The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Series Finale was Disappointing | REVIEW

[@jerrystakes]

Let me know your thoughts on the FINALE down below!

[@jeremiahgardiner]

Here's why the walking dead became so called woke or a bad show Amc + plus is Turing itself into a walking dead universe channel to stream like diseny + did with marvle it sucks because what happens is its made to binge muptlie stories at once......and we all know amc dosent have the budget to cover more than one story to two complete stories at a time but like game of thrones or lost by a certain point in the story there's so many questions that nothing can be answered in complete satisfaction

[@elliotwatson3964]

I love that people are dissapointed. I will take rushed over filler episodes (episodes that arent 1, 8,9 and 16)

[@undergodShady]

@@elliotwatson3964 ur glad the finale was shit ? What 💀 ?

[@jerrystakes]

@@elliotwatson3964 I mean I agree I’d take rushed over filler too

[@undergodShady]

I like your list alot. Im so glad some one called out this "rich and michonne can do anything" BS. here is what i would add 1. Rick surviving the grenade blast he took the walkers out with. NOT BELIEVABLE 2. Michonne walking around freely in the CRM facilities after she was declared dead. NOT BELIEVABLE 3. michonne finding the dossier in the cats anus. NOT BELIEVABLE 4. Judith and RJ leaving the common wealth on their own. NOT BELIEVABLE 5. Rick and Michonne some how not going to alexandria first and they went to the common wealth which they didnt even know about ????? NOT BELIEVABLE 6. Thorne suddenly saying beale was wrong ??????? why ? what happened? what Epiphany did she have in those few seconds where she would change her entire opinion ?

[@holidaybros]

the fact the reunion wasnt at alexandria. not even the walls in the background or something. just standing in a generic field... wow

[@smowka]

I felt like this was so the moment would be focused on just Rick, Michonne, & the kids! If they had done it in or outside of Alexandria, others would’ve had to be involved… I think we will get to see other reunions soon!

[@dogo4048]

Kind of a dumb nitpick how does it matter at all where they meet up at there are other things you can attack in this episode lmao

[@holidaybros]

@@dogo4048 its not at all it's a very valid criticism and one of the biggest ones i hear about from the final episode. but subjectivity is a thing lol

[@dogo4048]

@@holidaybros Its valid but I just don't see it as a big issue

[@kmdreacts]

@@holidaybros Absolutely!! We spent 5-6 seasons at Alexandria and it's characters, but again, No Actual Closure from the show/franchise. A spanning birds eye shot of them walking back into Alexandria as a family.

[@emma3d9]

I hate how the later seasons and spinoffs of the walking dead makes the villain look so intimidating and almost unbeatable just for them to die in one episode and it’s so infuriating when they have been building up the CRM for so long

[@dogson1]

CRM was boring from the very beginning. Good to see it's finally over and now we can move on with new zombie variants and war with Negan, who if you don't remember has the entire city/army again and I'm pretty sure he will go full villain mode with this old crazy lady, so yeah. Fuck CRM.

[@RB-xr6mi]

Just like the white walkers in game of thrones

[@penutafr1234]

The CRM is not gone. Just the murderous leadership that was making the CRM red group go out and kill people I thought that was easily understood I figured it out and sometimes I'm slow on the uptake

[@rjb1987xx]

Well put that probably cause all us fans want that negan fear and relentlessness and grit

[@H4V3N]

@@dogson1that’d essentially destroy any character development there was. What a stupid idea. Just put this show out of its misery already.

[@hishamniyazi3224]

The fact that Scott Gimple has not been fired yet baffles me. This dude screwed World Beyond, the Savior Arc and hyped us up for an endgame villain that was taken out in only a few minutes. The fact that Commonwealth and Savior conflict was shown in greater detail than CRM is sad. If they even do the crossover series, I’m not sure what story there will be to tell due to the Dead City timeline and Madam Genet’s likely downfall.

[@tobinmcleod7152]

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[@DopelyTV]

yeh my hopes for the crossover kind of died... now they would have to introduce yet another big bad threat thats somehow bigger than CRM, it wouldnt play very well... i think the best we can hope for is like a mini reunion at the end of daryl show in the commonwealth then they should do like a hour and a half epilogue special that sort of follows the comics that does a time skip and show rick pretty much the de facto leader of all communities, they used the crc resources to bomb zombies and lead them to culling factories / use them for energy etc

[@dannyhernandez265]

Gimple messes up anything he touches Why is Gimple still involved in these projects?

[@Freelancer837]

Scott M. Gimple having a job in this industry gets more shocking by the day.

[@Laqqy]

CRM being built up as a Giant, only to be taken down with no pushback… It’s like the whole series was “We are going to kill everyone to survive” and Richonne just goes “no”. even if the message was that they’re unstoppable together, they don’t just change an entire civilization dead set in their tracks in one fell swoop and call it good story telling

[@M.Hiro79]

They didn't take the CRM, they took the 3k elites out, it is explained in the end.

[@sparglass]

The CRM still exists though. It was only a small portion of the infantry that was corrupt.

[@ghostyhype_btw4303]

Did you watch the episode? Obviously the crm didn’t get taken down a major base got taken down which exposed the lies and secrets that they were hiding from the civic republic leaders. Still a lot of potential of more conflict in the future.

[@AdamTravelsTheWorld]

They didn't get taken out..... Only one base.....

[@LivingwithPerks]

When you blow up their base with their arsenal of bombs. Yeah, they're gonna be taken down.

[@GraemeCampbellMusic]

I really liked it. The scene with Beale felt like season 5 Rick was back. The only bit that disappointed me was not seeing Rick walk into Alexandria or the Commonwealth being greeted by Ezekiel, etc. it should have been about 10 minutes longer, then with a hint of a cliffhanger

[@vargr2089]

I never expected Alexandria or Commonwealth, pretty sure those sets were taken down when the series ended. I liked the episode overall but I think the reunion wasn't what people were expecting. 'I believed' was cringe 😂😂

[@GraemeCampbellMusic]

@@vargr2089 Yeah the writing for the kids was a wee bit cheesy. Enjoyed the rest though

[@annepierredathie]

Ezekial?! After he moved in on Michonne?😂

[@lachancla3723]

@@GraemeCampbellMusic Nah, even the writing between Rick and Michonne was cringe.

[@lachancla3723]

We should have seen them with Carol or something and then transition to the scene where Carol tells Daryl about Rick coming back via phone.

[@TowGunner]

BS. 6 episodes accomplished and satisfied more than most of the latter WD seasons. I barely made it through one season of FTWD, didn’t watch the Beyond crap but 6 episodes of Those who Live explained the CRM perfectly. Judith showing up at the end was everything I hoped for.

