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‘The Walking Dead’ – Season 6, Part 2 – Sundays on AMC

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PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO REVIEW THE THREAD RULES ON SPOILERS (SEE BELOW)​

The Walking Dead returns with the highly anticipated final eight episodes of the show's sixth season beginning Sunday, February 14th at 9/8c.

With no hope of safety in Alexandria, Rick and his band of survivors soon discover a larger world beyond what they understood it to be. In this new reality, there are new dangers, new opportunities and new complexities to face. To claim their place in this newfound landscape, the group must become the threat themselves, as terrifying as any of the adversaries they've encountered.

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About the Show

The Walking Dead tells the story of the weeks and months that follow after the apocalypse. Based on Robert Kirkman's hugely successful and popular comic book series, AMC's The Walking Dead is an epic, edge-of-your-seat drama where personal struggles are magnified against a backdrop of moment-to-moment survival. A survivalist story at its core, the series explores how the living are changed by the overwhelming realization that those who survive can be far more dangerous than the mindless walkers roaming the earth. They themselves have become the walking dead.

Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, The Walking Dead stars Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lennie James, Chandler Riggs, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Sonequa Martin-Green, Michael Cudlitz, Alanna Masterson, Christian Serratos, Josh McDermitt, Seth Gilliam, Ross Marquand, Tovah Feldshuh, Alexandra Breckenridge, and Austin Nichols. The series is executive produced by Scott M. Gimple, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Tom Luse and Greg Nicotero.
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The Hollywood Reporter said:
Following an extensive casting search, Jeffrey Dean Morgan has been tapped to take on the iconic role of
Negan, the F-bomb-dropping, dastardly character
from Robert Kirkman's comic series, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

The character, who sources say first will arrive in
the season-six finale directed by Greg Nicotero, is the violent leader of a group known as the Saviors that uses force and intimidation to subjugate other communities — including Alexandria. Negan first appears in the landmark 100th issue when he crosses paths with Rick Grimes, who had been vocal about bringing down the man who takes half the community's supplies in exchange for "protection" from walkers. By comparison, Negan makes David Morrissey's Governor look like a fluffy bunny.

For Morgan, the Walking Dead role marks his latest small-screen gig. The actor, currently a series regular on CBS' critical darling The Good Wife, previously starred on season two of the network's Halle Berry drama, Extant. Before that, he toplined two seasons of Starz's Magic City and had a memorable arc on ABC's Grey's Anatomy. On the film side, Morgan is no stranger to comic book adaptations and will play Thomas Wayne in the upcoming Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. He also starred in the film adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel Watchmen. Morgan is repped by UTA, Rob Gomez Management and Bloom Hergott.

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The Hollywood Reporter said:
AMC's The Walking Dead is poised to introduce another key comic book character.

Luck alum Tom Payne has joined the cast of the zombie drama based on Robert Kirkman's comics, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Payne will join the series in a recurring role for season six — with an option for season seven — and play
Paul Monroe, aka "Jesus."

The character was first introduced in issue 91 of the comics. He is a resident at the Alexandria Safe-Zone who moved to the community from another group called the Hilltop Colony. The character is a rare logical man and skilled adviser with a strong sense of morals and values who is well-adapted to the new world.

Payne, repped by Paradigm, Untitled, Curtis Brown and Felker Toczek, becomes the latest new addition for season six.

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TVLine said:
Remember back in September, when TVLine reported that 24 vet Xander Berkeley would be joining The Walking Dead in an unspecified role in the second half of Season 6 (which begins Feb. 14)? And in a clear sign that producers have big plans for the actor, his deal carries with it a series-regular option for Season 7. Now we can exclusively reveal whom he’ll be playing —
and, in short, his character is bad news.

