The Walking Dead Mid Season Recap

Well last night was the mid-season finally, and boy did they hit us in the heart with this one. But more on that a little later. First lets go back over the main points of the show this season so far. A herd of walkers moves in on the group as they are scavenging cars on the highway for supplies, Sophia freaks and takes off running into the woods. Rick follows after her, leaves her hiding under some large tree roots next to the river and leads the two walkers chasing her away. He makes quick work of the walkers, but Sophia is gone when he returns. The next day the search for Sophia continues, Rick sends the rest of the group back while he and Shane go on. Carl pleads to stay with his father, and Rick gives in. Dale and T-Dog stayed behind at the highway, and T-Dog had cut his arm during the herd's arrival, and the gash is becoming infected. Rick, Shane, and Carl happen upon a deer in the woods, Carl moves up on the deer, mystified, as Rick and Shane watch. Just as Carol reaches out to the deer, a bullet burst through the deer and takes Carl down. The hunter responsible (Otis) rushes out of the thicket, and points Rick in the direction for help. Oh did I mention that Andrea is not allowed to carry a gun, law set down by Dale, since he believes her to be suicidal after the incident at the CDC.

Rick arrives at Hershel's farm with Carl in his arms. Hershel acts quickly and with little question. He needs to operate but doesn't have the equipment needed to put the boy under. Shane volunteers to head to the school where a FEMA station had been. The problem is that it is over run by walkers. Otis feeling guilty for shooting the boy, and being a former EMT also volunteers and he and Shane are off. Rick must stay behind to give blood to his son. Hershel's daughter (Maggie) decides to ride over and tell the boy's mother what has happen and bring her back to the farm.

Lori wastes no time with questions and rides off with Maggie, despite Daryl's apprehensions. That night Daryl can't sleep, so he and Andrea take a walk around to look for Sophia. What they find is a campsite with a zombie hanging in a tree. Andrea wants Daryl to kill it, but he says: "Why? It ain't hurting anything." She then makes a deal with him after he asks her what is going on with her, an arrow for an answer. Her answer is a bit vague, but at least we learn that she isn't going to off herself at the first chance. Daryl puts an arrow in it's head anyway. Shane and Otis get caught up at the school, surrounded in the gym, Otis comes up with a plan. He will lead them off, down into the locker room, giving Shane time to climb the bleachers and get out the window. Shane seems to be not sure of the plan, worried that Otis will be heading for a dead end, but Otis assures him that it isn't and that the windows down there are more his size. Otis runs, Shane goes out the window, hurting his ankle in the process. Otis catches up to him outside and the two run side by side with a hoard of walkers close on their heels. When there ammo gets low, Shane puts his last bullet into Otis' leg, leaving him for zombie bait as he runs for the truck. When Shane returns to the farm he only tells them that Otis died a hero. Hershel and Patricia perform the operation, and after he and Rick tell her the fate of her beloved husband.

The following morning the remaining members of the group arrive at the farm. Maggie and Glenn go into town for medical supplies, and end up doing the horizontal mambo on the pharmacy counter.

The search for Sophia goes on, and Daryl takes a horse from the farm and rides up river. The horse spooks shortly after he finds Sophia's doll in the river. He tumbles down a small cliff into the river, landing hard, and with his last arrow through his side. He ties off the arrow with his shirt and climbs back up, only to fall just before reaching the top. He long lost brother appears, riding him hard, pushing him to get up and do what he needs to do in typical Merle style. Daryl's head finally clears only to find Merle gone and a walker chewing on his boot, and another closing in. He bashes the knoller's head in with a rock, pulls the arrow from his side, loads it, taking the remaining walker out with a close range head shot, then back up the side he goes. Merle comes back for more slanderous pep talks, and is gone again once Daryl reaches the top. Daryl makes it back to the farm, look worse for ware, covered in blood and wearing his zombie-ear-necklace that he devised from his kills at the river, only to be shot in the head by Andrea after she mistook him for a walker.

Some where in there the group finds a zombie down inside one of the drinking water wells. The decide to drag it out rather than killing it and contaminating the water. Glen goes down with a rope, nearly gets dropped, but manages to snare it anyway. The zombie gets stuck at the top, and rips in half. The bottom part falling back into the well, the top on the ground and hungry. Of course they smash it's head in, and Maggie doesn't like that too well.

Shane gives everyone shooting lessons, and Andrea is his top student. They go up to a suburb where they believe Sophia might have went. Andrea is a perfect shot as long as the target isn't moving, but when they are quickly surrounded by walkers, Shane clears the car, and her gun jams. They are closing in, and Shane forces her to get the job done, and she does. On the way back to the farm Andrea gets frisky, and they krissen Shane's new ride in the middle of the road.

After a dinner prepared by Lori and Carol, Glenn goes out to the barn to meet up with Maggie for another round of loving. He had slipped her a note as to where to meet, and when she finally reads it, she freaks out, and runs out to stop him. But it's to late, he has already climbed up inside the loft, and ready for more hot sex, until he realizes the barn is full of zombies.

Oh and before I forget Lori is pregnant too, and only Glenn knows, which he ends up telling Dale, along with the fact that Hershel has a barn full of walkers. Soon Glenn is back on his way into town, a special mission for Lori. Maggie of course rides along. But this time it's not sex she gets, but attacked by a walker. Glenn plays the bad ass and takes the things head nearly off with a shelf, then finishes the job with his axe. The worst part of the trip is that Lori had sent them for the day after pills, which she takes and then quick throws up. Rick finds the empty cartons and confronts her. This is also the moment he learns about Lori and Shane. He takes it well, all most to well.