[@TheCivicRepublicMilitary]

I agree. SUCH WASTED POTENTIAL. Beale was killed so easily. Thorne too. And the whole CRM collapsed. TWO PEOPLE Killed an entire military force?!?! Character plot armor was real! How did Rick survive the grenade blast?!?! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@RickGrimes-xz8sk]

Once I saw him survive that Gernade I was done with it

[@KateTheGreatOf1988]

@@RickGrimes-xz8skHonestly I probably could have looked past the believability of Rick surviving that grenade blast-but Michonne taking her time to say “love doesn’t die” not once, but twice in the midst of absolute chaos is what broke the immersion and just killed it for me. 😂

[@Merknilash]

Yeah and Beale and Thorne were just way too good for this series to kill off like that

[@demiloyoung3647]

BECAUSE IT IS A LOVE STORY. The main plot was not Beale. Sigh.

[@cristi1145]

The CRM military is fine. They just (somehow) killed 2500 elite soldiers with the evil plan. The cities are safe and the CRM as a whole is still the same except that they aren’t isolationists anymore.

[@WiglegTheRealOne]

6 episodes to deal with the biggest treat in the world, is very little

[@TheZomboy11]

You mean 1, cause the other 5 were not about the CRM.

[@WiglegTheRealOne]

@@TheZomboy11 yeah, for real

[@WiglegTheRealOne]

@@TheZomboy11 imagine if it actually was the 3 movies that was the first idea

[@TheStandingStillDead]

I liked the final episode but after Beale died then it felt lazy and had bad dialogue.

[@WiglegTheRealOne]

@@TheStandingStillDead yep, for me the most idiotic thing was the way the gas worked in this episode, in the second episode the gas killed you in a very slow way, but in the final episode, it just kills you instantly, except of course, for rick and michonne

[@Thomas.m.1899]

I really did like a lot of the events that transpired, but what the fuck that ending was rushed. This should’ve been a 2 hour episode for it to work.

[@kuromil5127]

You realize the budget was a factor right? They ran out of money and they stated that in interviews before 😂 yall are weird.

[@hhxte3185]

​@@kuromil5127 there's literally so many endings they could've come up with a low budget

[@brendonrookes1151]

@@kuromil5127 then why bother making the seriers id rather nothing then this let down

[@kuromil5127]

@@hhxte3185 well this is what they envisioned and they did it as a love letter to their devoted fans. Lots of people are satisfied and some not. I personally would’ve loved more heartfelt dialogue during their reunion with the kids but we had someone else writing for the last ep and not Danai or Andy. But ya, you’re entitled to your opinion, just thought I would insert the fact about the budget.

[@kuromil5127]

@@brendonrookes1151 because it was not made for YOU directly, but for they devoted adoring fans. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it 🤷🏾‍♀️ simple right? Lmao

[@RickGrimes-xz8sk]

Bro you literally said everything I was thinking. I was stressin thinking I was just hating but nah it was actually so disappointing

[@G1AN_011]

the grenade scene was dumb af

[@jerrystakes]

I’m pissed I forgot to mention that in my review. It was so dumb

[@callie1on1]

That was Nat who taught her just burn things down.

[@lachancla3723]

@@callie1on1 then we should have seen a small snippet of him teaching her how to set something similar to this. I mean if they wasted half the season with filler, why not show a small scene to set it up instead of "oh, yeah, he thought me". Show, not tell situation.

[@titanmma101]

That explosion would have turned them into the red mist.

[@swishasweetrold]

Yeah and they literally turned into walkers in like half a second like bull fuckin shit

[@Ostro1980]

AMC obliterated the biggest villian they've been building up in three different shows in 5 seconds.

[@jasonadersonwedion9874]

Nobody cares about the helicopter group besides the KZbinrs and people with no life the majority have already forgotten about them

[@Ostro1980]

@@jasonadersonwedion9874 Well AMC and the writers obviously cared about the "helicopter group" at some point.

[@jasonadersonwedion9874]

@@Ostro1980 some point yeah like 4-5 years ago

[@acerabbit6031]

​@@jasonadersonwedion9874 literally everybody does that has watched fear and world beyond when they showed. They've built them up as the BIG BAD.

[@joshuaclayblack]

Gimple promised a massive reveal of the CRM. The big bad was like the white walkers, promised so much but in the end we get nothing

[@ruanbotha8554]

My opinion...rick was a speed runner... You know those gamers that like to finish the games really quickly... This is the same thing... Rick just killed the main boss and completely ignored everyone else...😂

[@jerrystakes]

Lmaooooo literally

[@Mukatutu]

To be fair, Rick grimes with CRM training should be a john-wick level character, murder-skill wise. Although he got nerfed with the hand thing. If anyone could speed run it would be Rick.

[@DoneWEvry1]

He didn't get nerfed with his arm being cut off at all. He actually gained an advantage with his new arm, which wound up saving him a couple of times. It also had the knife that would spring out of it, which would be very useful in TWD universe. His new arm was so much better than his actual arm. If I were in his situation, and I found out I could have an arm like that if I amputated my arm, I would probably go for it despite how crazy it seems, and how much the amputation would hurt, because it would be totally worth it in the end. It also takes away a main part of the body where people often get bit. It's a total advantage. The only down side is not being able to really move the fingers, but that's not an issue in combat since he had the knife. It would just make every day life a little frustrating at first. ​@@Mukatutu

[@swishasweetrold]

‪Exactly towl was a huge disappointment we gave gimple 6 years to make a decent show but nope he has to put filler episodes in a 6 episode series‬

[@savannahenry3911]

I enjoyed this series and happy Rick and Michonne are reunited with their kids but this series needed 2-4 more episodes. If there was a episode between 3-4 and 5-6 that focused on the threat of the CRM, their plan to save humanity and Richonne’s struggles to defeat the CRM, it would’ve greatly impacted the series . There was potential to make this a top 3 TWD season ever but it feel flat in the end.

[@Depressing_joe]

Pace of the story: ep1 - fast ep2- fast ep3-fast ep4- slow ep5- slow ep6- very very very fking fast

[@EPmager]

ep3 is somewhere in between

[@Depressing_joe]

@@EPmager true

[@BlueSkullX]

Rick and Michonne got their lives back and none of them were killed off for shock value like they always do. They got reunited with their kids and actually got a happy ending that they deserved after all the shit they've been through. It didn't need to be sad or bittersweet at all. No need to drag out the CRM as a threat for another season or two. They wouldn't win against them in a head on fight which is why they had to sabotage them from the inside. Beale was the only rogue element in the CRM and with him gone the group got reformed like Okafor wanted and they'll use their resources and manpower for something that'll actually change the world for the better. All because of Rick and Michonne. So tbh, this ending was perfect for them.There would be no point in dragging it out and further threatening Rick and Michonne's plan of reuniting with their kids or putting their home in danger even after all of that. It would be repetitive. Just let it end. They'll probably wrap up the other two spinoffs after their second seasons now

[@YT_FALLENX]

Wasn’t this about Rick and Michonne’s love story? Not the CRM. Obviously yes the CRM is apart of the story and all but if you really look into it, this was mainly about Rick and Michonne reuniting and running back to their families, CRM was just a problem factor like “Walkers”, they were a side plot from what I see. I’m saying this because we never got deep scenes of the CRM and their soldiers, they were only shown when Rick was there or one of the main characters and that’s bc the CRM isn’t the story! The love story is the key and it’s exactly what we got. 1x4 is not a filler, it focuses on the main plot which is them both, it’s pretty obvious if you look at how the season was made. Although if you were looking at it the way you were then of course you’ll be dissatisfied but you have to know that the CRM was not the main plot. It’s like the CDC in S1, it wasn’t the main plot, it was a side thing, while the main plot was about our characters finding a safe haven and all that.