The veteran actor will be bringing
to weaselly life Gregory, who, according to Robert Kirkman’s comic-book source material, is the leader of the Hilltop Colony, a coward to the core and a total nightmare for Maggie and Rick. Just how awful is the villain? He betrays our heroes to the merciless Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and poisons himself! No wonder Gregory runs afoul of righteous Paul “Jesus” Monroe (Luck’s Tom Payne).

In addition to 24, Berkeley has appeared on just about every series under the sun, from The A-Team to Zoo. (His resumé must come in volumes!) To us, though, he’ll always be Virginia Madsen’s feckless husband in the 1992 thriller Candyman.

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Brian Lowry (Variety) said:
The Walking Dead doesn’t need to redeem itself, exactly, but after its way-too-cute handling of the “Is Glenn dead?” situation, it really should do some penance. Fortunately, the show comes roaring back (on Valentine’s Day, no less) out of its midseason break — operating on multiple fronts with various characters, and a sustained level of tension that has become its hallmark. Throw in a couple of particularly jarring moments, and even for those of us who engaged in a fair amount of grumbling about the sixth season’s opening salvo, that’s a good, adrenaline-filled way to kick off its bifurcated run’s second half.
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Brandon Davis (ComicBook.com) said:
It's one of the best, most-shocking episodes of The Walking Dead in the post-Jon Bernthal era. ... The Walking Dead's midseason premiere remembers why fans fell in love with the show and showcases each of those reasons in its return.
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Eddie Villanueva Jr. (Nerd Reactor) said:
As if taking in a deep and much needed breath, this episode seemed to give the characters an opportunity to stretch and relax their acting in each scene, translating to some of the most transparent and authentic instances in this season. ... The episode, titled No Way Out, has a clear vision of where it’s going, as director Greg Nicotero has truly fused what I’ve loved about the comics, with what only a television series can offer: physical manifestation. The show is able to offer fans the closure from episode 8, preparing their senses for what’s to come in the second half of the season.
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John Saavedra (Den of Geek) said:
The Walking Dead has spun its best episode in years with "No Way Out." ... Nicotero knows how to shoot epic action scenes, as evidenced in this year's season premiere, and those skills are put to excellent use here. Fans who are more interested in awesome zombie action than the slower narrative will be very pleased. ... "No Way Out" does a great job of tying up loose ends from the first half of the season, while also introducing a couple of new things into the fold that will likely play out for the next seven episodes. [It] feels like a thesis statement for the show moving forward.
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An episode of Walking Dead without The Artisan's commentary.

Edit: I updated my profile pic for the occasion.

Edit 2: Oh, he's back now.
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kurahador said:
He's gonna cut something alright, hopefully a head or two.

Really...really hope this 2nd half will have better pacing. No more one character episode bullshit.
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They said in a couple interviews I've read that there's going to be less of that this half. More of our characters being together and so forth.
 
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kurahador said:
He's gonna cut something alright, hopefully a head or two.

Really...really hope this 2nd half will have better pacing. No more one character episode bullshit.
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It wasn't the amount of characters that I thought was the problem. The only 'true' bottle episode was the Morgan and Daryl ones.

All the other episodes have several characters in them. The real issue [imo] is that the storyline all took place in essentially a day, and each episode we'd see a different perspective.

I thought that storytelling worked for the first three or four episodes but ultimately fell apart. It sounds great on paper but I don't think they executed it that well at all. Episode 5-7 were really not that good at all. 8 wasn't bad it just wasn't MSF material.
 
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Keyser Soze said:
Can they bleep
Negan's f-bomb rants
? Could they do that without making it humorous, and remain menacing?
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I just want some f-bombs man idc how the hell they do it. Breaking bad had some give some for my main man
negan
. It's the one character that they need to let it fly. AMC needs to stop worrying so much about losing viewers/advertisers cause of one word.
 
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dustyherb said:
I just want some f-bombs man idc how the hell they do it. Breaking bad had some give some for my main man
negan
. It's the one character that they need to let it fly. AMC needs to stop worrying so much about loosing viewers cause of one word.
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I think it's more about their advertisers.
 
