If I were to choose one between these 2 spinoffs (Daryl+Carol vs Maggie+Negan), I would most likely to pick the latter, especially when the location for Maggie+Negan is NYC. I really like to see more a city background like Manhattan in the ZA.

And, my guess is, the tension between Maggie and Negan has not resolved in this spinoff. If Maggie has forgiven Negan (say, due to Negan saving Hershel Junior), the story development would be less interesting or appealing to me.

Lastly, I wonder if this title has anything to do with the Bocklin painting.

 

I saw this and my first reaction was where’s Herschel? Who’d she stash him with while she rams around with Negan of all people?

 

I’m still a bit upset that they just showed that 2 more characters survive the end.
Kind of disappointed about that.


The truth is out there

 

One possibility is that Hersher Jr is abducted by mysterious child kidnapper(s). Negan was around when that happened and so he is the only one who saw the whole incident. So, Maggie has no choice but to ask him to go along to track down Hershel Jr., taking the couple from Washington DC area all the way to Manhattan.
My wild wild guess, of course.

PS One potential kidnapper could be Leah Shaw, who is so fed up with Maggie killing her family that she decides to steal Maggie's family (ie Hershel Junior) from her.

 

To be honest I still don't really know why they keep on doing this. We have main show that hasn't stopped bleeding viewership and by the end of season 11 will likely have some episodes that didn't even get a million viewers.

If the main show isn't able to hold people's interest do they really think these spinoffs will when the characters that are going to be in it are already in the main show.

What's going to end up happening is that AMC is going to have multiple shows going on that aren't much more than expensive fan films.

 

And it would probably end up being a little humorous to see what this scantily budgeted program would look like trying to replicate New York City.

 

Maggie and Negan settle in a penthouse which lasts only 1 episode because they tire walking up all the steps with no elevators working. They move to a bottom unit where Negan spends most of the episodes smashing roaches and rats with his bat.

 

0h, no! In my world nothing bad happens to Herschel. I would rather see Negan smashing roaches and rats with his bat even though it would put me to sleep 10 minutes in.

 

Time skip before show starts so Hershel is older. First episode : Maggie and Negan search for a bicycle for Hershel that is fast enough to elude zombies while he is on his pizza delivery job.

 

Yeah I would imagine that will be what they will do. And technically speaking I guess it wouldn't be that unrealistic for survivors around NYC to move down into the subway tunnels. It will make for some tv viewing that would get old really quick though.

In anycase by then I will be focusing on a zombie apocalypse show that is putting 10+ million dollars an episode into their series. It is currently shooting now and based on what the sets look like and the talent they are bringing in it will be by default likely be far better than what we have seen from TWD the past several seasons.

 

May be that was just a distraction to make everyone think they will survive past the end of the show. May be it will be filmed from the walkers point of view and Negan & Maggie are both walking deads roaming NYC.

 

I smell a red herring.

"Isle Of The Dead"? Gotta be a joke; a play on "I Love The Dead".

The film "This is Spinal Tap" used a similar line. They performed at the "Isle Of Lucy" (I Love Lucy).

I don't expect either character to survive the series.

 

Let's just hope it was a red herring and we can put to bed the idea that they are trying to add even more spinoffs to a series that is barely getting over a million viewers now.