In recent years, television has experienced a rise in viewers with some shows breaking viewing records. “Glee,” “Modern Family” and other light-hearted shows have captured the nation’s hearts and are now a part of American culture. However, one darker show that has been highly praised by both critics and audience members is AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” This grotesque, horror-thriller has clenched viewers since it started rising up from the ground in October 2010.

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The show focuses mainly on Rick Grimes, a former sheriff deputy who got separated from his family right before an epidemic breaks loose that is causing people to turn into zombies, or “walkers.” In the first episodes, we followed him throughout the search for his wife and son, Lori and Carl. At the same time, we followed Lori and Carl’s story of adapting to this new world and accepting the loss of Rick. Later in the first season, the two groups managed to reunite and meet another group of survivors with which to travel.

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With the family reunited, the newly formed pack had to find necessities in order to survive, but most importantly, they needed find a safe haven to at least maintain some form of normalcy in an undead dystopia. The team moved from a government building to a farmhouse at the beginning of the second season.
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The second season increased the drama and tension to an unforeseen level, ending the season with a shocking twist. The walkers overran the farm the characters were sheltered at and Rick had to kill his best friend and fellow police partner, Shane, since he turned into a walker. It was dramatic ending to a tense season that has provided some of the best plot twists in recent memory – like when the young girl, Sophia came out of the barn as a walker. The last season was a poignant reminder of the adversity humans face in a disorganized society and how and showed how the characters adapted to a multitude of situations.

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Last month at Comic Con, a trailer for season three was released to the public. Like the previous seasons, there are a lot of questions and rumors about what the next one has to offer.

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Season three seems to be a big game changer to the plot. New characters are presented, new settings, more problems and of course more zombies! In my opinion, one of the biggest struggles that will probably be the central conflict is the power struggle between Rick and his group. This new town seems to be governed well and Rick’s swift and rash decisions might not be welcomed.