The group has been separated and hope is dwindling. Will our survivors and main protagonists be reunited? Tonight, we got most of our answer.
Since the show returned from its mid season hiatus, the characters have all been following train tracks, a great symbolism for what's waiting for them at the end of the line. All railroad tracks have to reach some sort of a station at some point, right? Well, all tracks have been covered with maps marking a center known by the name of "Terminus."
What is Terminus? Is it a refuge for our characters to finally hold up in? A new beginning? The safe haven they've been dreaming of? Here's what I think:
To those who think back to the Walking Dead comic book by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard, the group has to find new shelter after the prison is destroyed by the Governor and his merry band of misfits. So, they eventually run into a group somewhere around issue 61 of the series. The group becomes known as the Hunters, survivors who've become cannibals in order to stay alive.
In the comic book, Dale is the person who loses his leg at the prison, not Hershel. Dale is forced to adjust to life without a limb. He is eventually kidnapped by the Hunters and wakes from unconsciousness to find that his remaining leg has been amputated and being consumed by his captors. Dale is then returned as a means of drawing Rick and the others out of hiding from their own camp and Glenn is shot in the process.
Is Terminus housing the Hunters? Will one of our group be eaten by the mysterious people that they've found? What lead me to believe this from the show's return are all the signs the characters kept finding telling them that shelter, protection, and sustenance will be found within the confines of Terminus.
Or I could be totally wrong. One of the brilliant aspects of the show is that writers use the comic book as a guide to tell their story. Events have happened out order or have been altered entirely and characters have been added and removed.
Either way, tonight's episode of The Walking Dead was fantastic as the writers are gearing up for what's sure to be a kick ass season finale.
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What is Terminus? Is it a refuge for our characters to finally hold up in? A new beginning? The safe haven they've been dreaming of? Here's what I think:
To those who think back to the Walking Dead comic book by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard, the group has to find new shelter after the prison is destroyed by the Governor and his merry band of misfits. So, they eventually run into a group somewhere around issue 61 of the series. The group becomes known as the Hunters, survivors who've become cannibals in order to stay alive.
In the comic book, Dale is the person who loses his leg at the prison, not Hershel. Dale is forced to adjust to life without a limb. He is eventually kidnapped by the Hunters and wakes from unconsciousness to find that his remaining leg has been amputated and being consumed by his captors. Dale is then returned as a means of drawing Rick and the others out of hiding from their own camp and Glenn is shot in the process.
Is Terminus housing the Hunters? Will one of our group be eaten by the mysterious people that they've found? What lead me to believe this from the show's return are all the signs the characters kept finding telling them that shelter, protection, and sustenance will be found within the confines of Terminus.
Or I could be totally wrong. One of the brilliant aspects of the show is that writers use the comic book as a guide to tell their story. Events have happened out order or have been altered entirely and characters have been added and removed.
Either way, tonight's episode of The Walking Dead was fantastic as the writers are gearing up for what's sure to be a kick ass season finale.
- @eduardovictory
