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The Walking Dead : Season 5

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  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 31, 2010
Season #: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6
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80

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6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 616 Ratings

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  • Summary: Scott M. Gimple returns as showrunner for the fifth season of the zombie drama.
  • Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Oct 10, 2014
    91
    Not every question--or every character’s fate--is settled in the premiere, but fans of the show will not be disappointed.
  2. Reviewed by: Mark Dawidziak
    Oct 10, 2014
    90
    The Walking Dead still has a strong grip on our imagination as it continues to aim at all three levels--brain, heart and stomach--with deadly accuracy.
  3. Reviewed by: Ray Rahman
    Oct 8, 2014
    83
    All that commotion sets the season on a compelling path, hitting the road with a purpose. This is when Dead is at its best: journeying through postapocalyptic, fun-house-mirror America.
  4. Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Sep 29, 2014
    80
    It’s bracing to see a series that has weathered offscreen changes, and all but redefined expectations for cable viewership (as reflected in its soaring ad rates), continue to take creative chances--proving it can still leap ahead not just by shuffling along, but at breakneck speed.
  5. Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Oct 2, 2014
    80
    The episode moves along at a good pace, with only a couple of moments when the timing feels a little too coincidental.
  6. Reviewed by: Elisabeth Vincentelli
    Oct 10, 2014
    75
    It’s swiftly paced, disgusting--lots of shots of walkers chomping on screaming faces--and puts down some much needed signposts for the rest of the season. Consider us still hooked.
  7. Reviewed by: Patrick Kevin Day
    Oct 10, 2014
    70
    When death no longer holds the dread it once did, what's left is the fear of what life can become. And that is the boogeyman with which the characters must now wrestle.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 86
  2. Negative: 13 out of 86
  1. Oct 24, 2014
    10
    OMG! one of the best shows on TV at the moment, blood, sweat and tears, this show has it all. Great story and acting. A job truly well done!!!!!!!!!!!
  2. Oct 13, 2014
    10
    AWSM the walking dead season 5 back with much more gore more walkers more drama, more accion . never leaves a surprise up his sleeve. ThisAWSM the walking dead season 5 back with much more gore more walkers more drama, more accion . never leaves a surprise up his sleeve. This show is definitely the best thing on TV very realistic special effects and well maintained I do not want to miss this season also return to the city zombie infested Expand
  3. Oct 13, 2014
    10
    best season premier yet. great character development, great Gore scenes and it was just gut wrenching, perfectly written. it was justbest season premier yet. great character development, great Gore scenes and it was just gut wrenching, perfectly written. it was just great.carol is a hero. it is going to be a top notch season Expand
  4. Apr 1, 2015
    9
    It seems like one of the best season of all time. This season is something like 'The growing storm'. At first, it was storm (Terminus), thenIt seems like one of the best season of all time. This season is something like 'The growing storm'. At first, it was storm (Terminus), then calm(Alexandria) and getting storm again(Revolution) Expand
  5. Aug 6, 2015
    7
    Season 5 is a good season of The Walking Dead. The story is entertaining enough and well acted by the still extremely talented cast. We beginSeason 5 is a good season of The Walking Dead. The story is entertaining enough and well acted by the still extremely talented cast. We begin with a bang in 'No Sanctuary' one of the best episodes yet, which is thrilling, emotional and thoroughly enjoyable. However, the season seems to lose it's direction as it heads towards the mid-season break. It begins to seem too hung up on Beth's situation. Later, the start of the second half is a case of 'on the road again'. A particular case that made season 4 such a problem. This freedom adds a degree of welcomed mystery but does take away an important reason to feel intrigued in terms of progression. The Alexandria story arc is my favourite thing about this season. The characters are again in a place where trust is a luxury and challenges are a formality. The addition of new characters adds a fresh air whilst allowing for interesting theorising to commence. The season ends with a new foe in sight, perhaps the worst yet. The Walking Dead's fifth season puts the show back on the right track and re-establishes the consistency of season 3 following the erratic and disappointing season 4. We get thrills and chills and a genuine longing for season 6 to come around sooner. Expand
  6. Feb 21, 2015
    5
    "The Walking Dead" can deliver epic instalments of blistering intensity and energy - absolute brilliance. Then it's followed by long stretches"The Walking Dead" can deliver epic instalments of blistering intensity and energy - absolute brilliance. Then it's followed by long stretches of rudimentary storytelling where nothing of any real significance happens. And those stretches are getting longer. In fact, I'd say this stretch has been going on for about a season and a half. The season five premiere "No Sanctuary" was one of the best episodes of television I saw last year - it was fast, it was bloody, and dispensed with the Terminus plotline with a swift and total lack of mercy. But the rest of the episodes have gone nowhere. This is a show that used to have some of the best writing and acting on television. The cinematic qualities are still there, but the writing isn't and the cast would be as great as they were in seasons past if they had better material to work with than the repetitive, uninteresting and poorly paced formulas the show now depends upon. As someone who enjoyed "The Walking Dead" in seasons 1, 2 & 3, I wish I could still watch and not spend every episode disappointed at how far it is from the show I used to love. I wish they could deliver an episode like "No Sanctuary" on a week-to-week basis, rather than just one or two episodes like it a season. Expand
  7. Dec 29, 2014
    0
    Poor season. The Walking dead is falling down, That show is just so bad. I feel like it's really poorly written. I've never seen such a boringPoor season. The Walking dead is falling down, That show is just so bad. I feel like it's really poorly written. I've never seen such a boring show like this.
    Actually I'm a huge zombie and horror fan but this ????? Seriously it has nothing to do with Horror.
    Sometime even the biggest fan will get it.
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