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Yeah, nice to see something new after all these years, let alone when it’s effective.

I wonder if Rick and Michonne will make some late season appearances to say goodbye. The Commonwealth don’t have the same weight with Yumiko taking Michonne’s storyline.

Allegedly they’re being held for the Movies, but they’ve been saying that since Rick nicked off.

Latest episode is pretty enjoyable. And this season has been pretty solid, certainly continuing season 9 and 10’s marked improvement.

First mid-season finale was fairly satisfying. Meridian scenes were great, but Alexandria felt very much same old same old.

Also watching The World Beyond. It definitely has a different feel, so that’s something. We also just got confirmation that whatever is animating the dead is also slowing their decomposition.

A relatively throwaway line, but a welcome one all the same, as it craftily explains why, many many years after the fall, we still see a ridiculous number of Zombies, when a regular corpse exposed to the elements would’ve long since rotted away entirely.

And Walking Dead returns to begin the second third of its eleventh and final season.

I’ll be stick it on when I start work in the morning, as it should be up on Disney+ in the U.K. by then.

I accept I’m probably the only Dakkanaut persevering with it, but it really has returned to form since the Whisperers entered the game.

No, I’m preserving too. The last 2 episodes have been interesting actually. I’m just glad this show is going into the end game. We are definitely at the point where the universe has no point anymore. I’m on the other shows one of the characters was listening to a podcast or something like that. She listened to it on fast forward because she has so many to listen to apparently. Like if you have the tech, electricity and time to do something like that I think we’re past the desperate survival situation that would cause everyone to act all evil.

That’s why the introduction of the commonwealth’s time has come. They’ll begin to deal with more “normal “ political and societal issues.

Anyway, it would be nice if Rick and/or Michonne could make a final appearance but it would be hard to work them in storyline wise. It’s a shame because Yukmiko filling in for Michonne really doesn’t have the same emotional impact. Not sure who’s going to fill in for Rick’s story beats. Carol would make the most sense right now but they’ve already announced she’s got her own show. I think that just shows that AMC is really determined to milk this thing even at the sake of having a better story.

I guess Judith will be filling in for Carl but she’s a bit too young for the good she’s supposed to be filling there.

I really enjoyed the first episode of this bit of the season, but found the second to plod along a bit, and it feels very rushed with all the time jumps.

I stopped watching World Beyond but I guess I am missing some stuff that relates to this bit of the main show?

I'm still sticking with it though, maybe because it's a sunk investment, but I will see it through to the (bitter) end....

World Beyond and it’s wider place remains to be seen.

It does latterly offer some interesting tidbits.




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In terms of the time jumps, I’m kind of enjoying them.

Before, the show just sort of plodded along from one crisis to the next. The first original one (when we met Magna’s group) was much needed, as it gave them some space to play with, and mysteries/questions for us as the audience.

Season 11 I think they’re being bold. Initial big one, then suddenly dialled back. I find it quite tantalising. And given it’s the final season, I don’t think it’s going to be used to the point of boredom. Rather, its skipping over some potentially dull storytelling, whilst still dangling juicy tidbits to us.

They hinted that they would be introducing the running zombies seen at the end of World Beyond into the normal WD universe, but that leaves very little room left (6 episodes, right?). I bet it's going appear more in the new spin-off or the Rick Grimes movies.

I'm kind-of wondering if the Commonwealth is a branch of the CRM, competing with it, or even if they are aware of each other. I somehow doubt the CRM doesn't at least know about the Commonwealth, as they hooked up with communities across the country. Virginia is a lot closer to New York than Omaha, Seatle, or Texas, all places the CRM has a presence.

Got 6 more in this bit, then a final block of 8.

I was under the impression the Commonwealth and the CRM were one and the same?

An interesting and for me, pretty well paced episode this week.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Got 6 more in this bit, then a final block of 8.

I was under the impression the Commonwealth and the CRM were one and the same?

