The Walking Dead Season 1 review

The Walking Dead Season 1

8,5/10

Ok, so here we have The Walking Dead, a series set in a post apocalyptic zombie world. The story starts out with our protagonist, Rick Grimes, waking up out of a coma in a hospital. From there out he tries to reconnect with his family. He stumbles on a group of survivors who update him on the current situation. We find out that while Ricky boy was in a coma the world just turned zombie. We don't find out why and how that came into being but it seems we'll find everything out on the go. So, Rick goes to Atlanta where he almost ends up as zombie snack were it not for a group of scavengers that get him out of a tight situation. Rick manages to rejoin his family and take a breather. What Rick doesn't know is that his wife was together with his best friend Shane up until he showed up.

The group ends up having some shut eye and things finally start to look good when ... OMG they're in our camp?!?!?! Yep, a group of walkers attacks them and a few characters who never got a chance to shine end up dead. The group then decides their camp isn't safe and head out to the CDC (something with disease in it) in Atlanta in hopes of finding answers to the whole zombie thing. They find the place deserted, except for a single researcher who gave up hope. I won't say how the season ends but lets just say it ends with a bang, he he he. 

Now lets look at the characters. I really liked Rick and not just because he seems to be the main character but because he takes risks to save as many people as possible which in my humble opinion seems quite a good idea since oh, you know, the world is full of the dead and you don't have all that many opportunities to meet people. And in contrast with Rick we have his best friend Shane, the sort of anti-hero douchebag who undermines everything. He tries to play it safe but kinda seems to be going insane in the process. I really didn't care much for Carl (Rick's son) and Lori (his wife) since they just kinda seem to be there as a plot device to develop in future seasons. But I really liked Glenn, an Asian pizza delivery guy that reminds me of that "doctor Jones" kid from Indiana Jones. He's a good guy and tries to do good by everyone but tends to be used as zombie bait.

The cast aside, the story really barks up my tree. The post-apocalyptic setting sets that sort of depressing mood you'd expect when everything goes to shit and the stories of the members kind of add the rotting cherry on the top of a huge pile of corpses. The zombies are all well tastefully (I couldn't find a more appropriate word for it) done and the gore is ever so graphic. This coming from a person who usually doesn't enjoy the fleshy scenes means a lot. I can't say how the series is in comparison with the graphic novel ( I know I sound like a pretentious twat for not calling it a comic but why the hell not) but I do intend to read it and then write about it. I really enjoyed/am enjoying the experience it's offering me and am very eager to watch the other seasons. Don't hesitate to comment me on your own opinion of the series. Peace out.

A Guy's Mind