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The spoilers of season 9 of "The Walking Dead" follow.
The episode of Sunday night's The dead who walk was another good episode of the AMC zombie drama. These are seven episodes in a row that have received my approval. I'm not sure the show has ever been so good. Seven good episodes in a row? And it was only during the first of the season that we saw characters behaving like idiots for no good reason.
The rest of the season was surprisingly good, and the two episodes we saw after the jump in time were very strong, allowing me to believe that The dead who walk can survive in a post-Rick chronology, post-Maggie. In fact, Rick and Maggie do not really miss me. I love Jesus as the apathetic leader of Hilltop. I love the Alexandria ruling council.
Really, the only thing I do not like The dead who walk now it's Michonne. And although this is a big problem, I hope we will see this problem be solved right here the mid – season finale.
At Stradivarius, we take up the foolish torch of last week. Rosita stumbles across the forest, bleeding, no sign of Eugene. His pursuers arrive. The scary factor here is through the roof, something The dead who walk has not fired for centuries. It's supposed to be a scary sight, but it's not long ago. We have again a real terror, if only for a moment at the beginning of the episode. The rest of the episode begins around next week.
We have several scenarios underway in "Stradivarius". As is the case for the rest of the season, the writers and producers of the series have done an amazing job of combining the stories of all the characters through each episode (for the most part). In the past, The dead who walk had the annoying habit of only giving us one or two characters per episode, or telling only one story per episode, leaving major characters like Carol out of the show for five or six episodes at time.
This is not the case in Season 9. Each episode covers most characters. Of course, we did not receive Hilltop last week, but we did it this week and we see that Jesus became his reluctant leader, with Tara his lieutenant, annoying him to lead him while all he wants is to have his job. He even meets in secret Aaron where they argue and try to keep open lines of communication between the two communities.
Jesus and the hill
It seems that after Rick's death, Michonne blamed Maggie and that the bad blood that separated them led to the division of the different communities. Alexandria is closed to the rest of the world and Michonne herself will not even go to Hilltop for fear of falling on Maggie. It's Siddiq who reveals to her that Maggie has left the community with Georgie. Michonne did not know it.
In any case, for a minute, I thought that Aaron and Jesus may have had a romantic relationship, but that does not seem to be the case (or at least not yet, even if it would have been sense.) I love their characters very much. more this season. Frankly, I have been very critical of both actors over the past two seasons, but I think they have been poorly written and have had a bad direction. Both are much nicer this season. This applies to almost everyone (except Michonne.)
As Aaron and Jesus argue, they see a flare flare up nearby and run to find Rosita leaning against a stunted tree. They bring her back to Hilltop. All the while, I'm afraid they're falling on an ambush. In fact, I'm still tense and scared for these characters. Remarkably, The dead who walk arouses in me real emotions other than annoyance and looks. It's a good thing!
Michonne and beginners
Meanwhile, Michonne, DJ and Siddiq escort newcomers from Alexandria to Hilltop, because Michonne is too stubborn to let them stay in her community, but too compassionate to silence them. She will not let them still have their weapons (until they need them) and she will not accompany them until Hilltop (until she has heard about Rosita.)
They go where Magna, Luke and the others had camped for the last time and find it completely destroyed. They find their weapons (confiscated by Michonne) and Luke discovers his priceless violin, an original Stradivarius of the 18th century. Later in the night, Michonne finds him watching his violin and assumes it is a weapon. When he does not let go, she cuts him in half with his sword. It's an accident, but this one is based on the fact that Michonne is an insupportable fool now.
Everyone remains sitting talking after this completely avoidable story, and Luke (whom I really like as a character) explains how humans have "defeated" the Neanderthals. He explains how to play music, share stories and works of art is such a powerful thing. How essential it is to rebuild society. This is an excellent monologue. You can almost see him piercing Michonne's frozen defenses. Almost.
Later, the group is surprised by the herd of marchers who killed Bernie, the lost companion of newcomers. It seems like a real herd, but I wonder if there are Whisperers. After they've escaped, the group stops at some point. The deaf woman, Connie, notices something in the trees. Everyone stops, looks, listens. They do not see anything and move on, but we see the camera looking out of the woods. Someone is there and they are not friendly.
Legolas and Luke Skywalker
In the third main story of the evening, Carol (aka Legolas) takes Rey (aka Henry) to see Luke Skywalker (aka Daryl) in self-imposed exile. Daryl now has a dog called Dog, which is great.
Carol wants Daryl to come back to Hilltop where he will be able to watch over Henry, although I guess she also hopes that Daryl will take Henry under his wing to a certain extent. It's all well and good to train as a blacksmith, but Daryl could teach Henry how to survive. How to fight and how to think in the apocalypse.
