The Walking Dead reached its creative and cultural peak in its perfect fifth season premiere.
The Walking Deadfranchise keeps hobbling on like the trailing walker in a massive herd.
At the same time, this excuse doesnt quite let the sinking ship off the hook.
On October 12, 2014,The Walking Deadsfifth season premiere No Sanctuaryate up an ungodly 17.29 million viewers.
For those who arent good with numbers, thats30 timesmore people!
This throw in of popularity is what made AMC think that fans would never get tired of it.
In the process, it soiled the reputation of a genuine phenomenon.
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That hungry audience was rewarded with one of the series truest gems.
No Sanctuary exemplified the substance behind the stylistic chatter.
Like the bestWalking Deadepisodes, No Sanctuary sets up our heroes for heartbreaking devastation.
Gareth (Andrew J.
The whole thing happens so quickly that most of their victims are helpless to the proceedings.
Not all survivor groups have Carol (Melissa McBride) though.
In the world ofThe Walking Dead, it is the people who matter the most, not the walkers.
Anybody can save the world when there are no rules.
The series broke traditional tropes and boundaries by catapulting untraditional protagonists to the top of the food chain.
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Whats Next for The Walking Dead?
No Sanctuary representsThe Walking Deadsblessing and curse.
They ate everything up and left no crumbs.
