A Brief Retrospective | TV-Show Season 6D VS Comic Book Differences Explained | The Walking Dead

[@QuicheBoy]

This series will go down in KZbin history as the best complete and coherent summary and comparison of TWD comics and show. Absolutely fantastic job you’ve done man, your research and insight is unlike anything I’ve seen and I hope Kirkman gets to see these one day because I truly think he would enjoy them.

[@Afish8me2china]

It will also go down as one of the only tv show to comic summaries

[@TheFlamingDraco]

I literally just checked your channel an hour or 2 ago go see if anything new was up and then you upload. What great timing.

[@danielleos3593]

ikkkkk, i was just finishing the one where carl doesn’t remember anything and then this shows up, it was like a dessert

[@comradedimitri2960]

Same here

[@godusopp2752]

The lack of scale in the communities never made sense to me, There would be lines of people auditioning to be extras for free just so they can say they were on the walking dead, They can get 200 people no problem

[@samrichardson9621]

AMC has always been cheap. they didn't even want to pay for extras for one shot or two. just use like 20 people for that Hilltop shot & it would make a BIG difference.

[@godusopp2752]

@@sui1162 In the comics the communties actually looked like communities, not neighbordhoods

[@elsorzis5692]

I think the lack of extras in Hilltop is a budget decision. AMC has bern doing this type of things since season 2. They want to save as much money as possible.

[@Ensgnblack]

This is where a lot of character writing started to falter for me. Carol’s arc here was absurd and looked to me like a frantic struggle to rewrite her before Negan, since bad mamajama Carol would have messed Negan up and messed with the arc. Later Carl, Rick, and Michonne would all get weird writing for me.

[@dannyl434]

Ultimately I was alright with carls character in the show I just wish he got more time to develop more. Maybe he would’ve finally had the chance to go darker with the whisperers or something.

[@pyroAdapt]

I just wish they didn't make his fight scene with the other kid in Alexandria so cringe and half assed. Like throw some punches what's with all the shoving lol

[@Kaptain_Scout]

@@pyroAdapt yeah like a rick and shane fight just a bit more immature

[@AedraRising]

Personally, I found Rick and Michonne's relationship in the show jarring not because they haven't been built up as extremely close, they definitely had, but because Jessie died literally the episode before they got together. I we had an episode that covered a show-abridged version of "We Find Ourselves" I think I would have been way more initially understanding.

[@bradcarver8127]

Nah Rick needed a woman that is his equal. Jessie was never meant to be. It was initially a little jarring. Upon reflection though, It makes sense. Jessie was fooling herself trying to be “tough”. Her little speech “If we don’t fight, we die” was more her trying to convince herself. She couldn’t hack it in the real world.

[@ryanelliott71698]

I felt similarly. It just felt bizarre and made Rick look like a dick. Even with the time skip I think they could’ve pushed the relationship back till episode 14.

[@pinkcatacombs]

@@bradcarver8127 I def see this too when you rewatch the show to me it almost feels like Jessie distracts Rick bc it seems like him and michonne are going to get together BEFORE jessie and Rick get together but it’s like new community pretty girl and Rick has a little crush and doesn’t notice michonne who has had his back all this time is the one

[@bishbosh4815]

You're completely right about scale, the Commonwealth feels nothing like it does in the comics

[@entelechyy]

When I first saw 6.10, I thought Rick x Michonne was kinda weird. When I rewatched the show though, there are SO many hints and scenes that progress their dynamic further to its natural conclusion, in my opinion.

[@ArDeeMee]

I stopped watching after S4, but the Rick x Michonne vibes were strong. She‘d already all but adopted Carl, and there just was a lot of chemistry. So, imagine my surprise and confusion when switching to the comics. =D

[@abramsullivan7764]

​@@ArDeeMeewait why stop after season 4?

