The Walking Dead show

Let’s get this out of the way: If you enjoyed the first season of AMC’s surprise smash hit “The Walking Dead,” be assured that the show picks up right where it left off when it returns tonight in all its cringe-making, nail-biting, gory glory.

That included the well-publicized slashing of “Walking Dead’s” budget and dispatching of the show’s creator. Before we get to that, though, a review of “