A Brief Retrospective | TV-Show Season 9B VS Comic Book Differences Explained | The Walking Dead

[@blakematthews6374]

Can we all just collectively say “thank you” to this man for being the single greatest KZbinr to cover TWD? This isn’t a bash on anyone else, but this whole series is just top notch in every way. The dedicated TWD channels give us quantity, but this is quality.

[@elisebrodeur-jacobs5215]

But don't let George Drake know!

[@blakematthews6374]

@@elisebrodeur-jacobs5215 hahahaha 😂

[@kellydavid8169]

I stopped this video to write in the comments about how amazing he is! It’s shocking how little subscribers he has. I think it’s because he doesn’t push for it. You can tell he truly enjoys it and works hard to give us quality content. I only heard about him through another KZbinr complimenting him! Absolute brilliance in every video! More TWD fans need to know about this channel!

[@doomraven0]

Hear, hear! Many good TWD KZbinrs out there but this is perhaps the greatest of ANY video series i have ever seen.

[@dennodclarke7237]

Love it first time though. Will watch again

[@Cheesie_Muffin]

The horse is from the campsite. You see someone riding it before the shootout and it’s implied the person riding it was shot and fell off it while the horse ran away and stumbled across Rick and Daryl

[@sascha495]

That Show Maggie couldn't forgive him killing Glenn is so on point that I srsly had to smile as I realized that. Cause Show Glenn was a gem in his own. From "Well everything is kinda a game for me and I also delivered pizza in Atlanta" to what Hershel was to the group before 🥺

[@Logan912]

No one, especially Maggie, ever forgives Negan in the comic version, and Comic Negan never even forgives himself. In the show starting with the later parts of Season 9, more and more characters slowly begin forgiving Negan even though he always makes excuses for himself.

[@onetallpheeesh]

I am so happy. I hated the MaggiexDante arc.

[@tylergordon7579]

Could you imagine the absolute heartbreak if it was Rick as the last head shown for the border scene?

[@ryanrossi6792]

Brooooo that would have been insane

[@chattycatty3336]

And the backlash 💀 😂 I couldn't imagine how angry the fan base would be if they seen that, everyone would be wanting to know what led up to that and I doubt many would have continued watching the show 😅

[@xen8097]

My favorite part of the departure was the aftermath with Daryl, especially his vest. We see he has both wings in the episode but then post time skip, 1 is missing while the other is damaged.

[@anarchyraf5679]

Boy I’ve been waiting to get here since the first retrospective, can’t wait to nerd out with everyone.

[@RealTalkOrWalk]

I agree that they definitely should’ve waited until later in the Whisperer war to have the Saviors become a threat again like they did in the comics. They could’ve made that arc a lot better in the show by having the Saviors be a wildcard factor in the “war” (which we never even got in the show smh). It would’ve been awesome to have the Saviors come in and save the communities from a Whisperer attack only to immediately turn on them right after. Pretty much how it went down in the comics but the show really could’ve taken this in an awesome direction by having two separate, unaffiliated, antagonists at the same time which the show or the comics never really did at full scale.

[@LordKeram]

About the Jesus topic. Yeah I think this is what really killed the show. The entire comics is about Rick and Carl. There are others who come and go and some that stay, but it's about these two. In the show. By season 9 both of them are gone. And not only that, but Maggie is also gone. Then they kill off Jesus. Then they introduce and kill of Henry and on and on we go. At some point it just felt like there are no more characters left. The only two surviving once were Daryl and Carol and they are both outsiders, so the transition of Daryl into some sort of a leader simply didn't pan out.

[@damonlongstreet8630]

Daryl is an amazing character but he is a Supporting character, The only reason he became lead was some coked up executive.

[@LordKeram]

@@damonlongstreet8630 YES!

