Wade Wainio

Wade Wainio is a struggling artist/musician/college graduate/UFO cult leader operating in a humble, vast wasteland called The Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He likes pizza, certain movies and TV shows, and plans to expand his writing career and abilities. His nonsense musical moniker is Grandpa Helicopter. He also DJs occasionally at WMTU 91.9 FM Houghton.
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Morgan Jones

The Walking Dead 604: Here's Not Here/Morgan's philosophy

by Wade Wainio
Most Walking Dead episodes are about how a group can survive attacks, either by people or reanimated corpses (walkers). However, episode 604 gives...
The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead 603: 'Thank You' explores failures

by Wade Wainio
"Thank You" is another Walking Dead episode about failed plans. How many ways can things go wrong at once? As we've seen before, there are many ways...
Opinion

The Walking Dead 602: Wolfpack attacks + raw tortoise snacks

by Wade Wainio
In episode 602 of The Walking Dead, various characters fend off the Wolves, and Enid eats a tortoise. In the aftermath of Pete's death on The...
The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead season 6 premiere flashback: Quarry queries

by Wade Wainio
Rick's plan in the season 6 premiere of The Walking Dead seems flawed, and it offers food for thought. With the season 6 premiere of The Walking...
The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead season 5 finale flashback: Conquer

by Wade Wainio
The Walking Dead season 5 finale put the series at a crossroads...in a good way The Walking Dead "Conquer" saw the return of Morgan, who was already...
Opinion

The Walking Dead 515: ‘Try' questioned unilateralism

by Wade Wainio
The Walking Dead episode 515 questioned unilateral decisions. Though one might criticize The Walking Dead for being too heavy on drama, the drama...
Eugene Porter

The Walking Dead 514 — 'Spend' redeemed Eugene

by Wade Wainio
Episode 514 of The Walking Dead: Eugene’s newfound courage After a few calmer episodes of The Walking Dead, episode 514 explodes with action (in...
Carol Peletier

The Walking Dead 513: Carol's threat in 'Forget'

by Wade Wainio
Let's look back at episode 513 of The Walking Dead: Carol's threat. Episode 513 of The Walking Dead seems to explore a different kind of enemy:...
Opinion

The Walking Dead 512: 'Remember' promised a new start

by Wade Wainio
In The Walking Dead episode 512, Alexandria seemed hopeful. In many ways, "Remember" threatens to be a Rick-centric episode of  The Walking Dead....
Best and Worst Lists

The Walking Dead 511: 6 quotes from 'The Distance'

by Wade Wainio
"The Distance" was a unique episode of The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead episode 511, "The Distance", sees the group yet again invited to join a...
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