The Walking Season 11 Episode 17 & 18 Review

[@db_cooks]

Elijah was so mysterious and powerful when he was first introduced, the mask and swords or whatever, and now he is almost useless and weak.

[@Nurse_Shelly44]

I said the same thing. His introduction was so promising, and he's been useless ever since.

[@roxans557]

I thought the same thing. He was such a badass when he was introduced. Doesn't even feel like the same person.

[@Darkforest127]

Its comical how useless the commonwealth soldiers are and even with all the armor the walkers still kill them so easy. Also the part where Daryl is taking fire behind a mini van and the soldiers are lighting it up drove me crazy. Even handgun bullets can penetrate all the way through the side of a car never mind a rifle round.

[@Grey8270]

What made the commonwealth arc so good in the comics was that it wasn’t another Rick vs the villain story it was a story about political corruption but the show turns Lance into a moustache twirling villain

[@silvermasktraveler1788]

@@Grey8270 this show always needs a bad villain even tho they live in an apocalyptic world full of zombies.

[@Grey8270]

@@silvermasktraveler1788 they have a villain fetish cranking out crappy villains to add nothing but filler and distract from the main threat the reapers wolves scavengers the living the claimers the ferals moto

[@Adog00]

I agree. I don’t know why they still haven’t showed what happened to Oceanside yet. Hopefully next episode shows it

[@TsubasaAnimations]

They mention oceanside in episode 19 but they'll probably only get to what happens in episode 20

[@Mickaye]

ADOGGGG WASSSUP

[@ozbej5988]

Same with aldon's death bro 6 episodes of not knowing

[@ZachAsaD]

@@TsubasaAnimations highly doubt it in 20 seems like they’re focusing on CW, perhaps 21 maybe

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

Really weird decision considering most viewers aren't that invested in Oceanside anyway, you'd think they would get the resolution over and done with rather than making viewers wait 4-5 weeks, when most were lukewarm about the cliffhanger in the 1st place.

[@ZackeriseZeplane]

I agree with you on Sebastian. I like on how it sends a message that no one is safe, and also with how poetic it is. It’s also shaking that the only one who steps in to help is a Grimes considering what he did to her father in the comics. But I also liked the actor playing him, and there was some interesting set up for his character in that episode. I hope it was the right decision. Also I find it funny how he shows shades of remorse and change, but the second something doesn’t go his or his moms way he looses it, and returns to being a prick.

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

haha yeah just when I was thinking maybe Sebastian might be changing for the better, he then throws a walker towards Max 🤦‍♂

[@brianachim2670]

The Commonwealth soldiers must be from Fear.🤣

[@jonasdiaz8615]

The final season of TWD works best when they’re building up the Commonwealth steadily before paying things off properly in a satisfying manner such as episodes 10, 13, and 14. Best part of these 2 episodes are definitely between Maxine and Sebastian. His actor is a scene stealer that makes the most of his conversations. Felt sympathy for him leading to his death and wished we would’ve seen more of him but still love the execution of his final episode and final moments. Even still there are limitations to what this series can do with, speeding through the big plot events and how they affect the communities, the cheesy jeep scene made purely for the visuals. Do hope we get more of episode 18 with the Sebastian episode and less of 17 with the jeep.

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

Thankfully episode 19 is more like 18 than 17, even if the pacing is a bit all over the place at times. Season 11 feels weird, we had a really slow start with the repears wasting 8 episodes, and now it seems like there's a lot of plot to get through with not much time left. Agree with you on Sebastian and TWD working best at the commonwealth.

[@dylanburton4955]

@@HeyJoshyJosh For me the first half wasn’t too bad though I did think the villains were weak but the pace of 11B was paced pretty well and C seems to be doing well despite a kinda rocky start

[@TomTomTom87]

The final episode of TWD will end with Morgan showing up to the Commonwealth on his raft, he will step off and say “I’m here to help people”…..all the main cast will be saved and they will all float off into the sunset

[@ehalcro]

I'm kinda torn on this whole commonwealth arc. I think the story and characters have been good. However, what puts me off is how small and lifeless the Commonwealth feels. It's always the same few places and a fairly small number of people we see. This place is meant to be massive. The protests and the Founders Day event felt so empty. I appreciate this may be covid restrictions causing this though. This and the fact that the Commonwealth locations just look like film sets to me detract from the experience.