[@chattycatty3336]

To be fair, Henry was introduced earlier as a kid, but I totally agree. He was given minimal screen time and then a bombardment and then killed off, idk if it was because I already knew he was gonna die but I had alot of trouble getting attached to Henry...he always seemed to do the opposite of what he was told. They tried to make him out to be a mini Carl, someone willing to sacrifice himself for what's right, but he didn't earn his love and development like Carl did...

[@cheeseywombat0522]

I would've really loved to see Dale as Rick's third vision because I truly believe he was the wisest. Telling Rick how to beat this world all the way back in season 2

[@georgeh5446]

nah because he was too far off of what was needed I don't think he fits. given carl/glenn were off limits I'd honestly have rathered Diana as she fits far better, although obviously no where near as applicable as chandler is Steven returning

[@willmelucci2989]

I don’t think that’s possible mainly because Dales actor asked them to kill him off

[@joemama-gc3jc]

oh i've been waiting for this one for a while, binge watched the whole retrospective playlist last week, keep up the great work :D

[@RocknRollerr143]

After rewatching The Walking Dead, and how many times characters would throw Shane's murder in Rick's face, it was great to see the Shane memory where he tells Rick that he needed to stop feeling guilty because it was what had to be done.

[@gfilmer7150]

Carol tried using it to defend her actions at The Prison, etc etc.

[@rob.andrew]

I never considered that fact about the savior conflict still being relevant would push away some people from revisiting the show. I binged the show, so while it still went on forever, it was obviously much more manageable than it taking up two years of my Sundays haha.

[@syntheticneutral4047]

I love love love these and have been watching since the season 2 retrospectives. Literally use the playlist to get work done. So happy to see you keep going.

[@FUJIIDEW]

Man... I feel like the scene of Rick and Daryl in the pit was one of my favorite scenes in the series. I felt the show needed more talks like that.

[@Arkanyte]

S9 truly was peak TWD content, this is and forever shall be one of my favourite seasons of TV ever

[@bishbosh4815]

So seasons 1-5 don't exist?

[@Arkanyte]

@@bishbosh4815 Me saying S9 is peak doesn't mean the other seasons before it aren't. Just means that I think S9 was TWD's magnum opus

[@mcdabb7226]

@@Arkanyte agreed it’s incredible

[@lewgallagher463]

@@bishbosh4815 seasons 1-5 didn’t have the low point of the series come before it and have all external factors working against them like 9 had. Each of those seasons also has some pretty mixed pacing in comparison - look at season 2. For all I love season 5 on the whole, the hospital arc was a complete waste of time.

[@bishbosh4815]

@lewgallagher463 so season 9 is only so great because of the season that came before it? Tbh this is what I used to think. Season 9 was like a comeback season that revived the show after 2 lacklustre seasons, but when taken in isolation, it's mostly great but is nowhere near as amazing as the classic seasons

[@deliriushunter]

As much as i think Rick's exit hurt the show, his exist was one of the best i have ever seen. Also i love the comparison where rick was chased and the music sounding like a Dark Souls boss track, because it is definitely similar to Nito's OST and well Nito is the lord of death (or at least he claimed the soul of death), wo Rick literally being chased by death itself (Walkers, bleeding out etc) is pure genius.

[@jason3tears]

Korotos posting a TWD retrospective = serotonin

[@Gibbypastrami]

I really need someone to give Bernthal a few grand, get him in a Shane buzz cut and cop uniform, have him sit at a desk and put on some headphones and watch the biggest moments of the show in character, like some ethereal torture where Rick sees the successes he wishes he could’ve made and screaming his head of as he scream at Rick what he would do and how he’s fuckin up, and like, it’s set up like he’s a gamer watching his friends VOD while streaming XD

[@w1zardelf]

I've only ever read the comics but even this summary on Rick's departure got me misty eyed....show or comic Rick is definitely an amazing character. Andrew Lincoln is fantastic. the best choice for Rick!!

[@missautumn764]

When it's been a while that you've seen Rick in TWD, and you go back and watch some of his stuff... Man. Andrew is SUCH a presence. Amazing actor. I thought his send off was done very well, and I was surprised that the show managed to stay interesting to me even after. Season 9 was done very well, I think.