[@noirnoir4276]

Another one is Rick surviving a close range grenade explosion. Like how is he still standing??

[@jerrystakes]

Ugh I know I forgot to mention that one!

[@lachancla3723]

He activated the Glen dumpster immunity card.

[@yitoproductions]

Don’t forget, that’s also right after he’s able to survive the toxic gas with his super lungs with no mask at all, and is perfectly fine after and even able to have a fight scene with Thorne, when the show has emphasized just how badly that gas fucked up both Michonne, Nat, and the rest of the CRM earlier lol

[@dahannes6739]

@@yitoproductionsthat was Fear the Walking Dead story writing

[@InTheFrontRowYT]

@@lachancla3723I said the same thing in my reaction! This isn't a new move for TWD they did the Glen under the dumpster trick haha! 😅

[@thisistiktokhellooo]

The ending was nice, Rick and Michonne reuntied with Alexandria. But this episode was meh. The whole CRM hype went to shit so fast. The finale ruined the show, but the ending was nice. If we get a season 2, I will change my mind if Morgan returns, or Throne is gonna form a faction to take back CRM by any means since we didn't see her die.

[@KateTheGreatOf1988]

I understand and share your disappointment. It started off SO strong-even managed to get my husband to sit down and watch again after he stopped watching back in S8. I could have looked past most of what disappointed me-the pacing, the unbelievability, lack of Beale and his rushed death…but the level of cringe and immersion breaking with lines like “Love doesn’t die” (not once but TWICE), “are you the brave man?” and “I bELiEVeD” really killed those final moments me. 😂 I know the majority of the fandom is clowning on RJ…and I do feel bad for the kid considering it was his first acting gig (or so I heard) but wow, whoever thought casting him as the son of the two most important characters to TWDU really screwed that one up. I don’t blame the actor whatsoever…that’s all on Gimple, casting and the writers. Like you said, I’m satisfied enough with the ending we got…I’m just not sure I’m satisfied with how we got there.

[@shadowy_fox]

I feel like the episode could've been a whole season, or at least a few episodes. This was always going to be rushed, not much more the writers could've done with six episodes and uncertainty about Danai and Andy doing more. I honestly blame amc for making this a six episode show, just not enough time for everything they wanted to achieve.

[@brendonrookes1151]

they shouldnt of even tried to make the whole series in 6 episodes this is a major studio dont try that they dont have budget bs

[@combobreaker_99]

How was Michonne was able to do all this co op stuff and not get busted in a very strict military base?? For Ricks son they don’t put enough effort to acting or even his significance.

[@lks7842]

I SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT RJ. Bro finally is meeting his father for the first time ever and while I get they don't have a relationship together yet, he doesn't even seem excited to see him or meet him, at all. They ran up to Michonne but Rick just stands there awkwardly and he's hardly acknowledged at all and then the kids are just like "I knew you were alive I believed" like bro that was TERRIBLE

[@elsimain]

I was willing to give scott gimple a chance, the first episodes were amazing, but the more he got involved, and as soon as he started writing, it became intolerable, his dialogue is the most cringiest shit and the characters and world becomes unbelievable, scott gimple is a hack, and its a miracle AMC keeps him around

[@x_G3ist_x]

The problem isn't the episode, nor the number of episodes per season, because Chernobyl is a limited series and this show is almost perfect. TWD's problem is only one and it's called Gimple, how do you still not realize that?. Dead City S2 and Daryl Dixon S2 will continue to have the same issues as before. As long as fans keep to tolerating and "eat" this type of content, nothing will change, twdu will continue to sink into mediocrity.

[@NENWAR]

Why don’t they sack him already? Surely after his involvement with Carls death and the amount of backlash that got he would be gone straight after?

[@Baykko]

I've watched dead city, darryl and now this one and here is where i draw the line. I cant berlieve the CRM died like that , even world beyond did a far better job at building them as an evil power. Here they were a joke.

[@ethanbrock5453]

Because AMC has been completely delusional for YEARS ​@@NENWAR

[@NENWAR]

@@ethanbrock5453 it’s just a shame some of the things they end up doing just completely baffle me

[@ethanbrock5453]

@NENWAR Alot of it is because the audience that still watches the shows are also delusional and think that just because Rick and Michonne are in it that it's God's gift to Earth.

[@illustrated__man]

i remember telling folks way back in 2019/2020 to temper their expectations in terms of all the crm shit. i knew two things - firstly, they had no clue what to do with it.. that was obvious for almost a decade. and secondly, once they'd settled on the crm as the backdrop for rick's journey, i knew they were gonna fuck it up somewhat.. it was clear from the on-set that there wasnt enough meat on that arc, and they were never going to spend enough time on it. so, yeah. none of this is surprising to me. but having said that.. hopefully they stick to this thing being a one season venture, and airdrop the characters into the final few laps of the daryl dixon show.. no more than that.

[@annepierredathie]

Everything you said!

[@DD-ok2pt]

You need to rewatch it because you missed some basic references, particularly the broadcast at the end where it said that the regular army was not involved just this rogue sector. If you didn't understand what episode 4 meant then yeah I could see why you are missing the entire plot. Check out Reckless Reels he gives a good breakdown of the entire series.

[@sparglass]

You obviously missed the point of the show and why they decided to even make it in the first place. The whole idea of the series was not the CRM. It was Rick and Michonne's love story and return home. The CRM was never going to be the plot point that the show relied on. They wove in what would be the downfall of this branch of the military the whole season so that way you could see how they would make it out. That less than 10% of the military is actually corrupt meaning everyone freaking out about how massive this threat was is missing the picture. Only a small portion of the infantry was a danger and they (Rick and Michonne) handled that. He only killed 3,000 the small less than 10% was corrupt. The CRM still exists they just handed power over to the republic like they always were supposed too.I think along the way people missed what this story was supposed to be and thats why you may feel disappointed. I loved it and love that Andy and Danai came back to give their characters the peace they deserved. This was about closing the chapter on Rick and Michonne and showing their love and their united strength. They never said the CRM was the endgame of the TWD, just that we hadn't seen anything like that before and that is true, but it is fans that created their own narrative for how the CRM story should go forward in a show that was never about the CRM and again thats why you are disappointed because you never understood the point of this particular series.

[@atfbproductions7458]

Did AMC give you all some cue cards to read from whenever someone criticizes the show? cuz you all always have the same excuse🤣

[@sparglass]

@@atfbproductions7458 nope! Just sharing my opinion on reactions! I feel like people missed the point of the show! Not every finale is perfect but I think people are missing the point of this series and missing the elements of the plot based on storylines they built up in their heads!