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

It definitely doesn't feel like a place where 50,000 live. We just see the same streets all the time, it does feel really small, even when compared to The Kingdom or Alexandria. I read that the writers wanted to fill up a football stadium full of extras for the founders day celebration entertainment, but had to scale the entertainment back to a small wrestling match :/ I think the commonwealth would have been much larger in scope were it not for COVID. Also, I'm assuming AMC has cut TWD's budget as well which may have something to do with it, but that's just my opinion.

[@bishbosh4815]

This final season is such a weird experience because we know Daryl, Maggie and Negan (and Carol?) are safe, so there's no tension and stakes when it comes to the main characters. Of course it's possible the main side characters like Eugene, Rosita, Gabriel, Aaron, Ezekiel, Lydia etc could die but they've been so afraid to kill any major character off for so long I'm not even sweating it. And because we know about the spinoffs and have done for over a year, we're basically just watch to see how they are set up and how those characters end up there. This is only a conclusion to the side characters story, not the whole show

[@ozbej5988]

Yeah They are too scared to kill any significant characters

[@bishbosh4815]

@@ozbej5988 not you again 😂

[@ozbej5988]

@@bishbosh4815 yes its me again😉

[@bishbosh4815]

@@ozbej5988 finally some Joshy Josh to nourish our souls

[@ozbej5988]

@@bishbosh4815 facts

[@dylanburton4955]

Episode 18 was deffo the more entertaining episode and it was really good

[@db_cooks]

A problem with TWD now is the walker kills. It’s like they decide let’s have someone pulled in half by a walker and they slap together a scene to show it.

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

100% agree with this.

[@VIO__]

Episode 17 had the most embarrassing, horrifically awful yet comical scene of the entire series so far. The flipping Jeep when they were on flat ground and the zombies were still yards away was absolutely absurd. This season has had a few good episodes but by and large has been so bad and that scene was just the perfect display for it. As far as Negan’s wife, I think she’ll get Lori’s comic death. Maybe she’ll give birth first but maybe not, either way I think she’s going to get shot when fleeing and the baby will die also, making Negan flip his shit. Something like that is one of the only ways I can legitimately see Maggie and Negan coming together enough to have a spin off together.

[@tobyslater2011]

I don't think Sebastian was being geunine when he made the political speech at the end! (before Max plays the tape-recording on the radio). He is just showing what his mother Pamela was saying, that he would be a good leader/politican. He still wouldn't change from the terrible person he is, even if he's good at speeches

[@levid.2592]

I've missed you man. Hope you and Scott are getting along. Can't wait for your episode 19 review!

[@mandough]

Was waiting for a video like this! My coworkers all stopped watching TWD a long while ago so it’s nice to hear other people’s thoughts who’ve stuck through.

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

Hope you enjoyed it! and I know that feeling, I only know a couple of people in real life who actually still watch the show.

[@ozbej5988]

@@HeyJoshyJosh i sadly havent come across anyone who watches twd irl😪

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

@@ozbej5988 damn :( I remember when S4/5 was airing, back when I first started watching, so many people who I worked with used to watch the show and would talk about it every week. Now there's only one other person at my work who I know still watches it.

[@ozbej5988]

@@HeyJoshyJosh wow Thats depressing We have to thank scotty g for that

[@Ginkrepeerc_]

I feel like Connie hasn’t had any lines since she returned

[@ryanengelstad6073]

Ok we have ranged weapons, jeep mounted 30 cal machine guns that have literary turned the tides of battle and responsible for our victory in north Africa in ww2.... drive right up to the edge of the walkers, split up and have no backup even though we keep showing limitless soldiers at our disposal. I was yelling at the show!!!

[@patricenagel9442]

I love your channel. You say things others just think about, even if I don't agree everything you say, you are so funny. You're just cool dude

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

Thank you :)

[@TsubasaAnimations]

I liked Princess better when was she was weird. She feels like a nothing character now

[@ZachAsaD]

I like the how they’ve made the production quality better it seems, the score is good too

[@rob_patrick1]

Thank God someone said it, I see a lot of comments in walking dead videos loving the 11c, like what? Are you fake accounts paid by AMC? It's pretty underwhelming so far

[@ayellojesse]

Yeah the walking dead has a bloated cast right now and I'd say around 70% of the characters they don't really know what to do with or have disappeared all together like Luke, should've just killed him off during season 10. Outside of Negan, Carol, Ezekiel, Daryl, Rosita, Eugene, Gabriel, and Mercer the rest of the characters don't really matter unfortunately like remember how big of a deal it was when Yumiko found out her brother was in the commonwealth and now when he pops up it's like 'oh yeah Yumiko has a brother' or when Connie and Virgil returned and it was a big deal and now Connie is just a journalist and Virgil is huh, now that i think about it i don't know where the fuck he is.