[@missautumn764]

Sacha was out of place, though. Should indeed have been Glenn, I think.

[@jd12600]

I found your series like a week or two ago, I am glad you are doing this I always wondered what the changes were. instantly a fan and will keep watching!

[@trippy_tearzzz]

This just saved me at work thank you mr kratos for your time

[@Koroto]

*insert god of war meme*

[@janedoe1787]

@@Koroto “Boy!!!”

[@trippy_tearzzz]

@@Koroto “You don’t know the consequences of killin a god!”

[@ilikecinema33]

Another banger as usual my guy!

[@wendikan3431]

Just found you a few days ago, been binging twd and you uploaded this just as soon as I got done with 9a

[@bearflipper]

I think if they were gonna do the 6 year time jump so that Judith and Henry can take on bigger roles in the show, they should've done it at the beginning of season 9. Get rid of the Savior revenge storyline, have the bridge already built and the communities thriving, and then have Rick be there when the Whisperers are introduced. The horde that Rick stops on the bridge could be led by the Whisperers (whether Rick and the group know it or not yet) and as much as Rick tried to lead them away, they kept going towards the bridge and because he kept getting hurt, he is not able to get to the bridge to blow it up before they do. So Rick decides to "sacrifice" himself by using the dynamic he was carrying or something. Then we can see the group grieve, turn to anger and revenge after knowing it was the Whisperers who were leading that horde and it goes from there. I think this would make a little more sense for the timeline's sake but I'm curious to know what others think about it and the season 9 time jump in general.

[@DourFlower]

The best channel for analyses hands down I couldnt think of a comment so I'll just say it again

[@youngerin5768]

After a long two months I have finished the walking dead and binged the retrospective series in a few days. I just knew I was so far behind on TWD that you would be finished these videos and today I realized there is more to do! I couldn’t help but laugh at this because I’ve enjoyed watching these videos and now I’m waiting on this like an episode of GoT or something. 😂😂😂😂 I have been a person that waits until the full season is out to binge a show, but these videos have made me realize that I miss out on so much hype, promos and fandom by doing that. Anyway these are a joy to watch, thank you and I will see you in the next video!!!!

[@Jackendo]

We’re now reaching the moment I fell off for TWD. I had opinions for them killing off Carl, but once they got rid of Rick I couldn’t do it anymore. I was always a firm believer that TWD was Rick’s story, and the only way I’d accept them killing Rick off was if he passed the torch on to Carl. One of these days maybe I’ll pick the series back up to see where it went afterwards, but this is officially new territory for me.

[@godisverygay]

yeah i agree, the only way i could accept rick leaving would be if carl took his place, but since he left because andrew lincoln wanted to leave the show i can't blame the writers and tried to give them a pass.

[@boonecarlyle]

Bro how could you stop on S9? this is lterally one of the best seasons

[@JuiceyB]

I always imagine Glenn being in that sea of bodies scene instead of Sasha. Camera focused on Rick and you hear a voice in the background "Hey, Dumbass" 😭That would fuck me up. I wish we seen that.

[@Koroto]

Omg yes 😭

[@damonlongstreet8630]

Out of all the characters to have on the issue 100 brought to life moment you use a show oringinal?

[@JuiceyB]

@@damonlongstreet8630 Glenn or Carl would’ve been my picks. Heck bring them both in 😭

[@jamesisaacson6379]

@@Koroto question have you watch Naruto?

[@tatersalad76]

Ngl, when I first saw RJ and Michonne after Rick was gone, I thought RJ was a figment of her imagination. Mostly because I didn't (for at least a short while) see any character appear with RJ except for Michonne for a while. Actually thought it was a really cool demonstration of Michonne's mental state unraveling after Rick "died". But I put too much faith in the writers and it turned out my boi Rick shot his magic "Python" and got Mich pregnant riiiight before he left

[@superchamploo1155]

Bruh if it was Glenn that showed up instead of Sasha, the episode would have been LITERALLY perfect 😭😭

[@Bub8les]

When I started watching these videos, I didn’t own the comic books but now I have them and I’m at issue 140 right now!