[@savannahbrown5722]

I agree everything you said. Its pointless trying to explain it to a person like this dude as well as other youtubers who clearly didn't listen to actors stating exactly what the series would be about. I honestly don't think most are true fans. They just looking for attention and they are going to get the attention they desperately need for their channel.

[@gavina4241]

@@sparglassalso this has been hinted this was outcome since episode 1 with Okafor (just one guy) bombing the navy base before they could bomb another city

[@gavina4241]

@@atfbproductions7458they just giving an opinion why they disagree god forbid it must mean we riding on amc

[@marioiii9106]

Honestly I think Reunion was amazing,but everything else in episode is rushed - Thorne wasn't explored a lot,Beale wasn't explored,Frontliners were talked a bit in couple of episodes and then out of nowhere they just make CRM non existent Threat anymore. Shoulda just focused on Rick and Michonne escaping after 1x3.

[@GarryWilliams555]

To me, this reminded me of how the white walkers had been built up for years then defeated in a single episode. I did enjoy the reunion scene but not much else. Huge waste of Terry O Quiinn

[@dylanburton4955]

I dunno I liked that he was only in for one season, sometimes having a villain span multiple seasons lessens the impact they make, the main show even struggled to do that at times with Negan during seasons 7-8 The cannibals were in three episodes and had such an impact and I felt like with Beale, Terry was able to make an impact without been in it much and sometimes villains are best been that way

[@RickGrimes-xz8sk]

@@dylanburton4955alright but imagine if after all the Negan build up in season 6 he was just killed instantly at the lineup. That’s how Beale getting killed there felt for me

[@ThatChickPiperTV]

I totally agree with you. However, Scott Gimple is horrible with endings and I knew that this would be unfulfilling. I think episode 4 was necessary, but episode 5 was so unnecessary. They wrapped up everything too easily here. It was like they were rushing to an undeserved ending. I couldn't believe how simply they closed things out. The Echelon briefing was a joke. After I heard what Biel said I thought, "That's what changed Thorne into a true believer? That's what made Jadis want to kill Gabriel and risk it all for the CRM?" What a joke! They should have done a season 12 for the main show and took their time to develop the CRM and come to a satisfying conclusion. The actor who plays RJ seemed like he was in pain trying to deliver those lines. The story could have worked and it was a good idea but the execution was poor. It needed more time.

[@McKnlght]

The issue for some TWD fans is that they create their own narrative and are disappointed when their theories, ideas, and predictions don't match the actual story. Everyone is customizing their own version instead of taking it at face value.

[@Copperbollex]

100% true

[@marym9150]

I totally agree. This is the case for most people.

[@Guyvermectin]

Face value this episode and most of the series sucked

[@FearFlicks500]

This episode Sucked,The threat wasn't worth it,Why not end the movie,Find the cure and this shit ends,2013 till now walking dead ain't done,We don't even get the vibe from this series,tbh this series sucked,No threat,no long time villians,We couldn't even see the real end

[@Fruitlahoop]

No, it’s Scott Gimple gaslighting his own fanbase every damn time. He made so many promises and delivered on absolutely nothing..

[@kaci273645]

So what’s the odds of Carol actually saying “Rick is back” through the radio after watching this series? I feel like it’s higher now lol

[@jerrystakes]

Definitely much higher!

[@Somecupoficewater]

If Rick and Daryl’s reunion is on the same level I personally think it’s the nail in the coffin.

[@StarStarbreez]

Rick actor Andrew is bailing the spin off already he was offered more for another show -.-

[@rikisjoakin]

I was satisfied with this ending. It has many things that can be criticized, but if you are a fan of the universe, the show as a whole seems like a masterpiece to me.

[@annepierredathie]

TOWL absolutely outpaced the rest of the universe for me, though it promised more. Unlike other fans , I hated them staying in Alexandria, even though SE05 rocked, I didn’t even love SE1-2. In all, the overly moralistic S/Ls, the unending redemption arcs and whiplash 180deg character changes season to season left a bad taste for TWD, so TOWL was a welcome change, just after waiting many years, not enough.

[@ATROFlAR]

NPC take

[@adammaloney3192]

The problem I have with The Walking Dead as a whole is that the writers don't seem to ever give it a 100% if u know what I mean like they seem to play it safe with every storyline and conclusion atleast in recent years I agree with u that kids acting is I don't want to sound harsh but it's atrocious they needed to recast him years ago idk why they bothered to create that character to begin with this franchise was destined to fail without carl. If they wanted to kept carl alive and continued with the CRM storyline I would have had both carl and rick be taken by the CRM and separated maybe they were told one another were dead rick tries to return home but carl instead get really invested in the CRMS motives they could have gone into how the virus started and could've shown us how they were still searching for a cure they could've made carl this type of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader character growing up into a kind of anti hero ruthless killer serving the CRM with the title general grimes then after the ones who live we could've gotten a trilogy about carl and tell a real dark in depth story.

[@M.Hiro79]

I didn't feel it rushed. And once again they didn't take down the CRM, it still exists, they took out Beale and the 3k elites who were going to destroy Portland and expose what they did to the CRP just like what they said they would do since episode 3 and reiterated to Jadis just last episode. Since episode 1 they talked about all the big heads of the CRM being at the Cascadia Base, so how exactly was that not explained ? You asked why did Thorne have a mask and the others not ? Thorne who just figured out what they might have been doing versus the one sitting in front not knowing anything ? They took of the mask because MIchonne told him while they were under the tent that it will be fine in a few minutes ? HOw does she knows that ? Well like you said she was attacked by it before and saw how deadly but also how quickly it evaporated in the atmosphere after being released. Maybe you should pay more attention to those details and the dialogue. It's okay to be disappointed but to pretend that it was overly rushed or that they did what they didn't do is disingenuous ;) Also the whole idea of the series was not the CRM, it was the reunion and return home of Rick and MIchonne.

[@jnbp9312]

Totally agree with everything you said.

[@lumariadp]

Exactly. Literally everything that happened in this episode was explained by something that had already been explained or shown on screen and the lack of understanding from this comment section means they just weren't paying attention to what they were shown for the previous five episodes. Like, at all.

[@azarazar007]

I suspect the finale was written by ChatGPT to save the costs on actual writing.

[@combobreaker_99]

I still think Daryl Dixon season 1 is being handled better than any spin off

[@knuckalar]

Weirdly I thought that was the worst one couldn’t even finish it

[@lokiodinson5455]

Yeah. The best. Because the character is still the same one. Rick does't feel like the Rick Grimes we knew.

[@demiloyoung3647]

Not sure I agree about the saviour aspect of that series. I did enjoy it but not as much as The Ones Who Live. Haters gonna hate.

[@derekhayter4879]

Daryl Dixon Season 1 is fucking awesome if you decided to visit France and Mont Saint Michel first and then watch the show

[@angeloalvarez5520]

Yeah I love that one

[@paullansford2528]

How did rick not die from that grenade he used to kill the walkers swarming him?

