The Walking Dead The Ones Who Live: Complete Breakdown & Review

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A Lot of you found my channel through me talking about Rick Grimes and where he was and all my theories around that, but now the time has come and gone where those theories are voided, we know where Rick was, we know where he is now, and The Ones Who Live is over.
0:00 - 1:40 - The End of the Road...
1:41 - 13:23 - Years
13:24 - 26:54 - Gone
26:55 - 37:17 - Bye
37:18 - 47:17 - What We
47:18 - 53:36 - Become
53:36 - 1:05: 03 - The Last Time & Review
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Late Night Driving - Broke In Summer

[@iamkonner4813]

If you told me back when the two first hooked up in the show that their story would end with Rick using a tarp and substitution jutsu to dodge two major explosions that would kill anyone I'd completely believe you.

[@thethriftytypewriter]

😂😂😂

[@firoen]

HAHAHAHA, THIS IS SUCH A GOOD COMMENT!

[@gwenwafer6420]

1) It wasn’t just tarp. 2) He’s RICK GRIMES. How dare you doubt this.

[@iamkonner4813]

@@gwenwafer6420 it wasn’t just a tarp it was Rick Grimes’ special tarp

[@lookattheflowers7854]

@@iamkonner4813 worse than that.. it wasn't as 'strong' as an actual tarp.. because it was literally a crm flag.. the thinnest of silky-soft flag material.. with water tipped over it.. was what saved them from the massive percussion of that explosion. and the gas.. .... ......

[@8johh]

the first episode is still the best

[@TheZomboy11]

okafor made the show great, when he died it became bad.

[@jakyboi1255]

i actually liked the 4th episode the most in terms of writing but nothing can beat the ending of the last episode i mean it was literally 6 years in the making

[@ScofieldStudios]

I like all the episodes, but the first was emmy-winning.

[@boringmonkey6958]

​@TheZomboy11 Huh? You mean the guy doing an awful Denzel Washington impression? You're basic.

[@WiglegTheRealOne]

the show was very good, and i agree that the first episode was the best, but oh man, the 6th episode, so rushed and so underwhelming

[@TAYI0R1]

I cried at the end, when Rick and Judith hugged. It reminded me of Rick dropping everything and running towards Judith, thinking she was dead, but she was saved by Tyreece and Carol.

[@skaterrabbit2005]

I cried too, however I feel like the reunion in season 5 was soooooo much more emotional than this one, and it’s been literal years, in universe and out, since they even saw each other. Maybe it’s just me, but I just did not feel the emotion

[@innavision1920]

@@skaterrabbit2005the emotion I felt was just like placebo of it finally happening but in retrospect the way it panned out was pretty mid at best

[@kennytaylor2231]

@@skaterrabbit2005it didn’t feel that emotional cause of the freaking kids actors acting so terrible, like RJ actor seems to be some kind of acoustic or whatever

[@GirlWithAnAddiction1]

​@@kennytaylor2231acoustic?

[@kennytaylor2231]

@@GirlWithAnAddiction1 autistic

[@merp9211]

The dream sequences were explained in episode 4. After Rick “lost” Carl again, he started to dream about Michonne. That helped him mentally cope with his loneliness.

[@BlondeAndBougie]

Why don't ppl get this??? JFC it was explained.

[@ljones81]

Thank you! How was that confusing? lol

[@gwenwafer6420]

Exactly. What I need to know is, who didn’t know this from the *very first dream*?!? It wasn’t hard to see. It was spelled out right in the storytelling: Something drastic happens to Rick, and hard cut to a bright, sunny day with Michonne looking like a vision and Rick just basking in her glow, then Rick wakes up in his bleak room. In the next dream, it’s interrupted just before he asks for her name…or maybe her phone number. (Damn you, Okafor!!) In the final dream, she’s all in white, he proposes and as he kisses her, like the letters he’d burned, she burns away, saying “I believe in you”, and he notices he has a left hand. How did anyone not understand that these were dreams? Am I giving too much credit to peoples comprehension levels these days?

[@la214la]

Yeah…..this was obvious!

[@percyy211]

I think he was filming these as the episodes were airing

[@mfconstructor]

Rick and Michone scenes are just Rick creating the scenario for him not to forget her and her face just like what happened with Carl.

