The Walking Dead Recap: ‘First Time Again’

Season 6/Episode 1/ AMC It’s that time of year again, folks. This past Sunday marked the start of another season of The Walking Dead – notice the absence of the word “Fear.” In case you weren’t one of the 20+ million people tuning in, here’s your recap. This episode was an hour and a half, so don’t be surprised if it’s longer than usual. This season starts off with a flashback to Rick shooting Pete, then heads to a cold open, showing Rick and the residents of Alexandria – including some that we haven’t officially met yet – standing in a quarry going over a plan on how to deal with what appears to be a couple thousand walkers. Apparently this was supposed to be a “dry run,” but things quickly went to sh*t like they tend to in The Walking Dead. To attract the walkers in their direction, they let off some flares and lead them to who knows where. In another flashback, we see the aftermath of Pete and Reg’s deaths. Deanna tells Gabriel that he was wrong with his paranoia about the group. Abraham takes it upon himself to carry the bodies to a grave-site and pours out some liquor for his dead homie, but drinks way more than he pours. Glenn brings Nicholas back to the infirmary – surprisingly not dead. To lighten up the mood, Tara tells Eugene she’s glad nothing happened to his epic mullet.

Meanwhile, Morgan is back with Rick and Daryl and tries to have the emotional reunion that he probably pictured for months, but this is the worst timing possible. Rick’s still covered in blood an…