{"id":2619,"date":"2016-10-11T14:24:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T18:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.avengingforce.com\/?p=2619"},"modified":"2016-10-11T15:56:15","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T19:56:15","slug":"anticipating-the-2016-fall-tv-season-returning-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.avengingforce.com\/?p=2619","title":{"rendered":"Anticipating the 2016 Fall TV Season: Returning Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We know what you&#8217;re thinking: with all the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avengingforce.com\/?p=2602\">new shows we&#8217;re excited for<\/a>, surely we have already filled up our schedules! Somehow, we haven&#8217;t. We&#8217;ve all still got quite a few returning shows to keep up with, and believe it or not, we don&#8217;t even own a single time-turner between the three of us.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s alarming, really.<\/p>\n<p>Since we are already familiar with these shows and the characters therein, we&#8217;re handling this post a little differently than last week&#8217;s new shows post. For each show, you&#8217;ll see a trailer for the new season as well as each of our thoughts on why we&#8217;re coming back, what we&#8217;re excited to see, and just how committed we are to keep watching through the season.<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering the videos below are for either the upcoming season or the just-concluded season of each show, we recommend that you don\u2019t click on them unless you\u2019re caught up. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yY9ar4QJOsY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Agents of SHIELD<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren: I feel aggressively \u201cmeh\u201d toward this show right now. I\u2019ve watched the first two episodes of the new season, and while there were some good moments, it\u2019s going to have to up its game in order to go head-to-head with all the other great shows this season. While I really am <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trying <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to stay invested, I already anticipate the episodes piling up on the DVR until I one day go \u201coh, hey, there are fifteen episodes on here and I don\u2019t care.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah: I watched the premiere and also felt an overwhelming sense of \u201cmeh\u201d. I am DVR-ing the entire series, but I haven\u2019t felt a compulsion to watch the second episode yet. It seems like this is one that I will watch in bursts, unless something happens that really grabs me and pulls me all the way back in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teija: This show\u2019s had some major ups and downs but overall I was pleased with the way the last season ended\u2026 the trailers for this season don\u2019t have me clamoring for more, though. I\u2019ll see how I feel as the season goes on. The premiere bored me to tears (I kept having to actively remind myself to pay attention to it) so it doesn&#8217;t look promising.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0HeaCOOzzE4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Arrow<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah: This is my hate watch show, mostly so I can update Teija and Lauren on that happenings so that they have background for the crossovers. But really, can\u2019t we just move Felicity to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flash <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I suppose Dig and Oliver can shift over to<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Legends of Tomorrow<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if they really insist) and cancel this show already?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BLINDSPOT Comic-Con 2016 Highlight Reel &amp; Season 2 First Look #WBSDCC\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N-o8IJ_crNk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Blindspot<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teija: I\u2019ve been watching this for a whole season just because it gives me something to get my nitpicking snarky feels out once a week, why would I stop now? Also, after the season premiere, I&#8217;m wondering whether the writers took constructive criticism over the summer or I&#8217;m developing a Stockholm Syndrome situation with this show, because I actually seriously enjoyed the first episode of season two.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_GxKewypGT8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bob\u2019s Burgers<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah: I binge watched this entire show over the summer and I am so excited for new episodes that let me enjoy this quirky, unique family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teija: This is my favorite animated show of all time, I am so excited it\u2019s back! It has the best written family dynamic of any animated show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Fall: Series 3 Trailer - BBC Two\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iIfY7nvBUds?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>The Fall<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah: I am SO ready to know how everything will play out, cliffhangers on Netflix shows are the worst, because there is so long until new episodes. Let\u2019s do this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren: FINALLY we will know the resolution to that maddening season 2 cliffhanger. I\u2019m confused as to how exactly they\u2019re going to have a whole new season after\u2026 certain events\u2026 but really I\u2019m just here to find out whether Stella or Paul comes out on top in the end. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Teija: RIGHT! This is back! I had almost forgotten, it had been so long (how dare you, Netflix). I am so ready to find out the conclusion to that cliffhanger and see where this is going.