The Walking Dead Season 5 Theme Revealed, Still a Remix of Comics

The Walking Dead Season 4 showed us all the tough choices it takes to survive in this world. Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) tried to repress his brutality for the sake of his son, but now he’s a proud neck biter. Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs) has a monster inside him, which he’s less proud of, but at least he knows it’s there.
The Walking Dead Season 5 is coming in October, and The Hollywood Reporter asked showrunner Scott Gimple and comic book writer Robert Kirkman about the theme of the new season.
“Rick said, and before that Robert said it in the comics: Are we too far gone to be people anymore, to actually be human beings, to be able to relate to one another on an emotional level, to be able to live a real humanistic and emotional life — are we too far gone?” Scott said. “Next season really is who do we become after that? Once that question is answered for ourselves, who are these people? That idea will be explored a few different ways.” Carl asked that on the finale, even before we got to The Marauders attack or Terminus — ‘Who are we?’”
Robert added, “We're ending on a cliffhanger in Season 4. We're going to be dealing with Terminus in a big way as soon as we come back. We're also going to be dealing with a more capable and prepared Rick Grimes coming out of what he's experienced in this episode. He's going to go into another really awesome direction.”
Rick 5.0 ownage. Wait for it. Pity the Termites for their folly. Then what, though? Road to D.C.? Leadership at a new safe zone?
THR noted that Season 4 was a remix of the comics; will they continue remixing stories from RK’s books into Season 5? “Absolutely,” said Scott. “As we said during our first conversation, in ‘Pretty Much Dead Already’ when Sophia comes out of the barn, that's a remix. If we use verbatim from the comic, that's awesome. And if we have to change it, that's an opportunity to tie character and theme to it in different ways. There are ways we even chose to remix it, like with Lizzie and Mika, to find ways to take things that Robert did. He long played that [with Ben and his brother, Billy] in the comic, and we can do the same thing even a bit longer than he did it just because I liked the way he did it in the comic and I wanted to turn it up that much more.”
Season 4 remixed a lot of stuff — including having Hershel Greene (Scott Wilson) get his head sliced off instead of another character — but Abraham’s (Michael Cudlitz) group is a close match with the comics, and the final line of the season (“They’re screwing with the wrong people”) is pretty much straight from Issue #64, except for switching out the f-bomb.
It’s always fun when they do that, and it allows us to speculate about what comic book characters and storylines might be adapted next. Maybe The Hunters storyline will be stretched out for TV because it’s a cool thing to turn up more too?
What do you think about the “who are we” theme for Season 5? Any hopes for what they adapt next, from the comics?

The Walking Dead Season 5 premieres in October 2014 on AMC


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The Walking Dead Season 5 Spoilers: "Beth's Story Is Not Over"

We’re not going to lie, we were troubled by Beth Greene’s (Emily Kinney) absence from The Walking Dead Season 4 finale, “A.” The youngest Greene sister was kidnapped by someone driving a black car with a white cross on the back in Season 4, Episode 13: “Alone” — and we haven’t seen or heard from her since.
Some have theorized that Beth could be roasting on the barbeque at Terminus, but thankfully comic book creator and executive producer Robert Kirkman has effectively put the kibosh on that theory because it’s too predictable. “The Beth BBQ question is a big one. I've seen that a lot on Twitter,” he recently revealed. “When a theory is as prevalent as that one is, it's more than likely not true. If there ever was a storyline where we were going a different way and the audience seemed to be ahead of us to that point, it would be extremely unfortunate and I would certainly not feel too good about how well we're doing our jobs. Thankfully this doesn't seem to be the case.” In other words, we don’t think there’s any BBQed Beth in our future.
And if Beth’s not cooking (literally) that likely means that there’s more to her story, something that Robert confirmed to TheWalkingDead.com in a post-finale interview. “I don’t know! She got taken, she’s not back yet,” RK answered when asked where Beth was. Luckily for us, he went on to admit that her mysterious story is far from resolved. “I can say that Terminus has a lot of signs out there and it’s certainly possible that all kinds of different people out there could make their way to Terminus in some way, so maybe Beth shows up to Terminus in Season 5…maybe not. I think I can say that Beth’s story is not over. We’ll see her again, maybe in Season 5, maybe not.” Vague and open-ended, but we’ll take it!   
We doubt Robert and Co. will go a full season without giving us a clue about Beth’s whereabouts, but we suppose one can never be too sure of anything with this motley crew. Do you think we’ll get to see Beth, wherever she may be, at the start of Season 5, or will we need to wait even longer to find out her fate? Tell us what you think might happen below!