At first, Daryl is not interested. He loves his isolation. It turns out that he started looking for Rick after the bridge exploded. He has never found a body, so he has no reason to believe that Rick is really dead. What's sad is that Daryl is right, but everyone thinks he's crazy. After a while, he just stopped going back to town.
All this footage was pretty good except when Carol asks about how he ate recently and he responds, with irritation, that the dog ate yesterday. I understand. Daryl is bitter. He is bitter for Rick. I think it's a little jealous that Carol is getting married to Ezekiel. But still, you do not answer that question with this answer, no matter how bitter you are.
That night, Dog is trapped in one of Daryl's traps. The zombies, also trapped, try to reach the poor creature. Daryl will save him and tell Henry to stay behind. Henry does not listen (of course) and intervenes in time to rescue Daryl from a straggler. At first, Daryl is angry, but later, he thanks Henry and the two interlocutors. Henry does not want Carol to know about the incident, but she was watching – bow in hand – all the time (like a good wood elf).
Henry tells Daryl that he is Carol's best friend and that he misses her. Daryl asks if Henry really wants him to be at Hilltop, always watching over his shoulder, and Henry responds: "This is not right for me." So Daryl melts and agrees to return to Hilltop.
They go in that direction and reach the city before Michonne and his group. Everyone converges on Hilltop as the mid-season finale approaches. Jesus, Aaron and Daryl go in search of Eugene. Rosita is in the infirmary. Michonne and her crew go there and Michonne and others will certainly help in the search for Eugene.
And the Whisperers are coming. I have the impression that next Sunday's episode will be crazy. Some characters will almost certainly die. Something very serious and scary is going to happen. I do not know who is about to die yet, but I think next week will be big. Eugene seems to be the most in danger, but he has a special chance and never seems to die, no matter how useless he is.
I'm also really curious about these X scars on the back of Michonne and Daryl. What do they mean? Do any other characters have any? Perhaps it's a blood pact, a commitment to reunite Rick or the original group – although, given the apparent bloodshed between Maggie and Michonne, I'm not sure. I guess we'll know soon.1
What do you think of these mysteries and this episode more broadly? Let me know about Twitter and Facebook, and thanks a lot for reading!
Further reading:
- Read my review of episode 6 here.
- Read my review of episode 5 here.
- Episode 1
- Episode 2
- Episode 3
- Episode 4
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The spoilers of season 9 of "The Walking Dead" follow.
Carol makes her best impression of Legolas in "The Walking Dead" on Sunday night.Credit: AMC
The episode of Sunday night's The dead who walk was another good episode of the AMC zombie drama. These are seven episodes in a row that have received my approval. I'm not sure the show has ever been so good. Seven good episodes in a row? And it was only during the first of the season that we saw characters behaving like idiots for no good reason.
The rest of the season was surprisingly good, and the two episodes we saw after the jump in time were very strong, allowing me to believe that The dead who walk can survive in a post-Rick chronology, post-Maggie. In fact, Rick and Maggie do not really miss me. I love Jesus as the apathetic leader of Hilltop. I love the Alexandria ruling council.
Really, the only thing I do not like The dead who walk now it's Michonne. And although this is a big problem, I hope we will see this problem be solved right here the mid – season finale.
At Stradivarius, we take up the foolish torch of last week. Rosita stumbles across the forest, bleeding, no sign of Eugene. His pursuers arrive. The scary factor here is through the roof, something The dead who walk has not fired for centuries. It's supposed to be a scary sight, but it's not long ago. We have again a real terror, if only for a moment at the beginning of the episode. The rest of the episode begins around next week.
We have several scenarios underway in "Stradivarius". As is the case for the rest of the season, the writers and producers of the series have done an amazing job of combining the stories of all the characters through each episode (for the most part). In the past, The dead who walk had the annoying habit of only giving us one or two characters per episode, or telling only one story per episode, leaving major characters like Carol out of the show for five or six episodes at time.
This is not the case in Season 9. Each episode covers most characters. Of course, we did not receive Hilltop last week, but we did it this week and we see that Jesus became his reluctant leader, with Tara his lieutenant, annoying him to lead him while all he wants is to have his job. He even meets in secret Aaron where they argue and try to keep open lines of communication between the two communities.
Jesus and the hill
It seems that after Rick's death, Michonne blamed Maggie and that the bad blood that separated them led to the division of the different communities. Alexandria is closed to the rest of the world and Michonne herself will not even go to Hilltop for fear of falling on Maggie. It's Siddiq who reveals to her that Maggie has left the community with Georgie. Michonne did not know it.
