re: The Walking Dead Season 11 Thread (No AMC+ Spoilers)

Okay, here we go. let's see how it plays.

I liked the resolution with the reapers, and Maggie going all Punisher on them. I knew Alden was going to die from youtubers, but his character was just not very interesting, so it wasn't a very heartbreaking moment for me.

Another time jump seems irritating, as does daryl wearing the stormtrooper armor, but I'm sure it has something to do with the blonde chick, who appears in the trailer for next week.

bump for the mid-mid-season finale.

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Maggie prepares to defend Hilltop against Hornsby. Meanwhile, Hornsby hires Leah to kill her.

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Yeah, it was crap for a while, but this season is actually pretty good.

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Missed the seasons where the Leah character was introduced so didn't know who she was. I'm sure it would have made that episode better.

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it was a covid filler episode when they just focused on 1-2 chars at a time. just know they have a love interest and they separated bc of how much he wanted to find rick and then years later she's a reaper in conflict with maggie. it was meh overall, but most importantly he got Dog from Leah.

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The commonwealth would have special forces and kill units. 50,000 citizens. At least a standing military of 10k. That would include artillery, air forces, mobile armored units. They would be constantly attacked by rogue groups and be highly efficient at wipping out these small groups. They would have to be to survive. Our current groups wouldn't stand a chance.

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guerilla warfare is effective. the only reason why the negan group had a chance is because maggie came to help, and aaron+gabe were double agents. and the recent skirmish with negans group was more of a covert recovery party not a war party. commonwealth is attempting to befriend assimilate and/or wipe out groups as they resist. seems smarter than just balls to the wall war if you can use their resources by avoiding a direct upfront war (like they got from taking kingdom alexandria hilltop oceanside).

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Also, the commonwealth doesn't seem that bad. You have to sacrifice and contribute to live in a society. I don't understand Maggie's POV. Or why they couldn't at least negotiate a peace pact and trade agreement. There would be no reason for the commonwealth to let an aggressor exist in close proximity. She should be more pragmatic..

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thats kind of the point of it to seem innocuous but is really an authoritarian regime. theres a caste system, yumiko's brother took to secrecy to live a different life. large lists of people get disappeared for spreading dissent. debts and jail time arbitrarily commuted only if you have some special skill/mission to benefit those in power. Sebastian sends civilians on suicide missions and threatens family for compliance. theyre kinda similar to negans saviors group just more way developed and less openly warlord-like.

maggie did start relatively pragmatic and nonaggressive. it started out peacefully with assistance to help rebuild. she just wasnt quick to join and assimilate. she only leaned to aggression after she started to see things werent right from darryl, the wounded messenger, and how hornsby always sidesteps maggies 'but whats the catch' questions. slowly maggie recognizes their leadership to be more and more malevolent.

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I’m digging this season too as long as they don’t kill off any more main characters besides Carol

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theres only 1 part to the season left before the alleged movie is supposed to take place. king just avoided a cancer death. that means he's gonna die soon bc they just made him safe.

darryl, maggie, deaf chick, lydia, negan are all untouchables.


i dont see how a couple main characters won't be killed off. hornsby is now an active aggressor, milton is gonna go apeshit on dissenters. any of the other commonwealth viva la resistance characters are on the chopping block. the press is going to be target #1 by commonwealth authority. milton will know about the newcomers and be suspicious, especially because 2 are the new press when theres suddenly an expose on her abuse.

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When and how do Michone and Rick fit into the final 8 episodes!

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pretty sure rick wont be in the final 8 outside of a kind of glimpse for michonne finding him teaser for the movie.
I still wanna know more about the army michonne found and how that plays in.

I doubt the commonwealth falls this season, thats movie fodder.

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milton is gonna go ape shite on dissenters

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I don’t know man. I think Milton eyes are finally opening to the corruption within. He’s already killed those two soldiers who were with Sebastian and he’s had that deep conversation with his sister who has turned. Besides, he’s romantically involved with Princess who opposes the authoritarian regime. He could become a key resistance leader if he so chooses that path.

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I don’t know man. I think Milton eyes are finally opening to the corruption within. He’s already killed those two soldiers who were with Sebastian and he’s had that deep conversation with his sister who has turned Besides, he’s romantically involved with Princess who opposes the authoritarian regime. He could become a key resistance leader if he so chooses that path.

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thats not milton, thats mercer. milton is the female governor, parent of sebastian. milton is the one getting exposed by the underground resistance press. I do agree with your opinion of mercer though. he can either make or break the resistance.