The Walking Dead Season 5 premieres in October 2014 on AMC.

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The Walking Dead Season 5: Alanna Masterson, Andrew J. West, Christian Serratos Upped to Series Regulars

We still have about a month or so before the cast of The Walking Dead descends on Atlanta to begin filming the show’s highly-anticipated fifth season, but we already received some major casting news just hours after the March 30 Season 4 finale. Deadline reports that three cast members — Alanna Masterson (Tara Chambler), Andrew J. West (Gareth), and Christian Serratos (Rosita Espinosa) — have been promoted to series regulars for Season 5.
Alana joined the show near the back half of Season 4, and when her casting news was announced several months ago we noted that her contract included the option for her to become a full-time cast member in Season 5, and now she’s done just that. Way to go, girl! Her character, Tara, was one of The Governor’s (David Morrissey) earliest supporters in his quest to overtake the prison in the midseason finale, but after one-eyed Bri brutally beheaded Hershel Greene (Scott Wilson) Tara knew she had made a terrible mistake. In the last half of the season Tara teamed up with Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun) and made it her mission to bring him and Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan) back together.
In Season 4, Episode 15: “Us”, Tara, Glenn, Rosita, Abraham Ford (Michael Cudlitz) and Dr. Eugene Porter (Josh McDermitt) reunited with Maggie, Bob Stookey (Larry Gilliard Jr.), and Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green). Christian’s character Rosita will also be a regular for Season 5, a surefire sign that Abraham’s Army will play a crucial role in TWD’s next chapter. In the comics, Abraham’s Army joins forces with Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his crew and everyone hits the road for Washington D.C. (with all-knowing Eugene) in search of a cure. Could we follow a similar trajectory in Season 5? It sure sounds like it!
Rounding out the trio of new series regulars is Andrew J. West, who plays Gareth. Andrew’s casting was also announced several months ago but Gareth made his first appearance in last Sunday’s season finale. We don’t know that much about Gareth just yet, but he seems to be the leader of Terminus, and is responsible for locking our survivors in a train car. Comic book creator and executive producer Robert Kirkman recently revealed that we most definitely haven’t seen the last of him yet. “I will say that he is a version of a comic book character, as Scott Gimple says he’s a remix of something we did in the comics, so there are elements of the comics that will be brought into the show through Gareth in a different way. I would expect a lot more out of that character when we come back,” he dished.
Are you pleased that Alanna, Andrew, and Christian will be series regulars on TWD Season 5? Tell us your thoughts below!
The Walking Dead Season 5 premieres in October 2014 on AMC.


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The Walking Dead Season 5: Rewatch Season 4 Finale For Hints on Terminus, What's Next

Terminus. Those who arrive get shot at, have their stuff stolen, and end up locked in a train car on The Walking Dead Season 4 finale. So far they do “survive” — we can’t sue the signs for false advertising — but the place does not deserve a high Yelp rating.
Tour guide Alex told Rick Grimes’ (Andrew Lincoln) group Terminus had been there since almost the beginning of the apocalypse. Once places got overrun, a lot of people just followed the tracks to this place, almost by instinct. Michonne (Danai Gurira) asked why they let people in. Alex answered, “When people become a part of us we get stronger.” Because you eat them?!
There’s an abundance of weirdness about Terminus, including a memorial room with candles on the ground and words on the wall reading, “Never Again/Never Trust/We First, Always.” It looked like a shrine. At that point, Michonne and Rick noted that the people at Terminus weren’t trying to kill them. Their shots were all aimed at their feet.
TheWalkingDead.com talked to comic book writer/producer Robert Kirkman after Episode 16, and they asked about the memorial room. “There’s a big story to Terminus,” RK said. “There’s a very long and involved way that Terminus came about, and that memorial is a big part of it. It’s what these people have lived through and what’s happened to them and what’s built them into what they are, which will be revealed in Season 5. There are a lot of hints when you watch this episode closely of what’s to come in Season 5, so I would definitely urge everyone to watch this episode multiple times and try to pick out the things we’re teasing because there’s a lot to find.”
Yes! More reasons to never leave the couch! RK said comic book fans will “definitely have a better sense of where we’re going” but you never know how they’re going to adapt a story and they could be doing it in a completely different way.
So far there have been many hints to The Hunters story from the comics — with the aim-to-maim shots, bones and body parts on the ground, people screaming for help, Rick’s final line, and possibly Mary’s BBQ hinting to cannibals. But The Hunters only had six members in the books and they weren’t this organized. They turned to hunting humans out of desperation because normal food was scarce and they weren’t actually that good at hunting animals. It was easier to trap people.
But there was also apparently a Roman god called Terminus who protected boundary markers. There’s a worship ritual where the bones, ashes, and blood of a sacrificial victim are used along with crops, honeycombs and wine and put in a hole — it's weird. Read the Wikipedia page and see if you think TWD is tapping into this sacrifice idea, in addition to The Hunters angle.
How many times have you seen the finale by the time you read this? What new hints have you picked up? Are you reading into the flashback scene where Beth wears the Rick/Carl hat? ("There's a new sheriff in town.") Are you also reading into the powdered milk found outside the train car? Share your theories!

