Walk this way
The Walking Dead will shamble back onto our television sets this October. Until now, little was known about the direction series 6 would take. Luckily for us, AMC has dished up a synopsis that gives us a clearer idea of where Rick and company are headed.
The opening episode, titled 'First Time Again' weighs in at a hefty 90-minutes, and finds our fearless zombie killers still struggling to adapt to life in pseudo-suburbia. According to the the blurb, the gang'll encounter a new threat, one that could bring them closer together or drive them even further apart.
The end of season 5, which saw main protag Rick Grimes slipping further and further away from the square-jawed, uber-heroic archetype he was when the series began, and headlong into villain territory, was a welcome change of pace. It'll be interesting to see just how far grumpy Mr. Grimes is willing to go to protect Alexandria this season.
We'll find out for sure on Oct. 11 (and hopefully a few days later here in UK) when the series returns to the airwaves. In the meantime,you can check out the full synopsis for season 6 below.
“Season 5 of ‘The Walking Dead’ saw our group being formed into consummate survivors by the world around them… nearly making some of them into villains. To make it as far as they have – to have persevered through all of their heartbreaking challenges – they have evolved into incredibly powerful people. But who have they become?
The last five episodes of Season 5 answered that question with Rick accepting an approach of unapologetic brutality in murdering Pete, a fellow Alexandrian.
Season 6 starts with Alexandria’s safety shattered by multiple threats. To make it, the people of Alexandria will need to catch up with our survivors’ hardness, while many of Rick’s people will need to take a step back from the violence and pragmatism they’ve needed to embrace. These reversals won’t happen easily, or without conflict.
But now, Rick’s group is fighting for something more than survival…
They’re fighting for their home, and they will defend that at any cost, against any threat, even if that threat comes from within.”
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