[@MonzterMichelle]

Ultimately, I love Michonne and Rick together but the amount of whiplash I got between the season break where he just lost his sort of girlfriend to then him all of sudden being happy go lucky with Michonne uhh..... it was a little sudden! I just wish we could have seen more development of them realizing their feelings for each other and then having to work through that and confessing to each other during an apocalypse, it would have been some cute character development that I think would have worked better than having us be confused and trying to piece everything together like Carl for comedic affect.

[@Koroto]

Another reason not to skip the We Find Ourselves volume 🤷‍♂️

[@ryanelliott71698]

Hilltop being this tiny ass community of 20 people vs the huge community it was in the comic was really disappointing. In fact I’d say Hilltop in the show visually is the worst of them all. The prison, Alexandria, the Sanctuary, and the Kingdom feel appropriate to their population. Hilltop is the odd man out.

[@anotherwaterroute]

I can't wait to get into season 7, that was when I originally stopped watching, and although I caught up from then I really want to hear your thoughts on the midseason finale. Can't wait!!

[@BrickedUpp]

Same here. Last episode of season 7 is when I had enough. I knew most episodes didn’t matter but still I just had enough with filler content

[@anotherwaterroute]

Specifically the finale felt like it could have not even happened and the story doesn't really change much at all

[@tylerm7411]

Thank you for the work you put into these!

[@Koroto]

My pleasure, glad you like them :)

[@gfilmer7150]

Just when you thought he retired the jacket, he puts it right back on as if it were calling him

[@jaboiryan7352]

Almost like the Green Goblin mask 😂

[@ARC117Studios]

Man, I'm not ready for you to get to Season 7. That was the beginning of the end for me. Though I don't hate the Season overall, it planted the roots of the shows downfall after the premiere. There are a lot of great moments, both exclusive to the show and shared from the comics, but it's still a difficult Season for me to get through. At least the comics stay pretty decent during it all, but..that's about it.

[@ryanelliott71698]

Season 7 could have worked as a decent portion of the episodes were fine. But there being 8 bottle episodes, being forced a 16 episode structure really hurts the pacing of the show.

[@FlyingShadow11]

season 7 and 8 was and is skippable.

[@jamessalmon4370]

@@FlyingShadow11 I watched Twd for the first time on Netflix and after season 6 I only watched 5 or so episodes in season 7 and 8 that had important plot points and then after that I went straight to 9 lol and I feel like I didn’t miss out on much

[@TheRealRickGrimes]

People saying Rick and Michonne's relationship is "strange" or "not natural" are completely stupid. They are the best relationship in the show and are the most loyal couple too. Even the actors confirm the relationship is natural from 6x10

[@marveldcextinctionwrestler7773]

From reading The Comics, Pete is probably my Favorite Walking Dead Villain, Just really enjoying reading the banter between Rick, Jessie and Pete

[@tylergordon7579]

My favorite part was the “if he wasn’t good I would’ve killed him” and Jesus just hits them “he’s joking right?”

[@gechoman44iwantahippo]

I think that Morgan’s story and character was very good at this point, but just became a mess after he killed the savior to save Carol (which, to be fair, he could have snuck up behind him and knocked him out instead of shooting him, which makes no sense as to why he didn’t do that due to his pacifist nature at the time). I think the story to this day still needs a character who refuses to kill to act as a foil to the rest of the group (imagine the stuff with The Reapers with a character like that involved), and Morgan should have just stayed a pacifist. His character switches directions way too much, and is very inconsistent. Also, I din’t think Carol has been a good character since season 4, aside from in season 10. She just came off as annoying to me when she ran away, similar to how annoying Sam became near the end of his story.