[@hopekeeley2122]

That’s what I thought too but it still makes me sad

[@ShiftyRightNow]

5:51 bro the dreams where showing how he was dreaming and dealing with his PTSD and pain and hopelessness to help cope with the pain he was feeling. . Once he couldnt remember Carls face anymore (heart breaking) he started to dream about meeting Michonne in a alternative universe were the wild fire virus never happened and they met naturally. eventually if u pay attention his dreams of, once he finally gives up on leaving and burns his phones and letters, his dreams started to show her also burning and her face starting to blur away. People who havent been through extreme tramtic combat experiences will never truly understand this but its a thing... 1000 mile stare. The dreams were huge to showing him being absolutely broken to the point of giving into the CRM completely and giving what life he has left was now to complete Okafors mission to CHANGE the CRM from the inside. "We cant keep being the monster to beat the monster" and there "is no escape for the living". 26:05

[@ShiftyRightNow]

❤

[@HA5HGrimes]

You gotta remember that in WB the crm was working on a gas that turns anyone who dies into walkers faster, so that’s what we saw used in the finale

[@abramsullivan7764]

Warner Brothers

[@Immolator772]

and yet, somehow our people didn't turn.

[@purplebanana6420]

They were protected but the cloth mask and the water they tell you when there's smoke try covering your face or getting low to the ground water is like a wall to gas

[@andrewluvender2984]

I keep hearing everyone say “where did the gas mask come from?” There were two gas masks in Rick’s bag that Thorne made him drop. That’s why under the wet flag, Rick told michone to get “the other one” they had two gas masks. It was obvious to me first time around but looking back I see how it was confusing for so many people

[@matthewsmith7802]

Was going to say, I didn't know either, and I'm pretty observant, but the second watch I seen it during the scene where rick says they could just go.

[@merp9211]

@@matthewsmith7802 ooooh, you’re right. I was so focused on what he was saying ( because it was emotional) that I totally ignored what items he was packing. Thank you.

[@matthewsmith7802]

@@merp9211 I didn't notice either!

[@ShiftyRightNow]

I saw him pack a gas mask and obviously the one thorne had

[@jacqiagalle6461]

Loved the series.Thank you to Andrew Lincoln and Danai Guraria for coming back and giving us fan's the happy ending that we always wanted ❤❤❤❤

[@Immolator772]

idk how killing 3000 people is a good ending.

[@jacqiagalle6461]

The Grimes family reunion was the perfect ending. That's what I meant

[@MCLamb1984]

I thought it sucked.

[@jacqiagalle6461]

@@MCLamb1984 Well I'm sure from all the complaints online that a large percentage of the viewing audience agreed with you. I was just happy to see them both again and get a happy ending so l got that I'm satisfied

[@Immolator772]

@@MCLamb1984 of course it sucked, they killed more people than the saviors and saviors combined in a day, organized soldiers on top of that. And have the decency to say: "love doesn't die"

[@mcgaming609]

The ending definitely felt a bit rushed and kinda caught me off guard, I expected the CRM to be a crazy enemy but they get beat in a season (technically an episode) so it kinda weirded me out. I do think it was cool how in Ricks proposal he says “it’s a broken world Michonne and you’re the only thing that puts it back together”. While in season 3 on the phone with hallucination Lori he said “I couldn’t put it back together” which I thought was cool. I know that the Walkers were used as fuel by the CRM also cause Rick Mentioned it in episode one so there is that connection possibly to Dead City but yeah curious where we go from here. Amazing Video as always Thrifty👏👏👏👏

[@merp9211]

That’s a cool detail ( “a broken world”). I didn’t make the connection before reading your comment. 👍🏽

[@tylercooper1551]

At Morgan's end on FTWD when he literally said he was going to look for Rick I was ecstatic. If they leave such a beautiful scenario as this untold would be a complete travesty. Even if morgan never finds rick, his search would make for wonderful story telling. I mean, they showed daryls search for him beautifully and michone got an entire season and a few episodes and was totally worth the wait. So if they leave morgan oit of it, ima be sad as shit because despite people disdain for morgan as a character, I loved morgan

[@AzureRadio]

Yeah, that would be horrible to set that up for the future and just say forget Morgan. Fear was garbage after season 2, but Morgan has always been a solid character, even through his huge personality shifts.

