10 Most Disturbing Moments In The Walking Dead
Where looking at the flowers will get you killed.
In the middle of its 10th season, AMC's The Walking Dead is one of the longest-running scripted television shows on air today. This longevity has most definitely paved the way for some substantial highs and lows, but possibly its most consistent aspect has been its ability to shock and disturb its dedicated fan-base.
Many argue that it can never go too far. After all, the whole point is to highlight survivors being killed by zombies whose sole purpose is to eat everyone.
On the flip side, many of the most disturbing moments on offer are perpetrated by the few that are still alive in the post-apocalyptic world.
Whether it's down to acting out of necessity, out of hate or out of desperation, both the heroes and villains of this story have had to do the worst kinds of things just to stay alive, as Rick Grimes keenly points out on a regular basis.
Be it the graphic imagery or disturbing implications, The Walking Dead doesn't get much more brutal than this.
10. The Scavengers Get Turned Into Paste
The Scavengers were first introduced in the latter stages of Season 7 as an antagonistic group of survivors residing in a junkyard.
Headed by Anne (at the time known as Jadis), the Scavengers retreated into themselves, driving off outsiders and limiting their speech to that more equivalent of a caveman, as Anne states words are of great value.
Rick comes to see the Scavengers as valuable allies in the war against Negan. They too are forced to provide tributes to the Saviors, and Anne could provide soldiers and weapons.
Their loyalty constantly flips between the Militia and the Saviors depending on who they believe is winning the war, but this ultimately costs the Scavengers dearly.
One of Negan's lieutenants, Simon, arrives to demand an apology from Anne. Simon instead has all of the Scavengers (minus Anne) massacred.
When Anne eventually attempts to escape the junkyard, many of her former friends have already come back from the dead.
Anne leads them to a large grinder initially built for crushing metals. She watches them fall into the machine one by one, bodies contorting and bones crunching, and what follows is a ten-second shot of thick, gristly, red sludge feeding out of a conveyor-belt.
Very unpleasant viewing.