[@pinkcatacombs]

I think the biggest issue is the fact that they made Morgan go to fear so he existed in two different stories at once. I remember watching fear and being like well they won’t kill him here bc if he dies it’ll be in the main show. But then he became like the main character of fear and I was like well now he can’t die in the main show either. And I think his character became this mess of extreme plot armor and conflicting personalities. I loved the losing his mind and the CLEAR arc and I think the pacifist thing is a good way to explain how he keeps his mental health in check in this apocalypse since he can’t just see a psychologist for PTSD or whatever. But the switching between pacifist and not a pacifist was the mistake bc then it made no sense. If he killed someone bc he lost it again and was in his CLEAR psychotic break that would make sense. But it doesn’t make sense especially in fear he ends up like killing ppl with no problem mentally. Like idk you can’t have the CLEAR episode and then be like yeah he’s just cured forever now without any psychiatric intervention lol Morgan has INSANE plot armor and his mental state was his weakness and then they just… wrote it out. I remember “watching” fear but it was hard to follow and pay attention to. Last thing I remember is Morgan following this big guy and killing him with a huge ax ??? Or something and he like has a cowboy hat or some like very cartoony outfit. And he’s like a force to be reckoned with like he’s a big tough guy…. When in the past here All life is precious it’s just not realistic at all for these stories to be the same guy. Idk if the writers are different for fear or not but it doesn’t matter they should have kept the character consistent across shows. It literally feels like a different character between shows. And I think since his story went so off the rails they don’t know how to end it in a way so he just keeps existing.

[@marveldcextinctionwrestler7773]

Just imagine if Jessie survived until the Negan Saga

[@gfilmer7150]

Oof, judging by that concept, she’d probably be the angel on Rick’s shoulder. Talking him into remaining loyal to Negan

[@GiuseppeDeRosa2001]

Honestly everyone likes to say how rick and gang are the bad guys because they went out and attacked the saviors in the outpost but everyone seems to forget that Daryl, Sasha and Abraham were attacked first on the road. They also forced hilltop to supply them with stuff or get killed. So doesn’t matter what anyone says. Negan and the saviors are the bad guys.

[@prodigal_rebel_2062]

Jesus had a great introduction…..only for what happens in season nine. It sucks that he wasn’t utilized properly for the tv series. 😩

[@CadeSkywalkerEU]

Thats why comic jesus is the only jesus

[@n7grey]

I would absolutely love for Carl in the tv series to be more cold like you mentioned. The difference between him being caring and at the time of danger to completely flip like Carol would be amazing for the more mature version unlike the comics. It would work all the better during Whisperers arc. Too bad we didn't get that, but hey, at least Carl in the comics is incredible. This retrospective is a hell of a trip down the memory lane, amazing work!

[@katsumiskytower8714]

I'd rather watch this retrospective series than the actual show .

[@HalfHearted]

So happy I was able to meet chandler at comic con the other week, love this dude.

[@j.r.9420]

Just imagine if comic Carl was raised by TV Shane

[@fontes9217]

Richonne felt so natural to me that ever since the very early episodes of Season 4 I already called that if the show ever did get to Alexandria and included Jessie, we would get Richonne to date as soon as Jessie died. And well, a few years after, one episode after Jessie died on No Way Out... It began.

[@laceyisnotreading]

I also love Rick’s and Michonne’s relationship. To be fair I binged the show on Netflix so maybe that made it feel different for me than someone who waited a week between episodes, but I think it was hinted steadily gradually through their friendship and the way they mirror each other feels super natural. They ground each other in a way other characters don’t. I’ve seen some people say it makes Rick look bad because of Jessie but personally I never connected with his and Jessie’s relationship. One, I don’t love the narrative of her having to set herself up for a new relationship to get out of her abusive one, but it also felt so much more out of left field. It also felt like he was looking for a place to deposit his humanity or sensitivity with Jessie, which isn’t a bad thing, but makes her out to be more of a plot device than an actual well-rounded character, which isn’t fair to her either. So to me they weren’t developed enough to make it that infeasible that he actually have feelings for someone who he had a long term and steady friendship with after her death. Michonne is as developed and complex as Rick is and I think they compliment each other in a way that kept me invested in their dynamic even when the rest of the show itself lagged.