[@DryadMachine]

It's a real shame that they got rid of the "Previously on AMC's The Walking Dead" intros. If I remember correctly the voice actor who delivered them for all the AMC shows died. That sound bite really makes me nostaligic for when the Walking Dead was in its prime. When you'd hear it, you knew with few exceptions that you were about to witness an intense 45 minutes of TV.

[@michaelkugler3886]

you just unlocked a memory i didn’t know i had

[@rsdillbot3646]

I never knew the walking dead had a privously on bit

[@PricefieldPunk]

Sasha is a nice character but her being the last person in Rick's dream sequence still makes no sense. I dont think Rick said more then 10 things to her.

[@adi_baa]

I found (and binged) this series nearly a year ago in March of 2022. Ever since I've been here for every new release! Can't wait to get to the end!! Great job as walys!

[@tylermunday2146]

I dont care if the bridge was just there so rick could exit, the first handful of ep leading to ricks exit is such comfort for me. I also just think its truly the best way for him to go out, like making the ultimate sacrifice and its also poetic because in a way when rick "died" it basically began the downfall of the communities as this immediate post war period was in a way a golden era for the communities and by the time season 11 started the only community that was still holding on by a thread is alexandria and even then if the commonwealth didnt step in it would have been gone for good.

[@Lj_Redd]

I didn’t know about the pale horse symbolism but now it makes my rdr2 play through even more sad since that was the first thing I did when the game came out

[@prestothemf3483]

Been waiting for the next one bro

[@Logan912]

This is the beginning of, in my opinion, the show absolutely missing the point of Negan's character in TWD and completely mishandling his redemption arc. I still love JDM's portrayal, but the show's writers nearly butcher the character for me later on. In the comics, Negan is never really a "good guy" even during his redemption. It's more so that he makes a deal to help fight The Whisperers (after killing Alpha which, unlike the show, was his own plan) so he can be exiled instead of imprisoned, and both sides honor the deal. While he was imprisoned, Negan eventually realized that Rick's ways of doing things were right, and he's apologetic for the things he's done while also knowing he can never make up for it. Then, he basically lives the rest of his life (mostly) alone with the guilt of his actions weighing above him, and he's out of the story before the Commonwealth arc even begins... aside from a brief cameo in the final issue with no dialogue. In the show, seasons 9-11 dial back his violence and spontaneousness *a lot* which is jarring considering how much more intense they made him in Season 7 compared to this comic counterpart (Comic Negan is still violent and unpredictable even post-timeskip). It's almost like the writers realized he's a fan-favorite character, so they changed the later parts of the story to make him seem more like a misunderstood guy who was "good" the whole time deep down. Starting with Season 10 especially, the show tries to sweep all of the bad things he does under the rug while Negan constantly makes excuses for himself unlike the comic version. Then, Season 11 basically undermines the entire point of his comic storyline by giving him a "happy ending" in comparison. He doesn't even seem like the same character at all later in Season 11. Not to mention that the show's version of "Here's Negan" basically has him going 0 to 100 by snapping as soon as Lucille dies almost like he's Hank from Me, Myself, And Irene whereas the comic version shows that it was more of a slow transition that built up over time not only because of Lucille's death but because he began seeing people as weak after the other survivors around him died one after the other until he no longer bothered trying to care about people at all (it wasn't until Carl that he actually cared about someone else because, unlike most other people, Carl impressed him by being "strong" compared to everyone else). Also, here's a distinction that's massively important for his development - Comic Negan partially forever hates himself because he was too afraid/"weak" to kill zombified Lucille whereas Show Negan kills her by burning down his house and is basically just sad that she's dead now. I did enjoy the show's "Here's Negan" episode which still has lots of merits, but it's one of those things that fell apart the more I thought about it. It's all imo of course.