[@tylercooper1551]

@@AzureRadio I've always been curious what exactly people mean when they say it was garbage. There's a few things I disliked about the series but I was watching to see the expansion of the walking dead universe and thoroughly enjoyed it

[@MsToniquica]

It would be great for Morgan to be lost and Rick coming to his aid

[@elliotwatson3964]

Bro, FTWD is absolute ass. You have it have zero brain cells to enjoy it. Sorry to disrespect you, its just true

[@kennytaylor2231]

@@tylercooper1551well it wasn’t really on that level that I would call garbage but some seasons such as that hobo crazy black woman in season 5 was so terrible, but I liked season when Alisha could die cause of radiation or something, I really liked it. or season 3 eas pretty good but if you actually compare all those seasons to first 2, none of them gets even close, they were really good.

[@promaxmedia8546]

Some things to note about the gas in ep 6 are 1. Michonne notes that it breaks up quickly. She was caught in the initial blast that first time unlike the second time and 2. I don’t think a few seconds go in universe between the gas detonating and people turning to walkers. This could easily have been a few minutes

[@espenstoro]

I see your point, but I feel very satisfied after this series. If it's truly the end for Rick and Michonne, I'm totally cool with it. After all these years, it just feels right to me.

[@TeachHiddenInTheLeaves]

Completely agree.

[@malcolmferguson4869]

I still think we need to see him reunite with Daryl & Morgan.

[@jacobduron]

found your channel a year ago when i started rewatching and finally finished TWD. you're my go-to creator for recaps, reviews, theories, rankings etc. even outside of TWD. glad after all the speculation and hype we finally got answers in this great season.

[@nialcc]

The scene with Rick, Lori and Carl reuniting was a family he was very close to and knew them intimately. Rick reuniting with Michonne and his kids is after 8 years of separation. He didn't know Michonne and they had to fight just to reconnect. This is the same for his children. Judith was basically a baby and RJ didn't exist. He doesn't know these people and they don't know him. He will need time to emotionally connect to them so that he can love them as much as he does his wife.

[@justinpatton6996]

Finally Rick has a conclusion. For me that is. Great video buddy I’m happy for Richonne ❤😊

[@gavingeiger6059]

The next villain in twd has to be walkers again. When Beal showed Rick the million large dead masses during the echelon, and the migration that michonne encountered, along with the variants in season 11 and France, it has to be foreshadowing that walkers are going to be a bigger threat than people again.

[@Diogo_7237]

A million theories, a million possibilities, all of them wrong and not happenning. This was way too rushed it's laughable the way they ended CRM.

[@spacemanspliff7983]

I felt way more when Carl ran up to Rick than at the ending of this show with Judith and RJ

[@Falconer22]

I never really gaf about Judith, but least of all RJ. He was pointless.

[@merp9211]

I think that’s because Chandler was such a talented little actor.

[@BlondeAndBougie]

That's because carl lived his whole life with Rick and Lori, at least 8 years. Rick left when Judith was 5 and was gone for 8 years. That math maths.

[@Poufkimashoula1]

​@merp9211 Chandler acted better as a child. When he became a teenager, he stopped giving into his performances.

[@mikaross4671]

@@Poufkimashoula1 Yeah, his acting in seasons 1-2 were top notch imo. Especially after they got on the farm.

[@DaRealTawk]

I’ve been waiting for you review for so long, the fact it’s an hour I am so excited. I love your channel and I will comment after I finish the vid.

[@cliffjumper416]

The grenade that Rick pulled the pin on was probably a standard fragmentation grenade. These grenades explode fragmentations out in a high radius, hence the name frag grenade. Rick was wearing body armor and thick clothing at the time and yes, being that close to a frag genade's intial explosive would be highly detrimental to a standard person, the walker he was holding took most of the brunt of the explosion plus the pieces of fragmentation

[@OhandTwelve]

He wasn’t wearing body armor he was wearing PLOT ARMOR! Get your facts straight bruh

[@handsomeman9433]

@@OhandTwelveI beg your pardon? What was that black and red stuff on him eh?

[@jabronisauce6833]

Nah bro he’d have been messed up too not bounce straight up sweet lol

[@1HydraAirsoft1]

This was a wild video to watch after not seeing an episode since finishing season 3.

[@blackjackhooligan]

Love your content bro, happy to finally watch this.

