'The Walking Dead' midseason premiere: Lackluster return

"The Walking Dead” returned Sunday from its midwinter nap to resolve a few problems, mount a few more, and otherwise set us up for the final lap(s) of the third season.

Overall: A bit disappointing was this “Suicide King,” so bound up was it in the mundane business of explaining what happened/why in the first half of the season. The pace slackened, the action was beset with torpidity. Even the Grammys seemed interesting by comparison, at points. (Plus way too many commercials,  but that's- another story.)

But that's done. On to the next chapter, which is certain to be better. Meanwhile the five moments that made the head pivot back to the screen, in a “what the .?.?.!" kind of way.

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