by Thom McKee Jr.
What is your code?
Mercy?
Defend your family by all means necessary?
Survival of the fittest?
Morgan’s powerful “testimony” forces us to wrestle with our own personal philosophies this week, as we discover why he chooses mercy every time. It all began with his personal Yoda, a post-War Aikido master with a contagious moral code.
by Thom McKee Jr.
Have you spotted any Walking Dead fans today? If you have, you probably noticed that their composure was slightly different than weeks past. If you saw them gathered together around the water cooler today talking about this week’s episode, you’ll notice an ominous cloud hanging over the group. They may even resemble that giant mega-herd slowly walking towards Alexandria.
As a serious Walking Dead fan, I feel like I have a little less skip to my step today. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you need to
by Thom McKee Jr.
Nothing really prepares you for experiencing loss, like actually experiencing loss.
Perhaps that’s why the Alexandrians were so unprepared for what hit them this week. So was I just a couple years ago (more on that in a minute).
Okay, I know that this is only my second time writing for this column, but I have to say that this episode tonight was one of my favorite episodes of the entire series. Yes, we’ve already seen countless amazing episodes in the six seasons of this show, but I really do think this one is among the best. It might even be as good as
by Thom McKee Jr.
It is hard to believe that it has been six months since the last episode of The Walking Dead. Sure, we have had Fear the Walking Dead to help us keep our Zombie fix, but let’s just face it, FtWD is no Walking Dead. These are the characters that America has fallen in love with, and six months is just too long for us to wait to hear from Rick, Daryl, Glenn, Michonne and the rest of the crew.
Occasionally, people from my congregation (I am a pastor) will ask me why I love a show about zombies so much. I always tell them that I would love the show just as much if it took place during a nuclear holocaust, a national viral outbreak or even aboard a sinking ocean liner. It is not the walkers, but the human characters and their stories that I love. This show is a morality tale about grace under pressure, yet it is full of weak and flawed people