[@viddog6457]

The show was amazing except for one thing, plot connivence. And man did it take me out of the show. From them jumping out of the helicopter and then it exploding, Michone finding Rick purely by chance and the god awful finale explosion. Hands down the best thing was acting (Andrew Lincoln) and the theme. Too Far Gone is always in the back of my mind and was especially prevalent during the scene with John Locke (CRM leader guy) and Rick.

[@KurokamiNajimi]

Some level of convenience like finding each other by chance can be forgiven. That’s the point of the story that after nearly a decade where Rick feels like there’s no way out fate brings them back together. It’s even referenced in episode 4 when she’s pleading with him to snap out of it. But the more you think about it I think there’s a lot of problems with the narrative it’s the type of thing on why I dropped this show early on and only watch videos about it for fun to see what happened This is subjective but I don’t really like just how long he was gone or that he cut off his hand (which was only done to mirror the comic). 8 years is a long time and there’s no reference of him forming any new relationships within that time. The excuse for the CRM not letting him go doesn’t make much sense either. This is by far the powerful group in the world the idea that he’d go back home and rally up forces that would be able to travel all the way back to the CRM and remotely overthrow it is straight nonsense. He was very clearly just a man who wanted to go home, the average person in that scenario wouldn’t want to leave. There’s also no reason they couldn’t have just found his family and friends and brought them in I don’t remember the guy’s name in the first episode who found his letter then died in the helicopter but how believable it is really that he just gives up after finding out he has info on him? He still could have killed him and anyone else who had info. Or you could question why wasn’t the info shared with the higher ups. I also don’t buy the emotional argument he gave in episode 4 for why he was hesitant to take the risk in coming back it seemed out of character. His logical argument made more sense and was proven to be true when they came after them. Her coming alone was questionable and them helping strangers and not killing them after they turned on them was a mistake rookies would make The ending while the best one could hope for it at this point I think feels a bit dry not only because other characters are missing for the time being but it’s exactly that, the best one could hope for. The series has been irreversibly damaged since Carl’s death and Rick’s departure, this isn’t what was suppose to happen. Even the RickxMichone pairing while it has grown on people wasn’t built on the best grounds. Them having a son together that Rick doesn’t even know up till now while Carl is dead just feels wrong

[@Iletyoulive]

Some of you are slow and insufferable

[@JJJJJ269]

It did stink of Hollywood plot, however, I’d take this short and sweet series over the boring, bloated and repetitive seasons that we used to get.

[@owenkrepps4966]

Thanks for the great videos throughout this long ride! Easily the best walking dead content creator on YT

[@ChampionProductionsYT]

I think there will be more to come from Rick and Michonne, especially since he has still yet to reunite with Daryl, Negan, Morgan, and others.

[@merp9211]

I think Rick and Michonne will reunite with the rest of the family on a spin-off. Maybe Dead City….

[@annademo]

I'm very satisfied with the end of this show. While I did also want Rick reunited with Daryl, Carol, Gabriel, Morgan, Maggie, Aaron and Negan, this is OK. I did not watch Dead City (the synopses I read sounded "meh"), but I did watch Daryl Dixon and was unimpressed. I will continue to read their synopses and not spend my valuable time watching, hoping that somewhere there will be an episode where they all eventually reunite (with Rick and Michonne as show guests). That episode I will watch.

[@DaARK_Chocolategang]

I can't wait to see what is next for your channel going forward. I love TWD but your other content is great too.

[@Vesnew]

It’s been a long ride, you made some great TWD videos!

[@regent2125]

Keep up the amazing content Thrifty 👏

[@SomeOrdinaryGooner]

Been waiting for this!

[@mirzaali529]

I was genuinely waiting for your analysis 🎉

[@anestisvassou8112]

If the walking dead doesn't give us a heartwarming moment with Rick and Daryl and a deep conversation with Rick and Negan, I won't be satisfied

[@Iletyoulive]

Why would they do that?

