Connie

The brightest morning comes after the darkest night. Or at least that is what they say. Connie the dog had suffered through eight days of never-ending night when she was stuck in a shipping container, hoping to be rescued. Fortunately for that sweet pup, she was discovered by kindhearted U.S. Coast Guards who wasted no time when they heard her desperate pleas. Turns out, Connie was also hiding a sweet surprise.More info: FacebookU.S.Coast Guards were making a routine inspection when they heard barking and scratching…

Photo: Jace Downs/AMCDo you ever feel tense when watching The Walking Dead anymore? Does the TV show ever truly surprise you anymore? I’m pretty sure it’s been quite a while since TWD made me feel like a character was in real danger or did anything that made me wonder what was going to happen next. Tonight’s episode, “Faith,” was a pretty egregious example of The Walking Dead’s continuing failure to do either.You know what? I do confess, I was mildly surprised at tonight’s episode when I realized that the “chain gang”…

Photo: Jace Downs/AMCWell, it’s taken a while, but The Walking Dead seems to be getting on track. In tonight’s episode, it choo-choo-choosesto gather its characters (well, most of them) for a single, coherent plotline that will lead directly to the final conflict with the Commonwealth. One could even say the show is running at full steam toward the end. Did I mention a train was in this episode?All that positivity aside, if you look at the individual scenes of “Outpost 22,” it’s kind of a mess. There’s a lot of dead…

Photo: Jace Downs/AMCIf I told you the best part of tonight’s episode of The Walking Dead was a doorknob, would you believe me? Because it’s true, but that sounds like a bigger knock against “Variant” than I mean it to be. It was a pretty cool doorknob.While still happy to take its sweet time strolling to the series finale, tonight’s episode picks up a little bit compared to last week’s “New Deal,” but only when it’s outside of the Commonwealth, focusing on Aaron, Lydia, Jerry, and Elijah’s trip to bring supplies to and…

This is not a still from the episode, but two stills, and it amuses me very much.Photo: Jace Downs/AMCThe third act of The Walking Dead’s 11th and final season has begun, but it doesn’t seem like anyone notified the show. Other than a quick montage of familiar faces at the start, with a bit of narration by Judith (Cailey Fleming), it’s an unceremonious continuation of the last episode. Which isn’t a bad thing! But it’s not exactly a good thing, either.When we last left our zany pals, Daryl, Maggie, Aaron, Gabriel, Negan,…