Sunday, Bloody Sunday: Why I Watched The Walking Dead Instead of The Oscars.

Unlike millions of people last night, I spent my Sunday night watching zombies roam the Earth on AMC's The Walking Dead instead of watching Hollywood's elite give each other golden statues at the Oscars.  I did watch the Red Carpet part on E! News to see the fashion, and who was wearing what.  But I clicked the 4 followed by the 3 on my channel changer the very moment the eight turned into a nine on the clock in my cell phone.  Why? Because The Walking Dead is one of the greatest shows that has ever hit television.  And after watching last week's episode, I knew for a fact that I couldn't miss this one, on the night that it happens.  And I am so glad that I didn't.  This episode was seriously one for the books, and definitely one of the best episodes that there ever was in the whole series. 

It threw me through so many loops, and I was honestly on the edge of my seat the entire time.  I had no idea what was going to happen, and the whole conflict between Rick and Shane is so complex, and so scary.  This new world that they live in has completely warped their lives, and the friendship that they had before.  The brawl that begins between the two is one to remember, and gets very intense very fast.  Walkers are thrown into the mix, and both of them get very close to not making it out alive. And this episode was quite zombie infested: just the way I like it! I love the action. I love the zombie killing! Rick most definitely has one of the greatest kills in Walking Dead history after putting the barrel of his gun into the mouth of a walker he previously killed, to put a bullet into the head of another.  The amount of zombies thrown into this episode definitely makes up for the lack of them throughout some episodes in the series.

Another crazy event from last night's episode, Andrea did something that I seriously didn't expect, as well.  She certainly got some respect points from me, and I'm pretty sure from everyone else, too.  Andrea ripped Lori apart, and most definitely did put her in her place.  It is a common fact that absolutely no one likes Lori Grimes, wife of the big bad sheriff himself.  The fact that Andrea stood up to her, and questioned her role in the group of survivors is something very significant.  Their conflict is very similar to the conflict of the male main characters of the show.  Lori is basically a female Rick (only people actually LIKE Rick), and Andrea is a female Shane (well, not a lot of people like either one as much as they used to).  The fight between Rick & Shane, I'm team Rick. The fight between Lori and Andrea, I'm team Andrea! This episode totally changed my views on these four characters.  Lori shows that she's taken a trip back to a time when women didn't have the right to do anything but clean and cook for the men coming home to them, which results in me losing any bit of respect that I had for her.  Andrea at least branched out from the other women's lifestyle, and is independent, strong, and great with a gun.  I just can't believe Lori had the will power to tell Andrea that she would rather her do laundry and clean, then protect the group from walkers.  It's unbelievable, really.  I didn't even get to everything that happened last night on the show..and a whole lot did happen!

As you can see, I regret absolutely nothing about missing the Oscars for this awesome episode of The Walking Dead.  I'm praying long and hard for this week to go by fast, so that Sunday comes and I can get my daily dose of Daryl Dixon & some good ol' fashion zombie killing.  If you haven't started watching this show, or started reading the comics..definitely get on that. You won't regret it.