[@anestisvassou8112]

@@Iletyoulive because Rick's family is not only Judith and RJ but Daryl as well. Also Negan has changed so much proving Rick's decision to let him live correct

[@Iletyoulive]

@@anestisvassou8112 that doesn’t add anything to the story,it just sounds forced,these people have been apart for nearly a decade,they’ve moved on with their lives,a reunion of any sort just sounds silly

[@anestisvassou8112]

@@Iletyoulive it ads to the emotional part and for me, that's everything. Showing Rick returning but having a reunion with only half of his family sounds silly and incomplete

[@Iletyoulive]

@@anestisvassou8112 Rick and Michonne reunited with their family,Daryl is not important in that union, he's just another friend he met in the apocalypse,it's fanboys that have attached importance to something that's not

[@malcolmferguson4869]

I agree with what Dan from Dan Reviews said - The CRM was probably not even a created thing until Andrew Lincoln wanted to leave. They were created as a means of getting Rick off the show, and then they were shoehorned into FTWD and TWB in hopes of getting/keeping people interested in those shows. Unfortunately, this led to the audience having certain expectations for them, to the point that it was inevitable that many would be disappointed.

[@VinnyGuardino]

i mean that’s just not true because there in the comics if i’m not mistaken

[@TheTechPoTaToCHIP]

@@VinnyGuardinonope, they are not in the comics in any form. The closest we got is the commonwealth and its army but that’s a different entity also in the show.

[@VinnyGuardino]

@@TheTechPoTaToCHIP Lol yea i looked it up that’s dumb tbh.They rlly wasted a storyline by blowing it up

[@TheTechPoTaToCHIP]

@@VinnyGuardino meh, I was personally hyped for the show for Rick and Michonne, I always knew the CRM storyline wouldn’t be some big avengers endgame style crossover so many content creators are building it up to be and when Danai said TOWL was a love story, I knew that it will focus more on characters than the CRM plot so I adjusted my expectations accordingly. So in the end, I was satisfied with the ending. The CRM plot was rushed, no doubts about it but I didn’t watch this show for the CRM and I knew with how many fan theories there were, there was no way any story could live up to the hype so many people have built up on their heads for years. I’ve been in enough fandoms to know exactly when people are getting their expectations way too unrealistically high. It’s not just TWD.

[@tylercooper1551]

The production quality seemed like it was made for the big screen, which gets me thinking... they did initially say they were making it s movie instead of a show, did they change their mind once they realized there was too much shit to cram into a full length feature but decided to keep the cinema quality of what was already done?

[@dcwatcher4644]

It was meant to be 3 films but covid happened so it changed to a series

[@AzureRadio]

Funny part is it's nearly exactly the length of 3 movies lol. 3 movies at 2 hours each is 6 hours, This series is 6 episodes at 1 hour each, actually it's closer to 45 each, as every episode has a different runtime, but still it's about 6 hours?

[@Gandalfthegoldenbird]

Would’ve been better off as films imo. I can vividly envision the entire first movie from the first episode. If that was a full two- two and a half hours instead of 50 minutes it would’ve been nuts.

[@ginicole3684]

finally I have been waiting for you xoxo

[@polsic5669]

Hey bro love from Trinidad been watching u a couple months now and I am very pleased with your content. I personally was just happy to see rick back and him meeting upbwith his family, do i think This the end for Rick Grimes maybe, but I just want him to see his long lost brother Daryl and his reaction to Negan being on their side. I really hope that this is not the end of rick grimes. I know this guy has been through so much and he just once to live and be with his family. I really hope that the gang gets back Together 🎉 Love and support from Trinidad 🇹🇹. keep up the great work. PS. I hope u see this comment

[@thatsjustchrisc]

Honestly, I’m glad that this story was even made! I am super happy how it turned out and I’m so glad that Rick and Michonne got their story wrapped up. I think they could have done more with the story, but I’d rather have a story be condensed rather than drawn out. Great series and definitely my favorite season of TWD since Season 7 of the main series (yes I like season 7)

[@thomaswest2247]

Thank you for all of your content, it’s truly excellent and helps keep the greatness of TWD going. Please keep making videos about certain episodes or themes etc, your content never fails to entertain

[@maschu773]

The dreaming of Michonne and Carl kept him alive in this world, this was the meaning of the sequences

[@quartex5450]

Can’t wait for more episodes from season 1-5 to be analyzed from you

[@Archaten]

Been waiting for this.

[@homegrownhorror8465]

I hella love your content my dude and I'm so glad you're getting in on the old school Resident Evil train, it suits your tastes beautifully. With your TWD content, I've enjoyed your work put into speculation and I almost always agree with your assessments. That being said, I definitely agree with the Terry O'Quinn journeyman outlook. Back in WB when Beale was only mentioned, it made me think of one particular B-movie legend... no... THE B-movie icon... who was once touted to portray Negan. Around that actual time he even replied to a question on Twitter regarding a show he would love to be on and his response was, "The Walking Dead. Make it happen" That man is known as The Chin himself, Bruce Campbell. I was soooo hoping this would have been his moment, something that he would have fit into way better than O'Quinn, despite the latter having insanely good chops himself. Anyway, just a fan here enjoying your work. Keep it up bro!!