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

I really look forward to these videos, they're so well made. Honestly, they've almost convinced me to buy the entire TWD comic series off of Amazon lol

[@CadeSkywalkerEU]

You should, they’re an amazing read, if you haven’t check out the vr game, telltale games or the novels, amazing stories that make the universe fleshed out.

[@JoryMcDaniel]

I've read the first compendium and bits of vol 2, and I honestly prefer the comics more than the adaption - but I'm watching the adaption coz I'm already 5 seasons in, pretty much committed to finishing it now.

[@Mafetan]

I completely understand what you mean in terms of the scale of Hiltop being so different and how that effects the story, however to me the smaller community that they have in the show just makes the Saviors seem like a completely unmanageable threat with no sense of hope. Where as in the comic it already felt like if just Hiltop and Alexandria came together to fight the Sanctuary they would have had enough manpower which is why I do prefer the show a bit more in that aspect. It really did feel like they desperately needed the other communities help (The Kingdom and Oceanside, I think the inclusion of the dumpster people was dumb). Especially after they take out the Satellite Outpost and it seemed that they'd dealt with the Saviors for good just to be shown that, no, no you're not, not even f***ing close. So in conclusion I feel that the sense of scale made more sense for the show considering the difference of how they went about introducing the Saviors and it made more sense when they were trying to recruit alliances to help them fight back. They only used around the same amount of characters from the comics anyway but just made it make more sense, less room = less survivors = more tense battles with more stakes. I'm still really not a fan of season 8 but for how the war started in the show it made more sense to me.

[@RedMist59]

Hahahaha the comment about the show adding fifty new communities in the Negan/All Out War saga!

[@largemale5561]

I get so excited for this series

[@JBarG22]

Would you be interested in making analysis videos like this of other Shows? Examples like Game Of Thrones (comparing to the books) or Breaking Bad (just analysing overall)

[@PaulAgro1]

Thanks for the effort you've put into this series. Saves me a read at the comics. Keep it up brother. 👊

[@CadeSkywalkerEU]

You should read them they’re great, the retrospective is just a quick recap while skipping parts and the emotions

[@PaulAgro1]

@@CadeSkywalkerEU thinking about getting the coloured editions heard nothing but good things... Either way cheers for the summations bro. 👍

[@l.i.t.f.4353]

Been waiting for you to reach this arc, best timing 🔥

[@tristanpYGO]

I think the adaptation did a good job of showing our characters go too far (attacking the satellite station unprovoked) and are immediately put back in line with the deaths of Glenn and Abraham. If that attack had gone unpunished they would go down a darker path. Thats my own feelings on the difference between the comic and show and their introduction of the saviors. Also yeah Negan is a piece of shit

[@jaredblank7623]

I stumbled across this series and now I'm addicted. I have to watch them right away! Keep 'em coming!

[@missautumn764]

These videos could last two hours and it still wouldn't feel like rambling mate.

[@noahzinck4153]

Never been so early before, love the content!

[@jackevans2802]

Just seen this uploaded and immediately clicked on it, easily my favourite KZbin series at the moment!

[@AGC479]

Man the differences going forward is going to be increasingly more noticeable lol love these vids though can’t wait for the next one

[@TheSoRe4L]

finally another episode out! I love this retrospective vidoes even tho i have watched the series a few times I can't get in to reading the comics this is perfect!

[@SizzlingSalt2477]

I love these videos but I’m watching this along with watching the show and you make it hard sometimes

[@Dynasty-ud5rp]

Love your videos man. I've never read the comics but feel like I get a pretty good understanding of them fr your videos, but I still want to read the comics

[@tylerkennedy5351]

I’ve been to hilltop. It’s a beautiful place, but much smaller than it’s comic comparison. The Barrington house has no interior lol.

[@cplson2706]

Yea, all the community always seemed small but infinit, after every disaster they had ppl manning everything.

[@tzugumi]

POGGERS

[@ichijotakiyama9875]

Dude I’ve been sleeping listening to these for a few days now

[@darkcobra5927]

Omg I love this series so much!

