Mystery Guest On TALKING DEAD!! Helen Contemplates An AFFAIR!! Sunday TV Talkback!! Read the full article on AICN Showtime says of episode nine: Alison weathers a momentous journey alone; Helen receives unexpected attention from a sexy but exasperating source; Noah faces a terrible reckoning; Cole is pushed to the edge by an array of challenges. While ratings for “The Walking Dead” went up last week, ratings for AMC’s “Into The Badlands,” from the creators of “Shanghai Noon” and “Smallville,” went way down.