The Walking Dead Season 5 premieres in October 2014 on AMC.

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The Walking Dead Season 5: Tyreese, Carol, Judith Story to Take "Unexpected Direction"

We never get exactly what we wish for on The Walking Dead. The Season 4 finale did give us a mini Team Prison reunion … but it was in a dark Terminus train car, and it was missing a few people, and some of the present people might start missing a few limbs.
Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus), Michonne (Danai Gurira), Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs), Tara (Alanna Masterson), Abraham Ford (Michael Cudlitz), Eugene Porter (Josh McDermitt), Rosita Espinosa (Christian Serratos), Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green), Bob Stookey (Larry Gilliard Jr.), Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan), and Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun) are all stuck in the same train car, marked “A.”
Currently missing: Beth Greene (Emily Kinney), who hasn’t been seen since she was abducted at the end of Ep 13, “Alone,” and the mini group of Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride), Tyreese (Chad Coleman) and baby Judith, who were last seen on their way to Terminus at the end of Ep 14, “The Grove.”

Robert Kirkman talked to TheWalkingDead.com about what’s next on Season 5 for Ty and Carol. “People have reunited in that train car at the end, but Tyreese, Carol, and Judith are still out there. I think we’re gonna go in a pretty unexpected direction with that one.”
Unexpected! What could be unexpected? That they don’t arrive at Terminus? Or are they already there? RK said they're still "out there," but it would be unexpected to see they were trapped in a different train car. We saw that powdered milk on the ground, and it made us think of Judith, even if we know she's not in that "A" train car.
What if Ty and Carol aren't at Terminus yet, but they do arrive — and save the day? Maybe it’s Hammer Time for Tyreese? Carol has a history of being saved — by Daryl, Andrea, T-Dog, etc. — and it would be EPIC for her to be the one to save Rick and company, then reunite Rick and Carl with baby Judith. There’s no way Rick wouldn’t be thrilled to see her after that.
What do you hope is next for Carol and Tyreese? Do you see them arriving at Terminus or do you think Rick and company will be free of the place, then meet that group on the road, maybe en route to D.C.?
The Walking Dead Season 5 premieres in October 2014 on AMC.

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The Walking Dead Season 4 Finale Predictions: “None of Them Are Right”

The actors and producers of The Walking Dead are well-aware that fans have been speculating about what happens in the Season 4 finale for months now, and with just hours to go before the March 30th ep the fan theories are only intensifying.
We’ve heard it all, from Beth Greene’s (Emily Kinney) grisly fate (she’s the meal Mary offered everyone when they got to Terminus!) to Bob Stookey’s (Larry Gilliard Jr.) big secret (he’s immune to walker bites!), but apparently one TWD cast member has read “all” of the finale predictions and has yet to come across one that has the correct info.
When asked about the Season 4 finale, “A” Danai Gurira (Michonne) told DigitalSpy.com, “I've read all [the] predictions and none of them are right. No one is going to be able to figure out this ending so it's going to be a really exciting thing to watch people respond to!”
We know Danai said that she’s read all of the finale predictions, but in our opinion that’s a near impossible task. The TWD fanbase is a rabid bunch (in the best way possible) and we bet there are tons of new theories cropping up everyday — there’s just no way Danai can keep up with everything.
We’ve been warned about the “brutality” of Episode 16 for quite some time now, and although that buzz word initially left us fearing for Rick Grimes’ (Andrew Lincoln) life, we’re now wondering if the former cop could actually be the one dishing out these brutal blows. We pretty much know that a face-off between Rick and head marauder Joe (Jeff Kober) is coming but the more we think about it, the more we doubt that Rick is the one we should be worrying about.
In the comics, Rick, Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs), and Abraham Ford (Michael Cudlitz) venture back to Rick’s hometown and come across a group of bandits who threaten to rape Carl because Rick attempted to fight them. Rick and Abraham manage to fight back and kill the guys, with Rick even biting one of them on the neck. Bitting a dude on the neck is pretty “savage,” right? That’s another word that’s been used to describe the finale.
So there may be some things we don’t know, as Danai suggests, but we like to think that a few of our theories have a place in the Season 4 finale.
Do you doubt all of the fan theories you’ve seen so far, or are some of them bound to be true? Tell us what you think below!
The Walking Dead Season 4 finale airs Sunday, March 30, at 9 p.m. ET on AMC.