[@jerrystakes]

I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT IN MY REVIEW!!!!! IT WAS ON MY LIST OF NOT BELIEVABLE THINGS I KNEW I FORGOT ONE

[@paullansford2528]

@jerrystakes like I legit thought Rick sacraficed himself to save michonne and take down the CRM. I'm glad they didn't go that route, but I thought that's what they were doing

[@MrMocha0411]

I didn’t necessarily have a problem with that, grenades don’t really explode, they pop and send shrapnel up to 10 meters away. There have been cases of grenades detonating in people’s hands and living.

[@jjlacey1970]

apparently carl once said 'he cant die'. i'll go with that for my sanity of watching the quickest tv programme ive ever seen.

[@lumariadp]

He threw the grenade and had an armor shield and a dozen walkers between him and the grenade. They literally show him holding the shield and ducking down with it. Are y'all okay?

[@Jake_lovely]

Disappointment is an understatement , I'd say it's literally 🐕 💩 . Episode one was incredible, and then it went downhill like crazyyy , all the build-up of the CRM for this ?? TWD ended on S9 EP5 , everything else is fan fiction.

[@PacifyKy]

Honestly the season finale of season 8 should’ve been the end. Even tho I hated how/that Carl died and with most of that and season 7 being shit, in the end it was a fitting and satisfying conclusion, and they made the end it makes sense even with Carl dying. It was probably the only season finale of the show that felt like it could’ve ended right there. Yea as much as I liked the other comic book arcs with the whispers & commonwealth being put into the show it wasn’t really needed/matter after Carl died(since he was really the future/legacy of the story which they change to Judith).

[@lachancla3723]

Walking Dead ended halfway Season 6.

[@CharlieeBrownn69]

Episode 1 is my fav it made CRM Threatening seeing Rick back all for it to go downhill with the CRM.

[@annepierredathie]

Gimple gaslighting You get lured into believing he’s not a fucking hack and then - WHAM!!! -A major cliffhanger could’ve solved time constraints and that bullshit Rambo ending -Episode 5 is still unwatchable for me -Michonne as emotionally batshit momma bear + wife always ready to break cover was so exhausting -Terry O’Quinn (The Stepfather!!), Okafor, Pollyanna McIntosh and Thorne deserved better, stellar performances though -Cringey dumbass Gimple-speak ie Thorne’s last lines -I didn’t like nor need the reunion -Rick’s elevator scene was awesome -Beale asking Rick the worst thing he’s done and the flashback of Ricksanity was HILARIOUS! -Rick feral side-eyeing Michonne after he punched dude to death and her having to be like ‘yo motherfucker it’s me, chill!’😂 -I agree w/all other takes RE thinness of echelon briefing, BS gas survival method, the pitiful collapse of the CRM after years of build up

[@jss302]

👍👍

[@PacifyKy]

Yup perfectly said

[@angeloalvarez5520]

There was so much Gimple speak this season. It was rough for me

[@demiloyoung3647]

I thought it ended the way that a LVOE STORY should have ended. Everyone who thought the CRM was the main plot was going to be disappointed. Michonne not dying disappointed many of you and many KZbinrs got it WRONG because they were not LISTENING to the creators of the show. Main plot: Rick and Michonne and their unstoppable love. This searies was everything for hard core Richonners. Sorry you were disappointed but these two did not deserve any more suffering or separation. Read what Dana and Andy said about that. There are explanations for all the things but people do not pay attention. GG.

[@smerk7497]

On top of this episode being rushed, where was the red machtee/murder jacket Rick we were promised?

[@bullymaguire921]

Buddy we didn’t even get michonne telling Rick of the pike scene

[@unidentified2117]

He punched a guy to a death

[@annepierredathie]

Even though I loved the elevator scene I did expect more feral Rick

[@smerk7497]

@@unidentified2117 that wasn't murder jacket rick

[@aboxofissues1369]

I mean.. idk what else you'd call it but it seemed pretty in line with murder jacket Rick to me​@@smerk7497

[@dumboi5407]

If this show was more then 6 episodes they wouldn’t have to rush the finale so much.

[@empressink_]

I find it incredibly hard to believe that the CRM, which have strived for years, especially after Operation Cobalt, are just taken down like a disc one final boss. Frustrating writing and one of the main reasons I stopped watching this show so long ago.

[@dravenlee5524]

Imo episodes 4&5 should have been mixed together and the final two episodes should have all been about battling the crm. Maybe episode 5 could be Rick & Michonne talking to the crm community and getting them to rebel against the army. Then episode 6 is that battle. We’ve seen that Rick befriended people within, some who put their life’s on the line for him, like the dude in episode 1 who gave him the sewer map. So this could show that no matter where Rick goes, people are willing to follow him. So with this civil war, it would feel more believable that Rick & Michonne could take down an entire damn army. On top of this, if they could only do 6 episodes, each episode should have been ATLEAST an exact hour, rather then 45 mins, but I’d even say an hour and a half episode each. Also Daryl leaving for nothing makes this feel even dumber. It’s become clear to me that the only people who are happy with this ending are the ones who joined the show half way through its run. Majority of us fans from day one are extremely upset with it. It doesn’t mean we don’t still love the franchise, it just means we can admit when something we love has faults. It’s okay to not blindly accept anything given to us. Some of my favorite series have terrible endings. The 100. How I Met your mother. Shameless. Now the walking dead. But some of my favorite shows have GOOD endings. Weeds. Breaking Bad. Hell, even Z Nation has a better ending than this. It’s a shame twd couldn’t be on the good ending list. With that said, I will suggest this, many of the shows I spoke of have season finales that could MOSTLY work as the series finale, if you so chose so. The 100 was fairly well wrapped up with the season 5 finale. Shameless is fairly well wrapped up with the season 7 finale. And the walking dead could be fairly well wrapped up with the season 8 finale. Obviously there’s some loose ends in the ending, if you chose those endings, but it works better then the endings we got. Also yeah, RJ’s acting truely destroyed this scene, lmao. No offense to him at all, it’s truely amc’s fault, as they should have got better casting.

[@FearFlicks500]

Finally someone who understands me,I don't hate walking dead but it feels like this was a disappointment,I wasn't expecting this though,I started walking dead in 2013,and seeing the way the story goes without Giving me the vibe I always imagined sucks,I think this walking dead was just focused on Love,nothing more it sucked for me

[@BlondeAndBougie]

I started watching in 2011, never missed a Sunday, bought lots of merchandise, got family members hooked, got angry when Carl died, pissed at others scenes, but never gave up. I think once you understand that TOWL, is a love story, one can understand it is the way it is. The rest is just filler. Maybe they'll revise or dig into it in another part of the universe, maybe not. It's a TV show that's going to have done unrealistic aspects, hell, zombies aren't even real! And neither are dragons. Imagination Nation. It worked for me. 😊❤️‍🔥

[@KateTheGreatOf1988]

Man the final season of The 100…I don’t think I’ll ever get over that one. 😂

[@dravenlee5524]

@@KateTheGreatOf1988 same honestly. What they did to Bellamy specifically ruined the entire season. There was a way to write him off, but the way they did, was not the right way 😅

[@TJunioR97]

@@dravenlee5524Bellamy Blake is the Carl Grimes of the 100

[@sinisterhistory8801]

We still never got a definitive PPP card answer. Gimple lied

[@vincentnguyen1995]

I thought the first two episodes were great and had good pacing, despite being fast. Then it slows down a lot to where we barely have screentime with General Beale and the CRM to establish them as a threat to everyone. Terry O Quinn's casting was so wasted after hyped up as the ultimate antagonist to the series, likely necessitating everyone to team up to defeat him and the CRM. Also how the CRM (Beale's red stripes) is defeated is meme worthy because the "strongest military on the planet" barely had security that would have prevented their leader from being assassinated and their chemical weapons (which is stored by all the troops) had no one guarding them in case of sabotage. It was so rushed and anticlimatic. Sure the reunion was great (but still too short) but all the hype of the CRM being the most dangerous antagonists was just wasted as they would have been the perfect final antagonist to end the franchise.

