Is this the bleakest episode of The Walking Dead? It’s up there for sure. It’s also a fantastic episode, with our found family of characters persisting, enduring, surviving, and supporting each other even at their lowest. We’re happy to be joined by special guest Megan Lehman as we talk it out. 

PS Merry Christmas and happy holidays everybody! We’re taking this next week off, so we’ll be back with another episode in the new year. 

Next up: The Walking Dead S5E10 “The Distance”. Let us know your thoughts!

• You can email or send a voice message to [email protected]. 
• Or check out our Walking Dead Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/deadcast.

Check out my (Jason’s) other podcast, Wax Episodic, where friends and I cover our favorite current shows, like:

• Fallout, the crazy retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic series, with S2 premiering this week on Amazon Prime Video. Covered by me, Kara, and Kasi.
• Pluribus, the Twilight-Zoney Apple TV show from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, covered by me and Karen. (!)
• It: Welcome to Derry, the horrific HBO series, prequel to the recent It movies based on the Stephen King book. Covered by me and Shawn of Strange Indeed.
• Alien: Earth, the heady, gross-out FX/Hulu sci-fi series based on the Alien movies. Covered by me, Randy, and Kara.
• Available wherever you get podcasts, or at waxepisodic.com  

Come join our Discord and chat with me, Lucy, and other listeners: 

• Don’t know what Discord is? It’s kind of like a chat forum, our own little private Podcastica space to talk about The Walking Dead, other shows, and whatever else we want. It’s free, and it’s fun. And Lucy is in there.
• Invitation link: https://discord.gg/6WUMt3m3qe 

Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi 

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What happened is that Tyreese got bitten :( What’s going on is that we have Danielle on to talk about this uniquely artful episode of The Walking Dead. 

Next up: The Walking Dead S5E9 “Them”. Let us know your thoughts!

• You can email or send a voice message to [email protected]. 
• Or check out our Walking Dead Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/deadcast.

Check out my (Jason’s) other podcast, Wax Episodic, where friends and I cover our favorite current shows, like:

• Fallout, the crazy retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic series, with S2 premiering this week on Amazon Prime Video. Covered by me, Kara, and Kasi.
• Pluribus, the Twilight-Zoney Apple TV show from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, covered by me and Karen. (!)
• It: Welcome to Derry, the horrific HBO series, prequel to the recent It movies based on the Stephen King book. Covered by me and Shawn of Strange Indeed.
• Alien: Earth, the heady, gross-out FX/Hulu sci-fi series based on the Alien movies. Covered by me, Randy, and Kara.
• Available wherever you get podcasts, or at waxepisodic.com  

Come join our Discord and chat with me, Lucy, and other listeners: 

• Don’t know what Discord is? It’s kind of like a chat forum, our own little private Podcastica space to talk about The Walking Dead, other shows, and whatever else we want. It’s free, and it’s fun. And Lucy is in there.
• Invitation link: https://discord.gg/6WUMt3m3qe 

Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi 

• Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.

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Ah Beth, you deserved so much better than this. To help mark this moment, we have special guest Becky Anderson from the What’s On Tonight podcast, who’s favorite TWD character is Beth. 

Mentioned:

• Check out Becky’s What’s On Tonight Podcast:
  • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6CYZjrcBK1U7qsQyLwhALf?si=43c79b0e908e4b01
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Whats-On-Tonight/61566882612402/ 

Next up: Back to the rewatch! It’s The Walking Dead S5E6 “Consumed. Let us know your thoughts!

• You can email or send a voice message to [email protected]. 
• Or check out our Walking Dead Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/deadcast.

Check out Jason’s other podcast, Wax Episodic:

• Did I mention Karen is back? Yep, for our coverage of the new Apple TV show Pluribus, by Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad.
• And Jason and Shawn (from Strange Indeed) are also covering HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry, the horrific prequel series to the recent It movies based on the Stephen King book…
• Available wherever you get podcasts, or at waxepisodic.com  

Come join our Discord and chat with me, Lucy, and other listeners: 

• Don’t know what Discord is? It’s kind of like a chat forum, our own little private Podcastica space to talk about The Walking Dead, other shows, and whatever else we want. It’s free, and it’s fun. And Lucy is in there.
• Invitation link: https://discord.gg/6WUMt3m3qe 

Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi 

• Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.

Thank you!

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Is this the beginning of Rick’s “dark era”? Or is he a straight-up hero doing exactly what needs to be done? Whichever it is, it’s a great watch, and I’m happy to have Lucy back with me to talk it out!

Mentioned:

• Jason & Karen, together again! Check out our coverage of Pluribus over on Wax Episodic, wherever you get podcasts, or at waxepisodic.com. 

