Are you looking forward to the new season, seeing as how almost all the writers were fired?

1. Rick pulling a gun on one character and pushing it to his forehead. This is completely out of character for Rick toward the beginning of his adventure. The books do a great job at breaking down Rick’s morals, it pushed him and pulls him in different directions to a point where he would threaten a living person eventually. This is definitely something you would see from him after *SPOILERS?* the prison and Lori’s death. To have him act this way in the SECOND EPISODE of the show allows no time for the viewer to watch him grow and really destroyed a great potential character arch.

2. Andrea pulling a handgun and threatening Rick when they first meet. This is not a part of her character at all in the book. She seemed sheepish around guns until it was finally discovered that *SPOILERS?* she is a bad-ass with a sniper rifle. Another great potential character growth moments in one quick flash by absolutely horrible writing. Seeing her tossing around another gun so easily makes her far less interesting, and not like the college-age girl she was suppose to be.

3. There was a moment in this episode where Glenn mentions that he ‘prefers going into the city alone’, which in the comic, is how it is done. This was a brilliant way to ease Rick into the potential of an outside colony. A group of survivors outside Atlanta. Have him meet one character. Many of the scenes felt to crowded. New character (ones not featured in the comics) had little room to shine, making them feel like they were one note, simple stereotypes.

4. Lori and Shane’s sexual romp was suppose to be a one time thing, which comes from emotions due to the loss of Rick. This episode made it feel like it was just your regular Saturday Woodland Sex Romp. In the book Lori seems likable because her sexual slip up with Shane feels almost accidental, forgivable. In the show I just want to see her gone. Watching her struggle over the love-triangle B.S. is less gripping. Though I could understand that this may make it more interesting for some and I am sure that is the reason that they kept Shane around.

5. My last main point on this episode. Glenn driving off didn’t feel “the Walking Dead” at all to me. It felt like someone who wanted to write an action movie didn’t get the job they wanted so they threw in some sports cars so people could drive them fast while honking.

That is where things went wrong. I’ll leave it there. My sign-off will be that the ‘Gangtas with a Heart o’ Gold’ in the 4th(?) episode was horrible side plot and I was really ashamed to hear that this was the episode that Kirkman wrote. That and the CDC building stuff was not 5th-6th episode material and should have been saved for a much later season. The comic has so much great source material and great character moments they are avoiding. I am just happy to see that this horrible writing of the AMC series has not effected the brilliant product it comes from.

Because I’m superficial, I judge a taco by it’s shell. At least initially. I favor gritty, hard shell corn tortillas. For me, flour tortillas make for a bastardized taco.

Oh yeah, and you totally sold me on the taco salad. Now I’m craving one…