[@3Guys1Video]

Wait so if the series finale happened I suppose a decade after Rick’s exit….he looks pretty young still

[@tired.7309]

back with another banger!

[@andychiu860311]

My take on Sasha showing up: She represents Rick's compassion, despite her and Tyrese initially leaving them and joining the Governor, Rick still took them in and gave them a family. This was Rick at his kindest.

[@bl5533]

That’s a great take, considering that Sasha had sacrificed herself in the coffin, kinda like how Rick sacrificed himself and the bridge, for the group.

[@0DD115]

love these, pls keep them coming :)

[@Gibbypastrami]

No I definitely think the Aaron arm thing is a reference, it wasn’t an accident that he looks like Rick, they probably saw how Aaron looked with the hair and beard and decided to do this scene, I love it, it doesn’t mean he needs to have Ricks part in the story, especially since with the context we have now if later seasons, Ricks “role” from the comics isn’t really present, the commonwealth storyline is muuuuuuuuch different, im getting ahead of myself tho lol

[@chattycatty3336]

Exactly, it's like an Easter egg to those who've read the comics

[@vincenta8652]

Me yesterday : it’s been two weeks. He should be dropping soon (check non existent watch) Today: Walks in with coffee and turns on KZbin and sees new vid. Perfection

[@walnuthead]

Love these videos so much

[@seanpc728]

While I didn’t really enjoy the majority of the show beyond season 4, this series you have made has a lot of admittedly good points that I never thought of. Good work

[@neehko18]

Yess cant wait to get through this super hyped!

[@easyJat99]

Bro I've been watching these videos (admittedly on and off) for like months atp and now I'm completely caught up and gotta wait for the next rather than binge through like 4 at a time 😭

[@HoldenDeezKicks]

I can’t believe I watched all the way to a point I actually have to wait for a new video great series bro can’t wait for the next video

[@sockywilliams]

Could you cover the spinoffs once you finish the main series? I would love it if you could make sense of it for me

[@Logan912]

There's no making sense FTWD from Season 4 onwards or any amount of the other spinoffs.

[@forcelord9999]

Yeah but they don’t have comics to compare with so most likely not because that’s the point of the series is comparing it with the comics

[@austinmcneil8775]

Man walking dead retrospective I absolutely love your videos bro and the way you change up the show and keep some things the same is amazing and I really wished this was how the series went down in the actual show you know keep up the great work and keep on making awesome walking dead videos for us fans buddy 👍😎🌟🤜🏿🔥😎

[@Tuck3rm00r3]

Imagine how cool it would be to have Negan have that scratchy voice for the rest of the show and dead city since he got his throat slit

[@MegaDrewgames]

I feel like it would've been better to delay to delay the season if not the episode to try and fit glenn into the hallucination. I think glenn might have the biggest impact as a father missing the life with his son in constrast for rick a father missing life with his son since they are the opposites as the father died (glenn) and the son who died (rick) just talking about why he needs to move forward. II think the moral compass could've given rick more wisdom than sasha thats just my opinion it creates the scene and makes that shot of rick on the bodies all that more impactful. Rick the man who hit the saviors first and in turn put glenn there that night would just make a lot more sense. Sorry your scheduling could not work cause I know steven would have done that scene if he had the chance to.

[@JJB-po5mt]

Men i love this series, and you are awesome, thank you for put all this effort in this.

[@DourFlower]

Oh my god I didnt even notice the white horse came literally out of nowhere that really does make 0 sense

[@undergodShady]

for someone whos a super fan of the franchise but have not read the comics, This retrospective comparison is extremely captivating for me, many thanks for the work you do

[@Redknuckles]

Can't claim to be a super fan unless you consume all forms of media of a certain brand. You meant to say as an avid watcher of the show it was captivating.

[@nicogonzalez7860]

Assuming Rick hasn’t been found by Dead City, they better have a good reason why Ricks been gone for 11 years and Michone 6

[@warrenreid6109]

I really wish that someone would put out a set of comics or graphic novels of the T.V version.

