While everyone is still digesting The Walking Dead's shocking midseason finale, I couldn't think of a better time to analyze the first half of what has been a revitalizing season.
There were some significant changes going into The Walking Dead Season 9, some of which left some glaring question marks on the very future of the series. Not only was Scott M. Gimple stepping down as showrunner and passing to the torch to Angela Kang, but it was also announced that both Andrew Lincoln and Lauren Cohan would be leaving the series.
Since that announcement, fans have struggled with the thought of how this series would stay afloat without its central character of Rick Grimes. However, through Angela Kang's unique vision and direction, The Walking Dead has -- so far -- delivered one of its best seasons and found a way to utilize its core cast to create intriguing stories...
There were some significant changes going into The Walking Dead Season 9, some of which left some glaring question marks on the very future of the series. Not only was Scott M. Gimple stepping down as showrunner and passing to the torch to Angela Kang, but it was also announced that both Andrew Lincoln and Lauren Cohan would be leaving the series.
Since that announcement, fans have struggled with the thought of how this series would stay afloat without its central character of Rick Grimes. However, through Angela Kang's unique vision and direction, The Walking Dead has -- so far -- delivered one of its best seasons and found a way to utilize its core cast to create intriguing stories...
- 12/6/2018
- by Steve Ford
- TVfanatic
Even in a world without Rick Grimes, some things never change on The Walking Dead.
This The Walking Dead review contains spoilers.
The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 6
The Walking Dead is a show that seems to be stuck in behavior loops. Like the hosts on Westworld, the characters on The Walking Dead are caught in patterns not of their own making. The same issues come up time and time again, with slightly different results. Take, for example, the decision to trust (or not trust) a group of survivors you've just stumbled across. That's come up a lot on this show, and it plays out a different way every time, but there seems to be no codified way on how to handle these newcomers short of convening a council and having an inquisition.
Rick had three questions. Deanna had her interviews. And Michonne has a council, drawing together the elected leadership of Alexandria to decide,...
This The Walking Dead review contains spoilers.
The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 6
The Walking Dead is a show that seems to be stuck in behavior loops. Like the hosts on Westworld, the characters on The Walking Dead are caught in patterns not of their own making. The same issues come up time and time again, with slightly different results. Take, for example, the decision to trust (or not trust) a group of survivors you've just stumbled across. That's come up a lot on this show, and it plays out a different way every time, but there seems to be no codified way on how to handle these newcomers short of convening a council and having an inquisition.
Rick had three questions. Deanna had her interviews. And Michonne has a council, drawing together the elected leadership of Alexandria to decide,...
- 11/11/2018
- Den of Geek
Spoiler Alert: Do not keep reading if you have not seen “The Walking Dead” Season 9, Episode 2, titled “The Bridge.”
This week’s episode of “The Walking Dead” opens with Rick (Andrew Lincoln) addressing an unseen person, whom viewers of the Season 9 Comic-Con trailer already know to be Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). As Rick tells him about the progress all the communities are making together, with the camera moving through a camp the groups have set up as they work to repair the bridge that was seen to have collapsed in the season premiere. Rick rejoices that people not simply fighting for survival anymore, but rather are building something for the future.
Construction on the bridge is moving along, but Rick learns that a herd of about 100 walkers is getting closer and will no doubt be drawn closer when they use the explosives they need to proceed with construction. Luckily, our...
This week’s episode of “The Walking Dead” opens with Rick (Andrew Lincoln) addressing an unseen person, whom viewers of the Season 9 Comic-Con trailer already know to be Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). As Rick tells him about the progress all the communities are making together, with the camera moving through a camp the groups have set up as they work to repair the bridge that was seen to have collapsed in the season premiere. Rick rejoices that people not simply fighting for survival anymore, but rather are building something for the future.
Construction on the bridge is moving along, but Rick learns that a herd of about 100 walkers is getting closer and will no doubt be drawn closer when they use the explosives they need to proceed with construction. Luckily, our...
- 10/15/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Blending loyalty, fearlessness, and a welcome sense of humor, Nabila (played by Nadine Marissa) is one of the most memorable characters from The Kingdom on AMC's The Walking Dead, and with the eighth season now in the rearview mirror and the new beginning of season 9 on the horizon, we had the chance to catch up with Marissa to discuss her scenes with King Ezekiel (Khary Payton), filming the battle in the open hills during the season 8 finale, and what she enjoys the most about playing Nabila.
Thanks for taking the time to answer questions for us, Nadine! It’s been wonderful to watch your character Nabila on AMC’s The Walking Dead. What was the audition process like for Nabila?
Nadine Marissa: I was excited, nervous, and come on, it’s The Walking Dead. When I received the audition, it was a little different from the character. As you know,...
Thanks for taking the time to answer questions for us, Nadine! It’s been wonderful to watch your character Nabila on AMC’s The Walking Dead. What was the audition process like for Nabila?
