It's that time of week again when we all eagerly anticipate the next instalment of The Walking Dead... and then moan about it five minutes in.
Let's face it. The first episode was great albeit horrifying in parts (we all know which) but since, it's been a bit dull more often than not.
And tonight was no different. While there was a slight deviation from the comic books with the introduction of a new group of (all female) survivors β the majority of the episode was a bit flat.
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It came as no surprise to hear last week that despite near-record high ratings in the US for the resolution of the Negan cliffhanger in October, its viewership on AMC has dropped sharply in the US from 17 million viewers to 11 million in four weeks.
Digital Spy was monitoring Twitter to see the best reactions, comments and GIFs β so get ready to re-live tonight's action:
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The usual excitement began:
Although people are beginning to anticipate the inevitable disappointment:
The episode opened on the beach and people were confused about what they were watching:
There was a realisation that all pre-teens on the show are, well, crazy:
Tara and Heath made a reappearance and reminded everyone they were still around:
There was a deviation from the comic books as a new group of (all female) survivors were introduced. People weren't all that pleased:
And were generally just a bit confused what was going on:
And we all prayed #semenextraction started trending. We're an odd lot we are...:
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