Of course Shane too learns about the baby soon after, and Glenn spills the beans about the barn. Shane flips out. They all do, but Rick calms things a bit, giving him time to talk to Hershel. Needless to say the talk does not go well. Hershel is stuck in his belief that they are just sick and can be cured. Later Hershel comes to Rick for help, help that turns out to be retrieving a pair of walkers from the swamp. Which used to be Otis' job. Meanwhile Shane arms the group once again, fighting to take control over the group from Rick. Just then they see Rick and Hershel bringing the two walkers to the barn with pole snares. Again Shane flips, charges down to them with everyone behind him. He goes into a rant and to prove his point to Hershel that the walkers are not people anymore, he shoots the one Hershel is leading, showing that no person could survive such a wound. Then of course finishes it off with a shot to the head, taking Hershel to the ground with the walker. Shane to further his point breaks the lock off the barn and opens the door, freeing the zombies inside, which includes Hershel's wife and step-son.

The group starts cutting them down one by one as they exit the barn. Glenn not sure what to do, looks to Maggie. She gives him a nod, and he joins the shooting gallery. The bodies pile up quickly, and then one final walker steps out of the barn. A small child, a girl, her hands over her face blocking the bright sunlight. When she lowers her arms, and focuses on the group we see clearly that it is Sophia. Carol screaming and crying, while the others stand frozen, including Shane. Rick is the only one that steps forward to do what needs to be done. With tears in his eyes, and guilt set in his heart, he pulls the trigger, sending Sophia to the ground.

There of course was plenty of other things that happened through the first half of the season, such as the confrontations between Shane and Dale. First being over Otis, and when Shane took aim on Rick back in season one. And then again when Dale took all the guns and tried to hide them in the swamp. Shane had tracked him down, and pushed Dale to take aim on Shane. Dale of course backed down, but I don't think this is near being over between the two of them. Then there was when Shane confronted Lori about the baby, where she told him that even if it is his, Rick is the father. As far as I am concerned Shane has gone way over the edge, and everyone had better watch there backs from now on. He ever got into it with Daryl at the barn before releasing the walkers. Definitely not a smart move on Shane's part, but a fight I would like to see play out.

Well I guess that is it until February... see all you dead fans then.

Rest in peace Sophia, we will all miss you.

The Walking Dead mid season finally

This is the week of the Walking Dead mid-season finally. What is up with breaking up a season into two halves? I for one don't like it, and it seems nearly every show I watch does it anymore. Why? Why must we be tortured so? Ok, enough venting. Tonight's episode looks to be intense, packed with a lot of emotion. What is going to happen for sure we will all find out tonight, so make sure you are tuned in at 9pm ET. If you happen to miss it, I will have a recap of the episode and the entire first half of the second season tonight or tomorrow.

Underworld: Awakening

That's right boys and girls, Kate Beckinsale is back as the butt kicking vamp Selene. The film is to hit theaters 01-20-2012, and is in 3D. But what isn't in 3D anymore.

Plot:
Selene escapes imprisonment to find herself in a new world, a world where humans know that both vampire and werewolves exist, and have declared all out war to eradicate both immortal species.

Underwold: Awakening brings on a new cast staring Sandrine Holt, Michael Ealy, and India Eisley. And if you were wondering if Michael Corvin is going to be at Selene's side... well he's not.

Check out this little taste, it's sure to make you hungry for more.

Grimm, Another Supernatural TV Thriller

Grimm is one of the latest American fantasy/thriller/crime drama series. It debut on NBC on Oct. 28, 2011, and airs Fridays at 9pm ET.

If you haven't already figured it out, the show is a dark cop drama where characters inspired by Grimm's Fairy Tales exist.

The show is set in present day Portland, Oregon. It follows homicide detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) that discovers he is a descendant of a group of hunters known as Grimms. The Grimms fight to keep humanity safe from the supernatural creatures of the world.

"Grimm" is definitely worth a look. It has plenty of drama, and action to keep you coming back every week. The special effects are pretty good too. I'll be watching.

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The Walking Dead "Chupaccabra"

At the end of episode 5 we are all left with more questions. The first is one that we have been asking for awhile now. Where is Sophia, and is she still alive? Yes this week Daryl found her doll up river, but that was the only answer we got this week. Secondly, who's baby is Lori carrying? A solid question to keep us wondering, but one of the big one is what is up with Daryl Dixon? Where does his loyalties lie? In an interview with AMC Norman Reedus who portrays Daryl gave ud his side on episode 5. "It's like Deliverance meets Motorhead." Norman said, discribing "Chupacabra".

And for those still wondering about Merle Dixon. No he was not there. He was a manifestation of Daryl's mind, a survival trigger that was needed for him to toughen up and do what he had to do.

Now lastly. What is up with the barn full of zombies, and what is Glenn going to do about it? Some of you out there might already know from the graphic novel, but I for one have not read them, and for the rest of us like me, I guess we will have to wait until next week to find out. But for now I would like to know what you think he should do? What would you do, if you were in Glenn's shoes? Used the comments to give me your answers. I can't wait to see your ideas.

There is however one thing that I am sure of about episode 5, and that is that Daryl has to be glad that Shane is a bad instructor, or that Andrea is a poor student. Either way Daryl is one lucky man.

The Walking Dead Season 2 Update

Well folks, looks like little Carol is going to be just fine. I have to say he is one tough kid, and did you notice he was shot in the same place as is dad? How cool is that for bragging rights to your friends, if he ever has any again. And what about the bloated swimmer in the well? GROSS! There is no way I would be drinking from that well, even if they wouldn't have pulled the sucker in half, trying to get him out. Then there's Shane... What is going on in his head? Has he completely gone over the edge? On another good note, Glen got laid at least, but what is the Old man himself hiding, something is just not quite right about him. On a future note looks like big brother is coming home next week, things should get interesting for sure, even without any zombies around.