Nadine Marissa: I was excited, nervous, and come on, it’s The Walking Dead. When I received the audition, it was a little different from the character. As you know,...
- 6/12/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A world without Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) would be a world where the Saviours are out of control. In this week’s The Walking Dead we see just what this would be like, and the after effects of a battle with a secret silent new killer edge to it.
With Negan out of the picture, Simon (Steven Ogg) is in full control. Taking war to the Hilltop he battles to take out the survivors once and for all. The after effects of this battle are felt by everyone, especially those left at the Hilltop to contemplate the losses the Saviours have brought to them.
If there is one thing to take away from this episode it is that Morgan (Lennie James) is steadily falling off the deep end. Continually visited by the now dead Gavin (Jayson Warner Smith) he is reminded of the events that took place between them. Gavin...
With Negan out of the picture, Simon (Steven Ogg) is in full control. Taking war to the Hilltop he battles to take out the survivors once and for all. The after effects of this battle are felt by everyone, especially those left at the Hilltop to contemplate the losses the Saviours have brought to them.
If there is one thing to take away from this episode it is that Morgan (Lennie James) is steadily falling off the deep end. Continually visited by the now dead Gavin (Jayson Warner Smith) he is reminded of the events that took place between them. Gavin...
- 3/27/2018
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
“People who aren’t leaders always think they know best”
Last week’s pit stop from the war between The Saviors and everybody else continues this week as the allied forces communicate to the various communities what has transpired so far – mainly that The Saviors are all but defeated. These stalling episodes are a much maligned trope of the show but the traditional war narrative has always welcomed time for the reflection.
The episode opens with troops returning to their respective communities and handing out notes, detailing the events that took place in the previous episodes, to those who remained. The Kingdom mourn their dead, having taken the heaviest casualties and we learn that King Ezekiel (Khary Payton) has become a depressed recluse.
We then jump over to Rick’s (Andrew Lincoln) subplot for the episode and it turns out that that long road he was heading down at the...
Last week’s pit stop from the war between The Saviors and everybody else continues this week as the allied forces communicate to the various communities what has transpired so far – mainly that The Saviors are all but defeated. These stalling episodes are a much maligned trope of the show but the traditional war narrative has always welcomed time for the reflection.
The episode opens with troops returning to their respective communities and handing out notes, detailing the events that took place in the previous episodes, to those who remained. The Kingdom mourn their dead, having taken the heaviest casualties and we learn that King Ezekiel (Khary Payton) has become a depressed recluse.
We then jump over to Rick’s (Andrew Lincoln) subplot for the episode and it turns out that that long road he was heading down at the...
- 12/2/2017
- by Luke Brookman
- The Cultural Post
So, the first battles of the war in The Walking Dead is done, and the Saviours are trapped inside their base. Things in The Walking Dead are slowing back down again while the characters have to think on their actions, and what the future brings.
This week, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) makes a visit to the junk yard to try to get Jadis (Pollyanna McIntosh) to change sides again. Ezekiel is left in mourning and gets a pep talk from Carol (Melissa McBride), and Maggie (Lauren Cohan) makes a decision about the prisoners that Jesus (Tom Payne).
While Rick, Ezekiel, and Maggie may be the focus of the episode this week, there are also things going on with characters that were in the background during the war. This includes Michonne (Danai Gurira) and Rosita (Christian Serratos). The confrontation they have with two of the Saviours shows they aren’t ready to...
This week, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) makes a visit to the junk yard to try to get Jadis (Pollyanna McIntosh) to change sides again. Ezekiel is left in mourning and gets a pep talk from Carol (Melissa McBride), and Maggie (Lauren Cohan) makes a decision about the prisoners that Jesus (Tom Payne).
While Rick, Ezekiel, and Maggie may be the focus of the episode this week, there are also things going on with characters that were in the background during the war. This includes Michonne (Danai Gurira) and Rosita (Christian Serratos). The confrontation they have with two of the Saviours shows they aren’t ready to...
- 11/28/2017
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Recently, CBS released the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Under The Dome" series finale episode 13 of season 3, and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting and high drama stuff take place as The Resistance makes one last stand against the kinship. The entire dome finally collapses, and more! The episode is labeled, "The Enemy Within." In the new, 13th episode press release: As The Dome Comes Down, The Resistance Makes Its Last Stand Against The Kinship And Its New Queen, On The Series Finale Of "Under The Dome." Press release number 2: As the Dome in Chester's Mill comes down, The Resistance, led by Barbie, Julia and Big Jim is going to make a final attempt to protect the outside world from the infected townspeople in The Kinship, including Sam and Junior, and their new queen, Dawn. Guest stars feature: Gia Mantegna (Lily Walters...
- 9/3/2015
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
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