Next up: Back to the rewatch! It’s The Walking Dead S5E6 “Consumed. Let us know your thoughts!

• You can email or send a voice message to [email protected]. 
• Or check out our Walking Dead Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/deadcast.

Check out Jason’s other podcast, Wax Episodic:

• Did I mention Karen is back? Yep, for our coverage of the new Apple TV show Pluribus, by Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad.
• We’re also covering HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry, the horrific prequel series to the recent It movies based on the Stephen King book…
• Available wherever you get podcasts, or at waxepisodic.com  

Come join our Discord and chat with me, Lucy, and other listeners: 

• Don’t know what Discord is? It’s kind of like a chat forum, our own little private Podcastica space to talk about The Walking Dead, other shows, and whatever else we want. It’s free, and it’s fun. And Lucy is in there.
• Invitation link: https://discord.gg/6WUMt3m3qe 

Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi 

• Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.

Thank you!

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This is one of those episodes that might seem slow, but rewards a careful viewing. Especially beautiful if you love Carol and Daryl (and don’t we all?). Happy to be joined by Carol/Daryl-lover Robyn for this one. 

Mentioned:

• Steve Jobs 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc 
• Jason & Karen, together again! Check us out over on Wax Episodic, wherever you get podcasts, or at waxepisodic.com. 

Next up: Back to the rewatch! It’s The Walking Dead S5E6 “Consumed. Let us know your thoughts!

• You can email or send a voice message to [email protected]. 
• Or check out our Walking Dead Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/deadcast.

Check out Jason’s other podcast, Wax Episodic:

• Did I mention Karen is back? Yep, for our coverage of the new Apple TV show Pluribus, by Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad.
• We’re also covering HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry, the horrific prequel series to the recent It movies based on the Stephen King book…
• …and also Fallout, the fantastic Amazon Prime retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic show.
• Available wherever you get podcasts, or at waxepisodic.com  

Come join our Discord and chat with me, Lucy, and other listeners: 

• Don’t know what Discord is? It’s kind of like a chat forum, our own little private Podcastica space to talk about The Walking Dead, other shows, and whatever else we want. It’s free, and it’s fun. And Lucy is in there.
• Invitation link: https://discord.gg/6WUMt3m3qe 

Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi 

• Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.

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Okay, NOW it feels like the rewatch is back, with good old Glenn and Maggie, and that creepy peeping Tom, Eugene. But at least he’s our peeping Tom? Anyway, it was great having Steve Brown guesting with me on this one, especially since he has a military background, like Sgt. Abraham. 

Mentioned:

• Jason & Karen, together again! Check us out over on Wax Episodic, available wherever you get podcasts, or at waxepisodic.com. 
• Jason’s interview with Josh McDermitt (Eugene): https://podcastica.com/podcast/the-cast-of-us/episode/162-josh-mcdermitt-eugene 

Next up: Back to the rewatch! It’s The Walking Dead S5E6 “Consumed. Let us know your thoughts!

• You can email or send a voice message to [email protected]. 
• Or check out our Walking Dead Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/deadcast.

Check out Jason’s other podcast, Wax Episodic:

• Did I mention Karen is back? Yep, for our coverage of the new Apple TV show Pluribus, by Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad.
• We’re also covering HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry, the horrific prequel series to the recent It movies based on the Stephen King book…
• …and also Fallout, the fantastic Amazon Prime retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic show.
• Available wherever you get podcasts, or at waxepisodic.com  

Come join our Discord and chat with me, Lucy, and other listeners: 

• Don’t know what Discord is? It’s kind of like a chat forum, our own little private Podcastica space to talk about The Walking Dead, other shows, and whatever else we want. It’s free, and it’s fun. And Lucy is in there.
• Invitation link: https://discord.gg/6WUMt3m3qe 

Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi 

• Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.

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Hey all, here’s another bonus episode, this time on the crazy new Apple TV show, Pluribus.

Pluribus is the latest show from Breaking Bad creator, Vince Gilligan, who in our book is one of the all-time great TV creators. His writing is intelligent, meticulous, unexpected, and wry, and this show is wild. It’s very Twilight Zone-y. Creepy, thought provoking, thrilling, extremely odd in the best way, and super fun.

If you haven’t tried it, we definitely recommend you give it a shot! And then, of course, listen to this podcast. And if you end up getting subsumed into the collective, we’ll be covering the rest of the season on Wax Episodic, available wherever you get podcasts, or at ⁠⁠waxepisodic.com⁠⁠. 

PS If you’ve been a Podcastica listener for awhile, you might be interested know that the hosts for this podcast are me (Jason) and Karen, who started this network 15 years ago with The Walking Dead ‘Cast. So much fun podcasting with Karen again! 

