This is it, folks. Kate and Rick call it quits after six years and 77 episodes of The Walking Dead podcast. It’s been a lot of fun but with our busy schedules we’ve decided to end the show with the appropriately titled episode, “Start to Finish.” Joining us one last time is PopOptiq contributor Felix Vasquez. ...
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This week, PopOptiq’s Film Editor Patrick Murphy joins Kate and Ricky to discuss “Heads Up” and the triumphant return of Glenn. Among the many topics addressed are the green balloons, the helium tank, Carl’s condescending attitude, Sam and Carol’s relationship and Morgan’s current dilemma. All this and more. Playlist Roky Erickson – “I Walk With ...
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After taking a week off, Rick is back to discuss The Walking Dead with Kate, and this week we invite PopOptiq managing TV Editor Deepayan Sengupta to discuss the sixth episode of season six, “Always Accountable”. One of us is not a fan of this episode so be prepared for some harsh criticism. Playlist Roky ...
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This week on The Walking Dead, the story stalls as the Alexandrians play the waiting game. “Now” shifts the focus over to some of the less explored characters, with mixed results, and gives some much needed time with the under-served Maggie. Joining Kate to break down the episode is her This Is Our Design cohost, ...
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This week on The Walking Dead, we had a chance to see two fine character actors work their magic for a good solid 90 full minutes. “Here’s Not Here” is a pretty terrific detour, and a nice change of pace from the first three episodes of this season. There’s a lot to discuss once again ...
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This week we invite PopOptiq contributor Felix Vasquez Jr. To discuss an emotionally devastating episode of The Walking Dead. “Thank You” left us with plenty of questions including whether or not a certain character indeed died and whether or not Rick Grimes was bit in the hand. All this and more. Playlist Roky Erickson – ...
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This week on The Walking Dead, Carol turns into a one-woman army and Jessie butchers a man in front of her son with a pair of scissors. There’s a lot to discuss this week including Enid’s backstory, the mysterious Wolves, Morgan’s philosophy and Dr. Denise Cloyd, played by Merrit Wever. Joining us this week to ...
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The PopOptiq Walking Dead podcast is back, and Kate and Rick are extremely excited thanks to the stellar season six premiere. Robert Kirkman’s zombie epic opens its new season with a bang and mastermind Greg Nicotero (and his crew) deliver the biggest, most visually impressive spectacle the series has ever witnessed! Joining us this week is ...
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From start to finish, the episode, aptly titled “Conquer” was a surprising conclusion to what many are calling the best season of The Walking Dead, so far. “Conquer” features three similar stories running along parallel tracks, as well as the return of one of our favourite characters. This week, guest host Josh Mocle joins us ...
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As the penultimate episode of the season, “Try” moves a lot of pieces to set the stage for next week’s finale. Tensions have been simmering in Alexandria since the day our survivors arrived, and this week they reached a boiling point as Rick Grimes loses total control. Here to discuss the episode is Sound On ...
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This week, The Walking Dead took us through several gripping stories and amazed us with a revolving door trap scenario that left one of our survivors dead, and every fan of the show talking. Here to join us discuss episode 4 of season five titled “Spend,” is Sound On Sight contributor Randy Dankievitch. Expect some ...
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This week on The Walking Dead podcast Kate and Rick discuss Carol’s harsh reaction to Sam; Rick’s creepy flirtation with Jessie; what we think the letter W (or M) stands for and so much more. Playlist Roky Erickson – “I Walk With A Zombie” Support our site / podcast: Give us a rating on Itunes! It ...
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This week on The Walking Dead, we get to meet some of the habitants of Alexandria. Through a series of lengthy interviews (videotaped by Deanna), we’re treated to a clever juxtaposition of our group of survivors with the pristine, civilized surroundings of this new safe haven. Having now seen the relative innocence of Alexandria, it’s ...
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As Felix Vasquez wrote in his review, “though “The Distance” might be another episode where some might declare that really nothing happens, this isn’t quite the case, as much occurs within the time span of the episode.” This week we invite our managing editor Deepayan Sengupta to discuss the episode at length. Among the many topics is ...
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This week, our survivors attempt to walk sixty miles down one long rural road for almost the entire duration of the episode’s run time. “Them” is an episode chock full of symbolic, meditative moments and an installment more concerned with charting the group’s emotional journey as appose to their physical journey. This week, former co-host Simon ...
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This week on The Walking Dead, the beautiful opening montage makes us believe it is showing us things that had already happened on the road, but was instead foreshadowing things to come; a great little trick, with most of us likely assuming that our band of survivors were mourning the loss of Beth and not ...
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As a midseason capper, “Coda” was a bit of a mixed bag. Rick attempts to negotiate with Dawn for the lives of Carol and Beth, while Gabriel makes a shocking discovery of his own. “Coda” has some nice moments, but overall it was an unsatisfying end to the first half of season five. To help ...
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Edited on 6/3/19 to correctly reflect Emily VanDerWerff's name. Unfortunately, the audio for this podcast still contains Emily's deadname.
Only one episode of The Walking Dead remains until the winter break. Season 5 has been a hell of a ride and “Crossed” cuts back and forth between four groups in four different locations in order to set up the big midseason-finale. There are many characters to follow and many story lines to discuss. Here to ...
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“Consumed” is a welcome return to two of the show’s most compelling characters; and an episode that gives two of our least talkative survivors a chance to express themselves and some much-needed breathing room to examine how much they’ve both changed in five seasons. This week we discuss the fate of Carol, speculate on how ...
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“Self Help” gives Abraham and Eugene their first spotlight since they first made an appearance last season. Eugene has been the sole remaining hope in this post-apocalyptic world, and this week The Walking Dead puts that to an end. The group, led by Sgt. Abraham Ford (fuelled with a healthy supply of testosterone) hits the open road ...
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This week, The Walking Dead returns to the big city. It’s been a long time since we last saw the streets of Atlanta, and it makes a welcome return here. Beth wakes up in a hospital being run by a skeleton staff which consists of a group of wards, local police, a kind janitor named Noah (Tyler ...
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In The Walking Dead comics, the story arc revolving around the cannibalistic hunters takes place only across a few issues of the series. Despite already knowing this fact, it’s still surprising that the TV show keeps the storyline brief as well. Joining us to discuss “Four Walls and a Roof” is special guest Jake Pitre. Playlist: ...
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After last week’s action extravaganza, “Strangers” is unsurprisingly a much quieter episode of The Walking Dead. Written by comic creator Robert Kirkman, “Strangers” follows the entire group traveling side by side, and introduces us to a new character (the mysterious Father Gabriel played by Seth Gilliam). Joining us this week to discuss the second episode of season five ...
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The highest-rated scripted show on television returned tonight, as The Walking Dead Season 5 kicked off with “No Sanctuary,” written by showrunner Scott Gimple and directed by special effects guru Greg Nicotero. Season 4′s finale left us on a cliffhanger, and “Sanctuary” picks up right where it left off. Joining us is SOS contributor Les Chappell to ...
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For the second half of The Walking Dead Season 4, the survivors have been following the train tracks and on their way to the sanctuary at Terminus…. And now they’ve arrived. Will Terminus turn out to be another Woodbury? Is Mary eating Beth? Has Rick gone completely insane? Should AMC have allowed Rick Grimes to ...
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