[@dylanburton4955]

While I understand it may feel rushed for some I personally really liked the finale and thought the pace overall was just about right without dragging out too much They had slowly set up the stakes so nicely throughout the year and we got to visually see just how big the stakes were and while it would have been cool to have a big action scene I’m glad Rick and Michonne dealt with the CRM in a smart and believable way rather than having a gun fight against countless enemies Yeah I would have liked to see more Beale but the more I think about it the more I like that he was actually a short term villain, Terry is such a great actor and to me was able to make such an impact because he was so short lived and didn’t overstay While I would have liked to see Rick and Michonne reunite with everyone, I don’t mind that been left to my imagination But I do like that despite the fact they blew them up, the CRM isn’t completely gone and there can be opportunities to explore the fallout of all the changes happening and with everything that happened in the finale There was no wasted time and no filler and they dealt with the threat in a way that made sense and with the way it ended there’s deffo room to explore more things if they decide to do that but at the same time it closes the show nicely and wraps it up in a way where they could just leave it like that After all the build up of the CRM throughout the years I felt like I deffo got more than enough of the army in this show but still kept it solely focused on Rick and Michonne which made sense with when they said this series was a love story about them two Overall I do think this is one of the best seasons in TWDU that I’ve seen in a long time and whatever happens next, I’m excited either way, especially for Daryl season 2

[@LivingwithPerks]

Disappointing? It was 10x better than TWD's finale... It had closure. It didn't leave us on a lame cliffhanger like they always did in the past.

[@TheSonnyCosta]

Lots of problems here like with Fear. Padre/CRM being taken down so quickly, taking off your gas mask, new characters just getting killed off quickly, bad acting from a child (RJ), etc. Once again, visually, it worked just like Fear did in s6-8.

[@mangoismangois1672]

So crazy they made 3 other spin offs that no one asked for instead of making a second season of this and expanding upon this really interesting faction and bringing it down and then trying to spread this message of what’s about to happen like this last episode could have been turned into a whole season if done correctly but instead it feels like they either stopped caring or were like forced to just end it here. Really sad and disappointing after what the earlier episodes seemed to promise. And the reunion being just with his kids in some field like wtf was that

[@mangoismangois1672]

Like I want to know how the message of what happened got out who did he go to who are the people that like voted on this it could have been such a fleshed out story with an inner city rebel faction forming if the time limit on the other city being destroyed was made further out and could have been this whole really fucking good story

[@Angel-lt1sh]

Omg your OWN poll said 78% liked the ending! What consensus?? The consensus is that the vast majority liked the finale therefore NOT disappointing. What are you talking about?

[@jerrystakes]

At the time I recorded the results were definitely different so I put that up to kinda show my inaccuracy there

[@yitoproductions]

Rick surviving the gas was worse than the grenade imo. The show already empathized just how badly it fucks you up considering it killed all of Michonne’s friends and almost killed her and Nat too. They even lost a whole year just trying to heal from it, and Rick is somehow able to walk away just fine? And even able to have a fight with Thorne with no mask? Ok… lol

[@Jks_Sherripaiva]

TWOL was not, let’s say that louder for the ones in the back, TWOL was NOT about the CRM.

[@jerrystakes]

But it HEAVILY involved them! This argument doesn’t make sense. It was the entire B plot of the story

[@Jks_Sherripaiva]

@@jerrystakesa testament to good storytelling with CRM for sure. However it was always marketed as a love story with the CRM baked in. We don’t know if they are completely done with the CRM of it all but this particular show was made for Rick and Michonne to get home to their kids. There was never a possibility of anything else and the actors, who were also the creators were 100% clear on that. Read your words again “B plot”

[@empressink_]

@@Jks_Sherripaiva Then they should've never played the CRM up to be this huge giant. Or killing off Jadis/Anne the way they did.

[@Jks_Sherripaiva]

@@empressink_ I think they did an excellent job in explaining why Rick was taken away on a helicopter and still alive but didn’t come home. No one would have believed anything else but a powerhouse like the CRM that could keep him away. It just would have been foolish not to make something nearly impossible to go against someone like Rick Grimes

[@ExquisiteKinkyCoils]

@Jk_Sherripaiva ❤ 🎯 🎯 Posts.

[@hierarchartanis8992]

I mean , the CRM was there since episode 1 of twd and they teased them over the years many times as the biggest military and now they re gone in 5 minutes , this just doesn’t live up to the expectations

[@Obi-Wan-Kenobi466]

I agree this episode was definitely rushed but people are judging this ark way too quickly and harshly. Yes Beale and the entirety of the top brass at the summit being killed off was disappointing, but its not confirmed whether all frontliners & top brass attended that summit and were killed. There could still very much be a chance for rebellion in the CRM, if some of the remaining CRM army are still loyal to Beale's leadership albeit they didn't fully know Beale's plans. Someone could take over the mantle of Beale's position like Croat, continuing Negan's legacy in New York, and manipulate the truth like Beale did to gain control of the CRM. And it wouldn't take too many soldiers as well, Beale only had 2533 men doing his real dirty work, of which he used to build himself a sort of supremacy. If someone with the same leadership and organisation follows Beale's footsteps the CRM could become a major major threat again. so just hope for a season 2, there's still alot of great storyline to play with.

[@yuikoo0613]

The entire series was what episode 4 was about, Rick and Michonne. The CRM stuff was the filler. You're completely missing the point of the show and clearly its not something you enjoy and now you're disappointed by your expectations. I do agree in some parts with you and sure RJ's acting kinda sucked but thats not entirely his fault. The entire scene felt weird and overall couldve been executed better you cant just blame RJ they probably ran out of budget

[@Father_Daniel]

I'm glad they both lived and reunited with the kids but the CRM and Beale have been built up for years! CRM is DONE in the snap of a finger and Beale DEAD with 10 mins of screen time. No world building or connections to France. So many unanswered questions. I'm just underwhelmed this was a self-contained story in its own bubble and I was expecting the CRM to be built up as the big baddies for the TWD Universe going forward while also connecting to France. Happy ending for this limited series but a underwhelming ending for the future TWD universe

[@mistereffyou8050]

Honestly i feel like theyve missed a shit ton of opportunities. I thought Morgan went to go find Rick at the end of Fear? I thought all the spin offs should of tied into each other and they all come together to fight the big boogey man which is the CRM. Instead of giving Daryl, Maggie, and Negan their own spin offs why not just take all the budgets and consolidate them into a big ass spin off with characters from every twd series. That would have been the correct way to send it off with a bang especially Rick.