[@TheKingOfRooks]

See they gave this Rick literally the perfect death and then they just didn't fucking kill him. I think that was the exact moment I fully tuned out of TWD and only kept watching it cause me and my dad did together.

[@brysonhartman5483]

Looking forward to season 10

[@damitscookie]

episode 5 was an absolute favorite episode it was amazing 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@litneyloxan]

ETA: I know many will disagree with me and I am totally okay with someone not liking my opinion. We’re all entitled to one and I respect yours even if it is different than my own. I mean no harm or ill will. No arguments or petty, just rambling from a fellow fan I have a largely unpopular opinion that I have come to gather after much time to digest in this space before the spin offs start airing. It is not set in stone, as I won’t know until everything comes out of course. Personally, and I know others will feel differently, I think the only way the spinoffs are going to end up performing any way commercially similar (or even fanfare) to TWD S1-S3 is if AMC really leans into funding and especially fresh writer’s room ideas. If they don’t expand on the virus or move towards mutations, it feels like beating a dead horse and Scott Pimple isn’t capable of Darabont level world building and it will be a huge problem now that HBO has blown post-apocalyptic zombie shows out of the water setting the bar high. AMC likely isn’t going to budge financially as always and the new shows will lack substance severely due to their ignorance to notice how high ratings for The Last of Us came out at a time where it has the potential to overshadow TWD completely. It’s so hard to go from watching TLOU to the most recent TWD seasons. The lack of funding and writing talent shows through a lot more than AMC is going to realize until it is too late. I don’t know why rich people enjoy ruining good things just to see their bank account not go down by one singular digit. Best thing they could do at this point is bring Darabont back in to help write a true ending and tie things together. And we all know that isn’t happening after the court battles and how dirty they did Darabont and brought their own cash cow down

[@akemann7546]

man i love these videos!

[@fatkidrian]

Oh god, it's here. Rick is gone. For like 20 years TWD time???

[@andrewsherry6460]

Can’t wait for you to get to the Whisperer arc! Love the shows version of that story

[@talkingonyoutube623]

Personally, I LOVE this "civil war" arc, it felt pretty fresh. GOD I CRIED WHEN YOU TALKED ABT RICK'S EXIT

[@michaelr1592]

nah I didn’t realise that horse just spawned in during ricks last episode. I hate you for making me aware of it 😭

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Jesus should have been played as a raging storm but always a shadow in the distance. They should have disconnected him and saved him for independent spin offs

[@vincenta8652]

Rick did search for his family. He got caught. He even had a sketch of michonne and Judith. The time skips were necessary for a soft restart due ricks exit. The savior arc needed some space behind it and they needed to do another soft refresh once rick left to establish a new era and new connections after his exit. Those are basic writing practices. It make sense to get his exist out before the ultimate new beginning. This creates new dynamics and allows people like Judith and Henry to take on larger roles.

[@chuuwars]

17:07 I disagree. It's pretty well stabilished that: 1: Oceanside lacked the morals and motivation to do something like this because they thought Rick was in charge and would be pissed about this, they only changed their minds when Maggie defied Rick's vision and killed Gregory; 2: They only pulled that off without anyone suspecting because the Saviors were out in the open doing the construction of the bridge, if they're all in the sanctuary (like they were during the timeskip) then it wouldn't be possible to kidnap and kill them.

