Morales is a fictional character from the horror drama television series the walking dead, which airs on amc in the united states and is based on the comic book series of the same name. The first season of the walking dead, an american postapocalyptic horror television series on amc, premiered on october 31, 2010, and concluded on december 5, 2010, consisting of 6 episodes. This walking dead character is probably coming back. The last season or 2 has begun to take a downward turn, but the first part of season 7 is awful.
Eliza morales is a survivor of the outbreak in amcs the walking dead. Morales and rick were once pals, but the tables have turned. Morales is an original character in the television series and has no counterpart in the comics. The walking dead offers up a much better episode than the first two this season, but morales was a big mistake. They came across a camp of survivors and join their group. Morales was originally a good guy in amcs the walking dead a survivor who, along with his family, had avoided being turned into a walker, aka a zombie. For anyone who doesnt remember, morales was part of the main group of survivors in season 1 of the walking dead.
Its a fair question after sundays episode, which ended on a cliffhanger. Gimple will return as the series showrunner and executive producer, along. In the walking dead season 8 episode 2 the damned, group members struggle with when to kill and when to show mercy. Morales first name unknown is a survivor of the outbreak and later an antagonist in amcs the. Monsters, the 3rd episode of walking deads eighth season, will. Indeed, morales came back only to take side with the bad guys during episode 2 of the eighth season of. It was an odd callback, challenging even the most diligent of viewers to recall just who he was, but it hinted at an. He has got two kids of his own, has a great shot at being named godfather to maggies bundletobe, and. Business insider points out that maybe fans have a reunion a long time coming with those boots belonging to morales. Our recap of season 8, episode 2, of the walking dead reveals which character returns to give our heroes a blast from the past. Its no secret that rick grimes has a serious soft spot for children on the walking dead. Tweets about morales on the walking dead are very confused. Ironically, in season 1 morales tells rick that hed face the wrath of daryl for leaving merle behind.
Oh, hey, morales from season 1 about whom i remember nothing. Morales, a season 1 regular, returns on the walking dead inverse. Is the walking dead about to repeat one of its worst. In a blast from the past, morales from way back in season 1 returns as a. The walking dead season 8 episode 2 has arrived making good on showrunner scott gimples promise that new episodes charting the all.
Say what you will about season 8, but this episode is truly an underappreciated gem. It was last week when the walking dead reintroduced morales. This story contains spoilers for season eight, episode two, of amcs the walking dead, titled the. In tonights episode of the walking dead, the damned, morales juan gabriel pareja makes his return to the series, appearing for the first time since the fifth episode of the first season. Morales, a season 1 regular, returns on the walking dead. And both rick and morgan encounter men from their past. Rumors have been circulating for a while involving morales possible return to the walking dead, though fans have been thinking that itd be for season 5, currently on winter hiatus. It was last week when the walking dead reintroduced morales, an ally of ricks from back in the early days of the show, when anxious survivors of the apocalypse cared only about getting to the. This is a man who hasnt appeared on walking dead in almost 100 full episodes. Morales and his family headed off in a completely different direction from where the group is headed now. Fans of the walking dead were shocked when a character from season 1 turned up at the beginning of season 8. He was created by series developer frank darabont and portrayed by juan pareja. Our recap of the walking dead season 7, episode 9, details ricks efforts to recruit fighters and asks why in dire straits is he smiling. During the initial outbreak, she, her father, her mother, and her brother escaped from atlanta.
Nothing is known about elizas life prior to or as the. To top it off, audiences also get some classic rambo carol, and the episode ends with a wicked cool car chase. The first, most obvious motive for revisiting morales who last appeared in season 1, episode. Spotlight on morales the cast and creators discuss morales return and dramatic character arc. Who is morales in the walking dead, why has the character. Sundays episode of the walking dead showed the return of a familiar face fans never thought theyd see again as rick and daryl brutally fought their way through one of the saviors safe houses, rick was brought to a standstill when he caught sight of a photo of a couple. Warning spoilers for the walking dead season 8, episode 3 ahead amcs the walking dead went for a deep cut last week when rick came face to face with morales an original member of that atlanta survivor group who hasnt been seen or heard from since season 1.
Gimple appeared on the walking dead aftershow to explain why they brought back the character after seven seasons. I am a longtime walking dead fan and purchase the episodes through amazon to watch them as soon as possible. Morales return on the walking dead was literally shortlived when daryl barged into the conversation between the old friend and rick grimes, so why bring the. Episode two of the walking dead, the damned, surprised viewers with the return of a character fans havent seen since the first season of the series morales. Morales, played by juan gabriel pareja, last seen in the fifth episode of the first season of the series. In an interview with yahoo, the walking deads executive producer greg nicotero revealed that there would be a character coming back to the show. And immediately, tweets about morales on the walking dead took over social media. Its been an adventure for pareja to go from a minor character in four episodes of the walking dead in season one to a major player years later when its a worldwide phenomenon. Last weeks walking dead was capped off with the return of atlanta survivor morales, whose surprise reappearance was coupled with the shock that he was now within the ranks of negans saviors. Its interesting speculation, but there really isnt anything to back this up or support your theory. According to the latest spoilers about the walking dead season 7, there are a few things that seem possible. His family was a part of the original atlanta group but decided to branch out on their own rather than join ricks group as they traveled to the cdc. Bringing back morales was the most pointless stunt in the walking. The walking dead season 8 episode 2 has arrived making good on showrunner scott gimples promise that new episodes charting the all out war between our heroes and negans saviours.
After the camp was overrun, the morales family left for birmingham, alabama and parted ways with their companions. The walking dead was renewed by amc for a 16episode seventh season on october 30, 2015. Morales was a straightup good guy who was once trying to save his family, but now seems to have crossed over to the dark side. Actors jeffrey dean morgan, xander berkeley, tom payne, and austin amelio were all promoted to series regulars for the seventh season, after having recurring roles in the sixth season. The walking deads latest episode reached back into season 1 to answer a longstanding mystery. The crazy way the walking dead handled morales story. After a long absence in the series, morales briefly returns in the eighth season as a member of the saviors. The walking dead has fans wondering why they bothered to.
Surprising blast from the past puts rick in danger. Morales juan gabriel pareja was a character seen in season 1 of the walking dead. Of course, the first one is that fans will finally find out who negan killed in the season 6 finale. And the actor hinted he would be back for season 5. Filming for season 7 began in georgia on may 2, 2016 and concluded on november 18, 2016. The walking dead reveals what happened to morales from season. Morales return on the walking dead could have had a much greater payoff if a fan of the series had his way. While it could have been any number of characters, the general consensus is that its likely glenn, whom negan also takes out in the comic book series. Season 8, episode 3 see how the crew coordinated the downhill walker attack and the epic fight between tom payne jesus and lennie james morgan in the woods. Morales the walking dead wikipedia republished wiki 2. Developed for television by frank darabont, who wrote or cowrote four of the seasons six episodes and directed the pilot episode, days gone bye, the series is based on the eponymous series of comic. The blacklist season 7 episode 17 brothers sneak peek in sundays episode of the walking dead, rick andrew lincoln reunited with somebody that he used to know back in the day.
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