Instead, as we enter the show's very final eight episodes starting on October 2, the addition of smarter walkers feels like it's less about delivering a throwback and paying tribute to where the show began and more about setting things up for the series' many forthcoming spin-off shows, including ones based around Daryl, Negan and Maggie, and Rick and Michonne.
While a clever way to finally address some rock-smashing walkers on season one, smarter zombies are something the show should've considered doing years ago to shake things up, make the series fresh, and keep the threat of the undead feeling like just that, a threat.Įven though these walkers are being introduced, fans already know that certain characters like Negan - played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan - will be safe because of his role on a "TWD" spinoff. However, the introduction of smarter walkers in the very tail end of "The Walking Dead," when the season had an extended 24 episodes, may have some viewers wondering why this threat is just being introduced so late in the game. Most recently, the series made a smart political connection between the leader of the Commonwealth, Pamela Milton, and a former leader of Alexandria, something the comics never did. Kang has found other clever ways since taking over "TWD" as showrunner on season nine to streamline moments from past seasons with the present. On one hand, it's a smart fix for those who regularly rewatch the series or revisit the first season and point out the noticeable difference in the walkers former showrunner Frank Darabont introduced to the series and the more docile ones fans became familiar with in later seasons. Things don't look great for Aaron in this moment from "TWD" 11c trailer. Pick up my sci-fi novels Herokiller and Herokiller 2, and read my first series, The Earthborn Trilogy, which is also on audiobook.
I’m not sure when World Beyond returns, but when it does, I’ll be watching.įollow me on Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. It’s sort of weird there’s only ten episodes left in this purposefully limited series, but maybe that’s not a bad way to tell a story.
This was a solid episode and I really like where we ended up after this full run of this season. They talk about not knowing “who she truly is” and I think a big reveal is coming next season in some capacity. How do you empirically measure someone’s smarts of abilities and divide them into “useful” or “not useful”? That seems like a flawed system with no shades of grey, although in Hope’s case, there are strong implications that she might be the daughter of someone special, some supergenius scientist or something, which gives her an elevated position at baseline.
This system of course seems…somewhat arbitrary. This also explains why Jadis told Father Gabriel she thought he was an A, but was disappointed to learn he’s a B.
As an A, he would have been given a lot more free reign. When Rick was picked up, Jadis said he was a B, possibly to protect him? But if he’s a B, I assume that means he could be in some sort of forced labor camp, which is why he hasn’t escaped after all these years. The main goal of the CRM appears to be finding the best and brightest minds (A’s) while everyone else is classified as B’s, which I assume just means grunts meant to be used for military service or labor. We see flashbacks of her putting together a computer when she was like seven, and it turns out she’s more than just a troublemaking teenager. Last night we learned that traitor Huck was tasked with getting Hope to the CRM base because as it turns out, she’s kind of a genius. Turns out the latter option was kind of on the right track. ‘Genshin Impact’ Still Refuses To Increase Anniversary Rewards, Despite Fan Outcry