[@sixzty1524]

love ur channel man!

[@RubberDucky8734]

Jadis skipped consignment because Rick was the twelfth "B" she brought to the CRM. She had made a deal with them waaaaay back. She even mentions she needs 12 people when she's talking to Negan in season 8 (I think it was S8🤷‍♂️) after she turns on Ricks group and helps Negan to which he responds she can only have 10 people because "people are a resource".

[@olewer1612]

My biggest complaint about this series is that it was to short. If we would have another episodes going deeply into the crm and rick's story there, i think this would be the best series set in TWD universe. I really wanted to see more from crm, but still this series was very good when you compare it to Dead City or the last season of TWD

[@ferrytough]

Thanks for making this 😊

[@gabxriel]

i love your videos. i have been watching them since before the spin offs were released. Even tho i feel like The Ones Who Live told the story to fast and I thought the CRM would play a bigger enemy but I'm happy the show happened. I was worried we would never see Rick Grimes again. I can't wait to watch this video.

[@SalviAlmighty]

Man, I really love your videos. Small detail I've been thinking about, probably very inconsequential and most likely has been discussed before : The drawings etched on phones. Paper degrades so easily and I'm not sure the people left alive are making more. Cellphones, on the other hand? They are absolutely useless now. There's a TON of them, and they won't rot and degrade. Etching on glass is pretty much permanent, while still being on a small enough item to carry, hide or send. Just gotta be careful of the notoriously fragile screens, like I'm shocked none of the drawings we saw had any cracked screens hahaha

[@deborahulmer2698]

I love this video and how you said two things can be true at once. So many people in all fandoms need to understand this. I appreciated your honest thoughts on the show and the universe. TOWL is everything that I hoped for and I’m still all in to see how the rest of the shows play out individually.

[@nic6670]

Terry O’Quinn has been that dude since The Stepfather. His talent was underused in this series.

[@dempseygod9579]

Great vid. I was so confused why we didn’t get an episode after episode 5 and 6, worth the wait tho.

[@JosephSCB123]

Great series! I loved it! The reunion scene was beautiful and one my favorite scenes in any TV show ever

[@shaquille7414]

I definitely will be watching this any video of your about the walking dead is great

[@CinemaGulp]

Excellent video Thrift!

[@purplebanana6420]

Thanks for being fair and honest with your reviews ive seen some youtubers who hate in the show just because. So i appreciate your review

[@sansypants45]

so THATS why it took so long, imma have to sit down and watch this tomorrow!

[@camd_editz1195]

I loved the show through and through. All of it was great to me.

[@MrNickguy1]

Clearly the ‘dumbing down’ has been a resounding success.

[@Gamfluent]

It’s so weird they didn’t include a story of Rick searching down a ressurection stone to revive Carl, either that or hunt down the time stone smh

[@abramsullivan7764]

What the hell is a time stone?

[@kmochi-]

im sure someone else already mentioned it but the two gas masks were in the bag brought by rick & michonne. thorne had the bag after she held them up at gunpoint so thats why she had one (no idea how she survived the leveling of the entire area though)

[@JosiahL87]

Beale talking about the rising threat of the variants would have given us so much more to see ahead. That actually would have been such great setup and that single detail I think would have redeemed the ending of TOWL for me.

[@ImmanuelKant_]

You stole the words straight from my mouth I’m such a huge walking dead fan watched everything there is to this universe and really are hoping to see Rick reunite with the og group and meet all the new charters apart of the commonwealth,would be such a cool thing to have all the characters from fear and all the characters from the original walking dead show team up to defeat 1 last giant threat in a 24 episode final season to wrap everything up and give a final ending to everyone

[@ruthpevalin9712]

Totally enjoyed this and thank you for saying that about the child that plays AJ ❤

[@Beezel_VT]

I'm starting this comment at the start and ending at the end. thank you for posting this so i can binge the episodes i forgot the last episode dropped. I agree completely the acting in the main cast and side cast was amazing. as well as the glass artist knowing her scene... that felt like a big problem that they just ignored. I am surprised you did not mention a few on the one liners in the last episode kinda had me laughing which besides that its feels very rushed, was my biggest complaint of this series

