MIDSEASON RETURN: When The Walking Dead left for its midseason hiatus, it was after a fierce battle that seemed to see Rick and his cohorts enjoying a victory – except that the final shot had Rick’s son, Carl, looking in the mirror, raising his bloody shirt, and revealing what looked to be a zombie bite. So according to this show’s established lore, if a bite isn’t on a limb that can be amputated, Carl is about to turn into one of the undead. And he was another of the show’s core characters that you really thought were likely to make it all the way. One of the biggest strengths of The Walking Dead, though, is the way it maximizes tension by making it credible to fear that every altercation with danger, zombie or otherwise, could be a character’s last. Tonight, as we pick up on Episode 9 of Season 8, that fear appears to be realized once again. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.

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