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Episode 506 Easter Egg and Call-Back Check

November 20, 2014
Brian HuntingtonbyBrian Huntington
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We’re seeing a higher than usual amount of Easter Egg/Call-Back talk for episode 506. Not sure why that is, but we’ve culled the stuff we’ve seen on Twitter and Reddit (huge shout out to Redditor thejealousone) and packaged it and commented on it for you here! Let’s do it!

RETURN TO ATLANTA

I think the return to Atlanta was a lot of fun for people, at least visually. It had everyone comparing the very first episode of The Walking Dead to this episode. First up is the obvious (and iconic) entry shot:
TWD-season01-season05-comparison-s
You can click for a larger image. I tried to brighten the night shot up as much as possible. Everything is pretty much where it should be, from the derailed train on the right to the bus on the left. Cool to see how much things have overgrown. Very nice touch.

THE TANK

This next one has people pretty evenly split.
Tank-comparison

Is this a call-back to the tank from the first episode? Well, certainly a few things would indicate it’s not: the turret is turned the wrong way, it’s at a different intersection, the gunner’s nest is missing, and it has a lot of viscera on the front and sides like it was driven through a horde. But not so fast. It’s not always possible to film in the same exact location, the large road cones are there, it’s positioned the same way in the road, someone could taken the machine gun, the blood stains could be from a horde that was taken out since Rick was there, and it’s the exact same type of tank (but that’s to be expected, being in downtown Atlanta). Still, I’m willing to say, probably not the same tank.

MORLEY CIGARETTES

Morley-Cigarettes

“OMG X-FILES!!!” Well, kind of. Certainly The X-Files seems to be where everyone remembers Morley Cigarettes from, but Morley has been used as a generic, rights-free stand-in for Marlboro (which apparently used to be referred to as Marleys) for ages. That bottom pic above is from Psycho, which came out in 1961. Morleys also appeared in The Twilight Zone (the awesome “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”), The Dick Van Dyke Show, Beverly Hills: 90210, Buffy, 24, etc, etc. In fact, they’ve also appeared in network sibling Breaking Bad, a show which The Walking Dead likes to reference. AND, last but not least, this is not the first appearance of Morleys on TWD. Dale smokes em in the second season.

Read more about Morley Cigarettes here.

THE VIRGIN MARY

Is this an Easter Egg homage to the show everyone loved and then hated and then maybe kind of loved again but probably still hated, LOST?
Virgin-Mary

I’m not quite sold. It’s certainly a very different statue. And it’s not like Virgin Mary statues are uncommon. But, it is interesting that both scenes involve main characters inside precariously balanced vehicles which then crash to the ground. Or maybe it’s just an allusion to the fact that buckling yourself into a van that’s about to drop 40 feet is a bit of Hail Mary.

Fun fact: The statue disappears in the shot from inside the van as it flips off the bridge, and then it’s back again (on its side) when the van settles.

TOM SAWYER

Tom-Sawyer
What is this, the FOURTH mention of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer we’ve had on this show? Carol teaches it at the Prison, Hershel has Lizzie reading it for homework, Lizzy, Mika, and Carol talk about it on the train tracks, and now Carol is packing a copy of it. Am I missing any? Anyone want to break down the parallels between the Mark Twain classic and TWD?

In any event, I look forward to an episode dedicated entirely the Survivors staging an elaborate stage production of the story. Daryl was born to play Huck Finn, amiright?

DAT FIRE IMAGERY

Ok, yes, we’d expect some allusions to fire given that the episode is based around the speech Carol gives about how this world consumes you, like a fire, BUT, there are a LOT of scenes with either smoke or flame. Like, A LOT. Let’s take a look:
Episode-506-Consumed-Fire

1) Carol reads by candlelight.
2) Carol spots smoke in the distance from the Prison.
3) We see the reflection of the Prison burning.
4) Daryl burns the bodies from the shelter.
5) Carol sees smoke as she buries the girls (flashback).
6) Daryl lights a fire to distract walkers.
7) Carol burns Karen and David at the Prison (flashback).
8) Daryl lights his Morley.
9) Carol sees the smoke from Terminus (flashback).
10) Daryl starts a dumpster fire to aid his and Noah’s escape.

Whew! That is A LOT. And we didn’t even discuss how THREE different times we see Carol’s face through either a flame or a reflection of flame:
Carol-Through-Fire


What do you guys think? What did we miss? Thoughts on if it’s the same tank or not? Think that’s REALLY a Lost homage? Any fire scenes we missed?

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Comments 12

  1. jscouras2 says:
    8 years ago

    The day and night gif of Atlanta is awesome.

    Reply
  2. MikeLacey says:
    8 years ago

    A pillar of smoke, either black or white, is Carol’s signature image – and it ran all the way through 506, brilliant stuff.

    Reply
  3. Mako_Shark says:
    8 years ago

    http://images.tvrage.com/screencaps/18/3465/652889.jpg

    Reply
  4. Mako_Shark says:
    8 years ago

    OK well so much for that Idea.

    But here is where Noah got the Cigarettes:

    http://images.tvrage.com/screencaps/18/3465/652889.jpg

    Reply
  5. Roamer70 says:
    8 years ago

    Carol is the Phoenix. She will rise from the ashes if she is not totally consumed by the flames. At least I hope she can.

    Reply
  6. .BASTET says:
    8 years ago

    When I caught the fast glimpse of the tank, Season 1’s tank immediately came to mind… so if it’s not exactly the same tank, I think the intention was there.

    Reply
  7. ThatEpicBeast U Know says:
    8 years ago

    Nice easter eggs!

    Reply
  8. Nicola.sheath says:
    8 years ago

    Isn’t that the tank from season two episode one?

    Reply
  9. Mishie says:
    8 years ago

    In the 2 shots of entering Atlanta, there is a major difference. In the first one where Rick is riding in on the horse, there are no street lights. But in the second one, the night shot, you can see the street lights along the road. They are not working, of course, but they are there. If you enlarge the pictures you can see them much better. They are not there at all in the first one.

    Reply
  10. MikeJLacey says:
    8 years ago

    There’s a tank in season two episode one?

    Reply
    • MaximumParty says:
      8 years ago

      Yea dude, “the end of the world dont mean shit, when you gotta tank”, also i super loved this easter egg thing, way cool and i hope theres more

      Reply
  11. mrjwhit says:
    8 years ago

    Has anyone commented that every long lasting place Rick leaves is also met with a little fire? CDC, Farmhouse, Woodbury, Prison, Terminus

    Reply

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