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE FLASH Comic-Con\u00ae 2016 Highlight Reel &amp; Season 3 First Look #WBSDCC\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xGfNDFILyYU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>The Flash<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren: I\u2019m in this one for the long haul. Last season was a bit of a mess, plot-wise, but I love the characters so much that I\u2019ll stick with them until the bitter end. Plus this season they\u2019re giving us alternate timelines and CSI Draco Malfoy, so there\u2019s a lot to look forward to. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah: I will continue watching this show until the bitter end because despite the plot issues from season 2, the characters remain some of my favorite on television. I cannot wait to see how they handle the Flashpoint story line and how it impacts everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teija: Pretty excited to see how they deal with what they started last season, and hoping they fix the issues they\u2019ve had with some of the characters (give Iris something to do, please). Hopeful for the season overall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hjqrr7nss3s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Gilmore Girls<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren: It\u2019s a new show! It\u2019s an old show! I don\u2019t know how to categorize this one! All I know is that the Gilmores are BACK, baby, and I have a day blocked off with hearts scribbled in it on my calendar. I have VERY STRONG FEELINGS about what needs to happen in these final four episodes, so I am scaredcited to see how close I am. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah: Ahhhhhhh has it really been NINE years since this show ended, but at the same time it feels like no time has passed since we last saw the Gilmores. I am READY for this and have blocked the entire day after Thanksgiving off in order to binge the entire season. While drinking coffee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teija: I&#8217;m anticipating this more than just about anything else for the entirety of 2016 (yes, including <em>Rogue One<\/em>), so I am BESIDE MYSELF waiting for this to release. I need so badly to visit Stars Hollow again and I cannot wait to see what they&#8217;ve come up with. I have also blocked off the day after Thanksgiving specifically for this.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grey&#039;s Anatomy Season 13 Extended Promo (HD)\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FK1lKiQses8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren: I have stuck with this show for twelve seasons, and I am not about to stop now. And while I still really miss some of my favorite characters who have departed (the one who left at the end of season 12 has left a gaping wound in my heart), I\u2019m still super invested in the ones who are still around. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Get Away with Murder Season 3 &quot;Welcome Back to Crazy 101&quot; Promo (HD)\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/63voqTptOY4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>How to Get Away with Murder<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren: I quit this show mid-season-1 and then picked it back up right before season 2 premiered. I can\u2019t decide if that was a good decision or a terrible one because it <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">completely <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sucked me in. It is so over-the-top and melodramatic and completely bonkers, yet I can\u2019t stop watching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O04uFgnagjQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Jane the Virgin<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren: I\u2019ve been on pins and needles about that season 2 finale for MONTHS now. I adore this show with my whole heart, and I would love for it to just go on forever. Jane and I can grow old together. It will be fine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah: I JUST finished my two-seasons-in-one-week binge of this show and I AM READY for the season 3 premiere. The Villanueva women burrowed deep into my heart and I need this weekly dose of charm and delight and drama and Jane to complete me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teija: GIVE IT TO ME NOW. I am here FOREVER, the Villanuevas are so charming and lovely and I love this family too much to ever let it go. And unlike Sarah and Lauren, I saw the season\u00a0finale when it aired, so I&#8217;ve been waiting <em>all summer<\/em> for the resolution. I need it now!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2bDhkrYcO40?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Legends of Tomorrow<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren: I am woefully behind on this show. I have no PROBLEMS with it, but it just didn\u2019t become must-watch TV for me, and so I have almost a whole season piled up on my DVR. I have grand intentions to catch up because I\u2019m really intrigued by the 4-show crossover they\u2019re going to do\u2026 but who knows if I actually will. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah: I\u2019ll admit, I mostly continue to watch this show solely because I adore Victor Garber. It does keep me entertained, but for the most part I\u2019m still watching because of my compulsive need to know everything that\u2019s going on in the entire DCTV universe so I am adequately informed for cross-overs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quantico Season 2 &quot;Welcome to the CIA&quot; Promo (HD)\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hywZueVX1ME?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Quantico<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah: I started this show mostly expecting it to be an amusing guilty pleasure that I didn\u2019t really care about, but I ended it super invested in the characters and the plot. I love the setup at the end of season 1 and I am super excited to see how that plays out for everyone involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teija: This show amuses me. I started out warily watching it and picking at it a lot because it started off really rocky, but once it got going, it got <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">good<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. I\u2019m excited to see where they go with season 2, especially since they have brought on Conrad Grayson&#8211;er, I mean, Henry Czerny.