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The wait is almost over asThe Walking Deadmidseason premiere airs Sunday, Feb. 12 on AMC.

But what is it exactly that we have been waiting for?

THE WALKING DEAD Trailer (screen grab) CR: AMC

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We know Daryl has escaped the Sanctuary and Rick is once again ready to fight, so whats next?

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Lets start big picture.

Daryl has escaped and Rick has dusted himself off and is ready to fight again.

Its never a comfortable situation to see your heroes reduced to subservience.

Weve seen Rick stand up, and we know now that hes going to fight.

Daryl is back with the group.

He didnt have that option last year.

We dont know if theyre good guys.

One of the challenges is we have a lot of people.

I want to see more of these great characters.

Do you have any special zombies youve cooked up in this second half?Oh, for sure.

The minute that you see it, youll know exactly what Im talking about.

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