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Saitama said:
Nah keep the woman. Off the two worthless kids.
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Sam isn't really a problem it's that his mom keeps sheltering him so much. And telling him to pretend to be brave. Like idk what kind of advice that is so stupid. Just tell him to nut up and shut up or he's going to be dead and a zombie. Pretty much how Carol was with him.
 
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Nokagi said:
Prepare to be bombarded by commercials every 8 mins or so for this first episode back.
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I'm expecting 35 minutes worth of commercials.
5 minutes re-airing stuff from last season and the clip leaked last week.
5 minutes hyping up the rest of Season 6 with clips of stuff that is yet to come that don't actually show anything... along with teasers for other AMC shows, some Fear the Walking Dead airplane clip and Talking Dead.
And 15 minutes of actual episode... most of which will consist of zombie extras and characters making speeches.
 
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RatskyWatsky said:
I think it's more about their advertisers.
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Correct.

The FCC regulates over the air broadcasts, something AMC is not. They're cable. If they really wanted they could drop the F-Bomb, show more explicit content and delve into more "taboo" themes as much as they want. The logical reason that doesn't happen is the same reason for most things: money. For a comparsion: unlike HBO, AMC is a basic cable channel therefore they rely on advertisements during breaks for the majority of their income, not subscriptions.

Because HBO is premium cable they don't have to worry about companies not wanting to show their ad during an hour of very explicit content. They have very popular programmes and people are going to subscribe.

Ideally, it'd be great for AMC to realise that if disgusting gore and more sensitive material hasn't pushed away a noticeable share of viewers from TWD, dropping F-Bombs won't either. The Walking Dead is bloody huge, companies are going to pay them absurd amounts regardless to have a spot during TWD hour. It's the biggest cable show in history.
 
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Ultra Numb said:
Correct.

The FCC regulates over the air broadcasts, something AMC is not. They're cable. If they really wanted they could drop the F-Bomb, show more explicit content and delve into more "taboo" themes as much as they want. The logical reason that doesn't happen is the same reason for most things: money. For a comparsion: unlike HBO, AMC is a basic cable channel therefore they rely on advertisements during breaks for the majority of their income, not subscriptions.

Because HBO is premium cable they don't have to worry about companies not wanting to show their ad during an hour of very explicit content. They have very popular programmes and people are going to subscribe.

Ideally, it'd be great for AMC to realise that if disgusting gore and more sensitive material hasn't pushed away a noticeable share of viewers from TWD, dropping F-Bombs won't either. The Walking Dead is bloody huge, companies are going to pay them absurd amounts regardless to have a spot during TWD hour. It's the biggest cable show in history.
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I wonder if they could do a filtered version during prime-time, and air an unedited version after Talking Dead/midnight.
 
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Ultra Numb said:
Correct.
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Ideally, it'd be great for AMC to realise that if disgusting gore and more sensitive material hasn't pushed away a noticeable share of viewers from TWD, dropping F-Bombs won't either. The Walking Dead is bloody huge, companies are going to pay them absurd amounts regardless to have a spot during TWD hour. It's the biggest cable show in history.
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Bingo. Nothing's going to happen if they drop the f word here and there. Too many people watch the show
 
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LycanXIII said:
I wonder if they could do a filtered version during prime-time, and air an unedited version after Talking Dead/midnight.
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Now that's just too logical a solution for them to come up with. Hell, that's one that would please just about everyone.
 
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UberTag said:
Now that's just too logical a solution for them to come up with. Hell, that's one that would please just about everyone.
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Lol AMC just needs to stop being such babies man. They're going to mess up one of my favorite characters cause they're scared of what might happen if he says the f word? Like come on you showed Noah getting his face practically ripped off and you can't let the actors say fuck? He doesn't even have to say it near as much as he does in the comics. Cause let's be serious no way would that fly. But an f-bomb here or there would be perfect.
 
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