[@charliem4560]

I don’t get why Rick only saw Judith at the end of the season. Like why were they alone there? Did they drive there themselves? How did they know where to meet up. I wanted Rick to come back, find the common wealth, and then surprise everyone with him still being alive. I wanted to see all the characters react to him at once.. especially Daryl

[@Louie_the_red_footed_tortoise]

Hey thrifty, i know the chance of you seeing this is extremely slim to none but i wanted to ask you to consider talking about the story and world of the mad max movies, possibly when furiousa or mad max the wasteland comes out? Thank you for the videos, been watching for a few years

[@dancelikesater123]

Couple things: Rick was the last person Janis brought in. In the main show they alluded to her tally. Also, the CRM doesn’t operate in the city, so Michonne can speak freely to Benjiro.

[@thetf8142]

I’ll stop when either they find a cure, or Daryl and Rick reunite with a happy ending

[@justaplayer_8392]

The point of the dream sequences with michonne were meant to show people that they had a connection and he's trying to hold on to the memory of her. The dreams burning down near the end of the episode show that he had forgotten her.

[@LvVStudios]

There were many huge walker herds out and about (like the one in episode 2). Maybe that's the endgame? Fighting off the huge herds of walkers before they destroy everything 🤷‍♂️

[@Joe-ns4ek]

I’m just happy I got to see more of these characters. Issue on my end is like you said it seemed to easy and not like a real ending. But I’ll keep an eye out on this universe in the future. It is kinda a bittersweet ending even though there was nothing bad that happened at the end. Love your reviews and breakdowns 👍

[@kevincarrion3959]

The beginning sequences were what replaced ricks memories of carl, originally he held onto carl and his memories, but eventually he forgot what carl looked like, and all he ever thought about was michonne.

[@RTRDDD]

Gotta tell, disappointment is real. The ending feels like a Pixar's fairytale. Wasted potential of CRM is terrible. But still... I got what I wanted. It's like in 2011, when I went for Avengers movie with my friends. Everyone was saying the same thing: "I don't give a shit about the story, I care only about Iron Man". Same thing now. I just wanted to see Rick Grimes at least one last time. So if this is a farewell that I deserve, so be it.

[@brendank3853]

Rick brought 2 gas masks in his big backpack he brought Love your channel and videos man! Great stuff

[@brentwaid4397]

It’s a good lesson in how we fans think up of how a story should go and what the reality of the writers and show runners do. However you’re right it did seem too easy and that’s likely by design…I’m sure there will be much more to come

[@Ardetha]

Best TWD spinoff so far easily!!!

[@thethriftytypewriter]

Agreed!!!

[@MikeMotorBike613]

i gotta be at subway at 11am, and it’s 2:01am rn. on goddd im finishing this video tn

[@liamwylie8]

Much love ❤❤❤

[@bishbosh4815]

You captured exactly how I feel

[@angelocardenas6572]

Love the breakdown! Are you close to doing the telltale games yet?

[@thethriftytypewriter]

That’s the next major TWD oriented project for the channel 😁

[@dragonballradiant2744]

The point of the sequences with Michonne’s. Was to show Rick trying to hang on. That’s why she burns up in a similar way to Carl. When Rick is explaining what they took from him. It was meant to show Rick finally letting go. They show you that at the end of the episode.

[@MrMechudo94]

I refuse to believe that the CRM arc is over. There is no way in hell all that hype and build up was just to go to waste.

[@mimkyu718]

Those metal leashes are tough. A singular hatchet would not cut through them. He would need something a lot stronger and they wouldn't give him anything that would cut through it so the hand was his best option. It did urk me however that he didn't even make it 100 ft lol

[@icee_ae]

I do understand why you have rated the series as an 8/10, but I still believe that it deserves a 9/10. For those who came for Rick & Michonne, we see it as a perfect sendoff for them; however, those who came for the CRM are greatly disappointed. Maybe increasing the episode count to 8 would've pleased both parties, but I myself am very pleased with the ending. The final episode may have been rushed, but I thoroughly enjoyed the fast pacing that mirrored the first two episodes. Not only that, but the perfect blend of action, emotion, and slow, yet tense, moments really sold it for me. If I were to rate the final episode, it would be a 9/10. Overall, I think this was one of the greatest TWDU seasons of all time, on par with the earlier seasons if not even better.