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Norman Reedus 'The Walking Dead': Posts head popping spoiler for season 4 finale

Norman Reedus, who plays Daryl Dixon on “The Walking Dead,” is keeping his head where it belongs in the spoilers he posted, but those around him aren’t. With fans anxiously awaiting “The Walking Dead” finale of season 4 on Sunday night, Norman Reedus offered up the spoilers in pictures. These bizarre offerings have to do with the cast’s action figures, but something is strange about the way they look.

According to Wet Paint on March 29, it’s apparent that Reedus was just having some fun with the fans, but the first picture on Instagram shows Michonne’s action figure with Tyreese’s head and Tyreese’s action figure with Michonne’s head. He did the same thing to reunited lovers Maggie and Glenn.

What is he saying with all these head shots on the wrong bodies? Tyreese and Glenn look so frail and Maggie and Michonne look just plain scary in these action figure shots. Sunday night’s “The Walking Dead” season 4 finale is simply titled “A.” What that means is anybody’s guess.

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Rumbling around the social networks put Terminus as a possible haven gone really bad. Suggestions that Terminus is nothing more than a trap with people inside doing unthinkable things to folks who make the trek there are running rampant today.

So far Maggie and Glenn and their crew have made it to the place offering sanctuary, but fans only got to see them going through the front door. Sunday night's finale should give some indication on the dealings of Terminus

The Walking Dead Season 4 Finale Promos, Sneak Peeks: "A" Episode 16 Analysis

Savage. Brutal. Shocking. These are words we’ve been told to keep in mind about The Walking Dead Season 4 finale. Episode 16, “A,” airs this Sunday, March 30 at 9 p.m. ET on AMC.
We’re certainly worried for Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), especially with The Marauders after him, but anyone who messes with The Ricktator should really be worried. Our boy won’t go down without a fight! He’s in for a brawl this week, and so is his buddy Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus), who will be caught in the middle, along with the other Team Richonne players, Michonne (Danai Gurira) and Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs). They are foremost in our minds as we watch the promos and sneak peeks for the final hour of this very tense and unusual season.
Here are 10 things we’re taking away from the footage shown so far:


1. Meet Gareth
A great New Zealand promo was released and then deleted on YouTube, but you can still see it here. We finally see the mysterious Gareth (Andrew J. West) we’ve been hearing about. We hear him say "Welcome to Terminus." So maybe he's the leader here? However, it looks like he might have a confrontation with Rick.

2. Rick's Group Arrives at Terminus
And those who arrive ... get shot at. We see Rick, Michonne, and Carl as they are escorted into Terminus, alongside a dark-haired guy, with a woman behind them. So Mary is definitely not alone at this place. At one point, it looks like Rick holds a gun to the dark-haired guy's head in front of Gareth. There are apparently people with guns on the Terminus roof and they shoot at Rick, Michonne, and Carl. Perhaps that's how they keep the peace at this place. Remember, there was a sign in Ep 15 that directed people to lower their weapons. It's not because they're all love and happiness hippies. They have rules, like anywhere else.

3. Joe's Marauders Attack
In the NZ promo, they also show dark scenes (at night or inside) with Joe's group confronting Rick and company. Joe’s voice says “You screwed up, you hear me? You screwed up. … Today’s a day of reckoning, sir” Is Joe talking to Rick both times — since Rick will be the one Tony recognizes as having killed Lou in Episode 11, “Claimed”? Or is some of that for Daryl, since Daryl will probably jump ship from Team Marauders to help his old friends? Carl is seen hiding in what looks like a car during the dark scene, so the marauder guys may be going after him and Michonne too.

