The Walking Dead refers to the living. It's a mistake to believe the title refers to the zombies. The allegory is supposed to be that everyone wishes to escape and run away from death. The zombies represent the death everyone wishes to avoid figuratively and literally. People do what they do in order to survive when society breaks down. The relationships the main characters have with one another have to do with survival. Dale thinks everyone has to maintain civility in order for humanity to survive. Shane believes everyone has to adjust in order to survive. Rick is still the sheriff trying to maintain order. You see that battle going on. Laurie has returned to basic instincts. Is it Rick or Shane more suited for her survival to which she's conflicted. Yeah a lot of people complained of how slow things were going. You can probably blame that on the budget. I don't know with Hollywood's creative accounting they're notorious for that they create money by some indirect means but Hollywood executive types seem to value the awards. Frank Darabont was fired because he didn't lower the budget for the Walking Dead. Even though the show gets vastly more viewers and makes more money than Mad Men, the other noted show on AMC channel, the latter gets all the awards in all aspects. AMC who produces both shows plunges more money in Mad Men to keep the actors and producers happy. That's probably why the Walking Dead has "dead spots" where there's hardly any zombie killing action. They probably have to budget their money more for their season finales to look spectacular.
I just finished watching the Nebraska episode. The bar scene was pretty awesome, and Rick's action confirms my suspicion about the nature of the infection. However, the Laurie thing was so predictable. Come on, you're in a zombie movie, and you drive a car while looking at a map... what do you think is going to happen?
I like how the show producers were brave enough to hint at the racism when Herschel keeps referring to Glen as "that Asian boy". It's also not often that we see an Asian guy / white girl romance on screen.
I haven't read the comics, but I've read *about* them. The first season seemed like the show was going to significantly deviate from the source material, but now it seems we're slowly getting back on track. The setup with Carl learning how to shoot is pretty obvious.
I really don't mind the "dead spots", but it's when the characters act unreasonably idiotic that it gets on my nerves. Case in point: Laurie.
Also, maybe it's because I've watched too many zombie movies, but I get annoyed by the ridiculous lax security that the show's characters have. Running off alone into woods, exploring abandoned houses, lack of any perimeter defenses around the farm, etc. If this was a Romero movie, those guys would have been bitten 20 times already.