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mzcUrc529Po?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Supergirl<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren: I am not entirely caught up on S1, but I am <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">working on it<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This show is such a delight, and now that it\u2019s on the same network as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Flash<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, I am super excited to see where they take it (the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supergirl\/Flash <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crossover was my favorite episode of television last season, bar none). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supergirl<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flash<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are my favorites of the returning TV shows, I love the way they balance the funny and light-hearted with the emotional and dramatic. I am absolutely committed to following Kara and the gang to the very end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teija: I am so desperately trying to finish season 1 in time to not fall so far behind on season 2 that I can\u2019t catch up. I\u2019m loving season 1 so far, so I\u2019m hopeful! Let\u2019s see if I can pull it off. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teen Wolf (Season 6) | Official Teaser Trailer for the Final Season | MTV\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CYg3-5tCBAU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Teen Wolf<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren: I fell behind last season and let\u2019s be real, I probably won\u2019t catch up, but this show is so wackadoodle that I doubt it matters. I\u2019m sure the plot is still pretty much monsters-monsters-lacrosse-friendship-monsters. Besides, I\u2019m going to be watching this final season solely to see if my ship sails (AND IT BETTER), so I don\u2019t mind being a little out of the loop on all the supernatural happenings of Beacon Hills. .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah: This show is terri-bad BUT I AM SO INVESTED IN MY SHIP THAT I DON\u2019T EVEN CARE. All I need is for them to end up together and it will have all been worth it. Every crazy, dread doctors, were-cheetahs, alpha pack moment of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wGBCt4m2-kg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Vampire Diaries<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren: IT\u2019S THE FINAL SEASON. <em>sob<\/em> I have stuck with this show through all its unevenness, and while I still think the first few seasons were the best, I am still <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">super <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">invested in knowing where all the core characters wind up. I have a lot of hope going into this final season that it\u2019s going to end on a high note (which, by my definition, means that it <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finally lets Alaric be happy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). Don\u2019t let me down, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vampire Diaries.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah: I binged the first six seasons of this last summer and having to wait to watch season 7 was torture. I\u2019m honestly not sure how I\u2019ll be able to get through the roller coaster of emotions that is sure to take place in the final season. But I am so invested in these characters that I would literally follow them into the fire to ensure their happiness. PLEASE LET THEM BE HAPPY.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vikings: Season 4 Returns Comic-Con Full Trailer | History\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G3DwTh_aPKw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Vikings<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren: Technically we are still mid-season-4 (longest. mid-season. hiatus. ever.) but it FEELS like we\u2019re about to start a new season. Despite still stinging a little &#8212; okay, a lot &#8212; from That Thing In Season 3 (not over it, never over it) I am totally intrigued with how things ended in the mid-season finale, and am excited to see where it goes from here. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah: I\u2019ll admit, I was still a bit \u201cmeh\u201d on the show after the event Lauren speaks of from Season 3, but the mid-season finale had me excited again and I can\u2019t wait to see where they take things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teija: I think I\u2019m finally ready to start season 4 after a long and tumultuous grieving-and-anger period following That Which Shall Not Be Discussed Right Now Lest I Rage Anew. Let\u2019s see how quickly I can catch up to the rest of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Walking Dead: Season 7 Comic-Con 2016 Official Trailer\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SmUz88zoIg0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>The Walking Dead<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren: Confession: I did not watch the season 6 finale because I was a chicken. Then I heard about the awful cliffhanger ending and decided not to watch it until right before the season 7 premiere. So while this is a show I\u2019ll be watching to the bitter end (it\u2019s one of the few currently airing shows my husband and I watch together, and he is all in), right now the best words to summarize my feelings about the upcoming season are \u201cbraced for impact.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know what you&#8217;re thinking: with all the new shows we&#8217;re excited for, surely we have already filled up our schedules! Somehow, we haven&#8217;t. We&#8217;ve all still got quite a few returning shows to keep up with, and believe it or not, we don&#8217;t even own a single time-turner between the three of us. 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