May be time to bring Morgan back?

 

I agree there are too many storylines but I only really care about how the main characters turn out at the end. Maybe some lines are intentionally created and left hanging at the end while are planned to carry forward in spinoffs? For example, I do not really care the fate of Lance Hornsby, Pamela Milton and much of CW. As far as Yumiko is concerned, she found her brother and I consider her story is finished. And Eugene has his Max now and so he lives happily ever after. But, I do want to know more of Rick, Michonne, Maggie and Gabe...etc

Random thoughts of this episode:-
1. Elijah has a crush on Lydia...another interracial romance?
2. Elijah has good archery skill, judged by that parablolic bullseye. Good for him.
3. Maggie+Lydia+Elijah all left the car without guard? how could they be so careless after all these years, especially Maggie. The hanging key under the rear view mirror, what is its significance?
4. If I were Aaron or Gabe, I would seriously consider leaving CW and return to ASZ. Loosing the freedom to choose (ie not to go into that building under Carlson's order) is just too much. Even though ASZ's current state is not as optimal as before, it will be self sustaining again.
5. So , Hornsby and Carson were CIA pre-ZA after all...lol
6. Surprised to see Negan joined that new group 'Riverbend'

I am more optimistic and give the final season more benefit of doubts...this one is 8/10.

 

Yeah it is weird if they still have that many plot threads going. Final seasons are supposed to be for wrapping up stories. Not creating new ones. Oh I guess their answer to that will be spinoffs that about ten people are going to watch.

 

And it looks like Negan lay low without revealing his ability after joining the the new group. I say so because, after Carlson's sneak attack, someone said, '' they took out out best'', referring to the tough 'first contact group' of Ian + Hart bald girl + a few other big guys. If Ian knew Negan's ability, Negan would have been there. If so, the story might be totally different. Negan might be able to spot the Carlson's plot sooner. And if Aaron+Gabe saw Negan in there, the story might also be different too.

Now, the question is:- who took the guns? My guess is, the CW's resistance did it?

Yes. And it is not like they found out CW after only a month or even a year into the ZA. If so, their going back to live a 'normal' live is understandable. Now is about 10+ years into ZA and they are all seasoned warriors with excellent surviving skill and knowledge.
Take Carol as an example, I do not think she would long to stay in CW. She is a totally different woman from the wife of Ed. Would she prefer a life of making cookies and pies? Even Ezekiel being in CW would not be a good enough reason to stay. Maybe the writers see this in her too and that is why there will be a Carol+Daryl spinoff?

 

Ok,I just saw this and my reaction is a bit different. Yes, I thought that it was a bit strange to be “introducing” new characters this late but then I think I saw the connection, like this was a necessary step in the plot development, maybe? Lol

First off, it wasn’t about the new group per se. What it said to me was that it allowed two more members of our core “family”, who were kinda settling in with the CW and their ways to see it’s underbelly close up and personal. I think that’s important. We saw more of Lance and his unsavory pre ZA connections as well, not that we as viewers trusted him as far as we could throw him. It also brought us back to where Negan went after parting ways with Maggie and co. but that he still felt some connection to them as he rescued Gabe and sent for Maggie to come help. It also created a mystery of sorts as to who stole the CW shipment of arms. As mentioned by others, maybe the resistance?

This has got to lead to some sort of shake up within the CW and I’m interested in how our people will be involved and what it means for their future. More immediately, I’m interested in whether or not our group can take out that crazy CIA operative now that they’re all enclosed within the apt.complex. He’s a killer but how will his skills match up with our group’s who’s fighting abilities have been honed by surviving the worse…out there.

 

It was okay. I wasn’t hip to bringing in a new group, but understand why they did. I wonder if the leader was related to Pope, with all the religious talk, or was he a part of his group, and left to start his own.
Good to see Negan, as I like his character now.
And I agree with Lydia. Her mother would have welcomed those people into her fold and helped them.
7/10


The truth is out there

 

Yeah it's strange to introduce countless new characters in a final season. When you factor in that the Commonwealth Clown Show is a whole town of new people, to then bring in more new groups is bizarre.

I will say though that If the Governor pulled up to the Commonwealth with a new group, and a new tank, I'd be pulling for him.

 

They continued to mess up the Morgan character on Fear. They also had nuclear bombs go off and the characters are walking around with respirators on and navigating the terrain, instead of just leaving and finding a place that wasn't affected.

 

The World Beyond series was even worse. I watched the first season of it, and passed on the second one. The characters were all awful.

 

I'm caught up now. It wasn't as bad as episodes 1110 through 1112, but that's not saying much at this point. I found the former CIA guy ridiculous. It would've been good to have some prior scenes in the last few episodes of Negan meeting this group before showing him with them.

Mercifully there are only three episodes left.