley mechanisms can make that work? Especially when you don't have electric motors like the garage ...
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Where is Wade from s6e6 of walking dead in season 8?
Where is Wade from The Walking Dead, s6e6? What is the not-in-universe reason the character has not been in the show since (eg. did the show wrote itself into a corner or change of character direction,...
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Do I need to watch Walking Dead before watching Fear the Walking Dead?
I'm planning on watching Fear the Walking Dead but I read that it's a spin off/prequel of the Walking Dead.
Is it quite dependent on The Walking Dead or can it be watched on its own ?
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Why do the walkers in The Walking Dead even need to eat?
I have watched most of the first season of The Walking Dead and I do not understand one thing; why do the walkers need to eat in the first place? Does their digestive system work? If so, why would it, ...
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Are some zombies highly skilled?
Could it be possible that some zombies are smart or just partially zombies, so that they are still able to develop tools? I'm asking, because in episode 2 of The Walking Dead we can see a walker (a ...
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The Wolves - A Disappearing Storyline In The Walking Dead
So as I'm watching the Walking Dead for the millionth time, I'm still left wondering what the purpose of The Wolves was to the story? They had left marks around the area that our main cast was at, ...
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How was this possible at the end of Say Yes?
I may have missed something but in The Walking Dead Season 7, Episode 4 - Service The Saviours came to Alexandria and took ALL of the guns, After Negan remembered that Rick and his group had "an ...
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Why does Dwight forget?
In season 7 episode 11 of The Walking Dead
Is that a correct interpretation? Is there confirmation of that? I haven't seen any signs of this in previous episodes.
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Why don't they just escape from Negan?
I know living by the Saviors has a lot of advantages once you're one of them. Though, is there a reason nobody decides to escape even in the moments they're kind of sentenced to death (see Dwight in ...
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How did Gabriel write "BOAT" in the notebook?
In S07E10 of The Walking Dead we learn that:
Given that, how did Gabriel manage to write "BOAT" in the notebook?
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Why does Negan keep saying he needs to shave?
In The Walking Dead Season 6 finale when Negan sees Abraham he says:
I gotta shave this shit.
Later in S07E04 he mentions it again when he is watching the interview tapes of the survivors after ...
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Why does Negan kill this character in TWD S07E08?
Earlier in the episode, we see Spencer return from a supply run and receive some commendation for it by one of Negan's men.
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In season 1 of The Walking Dead, why does Jenner whisper it to Rick
I don't get why Jenner felt the need to whisper
we're all infected
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"I am Negan" lifted from the movie Spartacus?
Was the concept of unity in the "We're all Negan" motif ripped off (or homaged) from the scene in Spartacus where every character stands up and states, "I am Spartacus!".
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Is the world of The Walking Dead realistic [closed]
First - let me clarify the question: I am not asking if Zombies are realistic, or if particular situations are realistic - I allow much room for creative licensing here. My question has more to do ...
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Shouldn't Carl's hat be too tight by now?
Carl has been wearing the same hat for 5 seasons of The Walking Dead now. Given that he's been at the age where much of a person is continually growing, why does this hat still fit him? Was it ever ...
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Did Carl actually get raped?
In final episode of The Walking Dead season 4 a big disgusting fat guy TRIES to rape Carl. We can hear the buckle of the guy and all, but we don't see him actually doing movements. So I'm a little ...
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What happened to Dee's motorcycle?
I can't figure this out. Season 7, Episode 3. Dee goes out on a motorcycle after getting a radio message about a "smash and grab". Negan tells him to let Fat Joe take care of it, but Dee insists he'...
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How did the Saviors know the group would try to reach the Hilltop?
In the season 6 finale of The Walking Dead,
How did they know that the group would make that trip?
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Differences between the standard and extended versions of TWD S6 E16
Season 6 of The Walking Dead was finally released on DVD and Blu-ray. Among the special features is an extended version of episode 16:
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Handcuffs in The Walking Dead [closed]
In season 1 of The Walking Dead, Merle cuts his hand off because he cannot cut through the handcuff.
Yet in season 3, Andrea cuts her handcuffs with a pair of plyers?
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Why does Eugene from the Walking Dead speak in this manner?
Why does Eugene Porter from the Walking Dead speak like he is constantly reporting to an army superior?
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Opening Scene of The Walking Dead?
In the first scene of the Walking Dead (S1E1), Rick stops by a gas station to look for fuel. He hears a noise, and looks underneath a car and sees feet in slippers walking slowly, and the person ...
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How did Carl survive the eyeshot?
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In season 6 of the Walking Dead, we watch the group attempting to walk through a horde of walkers while covered in guts. We then observe Sam Anderson getting killed with his mother ...
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Character deaths in The Walking Dead show vs comic
Really do not read this if you don't want spoilers, even if you have seen the show but not read the comics this could include unwanted spoilers. You've been warned.
The Walking Dead TV Show has ...
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Do we know who died in the season 6 finale of The Walking Dead? [closed]
At the end of S06E16 of The Walking Dead, a major character died. However, who this character is was not revealed on the show.
Series creator Robert Kirkman, appearing on after show The Talking
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Why was that guy sprayed and what was he sprayed with?
In the Season 6 finale of The Walking Dead, there is a scene during a discussion between Rick and The Saviors where a man is sprayed with something. What is he sprayed with and why?
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Is the title 'The Walking Dead' referring to the main characters of the series?
Until recently I had absolutely no question in my mind as to why the TV series 'The Walking Dead' was titled exactly that - because of the zombies, you know, corpses that have come back to life and ...
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Why are characters not protecting their body?
Every time someone gets bit in The Walking Dead I wonder why don't they all apply some basic protective gear on arms, back and shoulders. Even if it is just some plastic tubes around arms or sth - so ...
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By what names are the walking dead known?
Each group of people seem to have labeled the walking dead by different names.
Here's a few I can recall off hand (I think):
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Walkers | Rick's group
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Is this depiction of fatal brain trauma realistic?
Tonight in S06E14 of The Walking Dead, we see a character receive fatal brain trauma (not exactly an uncommon occurrence on this show). Specifically:
Clearly this is a fatal injury, and the character ...
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