[@Biffa7]

Walking dead fans are too easily pleased… I understand the story is about the love story between Rick and michonne, the finale was rushed but you build up the CRM up for years the be the ‘Endgame’ of TWD. To be ended in 1 episode just so underwhelming… You have Rick struggling against half a dozen walkers to pull a Grenade and not even have a single injury. Ah feel very mixed

[@gavina4241]

when was it set up that crm was endgame? just because they were in multiple spin offs doesn’t mean they were endgame villains. they are the endgame for the main character’s storyline yea but that’s about it. they are huge system ofc u would see them in multiple spin offs. that was just yalls expectations

[@timmorrisdrums]

Such a STRONG start to the show. The first episode somehow managed to take what would sound rushed on paper, but make it work perfectly on screen! It was a bit of a let down to have a bit of a rushed finale with some things that just didn’t feel realistic. I feel as if they made all the episodes 90 minutes, cut episode 4 and 5 into each other as just episode 4. Making Episode 5 most of what we saw in episode 6, but more in detail, and less rushed. And making episode 6 a big story about how they leave the CRM, get in contact with Judith and RJ, and spend more time with them reuniting. It would’ve satisfied me and a lot of others more.

[@mr.goodboi2780]

This was a DISASTER. What a joke. This episode should have happened 3 years from now. Gimple has no idea what it's doing and it's official. I'm just kind of done. I can't keep going knowing how little the writers care about how everything clicks together. They teased the CRM for YEARS. They teased this story for YEARS. It was TOO easy. Some fans will get a kick out of this but anybody who thinks a bit more and/or iis a writer like myself just knows this was fucked up. I can't believe I'm saying this but Dead City and Daryl Dixon are much better shows, just by refusing to rush the damn thing into 6 episodes. I can't believe they killed Beale. And what does that say? Is Beale's son going to retaliate? Where is everybody else? No Morgan reunion? That's... it?! The CRM is just good guys now? What a rip.

[@TheWalkingDavid]

You and I wanted it to be good Jerry. We really did. Just sucks how they went about the last few episodes, given where it ends up.

[@BrianBPlatt]

I agree with you saying that you like the story they went with but it was seriously rushed. It’s like ordering a drink or food and it was wrong but you don’t wanna go and complain and get it fixed, so you settle for what you have leaving you unsatisfied.

[@jordans4081]

I pondered the final episode ending-a couple of hours before it aired-and I said out loud to myself, "There's no way they can end this whole show in a fifty minute episode. It will have to be two hours or at the very least an hour and thirty minutes and most likely won't end pretty." I said this with a tinge of optimism, but an antagonistic current of impending disappointment was lingering . . . and damn-just damn.

[@GaminIsArt]

Same bro, I thought the only way they could end it in 1 episode is if the crm just slaughter everyone including rick which I think would have been oddly satisfying

[@CarlaHachemAuthorSongwriter]

I loved it! It was an epic love story with action, zombies and a long awaited reunion. I’m looking forward to DD and some kind of endgame in the near future! ❤

[@victoriabeck2357]

You nailed it! The Game of Thrones, last season and the terrific letdown of this show is very similar. Scot Gimple must go 🎉

[@touristtea6076]

Still loved the season. I will say all other episodes are my fave literally. I can’t say if it’s cause we are sad it’s over or it was too rushed. Wanting more is actually a complement to the show. Wanting more says it was great!

[@michaelc1626]

You forgot the part where Rick pulled a grenade like right on himself, it blew up, and he was pretty much fine. The plot armor was strong here. I kept thinking about Kingdom of the crystal skull, except this episode nuked the fridge not once but twice.

[@ChopOnBraves2025]

Maybe disappointing for you, but not me at all. You are too hard on the show. Terry O'Quinn only agreed to ONE season. Get over it.

[@jerrystakes]

I’m glad you liked it more than me!

[@atfbproductions7458]

Sheesh you people have a really hard time when anyone calls out anything whatsoever about this show no matter what it is huh do you ever stop to think maybe you're the one with an issue🤷‍♂️ 🤔

[@Mikeee00]

Why is it so hard for people like you to accept a different opinion?

[@ChopOnBraves2025]

@@atfbproductions7458 Some people are never satisfied. Particularly men. As I said before. Get over it.

[@ChopOnBraves2025]

@@Mikeee00 I don't give a rat's @ss about your opinion.

[@luciferkotsutempchannel]

Episode 1: incapable of escaping a community for 5 entire years Episode 6: capable of killing ~2,500 people in less than an hour

[@CallMeElChapo]

you were one of the people that didn't want a second season, you got what you wanted lmao you can't really be too upset if they were going to wrap it up in 1 season there wasn't many ways they could do it. I'm upset too but I wanted a 2nd season lol

[@freegameskidsteens]

Lol, it's not a filler episode when the show is advertised as a love story from the get go. The problem here is that you're judging it based on what you wanted it to be and not what it actually was aiming to be from the get go. And they were very upfront about what the show is from the get go.

[@jacks1bonnielass]

This isn’t about what we wanted. Speed running a plot is the stupidest sht ANY showrunner can do, bottom line. Two more episodes could have sufficed to flesh it out more. Taking down the CRM and going home in the span of 15mins is just a cop out. I was literally screaming at my husband “Omfggg this is GoT all over again!! Why do they keep doing this?!! Sure I’m glad he reunited with the kids, but what the hell?? They aren’t the Avengers for heaven sakes…”

[@marcooliveira389]

RCM was promissed to have so many secrets, and so many layers of lies above lies… to end in a single episode.

[@tyleremerson9538]

No lies detected. The Gimple apologists out here and on Reddit keep falling back on "BUT TOWL WAS ALWAYS ABOUT RICK AND MICHONNE REUNITING AND GETTING HOME! NOT THE CRM!!" Which would have been fiiiiiine. But if that's the case, then you (i.e. Gimple and writers) should ONLY tell the story of Rick and Michonne WHILE finally letting us in on the CRM - but not finishing it. The CRM conflict was set up as the Thanos of the universe over FOUR franchise series!! (TWD, FTWD, TWD:WB and TWD:TOWL). And then the whole thing gets fixed in ONE episode which nobody other than Rick and Michonne appear in?! The CRM conflict should have been its own Avengers-style mash-up featuring Portland, the politics of the CRC vs. CRM leadership, more moral and ethical debates about survival of the species on a global scale. Oh! And - by the way - maybe some of that variant shit? The Echelon Briefing could have been SUPER interesting if it was "we can't survive with variants becoming more and more common" or "we believe we're on the verge of reversing the virus or finding a cure." But it was literally just "we don't have enough food to feed everybody, and we deserve to rule the world." And let's be honest: Rick or Michonne should have died at the end. Plot armor once again... Such a shitty end...