In any case, for a minute, I thought that Aaron and Jesus may have had a romantic relationship, but that does not seem to be the case (or at least not yet, even if it would have been sense.) I love their characters very much. more this season. Frankly, I have been very critical of both actors over the past two seasons, but I think they have been poorly written and have had a bad direction. Both are much nicer this season. This applies to almost everyone (except Michonne.)
As Aaron and Jesus argue, they see a flare flare up nearby and run to find Rosita leaning against a stunted tree. They bring her back to Hilltop. All the while, I'm afraid they're falling on an ambush. In fact, I'm still tense and scared for these characters. Remarkably, The dead who walk arouses in me real emotions other than annoyance and looks. It's a good thing!
Michonne and beginners
Meanwhile, Michonne, DJ and Siddiq escort newcomers from Alexandria to Hilltop, because Michonne is too stubborn to let them stay in her community, but too compassionate to silence them. She will not let them still have their weapons (until they need them) and she will not accompany them until Hilltop (until she has heard about Rosita.)
They go where Magna, Luke and the others had camped for the last time and find it completely destroyed. They find their weapons (confiscated by Michonne) and Luke discovers his priceless violin, an original Stradivarius of the 18th century. Later in the night, Michonne finds him watching his violin and assumes it is a weapon. When he does not let go, she cuts him in half with his sword. It's an accident, but this one is based on the fact that Michonne is an insupportable fool now.
Everyone remains sitting talking after this completely avoidable story, and Luke (whom I really like as a character) explains how humans have "defeated" the Neanderthals. He explains how to play music, share stories and works of art is such a powerful thing. How essential it is to rebuild society. This is an excellent monologue. You can almost see him piercing Michonne's frozen defenses. Almost.
Later, the group is surprised by the herd of marchers who killed Bernie, the lost companion of newcomers. It seems like a real herd, but I wonder if there are Whisperers. After they've escaped, the group stops at some point. The deaf woman, Connie, notices something in the trees. Everyone stops, looks, listens. They do not see anything and move on, but we see the camera looking out of the woods. Someone is there and they are not friendly.
The dead who walkCredit: AMC
Legolas and Luke Skywalker
In the third main story of the evening, Carol (aka Legolas) takes Rey (aka Henry) to see Luke Skywalker (aka Daryl) in self-imposed exile. Daryl now has a dog called Dog, which is great.
Carol wants Daryl to come back to Hilltop where he will be able to watch over Henry, although I guess she also hopes that Daryl will take Henry under his wing to a certain extent. It's all well and good to train as a blacksmith, but Daryl could teach Henry how to survive. How to fight and how to think in the apocalypse.
At first, Daryl is not interested. He loves his isolation. It turns out that he started looking for Rick after the bridge exploded. He has never found a body, so he has no reason to believe that Rick is really dead. What's sad is that Daryl is right, but everyone thinks he's crazy. After a while, he just stopped going back to town.
All this footage was pretty good except when Carol asks about how he ate recently and he responds, with irritation, that the dog ate yesterday. I understand. Daryl is bitter. He is bitter for Rick. I think it's a little jealous that Carol is getting married to Ezekiel. But still, you do not answer that question with this answer, no matter how bitter you are.
That night, Dog is trapped in one of Daryl's traps. The zombies, also trapped, try to reach the poor creature. Daryl will save him and tell Henry to stay behind. Henry does not listen (of course) and intervenes in time to rescue Daryl from a straggler. At first, Daryl is angry, but later, he thanks Henry and the two interlocutors. Henry does not want Carol to know about the incident, but she was watching – bow in hand – all the time (like a good wood elf).
Henry tells Daryl that he is Carol's best friend and that he misses her. Daryl asks if Henry really wants him to be at Hilltop, always watching over his shoulder, and Henry responds: "This is not right for me." So Daryl melts and agrees to return to Hilltop.
They go in that direction and reach the city before Michonne and his group. Everyone converges on Hilltop as the mid-season finale approaches. Jesus, Aaron and Daryl go in search of Eugene. Rosita is in the infirmary. Michonne and her crew go there and Michonne and others will certainly help in the search for Eugene.
And the Whisperers are coming. I have the impression that next Sunday's episode will be crazy. Some characters will almost certainly die. Something very serious and scary is going to happen. I do not know who is designated for death yet, but I think next week will be big. Eugene seems to be the most in danger, but he has a special chance and never seems to die, no matter how useless he is.
I'm also really curious about these X scars on the back of Michonne and Daryl. What do they mean? Do any other characters have any? Perhaps it's a blood pact, a commitment to reunite Rick or the original group – although, given the apparent bloodshed between Maggie and Michonne, I'm not sure. I guess we'll know soon.1
What do you think of these mysteries and this episode more broadly? Let me know about Twitter and Facebook, and thanks a lot for reading!
Further reading:
