The Walking Dead Discussion

[Donovan]

It's fun watching the show with foreknowledge of the comic series, mainly because it's different enough that I can't be bored by knowing what's coming, and yet still similar enough in major story beats that it heightens anticipation for the big reveal. Shiva's epic sendoff for example, sad and fitting. In a visual sense very satisfying for Zeke's character development, but storywise I'm not sure they did it justice like the comics, where it is made clear that Shiva can escape the walkers but chooses not to so Zeke can get out. Sacrifice play.

Meanwhile, the cast of characters is so different from the comics I have more fun guessing "Well who's gonna do the thing THIS guy does now that he is dead?" Morgan, Darryl, Carol, even baby Judith...all wild cards.
Fun hint for those noncomic viewers: in the last episode with Shiva there was a MAJOR Easter egg foreshadowing moment comic fans know immediately. All I'm saying.