The Walking Dead: 4 reactions to the gruesome season premiere

AMC's zombie drama is back with a third-season premiere filled to the brim with drama and gore

"The Walking Dead"
(Image credit: Gene Page/TWD Productions LLC)

Good news for zombie fans: Last night, AMC's drama The Walking Dead, which follows a group of people attempting to survive in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse, came back to life. (Watch a trailer for the third season below.) After a second-season finale that saw the group's safe haven on a farm overrun by zombies and set aflame, the third season picks up seven months later, as the group encounters a prison that may be their best chance for survival. Is the third season of AMC's zombie drama brilliant or brainless? Here, four reactions:

1. The Walking Dead is back and much better than ever

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