Zombie Cardio

So I'm caught up with Season Two of The Walking Dead (by UK standards anyway), which for the uninitiated amongst you means I'm up to Episode Two.

So far it's been a good start, although Episode Two was much weaker than Episode One. Maybe that's just because Episode One got off to such a kick arse start with the herd of walkers (spoiler alert, sorry), all the way through to the EPIC cliffhanger ending (which I'll purposely not spoil).

The only thing that jarred slightly is the fact that in this season the zombies seem to be a lot faster than last time. Not sure if they've been hitting the cross-trainer or have been warming up on the running machine, but their cardio has improved greatly. Which is a real shame, because one of the things I liked most about the first season was the fact that they had Romero zombies rather than Snyder zombies. Yeah, fast zombies provide a more immediate threat, but I like the idea that zombies are slow, silent and surround you. The terror shouldn't be that you can't outrun them, the terror should come from the fact that they corner you, and then lumber slowly towards you like something out of your nightmare. Either way, the annoyance comes from the fact that the producers have seemingly changed the rules of their universe between seasons. Somewhat inconsistent.

That aside, it's still a wonderfully slow (the pacing not the zombie) and it's great to see a show that takes its time. All in all an incredibly tense spectacle. The character interactions are believable and the scenes where the zombies are attacking have me on the edge of my seat.

In my humble opinion, it's been the second best show on television this year. Because let's face it, nothing will be better than Game of Thrones.