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It’s another one of those episodes that’s maybe not as well loved as most WD eps, right? So I’m glad to have Kelsey guesting with me, who was particularly interested in talking about this one, and we really dug into it. 

Mentioned:

• Kelsey’s podcast They Did What?! Breaking Down Wild Documentaries & Docuseries: https://podcastica.com/podcast/they-did-what 

Next up: Back to the rewatch! It’s The Walking Dead S5E5 “Self Help”. Let us know your thoughts!

• You can email or send a voice message to [email protected]. 
• Or check out our Walking Dead Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/deadcast.

Check out Jason’s other podcast, Wax Episodic:

• We’re now covering HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry, the horrific prequel series to the recent It movies based on the Stephen King book…
• …and also Fallout, the great Amazon Prime retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic show.
• And in a just a few days… the return of Jason & Karen (!) for coverage of Pluribus, by Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad.
• Available wherever you get podcasts, or at waxepisodic.com  

Come join our Discord and chat with me, Lucy, and other listeners: 

• Don’t know what Discord is? It’s kind of like a chat forum, our own little private Podcastica space to talk about The Walking Dead, other shows, and whatever else we want. It’s free, and it’s fun. And Lucy is in there.
• Invitation link: https://discord.gg/6WUMt3m3qe 

Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi 

• Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.

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This finale, we think, is one of those episodes where if you squint just right, it’s full of holes, and if you shift your perspective just a little, it’s delightful! And we’re delighted to talk it out. 

Next time we’ll be going right back into the Walking Dead rewatch, and we really encourage anyone who hasn’t been listening along with us to that to jump back in! It’s great to revisit The Walking Dead. We’re really having a blast with it.

Mentioned:

• Criminal podcast: https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-27-no-place-like-home-9-25-2015/ 

Next up: Back to the rewatch! It’s The Walking Dead S5E4 “Slabtown”. Let us know your thoughts!

• You can email or send a voice message to [email protected]. 
• Or check out our Walking Dead Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/deadcast.

Check out Jason’s other podcast, Wax Episodic:

• We’re now covering HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry, the horrific prequel series to the recent It movies based on the Stephen King book…
• …and also Fallout, the great Amazon Prime retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic show.
• And in a couple weeks… the return of Jason & Karen (!) for coverage of Pluribus, by Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad.
• Available wherever you get podcasts, or at waxepisodic.com  

Come join our Discord and chat with me, Lucy, and other listeners: 

• Don’t know what Discord is? It’s kind of like a chat forum, our own little private Podcastica space to talk about The Walking Dead, other shows, and whatever else we want. It’s free, and it’s fun. And Lucy is in there.
• Invitation link: https://discord.gg/6WUMt3m3qe 

Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi 

• Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.

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Helping me go through your feedback this week is Rebecca, who’s not only a longtime TWD fan and all-around kick-ass person, but she can also help me pronounce all these Spanish titles correctly. ¡Increíble! 

Next up: TWD: Daryl Dixon S3E7 “Solaz del Mar”. Let us know your thoughts!

• You can email or send a voice message to [email protected]. 
• Or check out our Walking Dead Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/deadcast.

Check out my other podcast, Wax Episodic:

• We’re now covering the great Amazon Prime retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic show Fallout on Wax Episodic in anticipation of the season 2 premiere in December. 
• After that… the return of Jason & Karen (!) for coverage of the upcoming Vince Gilligan show, Pluribus.
• Available wherever you get podcasts, or at waxepisodic.com  

Come join our Discord and chat with me, Lucy, and other listeners: 

• Don’t know what Discord is? It’s kind of like a chat forum, our own little private Podcastica space to talk about The Walking Dead, other shows, and whatever else we want. It’s free, and it’s fun. And Lucy is in there.
• Invitation link: https://discord.gg/6WUMt3m3qe 

Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi 

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This week Daryl’s big caper is foiled by an extra sturdy lock. Lol. But the plot progressed, and everything is teed up for a showdown at El Alcazar in the season finale!

Next up: TWD: Daryl Dixon S3E7 “Solaz del Mar”. Let us know your thoughts!

• You can email or send a voice message to [email protected]. 
• Or check out our Walking Dead Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/deadcast.

Check out my other podcast, Wax Episodic:

• We’ve started coverage of the great Amazon Prime retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic show Fallout on Wax Episodic in anticipation of the season 2 premiere in December. 
• Available wherever you get podcasts, or at waxepisodic.com  

Come join our Discord and chat with me, Lucy, and other listeners: 

• Don’t know what Discord is? It’s kind of like a chat forum, our own little private Podcastica space to talk about The Walking Dead, other shows, and whatever else we want. It’s free, and it’s fun. And Lucy is in there.
• Invitation link: https://discord.gg/6WUMt3m3qe 

Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi 

• Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation.

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