[@8johh]

20:48 pretty sure at the previous savior confrontation at the camp, a horse rider was riding a white horse and it runs away due to the gun shots, and by the time rick and daryl get out of the hole i guess the horse towards the location of them

[@traviscue2099]

The biggest issue with TV shows is that there's "politics" involved. You have to please the show runners/the network/have quotas, you've signed actors up who may of been small at the time, but as time goes on they get popular and have offers that have them leaving the show for bigger roles.. And if you want to keep them you have to give them more screen time and adapt story and arcs to favor them. I find that voice actors for games/animation don't have this issue.. Hell Troy Baker/Matt Mercer still do lines for Guild Wars 2, an mmo that came out over a decade ago. They should cut out the filler and done 10 episodes per season. I was so hyped for season 3, which I loved for a few eps then ugh.. Then it actually got good again in season 4, and I was invested all the way till the amazing Negan Episode.. Then it lost its steam, it dragged on so much.. You can skip episodes and still know exactly what's happening in the story. When action/fighting/zombies become boring, you know you've over used it.

[@pwpresents5660]

I personally loved Rick's "death" all the way until he got saved. If you wanted him in a spin-off, you should’ve left that helicopter scene out and put it at the beginning of the Spin-off. That way in the show he could still be officially dead and nobody would have meta questions. (Of course then there’s Michonne's exit which only compounded the mystery which we’ve yet to see through to completion.) I don’t like how open they left Ricks fate because we can’t be sure it’ll get resolved. They should’ve just followed through and killed him off if he was leaving for good.

[@TheAwesomeAlan]

You know what really makes me the most upset? That one of the best episodes of the entire show, What Comes After, has so much tension and stakes in it but all leads to Rick's departure. Why couldn't we have episodes as well-written and well-directed in literally any of Season 5-8 (7-8 more than 5-6, but still)? They could easily have made so many incredible choices, and should have brought in Angela Kang much earlier I think. Imagine if we had Kang going forward as of Season 6 - we may not have gotten a cliff hanger ending that season. Counter Season 6's finale to Season 9's penultimate episode. No cliffhanger, just drops you straight into the territory of the comic with a few show-specific twists that really come out of left field, in an AMAZING way. Also notice that it's the penultimate episode, not the finale. That's another thing, why leave amazing and tension-filled episodes for finale's and season openers? Throwing them into random episodes is what keeps audiences on their toes no matter where we are in a season. It reminds me of the penultimate episode of Season 2. Better Angels. Rick v. Shane. Such an amazing, classic episode - and it's not even the finale! I used to love the show, and still hold the early seasons and Season 9 to be some of the best that the show ever delivered, but there was just so much potential for the show to be one of the greatest of all time. I also think that, due to some of his earlier stuff being pretty great, Gimple was severely hindered by AMC the longer his run went on. That's not to say Gimple isn't to blame for some decisions, because I think he's gone on record that as he went on, he started writing more and more of what he wanted to write instead of trying to stick closer to the source material. Could be wrong on that, but I remember seeing that somewhere. Gimple, when his writing is narrowed through Kirkman's comic and the overall story that had been set up previously, is a good writer. But somewhere down the line, Gimple/AMC just started making bad decision after bad decision. I mean let's be honest, AMC's bad decision streak started with Season 2 in their decision to fire Darabont. Gimple also had a formula for his story telling, while it worked for 4-6, it got severely stale by 7-8.

[@pawegorka8589]

11:30 it's a prove that in this universum walkers spawn in random places 😂

[@zero1s1x]

I still don’t understand how Rick got blown in the water , he was off the bridge so wouldn’t it have blown him back

[@jonathanmendez310]

Naw Maggies lil betrayal is what started the downfall of the communitys by hanging Greg and Oceanside pinning down the saviors which led to them leaving the bridge

[@justinpatton6996]

I believe Rick's farewell episode is and should of been the Series Finale. And S9 Ep 6-S11 24 of been a new show. But, I agree, glad Rick's alive, but the show would've been better, and the actual series finale would've felt right if Rick died here as a hero.

[@kmdreacts]

Looking back on it now, that last scene with Jadis saving Rick in the CRM Chopper, imagine how Dope it would've been if they never showed that scene, but then, the final episode of season 12 they revealed it Right at the end of the Last episode, instead of the lousy back and forth with Rick & Michonne, and Then announced the Rick & Michonne show... So many missed opportunities.

