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Twenty years ago, Dead.” For nearly a decade, the Ezekiel’s (Khary Payton, “General appearance, much has changed. Wrong. To worsen matters, Negan ships, and exploring questions of “The Sopranos” debuted on HBO post-apocalyptic comic book adap- Hospital”) Kingdom in order to Yes, there are still walkers aplenty has managed to escape confine- power and morals in a post-apoca- to high praise and instantaneously tation has dominated pop culture build a sustainable future for every- and danger still looms at every ment. After more than half a de- lyptic wasteland rather than gore. changed the television landscape with its addictive story arcs, over- one. Eventually, his vision and lead- turn, but new groups of survivors cade locked up, the bat-wielding Over the course of the series, our forever. In the years since its much- the-top villains and many memora- ership were questioned, and amid and new relationships are thriving. former tyrannical dictator is now survivors have faced many obsta- talked-about finale, the Jersey- ble moments. On Sunday, Feb. 10, the rising tensions and infighting What hasn’t changed is the post- once again on the loose. What kind cles and have always come out on based mob drama has only be- “The Walking Dead” returns for the within and between the communi- apocalyptic series’ penchant for of sinister plans does he have up top, but have they finally met their come more important. The track- second half of its thrilling ninth ties, an insurrection took place. ending seasons (or half-seasons in his leather jacket sleeves? Further- match? On Sunday, Feb. 10, tune in suit-wearing wiseguys ushered in season. Unfortunately for Rick, he was this case) with a bang. more, was his escape a simple mis- to find out what transpired. a new golden age of television, In the wake of Negan’s (Jeffrey not be able to see the communities take of not locking his cell properly, The second half of the season “A Little with seemingly every network, in- Dean Morgan, “Watchmen,” 2009) overcome their differences and live picks up immediately after last or an inside job that’s part of a cluding AMC, trying their hand at defeat, Rick Grimes (Andrew Lin- harmoniously with one another. Something fall’s cliffhanger that saw Jesus more elaborate plan? Nobody For Everyone” character-driven dramas regard- coln, “Teachers”) became the lead- The last time we saw him, he was (Tom Payne, “Luck”) struck down knows, just like nobody knows how less of their overarching program- er of all of the surrounding commu- being whisked away via helicopter at the hands of a new, more dan- long his cell door had been un- ming focus. nities. He worked tirelessly to as- piloted by Jadis (Pollyanna McIn- gerous kind of walker while the locked. Did the maniacal baddie surrounded Michonne (Danai Guri- unknowingly turn himself into a ra, “Black Panther,” 2018), Aaron long-term prisoner by never check- (Ross Marquand, “Avengers: Infini- ing the lock? These questions will ty War,” 2018), Yumiko (Eleanor hopefully be resolved in due time, Matsuura, “Wonder Woman,” but what is certain is things are not 2017) and Daryl discovered the going to get better anytime soon. shocking truth regarding these gro- While it might seem like Holly- tesque monsters. wood’s love affair with zombies is It was revealed in the last mo- a recent phenomenon, this is not ments of the half-season finale that the case at all. Ever since the public Over 2000 candles and over first laid their eyes on the zombies 300 scents. Best prices in town! the walkers that killed Jesus are not 910-775-9385 evolved zombies like many had featured in George A. Romero’s SANITY SCENTS speculated, but in fact humans film debut “Night of the Living wearing walker skins in order to Dead” (1968), they’ve been infatu- & FASHION 110 West Second Street blend in and easily stalk their vic- ated with brain-eating ghouls, and film and television execs have giv- Pembroke, NC 28372 tims. Not a lot is known about these Right across the Street from ABC store mysterious Whisperers, their moti- en the people what they want. vations or desires, but we will soon find out more. In an interview with Insider, showrunner Angela Kang (“Terriers”) discussed how these faux-walkers, led by Alpha (Saman- tha Morton, “Harlots”) and her sec- ond-in-command, Beta (Ryan Hurst, “Bates Motel”), are unlike anything that our survivors have encoun- tered before. 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