“This Is Not Gonna End Well”

Uttered by Rick in this new trailer for the second part of season 2, I’m going to declare “This is not gonna end well” the official mantra of The Walking Dead TV series. And I don’t mean that snarkily — I really enjoyed season two so far, certainly more than season one (minus the terrific premiere, of course). I’m not saying it’s flawless now or anything, but I think the characters and the dialogue improved overall, and I think the show is examining the complexities of trying to impose morality in a world without moral consequences a bit better, too. As for the complaint that the show seems to be meandering… well, personally, that’s one of the show’s draws for me. Really, there’s nowhere for the group to go. Oh, they might have ideas of places to go, but no idea what they’ll find there — and all they really want is someplace safe to stay. It makes perfect sense to me that they’d dawdle at Herschel’s farm as opposed to trekking off to some other potentially dangerous location. For me, the show isn’t about the group’s journey, but their survival; the former is only a means to the latter, and that’s what I want to watch.

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Oh, shit, I totally forgot to post the preview.

There. Nerd Bastards has two other short clips from the February season two part two premiere, if you’re so inclined.