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

@Dishonestney I thought with Virgil coming back he would mention Rick and Michonne, and that would play a part in the rest of the season, but they've just ignored that for now. Also, what happened to Dog?

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

@Dishonestney I'm choosing to believe this is the official reason.

[@marveldcextinctionwrestler7773]

This Made my Day, after A Rough Week (Last Week) and this week's not been that great either :(

[@TheWalkingDavid]

Once again we agree on almost everything my man. 100% agree about the dropped characters and their subplots. They realized that it’s stupid to focus on these characters when they only have a handful of episodes left. I don’t see how they can resolve all they have set up in a handful of episodes. I just don’t

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

Hey man! It's weird that AMC spent the 1st 8 episodes of S11 dedicated to this pointless repear plot, but now it feels like they are trying to rush to the finish line. Unfortunately, I think a lot of the side characters are going to get disappointing ends to their stories, either that or they decide to kill everyone at the end!

[@TheWalkingDavid]

@@HeyJoshyJosh you know that if they kill everyone at the end, I’m totally down for that! I’ve been saying that since Rick left, and I said that I believe that’s how FTWD ends

[@emoney7731]

After fear season 7, and whatever tales of the walking dead was, I'm definitely not complaining with what we got. It wasn't perfect, but it's definitely an upgrade compared to the previously mentioned.

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

100%

[@Dark_Brandon_2024]

Bright facts that make me want to live: #1: ftwd 7 is finished and won't hurt our brains anymore...

[@Adog00]

The Walking Dead is back🔥🧟‍♂️

[@marveldcextinctionwrestler7773]

I'm on Season 9 Episode 14, Season 9's been really Good, Can't wait to watch Seasons 10 & 11

[@undiscloseddesires6816]

Season 9 is one of the best seasons of the series. The few seasons before and after are big letdowns.

[@demon_hawkeye5269]

@@undiscloseddesires6816 I mostly disagree, the only let downs are 7 and 8

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

S9 is great, don't get spoiled watching my vids!

[@demon_hawkeye5269]

@@HeyJoshyJosh based, the people who never gave season 9 a chance due to the dip in quality during the couple of seasons prior really missed out

[@mr.goodboi2780]

I thought these two episodes were awesome. They had a few weird quirks like you pointed out but I was heavily invested in both of them and I'm excited to see where it's going. It's like the complete opposite of Fear imo.

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

Oh yeah it's far better than Fear that's for sure.

[@marveldcextinctionwrestler7773]

What did you though of Pete in Season 5 of The Walking Dead, He is Jessie's Abusive Husband, Considering you like Jessie's Character, I'm curious of your thoughs of Pete

[@db_cooks]

I feel like Sebastian’s death was brilliant! It does kinda mean anything can happen. Except for the spin-offs telling us the big characters don’t die.

[@liamphibia]

I was satisfied.

[@megagrunty1090]

It’s a shame because the massive cast of characters is also an issue in the comics by the time they get to the commonwealth

[@geoffreyhhill]

It would be cool if Negan takes over the Commonwealth and brings back the Saviors

[@jamiegray7822]

I like the new Daryl f bomb trend we have been getting haha. Although it feels strange given the lack of swearing in the show. It does give these moments more power though haha

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

yeah it's weird that now the characters can swear on the show, after not being able to for the best part of 11 seasons.

[@vanessamirrorss4348]

Good to see you back

[@cpikoart]

I watch the new episodes with my parents (we press start at the same time and text each other haha) and the cheering when Sebastian got his neck ripped out 😂 Cosmic justice!

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

haha I was doing the same, got what he deserved

[@RE-ol5ws]

17 was good but my only flaw was that the Commonwealth soldiers were incompetent. 18 was even better, but I felt the cliffhanger from 17 was resolved too quickly and the wrestling scene was cringe. Aside from a few flaws, these were strong starts to 11c. Also Josh, just a heads up about episode 19, get ready to be disappointed!

[@mr.goodboi2780]

I haven't seen it yet but i've heard ep 19 is super slow. Which is sad considering there are only 5 episodes left after it.

[@wickdaline8668]

I see nothing disappointing about 11x19 🤷

[@RE-ol5ws]

@@wickdaline8668 I did.