I really don't think so. I'll be really surprised if they are because that would be really going against the source material (though that would hardly be the first time) . I don't think they've mentioned it directly in the show yet but The Commonwealth has a population of like 50,000 people.

Probably just me being a bit thick!

Just watched the last episode. I think it was the best episode in a long time. I think the reason the whole TWD universe has become so stale is it’s fallen into this rut of simply introducing cartoonish supervillain after cartoonish supervillain that must be defeated. That’s become very boring. Let’s have some people with some nuanced positions. Hornby is the best new character.

Another interesting episode.

I for one am wondering exactly who the villain is here.

Well actually I don’t find anything he says evil or crazy but they always play the scary, evil villain music whenever he’s talking. I wish they wouldn’t do that. I was enjoying the subtlety before that.

Well.

Nads.

I’m actually in the office tomorrow, so Walking Dead is going back to being a Tea Time Treat rather than a Breakfast Bonus.

If you spoil the episode for me, I will find you, and I will poo between your pillow and the pillow case it is contained within.

Another solid episode.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Another solid episode.

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I like how it’s still not massively clear if The Commonwealth itself is rotten, or just elements within it.

We now know Lance is absolutely a wrong’un, and of course has his minions/supporters. But is Pamela in on it, or even aware of it?

Nice building of suspense overall.

I think they've definitely given Pamela plausible deniability. It's a rouge bureaucrat who unleased a rogue spook. It moved Lance another notch over into the evil column which I didn't really like. I wish they played him more Lord Varys. He's not a bad guy but someone has to serve the realm kind of thing.

Man this third is really knocking it out of the park.

Very little, if any, time wasted, without leaving narrative gaps or blanks.

Exactly how awful The Commonwealth is remains somewhat shrouded. We have clear and identifiable villains, but also some who are quite clearly at best uncomfortable with the shadier side.

We could simply be dealing with sadly pretty standard government corruption and dodginess.

Next episode please!

Oh Mama I swear that despite my unashamedly low standards, this is top drawer stuff.

I’m genuinely loving this. It’s well paced, densely plotted without being overwhelming. It has a fair number of narrative irons in the fire, and none feel like they’re being left to cool in favour of others.

I’m really hoping this show is going to go out on a high.

And that’s that until the final 8 episodes.

It’s definitely miles better now than it’s been in ages. I look forward to the final 8 episodes, whenever they’re released. Will defo need to binge this partial season again beforehand though, as there’s some dense, but not overcrowded, plotting going on.

My understanding is that the next 8 episodes won't be the last, because the final season is actually 2 seasons? So after the next 8 episodes we'll be at the half way point?

That may not be the case but sure I'd read that the final season is effectively in 4 parts.

Either way, I agree, it's the best TWD has been in a very long time.

Edit: I googled after posting, turns out I'm wrong and it really is it after the next 8.

I’m impressed they’ve managed to keep Pamela Milton somewhat ambiguous.

Is she just incompetent and blind to what’s going on? Is she tolerating it, because she’s convinced herself the ends justify the means? We don’t really yet know how deep she’s in.

It could just be Lance going rogue after all.

It's fairly well spelled out that Lance is going rogue. The whole bit with the apartment complex, IMO, is what seals it.

I do think that, in general, she's willing to overlook some things though. No way she doesn't know what her kid's up to.

I wish they had kept Lance more ambiguous. I thought he made some good points in the shadowy apartment with Eugene but since he's gone cartoonish supervillian. That being said you can apparently make a face turn after anything in this show. I think we're supposed to consider Negan a good guy now.

This still hasn’t ended?

Well…..no?

But I can tell you’re the sort to ignore something you’ve not been enjoying, which is a Good Thing.

Not sure why you felt the need to weigh in though?

Same reason you felt the need to leave a smart ass response.
I enjoyed it up till season 10 and haven’t caught 11 but it feels like it’s been the final season for forever.

I legitimately was surprised.
Sorry if my question offended you.