[@andreiaromanesei9270]

The legend is back at it again.Thanks for covering both Walking Dead medias

[@ilovesunsets]

Finally someone said it! It always felt that their communities are so small! And all the roads they walk look like one same road all the time, plus I think they used the same locations for "Clear" as for Woodberry and Terminus etc

[@Boopls-v7l]

Just wanted to say that I really appreciate what your doing with this series! I’ve never read the comics and hearing all these differences is super interesting! I’ve went through all videos in a few days now. I’ll keep coming back to see the next part whenever you upload! You deserve WAY more subs and views dude!! Thank you for making these!!!

[@crusader2112]

I've been looking forward to this.

[@lesliehardeman6212]

Hello, I've just subscribed and would like to say thanx for renewing my love and interest in TWD...

[@mutleyrulz7171]

Wasn't expecting a new episode so soon, excited to watch

[@TazAlonzo]

2 things tv show blew on: 1. Carl 2. Winter

[@jjkilhij9531]

I really do genuinely love how Season 6 Episode 10 (The Next World) has held up its spot as the most lighthearted episode of the series. Daryl and Rick’s interactions with each other and Jesus, Michonne and Rick hooking up, and nobody dying (except zombie Deanna)…nice to have that chill episode right after the intensity of No Way Out!

[@thethirdwell5613]

love this series keep going!

[@JoboTupakii]

yay ive been so excited for this video i just got caught up on theses a few weeks an i love them keep up the great work man

[@johnnyw4life]

Another upload in TWD series, another like and algorithmic comment for you sir

[@MrTonnyGamer]

To be fair, Rick wasnt worried about Jesus since season One. haha

[@sakerawesome]

Love your videos

[@brycevo]

I'm really enjoying your series. Thank you so much

[@LessTh3nThree]

Please finish this series

[@gilly5809]

I love these videos.

[@elisebrodeur-jacobs5215]

You have no idea how excited I get for these videos!

[@pmishra8044]

Was waiting for this! Thank you

[@iEnjoyiVideos]

Another blessed day when my boy comes out to drop another dope video. Thanks man. ` v `

[@tonyk2027]

Early again to a new upload from a quality creator. Thank you.

[@Adog00]

Haven’t had time to watch this. Can’t wait to now and then the Negan one you just dropped!

[@vonniestewart4416]

rick and michonne developed perfectly; there's just RACISM lol. folks will say he should've been with Jessie which had no development and she was married

[@dash9641]

Idk I still felt it to be rather jarring at first. Something about that episode had my scratching my head but I eventually warmed up to them being a couple later on. It just took a while especially since as some said it was for us right after Jessie was killed even though time went by for them it took a while for us as an audience to catch up from the sudden emotional whiplash. I wouldn't chalk it up to racism just a sudden drop of their feelings for each other after only like an episode or two had passed since Jessie.

[@dontyouhaveacomrade1585]

Michonne was always the other leader in the show. The relationship did make sense. It didn’t work with out michonne

[@josephmatthews7698]

I know it's an unpopular opinion but I really didn't click with Negan in the comic book. That's when they jumped the shark for me. Don't get me wrong I stuck around for the pulpy comic book entertainment value but besides his quips it was clear Kirkman was becoming ultra self indulgent and just ignoring real world logic. It all falls apart the second you ask, "Why do so many people follow Negan?" It's because he's so ruthless but he keeps them safe and protects them! Really? When? He kills them on a whim, doesn't give a crap when they die, when someone kills a whole slew of his men he treats that person to a special dinner and a ride home. Any group of hardcore people would have stuck Negan in an incinerator with Lucille jammed up his tailpipe. He certainly wouldn't be leading ANYONE. No, the real reason so many people follow Negan is because the author needed them to in order to make Negan seem more intimidating and fulfill whatever weird apocalyptic harem fantasy the author wanted to vicariously live through lol. He did have some hilarious lines though.

