I’ll be honest here. After having read The Walking Dead comics a good two years before the TV program arrived, I was sorely disappointed in the show that arrived on small screens later.

It’s a slow, boring adaptation of the source material, and when you spend more time exploring romantic traingles than you do killing zombies, then you have to know that you’re doing something wrong.

Still, the special effects on the show are absolutely amazing, especially when you don’t even notice them, a true hallmark of quality. Here’s a look at what makes a living impaired human tick.