[@householdgambler]

Try 5 of 10 at best

[@notsolilguat6487]

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[@brittknee1146]

I wonder what they could have done with 8 or 10 episodes instead of just the 6. Just fleshing things out a little bit more would have made me feel just a little bit better about it as a whole.

[@GabrielTorres-fl2xo]

I'm really curious to see the direction the spin offs will take because i can easily see so many first time viewers in the future watch the main show, then watch TOWL for closure on Rick and Michonne's story and that would be enough for them. The story starts with Rick, so ending with him reuniting with his family does make for a great end point

[@John-rf7bq]

59:40 full respect for trying to defend rjs actor don’t make fun of child actors

[@Jjangbunbun]

5:24 these scenes hit deep. Like rick said this was the only escapism he got

[@nunnaurbiznez8815]

I think the reason they show the Rick and Michonne dream sequence so you can see how Rick sees/remembers Michonne.

[@anne-denisemanuel5064]

For Rick in the gas, I think the tissue was soaked, so he had a soaked up mask on his face, like WW1 soldiers when chlorine gas was dropped and they had no gas masks. So for this part it kinda makes sense that he didn't feel to much effects. In ep2 Michonne had a tissue but it wasn't soaked.

[@simmimon]

Great video as always. Overall I felt the same as you. BUT, I CRIED at the end when they got their happy ending. Its what I needed and exactly wanted. I'm happy. Also, thank you for mentioning the horrible people leaving nasty comments about the actor for RJ. Hes a kid, be kind everyone!

[@cariboumagoo4678]

When I watched season 10 I distinctly remember Michonne wearing a ring on a necklace just like Maggie wears her wedding ring, so I figured that was her wedding ring with Rick

[@jensss.]

I know your comment is a month old but I’m currently re-watching TWD and I’m on the episode right after Rick blows up the bridge. Michonne is wearing a ring on her necklace but my first thought was maybe it’s Rick’s wedding ring to Lori because he stopped wearing it a while back. Maybe he kept it around because he’s not wearing a ring in the last episode he appears on.

[@cariboumagoo4678]

@@jensss. yeah that’s what a couple of people had said and that makes sense but at the same time her wearing his wedding ring to lori is kinda awkward lol

[@JosiahL87]

I agree pretty much wholeheartedly with this review.

[@larrythepagan]

8/10 for me. It wasn't as strong production as I was expecting it to be, but cosidering the amount of time that's gone and hunger for Rick's story I can't go not apprieciating what we got. Still the quality of it was much better than wat we were getting in the OG series.

[@user-kw6rh8xq2f]

i wish they would have mentioned ricks brother in this show that way we could have him in the dixon show

[@JustAnotherAccount8]

I've recently rewatched House of the dragon and am also reading the ASOIAF books, so IDK if my expectations were too high, but man this show was a serious letdown for me. HOTD is also a spinoff, but they managed to create one that actually (so far) stands up to the peak of the main series. There's no reason why AMC shouldn't be able to do the same. The last episode unironically ruined my day, I couldn't stop thinking about how rushed and fairytale like it was.

[@thisguy8106]

The last episode I watched was when Rick blew up at the bridge. The next episode I watched was Here's Negan.. and now I watched this complete breakdown.

[@LeahB31]

I’m only half way through the video, so I don’t know if you came up with a theory, but I figured Jadis got to skip consignment not because of who Rick is or anything, but by bringing in a person in general. In TWD Jadis said on the walkie that she paid her dues over the years and should be let in, but they wanted one final person. It could’ve been Gabe if he went with her, but it was Rick.

[@Reefer9000]

For me it's not over until Daryl comes back and sees Rick The Horizon he's out there is because he's looking for Rick I feel like I won't have closure until Daryl finally comes back and finds Rick but as far as Rick and Michonne story I'm satisfied

[@pinoyjona]

I love this as a conclusion for Rick and Michonne. Bonus if the two are still around for at least Daryl to reunite with them. If we were to get a continuing spin-off, maybe if Judith became the main character in her older years and Andrew and Danai are done reprising their roles, I’d be more than happy to just hear her parents are alive and well and Rick did not end up like his comic book counterpart’s fate.