??? Why is the first episode of TWD S6 in black and white ???
Half of it is. Because half of it takes place in the past.
Because they think they're some pretentious art house production instead of a damned series about zombies, so they use cutesy tricks that just ****** me off instead of engage me. Much like the ridiculous frame "pulsing" or whatever you want to call it with the last episode. IMO, that episode with the flashbacks and black and white would have been better if they'd just stuck to a linear story instead of doing half of it in ****** flashbacks.
They're probably going to have some stupid "Blair Witch" mode episode later, given the stupid stuff they've been doing so far this season. Or, God forbid, split screen simultaneous events ala that horrible Hulk movie.
EDIT: *DERP* "they they're they're" >> "they think they're"