4. How Does Daryl Get Hurt?

One shot at the 20-second mark of the U.S. promo, shown in light — not like one of the night/dark scenes — shows Daryl's face. He has a black eye and a cut around his mouth. Is that after a run-in with the Marauders? If so, it at least shows he lived.

5. Michonne Hugs and Holds Carl

In one of the U.S. promos, we see Michonne hug Carl outside in daylight — they appear to be alone, but it could just be for the moment, with Rick nearby. But the NZ promo shows Carl (with blood on his cheek) glaring at someone as Michonne holds him. Is that in response to something happening to them, or to Rick? As Robert Kirkman teased to Entertainment Weekly, "This is Rick Grimes being pushed to his absolute limit," in the finale. "And if you think you’ve seen that before, you haven’t. And the Rick Grimes that comes out of this is really going to shock people.” What if Rick goes to town, brutally slaying all of the Marauders in a way that shocks even Michonne and Carl? Or what if we're shocked by what happens to Rick?

6. Who Are We?

One of the sneak peek videos shows Rick, Carl and Michonne walking in the woods, on their way to Terminus. Carl wants to know what they'll tell people about all the things they've done. Will they tell them the truth? Rick said they'd tell them who they are. "But how do you say that?” Carl asks. “I mean, who are we?" We’re Team Richonne, beyotch! But in that moment, a walker approaches and they prepare to take it down. It's just one walker at this point, so not a big deal. But maybe the Carl question is meant to be referenced again when they confront their own humanity — who are they, and what does it take to get by in his world? That's a key question of the season and maybe it's one Rick will have to face and answer, then live with.

7. Some Guy Is Screaming

In another sneak peek, after Rick gives Carl a lesson in trapping in the woods, they hear a man's voice scream for help. Without pause, Carl runs after the voice. Rick is left to scream "Carl!" and run after him. We don't see how that ends, but the promo shows Carl running and, separately, pointing a gun. Those are daylight scenes. There's also a brief shot at the 22-second mark of what looks like a man being swarmed. Perhaps that is the screaming guy? If not, what the heck is up with that swarm scene?

8. Rick's Haunted Face
In that promo with the creepy echoing voiceover repeating "Terminus," the final shot is Rick appearing to be sitting down, face bloody, looking haunted. Maybe he's reflecting on what he just did — the brutality he dished out in response to what was done to him and his new family. How much more can Rick take?

9. What's With the Candle Room?

The U.S. promo shows a room with candles all over the ground, like they’re in memory of the departed, with the word "ALWAYS" seen on a wall. There could be religious significance to this room, so what if it's tied to the person who took Beth Greene (Emily Kinney)? She was taken in a car with a white cross on the back. What if there's a connection here? We know the person in that funeral home loved to light candles since Beth and Daryl basically used them all up when they re-claimed the place.

10. Where Is Everyone Else?
We don’t see any footage of the people we saw arriving at Terminus in Ep 15: Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun), Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan), Tara (Alanna Masterson), Bob Stookey (Larry Gilliard Jr.), Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green), Abraham Ford (Michael Cudlitz),Eugene Porter (Josh McDermitt) and Rosita Espinosa (Christian Serratos). We also don’t see the people we’ve yet to see arrive — Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride), Tyreese (Chad Coleman) and baby Judith. But we also don’t know the timeline here — is Rick’s group actually getting there first or is this in chronological order? There’s a point in the NZ promo where it sounds like Rick whisper-growls, "Where are our people?" He could be saying "We're all people,” but it sounds like he’s asking about the others. Will we see them too? We’re anxious for a Team Prison reunion, with Rick and Carl seeing Judith, Sasha seeing Tyreese, Carol reuniting with Daryl, etc. It would also be nice for Maggie to reunite with Beth, but at this point we’re just hoping for any hint of Beth’s whereabouts at all. A big cliffhanger is coming, but we don’t anything about it.
What are your theories about “A”? What’s the title about? Who will survive? Will Rick, Daryl, Michonne and Carl kill all the Marauders? If so, at what cost? Is Terminus connected to The Hunters or not?

The Walking Dead Season 4 finale airs Sunday, March 30, at 9 p.m. ET on AMC.

The Walking Dead Season 4 4x16 "A" Terminus Pictures + Gareth And terminus Spoilers