Why Did The Walking Dead Wait Until Its Final Season to Get Good Again?

There is no need for a warning. I tried to avoid learning much about the comics so I wouldn't compare the show to its source material. I learned a lot about where the story would end when the comic ended in 2019. The only city in the world of TWD that has returned to a pre- apocalyptic society is the Commonwealth. It has a government, money, a high- functioning hospital, record stores, and ice cream stands, along with near-total protection from zombies and post- apocalyptic assholes by a well-armed standing army.

I don't know why he chose to change his narrative by bringing a concept so familiar yet totally foreign to the narrative, but I think it was to shake up the series. The Commonwealth is completely different from the previous ones. It isn't made up of cannibals, bullies, or zombie cosplayers, it's made of people, like Alexandria or any real-world town, albeit with soldiers wearing Stormtrooper-esque armor. There is no reason for the two communities to get into one of TWD's traditional fights to the death.

The Walking Dead has been able to completely shake things up by sticking its characters back in an approximation of the real world. It's still wild to see these characters, who have had to endure unimaginable hardship, brutality, and flesh-eating zombies for more than a decade, suddenly going to a record store and buying an album. The most banal moments of season 11 have been some of TWD's most powerful, because it is even more strange for the characters to find themselves in this new/old world. It is a classic fish out of water story. Is it possible that fish were thrown back into the water?

The introduction of the Commonwealth has brought new opportunities for storytellers. The Walking Dead has been able to put its characters in new situations by shaking up the setting so thoroughly. In a city with politics, you can have a political story. It's possible to send upper-class citizens on a robbery in a town with a lot of cash. In a setting that has settled down into some semblance of normal, you can wonder who killed someone and why, without the answers always being.

The Commonwealth storyline has upended the survivors-vs.-other-group-of-survivors conflicts that have dominated so much of the series. Most of the 50,000 people in the Commonwealth are happy to be living in peace and safety. It is where many Alexandrians have moved during the last eight episodes. The majority of the inhabitants of the Commonwealth have no ill will towards the soldiers or the government that runs it.

The people that do not like our heroes are also the ones in power, which is why the conflict bubbled over in last Sunday's episode. The Governor is angry that the revolution seems to be happening in the city. Sebastian is the son of a Cape Cod man who abuses his station, especially at the expense of those who threaten it. The deputy governor has been secretlysettling members of the Commonwealth who don't do their part. In the final moments of the mid-season finale, he conquered Alexandria, Hilltop, and Oceanside, in what seems to be a highly misguided grab for power. He used banners.

The Alexandrians won't be fighting the Commonwealth when The Walking Dead returns. The group of people will be fighting the group of people. The Commonwealth is getting ready to overthrow its autocracy as a group of people are inside. Carol is currently serving as Hornsby's agent and she is going to ruin him. The two groups will be fighting the Man, a battle I have never seen before on the show.

I can't imagine being left wanting more after watching the series finale of The Walking Dead. Even season 11 hasn't been perfect, especially when it started. I wouldn't mind seeing the show remind us why it was one of the most popular TV series ever.

Wondering where our feed went? The new one can be picked up here.