The Sports Monitor

I'm not sure about you, but before Sunday's episode of "The Walking Dead" I was getting antsy. I knew things were building while Rick and crew were in Alexandria, but I wanted more. Maybe the way Season 4 wrapped up and the march through Season 5 spoiled me. I knew conflicts just had to be coming. Well, here they come. And just in the nick of time, too. I won't get into spoilers if you haven't seen it. But things are brewing. (I do want to point out that those residents of Alexandria sure seem like wimps.) And, there were deaths too. Epic ones as well. And maybe "getting back on its feet" my be a disservice. After all, the show has been on such a high level that it's hard to keep that up every week. For me, it looks like it's back. It's been my favorite show, and I can't believe there are just two episodes left in the season. It'll be a long wait until October. But for now, I can't wait until the clif...

I couldn't wait until "The Walking Dead" wrapped up Season 3. The first half of the season was fantastic, pick up where the second half of Season 2 left off. But the last half of Season 3 had its ups and downs. I'm glad to see Rick survive, along with Daryl, too. Those two characters add spice to the show. However, Andrea, was time to go. She started to grow on me in the last two episodes, but it was hard to feel too much emotion to see her go -- and I'm sure it was supposed to be an emotional ending. I was sorry to see Merle go and not Andrea. Walkers bit the dust, which was cool, and The Governor became unhinged, but there just seemed to be something missing from the episode. Maybe I wanted more from the big showdown between Rick and The Governor.  Maybe I wanted another cliffhanger, like the mid-season finale. Sunday's episode wrapped up too nicely, with Rick leading citizens of Woodbury to a new home in the prison. It was a good contrast to...