[@colelewis1056]

I feel like we see through Eugene that his people are living the life Atleast compared to most people who dont have power or are living off the land in non walled places

[@josephmatthews7698]

@@colelewis1056 You picked that up? I didn't. Maybe I need to watch it again. All I got was, "Hey would you rather get eaten by zombies or have this literal comic book villain endlessly quip while he cucks you, steals your wife and ultimately kills you?" If Herschel and the Vatos can make it idyllic with almost nothing. Even the Governor provided real security and an old way of life. Negan just quips and talks about how awesome he is. Caveat being JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN IS A GOD! Love that man and I love TV negan way more than comic negan. Even he couldnt save it though.

[@RealOneRev]

Love watching these since I’ve read all the comics. Can’t wait to see more

[@princemishra7032]

Man thanks again for this series!

[@axelbenedict3301]

I LIVE FOR THESR

[@danielleos3593]

i really can’t wait to see the differences in the “bad seasons”, since i never finished reading the comic books

[@natvelo]

loving these videos (:

[@thatboyandhismusic88]

It's great to see actual quality videos on the walking dead when this show tends to attract some of the worst kind of fan content

[@maccamachine]

amazing notification to get this series is great

[@Fafshujnfas31]

W content plss don't stop

[@greatrieck]

Rewatching this and thinking back on it I can see where the fans think the Rick and Michonne relationship was rushed. Especially since we skipped the hell out on Rick grieving for Jesse in the TV show. This was also, in the west at least, the time where people would see a couple like this and call it "forced interracial for brown points" because it was 2016. But mainly if not for the fact we had that month skip rushing things we would easily have had more acceptance of the two I feel.

[@pinkcatacombs]

I think Carl NOT sneaking into the trip to hilltop is such a mistake. Especially since Carl is way older in the show I think it could’ve actually been portrayed better having him help Rick or something. It is also super weird that Morgan wasn’t included in the hilltop story. They gave his death to tyreese so it seems like they knew Morgan wasn’t going to die anytime soon, so I don’t know why he wouldn’t be an important leadership member. Especially with his all life is precious dale-esque vibe he would want to be involved with how things are running.

[@herbalty754]

Yeah boiiiiiiii looking forward to this

[@PaulyRules]

This is definitely my favorite series on KZbin so please keep it up

[@ogpres1992]

I get so excited for these. keep it up please

[@dabootyisog8430]

Love love love these videos man keep up the hard work

[@bruhmingo]

The thing with Rick and Michonne, is that it never really felt romantic to me. Their relationship was undoubtedly one of the best parts of the show, especially michonne and Carl, but it always just felt platonic. Maybe I’m dumb but the romantic aspect felt a bit out of left field.

[@pinkcatacombs]

I felt that way too originally but when rewatching there was def hints at it even as soon as the prison imo so I think they always intended to not do Andrea x Rick

[@wiredant6497]

Season 6 episode 10 has to be my favorite down time episode since it’s the most comic accurate version of Jesus that we got in the show and because it’s an all round entertaining episode

[@lilscho]

this videos are so amazing

[@SavantPete]

Just noticed Rick was donning the murder jacket in both the show and comic. Making the "What?" scene more iconic

[@christianmejia2426]

Great video bro keep it up!!

[@VincentTheMasked]

18:14 I instantly remembered this scene,becuz of The escapists, the walking dead

[@colelewis1056]

Jesus taking out all of hilltop solo would of been really funny to see, never would of happened or made sense but still

[@Nibelheim1989]

I wish they had Good Carl lose some of those memories after he lost the eye, and became a bit darker in some ways. Might even have saved his character from his eventual fate.

[@keifer7]

I didn’t read the comics but earlier in the episode I thought how great their chemistry had become so when it became romantic it felt fine to me. Not mad at it

[@chee22ing]

"There are a couple of notiable differences right off the bat" Right off the bat.. lmaoo

[@mohammedhussain2093]

Amazing video

[@misterblack2459]

More please!!!

[@Erumentar]

Great stuff!