The last episode in the sixth season of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” seems to have stirred up the media, the audience and users of various social platforms in a way no scripted program has since, well, the third episode in the sixth season of “The Walking Dead” – the one in which it appeared that the popular character Glenn had died after falling off a dumpster and having his guts ripped out by ravenous zombies -- or “walkers,” as they are referred to by characters on the show and, on social media, by ardent fans who have trouble distinguishing between fantasy and real-life. (I was on Twitter during the finale and made the mistake of using the z-word. Fans ate me alive.)
Nothing Can Stop “The Walking Dead,” Not Even That Cliffhanger
