Here's how to tell if you're hooked on walkers and the survivors who slay 'em.
By Jessica Sager — Written on Feb 22, 2015
The Walking Dead is finally back, and it's back in a huge way. After weeks and weeks of Sunday nights spent mourning the show during its midseason hiatus, Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon, Carol Pelletier and the crew you love are all back to show us what they're made of, how to survive and how to, well, not quite thrive, but still slay during the zombie apocalypse.
Sure, sometimes there are weird holes in TWD that don't quite get filled, but it's still easily one of the best shows on television: You root for the main characters, even when they drive you insane, and you seethe over others (here's looking at you and your stupid goddamn songs, Beth Greene). See the following for signs of a true Walking Dead addiction. There's no rehab for it. There's no cure for it. There's only your DVR and your flawless taste. Learn to embrace it. Especially if the action finally picks back up this season ... so far we're on episode three and it's a bit slow, save for (spoiler alert) the death of one of our favorites.
At :57 on Sundays, this is you on your way to your couch.
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon and Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes on 'The Walking Dead' - Giphy
This is how you and fellow fans felt until tonight
Lennie James as Morgan Jones on 'The Walking Dead' - Giphy
Be honest: For the hiatus, you felt like something really important was missing from your life Like how Hershel feels all the time now.
Hershel Greene's severed head from 'The Walking Dead' - Giphy
At the end of 'Coda' you were like
Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene crying on 'The Walking Dead' - Giphy
But not because Beth Greene was dead Most of us were happy about that because Beth Greene was the worst since Andrea (who was the worst since Lori Grimes). You cried because you have empty Sundays now, and it hurts.
Emily Kinney as Beth Greene on 'The Walking Dead' - Tumblr
Sometimes you'd watch re-runs and tell yourself they were new, the way Rick Grimes sometimes saw his dead wife and remembered her as being less basic and useless than she really was
Sarah Wayne Callies as Lori Grimes on 'The Walking Dead' - Giphy
In fact, you missed the show so much that you almost even missed Lori Grimes That's how traumatic it got.
Sarah Wayne Callies as Lori Grimes on 'The Walking Dead' - Giphy
You almost forgot what true love looks like because you haven't seen Maggie and Glenn in so long.
Lauren Cohan and Steven Yeun as Maggie Greene and Glenn Rhee on 'The Walking Dead' - Giphy
When someone tries to smack-talk your favorite show, you give it to them straight
Michael Cudlitz and Josh McDermitt as Abraham Ford and Eugene Porter on 'The Walking Dead' - Giphy
If someone posts a spoiler before you get to see the latest episode of The Walking Dead, you're all like:
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon on 'The Walking Dead' - Giphy
When someone tries to talk to you when it's on, you can't You just. Can't.
Jeffrey DeMunn as Dale Horvath on 'The Walking Dead' - Giphy
You love The Walking Dead because it slays Just like Michonne does.
Danai Gurira as Michonne on'The Walking Dead' - Giphy
You've considered selling an organ to meet the cast
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes on'The Walking Dead' - Giphy