[@christophergarrett7082]

This is why tv shows needs like ten or thirteen episodes for a season. 6 episodes is not enough to tell a story of a season

[@EPmager]

Tbf that alone wouldn’t be a saviour, they could still make most of the series filler & rush the finale to absolute hell (see S11 of the main show)

[@johnnymcevoy1582]

100% agree with you Jerry. Rushed finale and weak ending to the series compared to how strong it started. They had a perfect big bad nationwide threat with the CRM that could have connected the other spinoffs…and they chose to way too easily kill them off. So many unanswered questions and cool directions they could have taken them, all gone now. Terry O’Quinn was severely underutilized. Explosion was so unbelievable. Reunion was nice but little weird and RJ can’t act. Somehow these damn writers find a way to fuck everything up. I genuinely felt the same as you that the fear the walking dead plague got its hands on this show and it’s nothing short of sad

[@Jukeson_TV]

Personally I loved it I think there should have been more to the CRM but seeing the reunion with the kids made it worth it for me

[@joepa87114]

Thinking about this finale more, it occurred to me that the fatal flaw with this story was summed up when Beal said he told over 2500 soldiers they would be committing genocide and only Rick seemed to think that was a bad idea. I know Okaford wasn’t on board but he had much more time and resources to act and yet he didn’t. This all plays back to the A vs B thing and that’s where the show came up short. Every character we were introduced to from the CRM was actually an A. They never showed us what it truly meant to be a B, where they came from, how they survived and how did they transform into elite soldiers. We are to believe that the Eugene’s of the post apocalypse world will inherit it yet does Eugene seem like he’d make a good CRM soldier? Of course not. In fact other than Eugene, I can’t think of single character from any in the TWD universe (except TWB) who wasn’t an A. We already knew who Rick and Michonne are so maybe the show could have spent a little more time telling us who the CRM is. That didn’t happen and that’s why the finale felt rushed and a bit implausible. IMO

[@dubmcz]

The summary exposition when they were flying back to Alexandria was the biggest insult to "The Walking Dead" series' epic layered storytelling practices to date. You do not give this 6-year build up a conclusion with a dude on the radio giving us a Spark Notes summary. I am so livid rn... I truly wanted to love this but there's no excuse. This franchise is $$$-galore, how do you do this to such a Flagship franchise? disappointing.

[@dan-oe7yw]

I just got around to binge watch this. I do t know why but i thought there was a second season already finished, so i kept waiting for something to go wrong in the last episode, then POW! ITS OVER. I want a refund

[@theworldisavampire3346]

The fact that Rick & Michonne single handedly destroyed the CRM in 20 minutes, then went home. It was terrible. It should have been a season about their struggle to get back to their children, like the Terminus season on the road. Then set up for a season 2 where the CRM comes looking for them, thus finding Alexandria.

[@darrylseymour]

It doesn't make sense that Judith recognized who Rick was and RJ didn't. They both shouldn't have recognized him.

[@Wonder2win]

What are you talking about? Judith knew Rick. She's not meeting him for the first time like RJ.

[@darrylseymour]

@@Wonder2win she was too young to remember what he looks like.

[@lumariadp]

​@@darrylseymourShe was four or five, she would remember at least vaguely what he looks like. She was already drawing him and being sassy to him by the time he was gone.

[@darrylseymour]

@@lumariadp She was 4 but to know for sure that it is him considering how old she was and how long it has been since she saw him it still doesn't make sense. Not to mention he also had a different look in season 9.

[@justinpatton6996]

I’m sorry man, I loved it we finally got a conclusion to The Walking Dead. Perfect for me.

[@jerrystakes]

So glad to hear you felt that way!

[@mrgreen4026]

No one is noticing that the other spin offs take place years after this with no explanation

[@WalkerSlayer9878]

The events of Dixon takes place like a month or so after Rick returns home. It’s Dead City that’s ridiculously jumped time of 5/6 years later going on to 18 years in the Apocalypse with no verbal or physical explanation as to y Maggie has majestically left Hilltop, Rick, Michonne & the Co, ETC with Hershel again which only then lead to Hershel being Kidnapped again creating a Re-Hash ordeal of S11 when Hershel was also taken away from Maggie by the Commonwealth.

[@flapyjack]

I agree so much wasted potential and dumb scenes .. this is not a satisfying end to the CRM and to how big of a threat they were to everything. They introduced things well just to end them badly

[@pamelaann1958]

Jerry, you and the walking David are the only ones giving a true non kiss a** review. I was very disappointed with this finale...SMH. Sad

[@Father_Daniel]

You make sooo many good points. I have been dreaming of Rick reuniting with Judith..and RJ. It didn't hit as hard as i wanted but was still nice. I thought Rick would breakdown seeing Judith. Then RJ was just cringe. "Are you the brave man?" Thats how a 3 year old talks not an 8 year old. Again very glad they got a happy ending it was just so rushed my head was spinning and the reunion was nice but underwhelming compared to what I had in my head

[@danialhashmi6078]

Look you can have issues with the episode but comparing it to anything from GOT season 8 is too far lol. That's way over the line

[@chumorgan443]

Some of the worst writing the show has ever seen. Should've called it the walking deus ex machina.

[@sainted6]

I just cant force myself to believe i took them one episode to defeat the LARGEST MILITARY ON THE PLANET in one episode, when it took them two seasons to beat the saviours.

[@Mukatutu]

I mean, the saviours event was an all out war. So it makes sense it took a long time. This CRM event was basically an assassination, taking out all the important/corrupt members during a summit.

[@DD-ok2pt]

Did anyone listen to the broadcast at the end where it said this was a rogue sector and the main army wasn’t apart of the betrayal?

[@lumariadp]

They didn't take down a whole military 🙄 the lack of media literacy in this comment section is ASTOUNDING. The CRM is STILL AROUND. They're just not run by the fascist faction of frontliners anymore. It literally says that IN THE EPISODE.

[@joepa87114]

Not saying I hated it but it felt more like a superhero movie in the final battle and not anything similar to what we expect in TWD universe.

[@Wintersponge]

World beyond made crm feel like this unstoppable force. This giant threat only to make crm feel so small

[@peptoAbysssmal]

@jerrystakes i agree with every single point on your list you made, unrealistic writing / wasted potential • Love you dude

[@daniellaird4954]

Two seasons to take out negan 6 episodes to take out an entire fckin army wow just wow and wtf was the ending all about like the crm converted like who did that who was flying the helicopter to drop them off cause they wiped out everyone daryl dixon brother was more intimidating than beale 6 fckin years we waited and this was the end result wow just wow

[@HermitOfSwords]

I started to watch, but they lost me at "Rick didn't think to pretend to be on their side to get away until some guy says it almost jokingly in a passing conversation after like, a decade". Rick? A top tier leader, and naturally, a strategist that at least has some level of tactical knowledge not only from surviving but literal police training. You know, like, the guys that pretend to not be cops all the time to stage busts, which regular cops have the opportunity to do pretty often with task forces. It didn't cross his mind once? Yet he thinks cutting his whole hand off makes sense when he's literally already free? Okay.