[@Dysxnix]

I don't know if it was because I was into the comic first and expected a faithful adaptation but when Carl died, I stopped watching. I think the same goes for a lot of people but for me, the show passed away with him, regardless of how different his character was in the comics at that point

[@GiuseppeDeRosa2001]

Goated videos!!!!

[@AgentStone5]

here i am binging this entire series before it ends

[@Koroto]

There's still a long long journey left, so no rush! 😅😅

[@king-of-draic8745]

From what I’ve heard, Carl or Lori didn’t appear, because if they did, Rick would have allowed himself to die.

[@latviandragon2718]

so the show tried to make negan more likeable by making rick incompetent in his leadership?

[@joeysmoot7608]

yes bc they knew he was going to be a main character with rick leaving. 😔

[@latviandragon2718]

@@joeysmoot7608 which is really asining if you think about it

[@mikaross4671]

Scheduling issues or not, getting Glenn would have been massive compared to Sasha. I really wish they would have waited to get Steven Yuen back. I also think keeping Rick alive would just AMC being afraid to kill him off completely and lose every watcher of the show. I still dropped off after season 7 and entirely after Carl was killed off, but yeah.

[@SavantPete]

I just wish in the dream sequence we got to see Steven Yeun. We wouldn't be here without Glenn

[@kireharvey6844]

I caught up yay…dang… idk how I feel. I can at least make the joke that Rick just spawned his horse when they fell in the hole, it had to wait outside of it tho.

[@MetaJokeTT]

Since I had stopped watching TWD originally in Season 6, I was barely aware of Andrew Lincoln leaving the show (or Carl's death for that matter). While his last episode was unfolding, I didn't quite piece it together that this was Rick's end, until it became obvious. Lots of "How tf is he gonna survive this?" And then they airlift him out and I spend the next 2.5 long seasons wondering if he ever returns. Halfway expected him and several CRM (who I still know nothing about) gunships to Deus Ex Machina a Whisperer horde or something. Yes, that sounds like a terrible idea, but I was wondering wtf they were gonna do about Rick. Nothing, it turns out. Well, almost nothing, in TWD proper. The whole deal was very distracting - and a big reason why I'm here trying to find out all the things he continued to do in the comics.

[@garrett5268]

Oh yes another video 😁😁

[@810aiden]

i haven’t read the comics yet but when i first heard and saw the comics for the first time i thought rick after the saviors was aaron😂

[@jayfonz5765]

As much as I wish Andrew never left the series with ever fiber of my being, 9-5 is one of my favorite episodes of any series ever! What a conundrum

[@tytybaby06]

Omg I cried when 1st watching Rick’s exit but in retrospect I hate it because as you said it was just a cheap ploy for spin-offs. Remember it was suppose to be a Rick Grimes movie trilogy they just played with us too much when it came to Rick

[@doughytown4188]

As a show only, I already knew that Rick was leaving in season 9 (because I used this series as a recap). I was under the impression that Rick would leave in episode 3, so I was pleasantly surprised when he just didn’t. Plus, I really liked the second timeskip. Overall, I really liked season 9. It was so refreshing after the dog$hit that was season 8.

[@user-vi4yj5tx5p]

I just wish carl was still around

[@SuperSpamGuy]

The only bit of walking dead Content I look forward to now. It'll be a bittersweet day when this series ends... in 2025

[@Koroto]

For better or worse, I'm pretty sure we're wrapping this up by the end of the year 😅

[@IcetrayYT]

Only 64 issues and 2 and almost a half seasons to cover

[@Nightwolf--og3du]

The original narrator who says “Previously on AMCs The Walking Dead” unfortunately passed from a skydiving accident around July 2018 I believe. That’s why some of the characters say the phrase now before the start of the episodes season 9 onward

[@Daniela-xy3ow]

26:21 Actually Shane (Jon Bernthal) is the heart and Hershel (Scott Wilson) the courage according to the quote by Lincoln.

[@marveldcextinctionwrestler7773]

RICK! 😭