[@RE-ol5ws]

@@mr.goodboi2780 It is. And aside from the variant action scene, nothing happens. Even for a character focused episode, it's pretty boring.

[@wickdaline8668]

@@RE-ol5ws Sorry about ya then.

[@ridensroom6957]

Omg I forgot all about the oceanside cliffhanger

[@rsdillbot3646]

Remember when Luke existed

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

Remember Heath?!

[@rayblair3933]

Haven't seen the video yet glad you're back can't wait to see your review especially for episode 19

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

thank you

[@anunknownentity1637]

I have the unpopular opinion that what Sebastian did wasn't wrong. He never forced anyone to go get that money through violence or threats of violence and never deceived people by tricking them about the presence of walkers. He made deals with people and basically said "I want this money and you need help, if you get it for me I'll give you some and use my power to better your life." Personally I think Sebastian is an obnoxious spoiled brat but what he did there was fine On a different note I also really liked the death of Sebastian, it was surprising but also made sense since his comic roll is no longer necessary. Although I wouldn't be surprised if this is also an attempt to make comic readers think there will be no final Rick-like death. We could see someone like Hornsby take Sebastians roll and kill someone which could be very interesting. These last few episodes are looking promising. Although the announcement of spinoffs have made conclusive endings for certain characters impossible, I still think there's a lot to look forward to with the variant Walkers, Lances potential CRM connection as well as wherever the story will go now that Sebastian is dead and Pamela will be obviously vengeful.

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

Hey. I get what you're saying, and you could argue that the people going in to the house knew the risks, and they knew what they were getting themselves in for. But then again, I do wonder what would've happened if those people turned down Sebastian's offer, we already saw that he didn't take too kindly to Daryl and Rosita when they initially refused. It's possible the ordinary people who he approached could've felt intimidated and they may have thought they would get in serious trouble if they turned down a request from Pamela's son. I guess it's impossible to know what really happened when he approached these people because we don't see it actually play out, but I still feel there's just something predatory about asking vulnerable people, people who he knew were expendable, to risk their lives for some money. As Sebastian says in this episode, "the system is rigged, the poor stay poor", so essentially he and his family played a part in making sure these people stay poor, and now he's sending them off on a suicide mission because he knows they are too desperate to say no. Still doesn't sit right with me, even if they weren't forced to accept his offer. I agree with you on Sebastian's death. I think we will get at least one big death before the show ends, after watching episode 19 I'm leaning more towards it being Eugene. Quite possible Pamela kills him. I do wonder if TWD will end in a similar fashion to the comics, it will skip ahead a decade or so, and then all the spin-off shows will take place in between the time skip. That way the show can have a definite ending, but also gives room for the spin-offs to exist.

[@damonlongstreet8630]

7:20 actually I don't think once in the whole series has anyone done that to someone being ripped apart.

[@agentchicken3577]

off-topic, but are you going to review the new star wars show Andor? It's really good, unlike Kenobi

[@elcrow4539]

Until Rick and Michonne are back home hugging Judith this is not an ending. It's a really long and boring commercial for shows that I am never going to watch. But the real question is what happened to Daryl's dog?

[@geoffreyhhill]

I thought it was just me with episode 17 feeling totally off. I enjoyed some of the action but felt like much of it is predictable

[@bishbosh4815]

I think these episodes were really good in what they did do but it's so bizarre how the last episode ended the way it did on that cliffhanger over the Commonwealth taking over the communities and Oceanside's fate in the balance and that all just seems in consequential now because within one episode Lance is captured, Pamela pardons them, and it focuses entirely on being in the Commonwealth again. Also I thought the characters in the Commonwealth were going to investigate the missing people, they found coordinates and were going to ride out in the morning, and this hasn't been brought up at all yet. The writers have this really weird thing of setting up potentially interesting things and then not following through on them and doing something else instead, either ignoring it entirely or padding it out and saving it for a "big reveal" later on, which is just bad writing and shows don't normally do this. So as much as I did like what these episodes had to offer I am underwhelmed and confused as to the things they set up in 11B's finale have just gone unresolved. I don't even fully understand what Lance's whole plan was anyway and how he was able to do it under Pamela and Mercer's noses, his motivations are vague and too often the writers leave things up to the audiences interpretation instead of just telling us

[@tobyslater2011]

Lance didn't have the opportunity for promotion at CW, despite his skills with negotiation, diplomacy etc. So that's why he wanted to have power in Alexandria/Hilltop. Golden opportunity for him. As for why he went 'evil' and did a takeover of the communities there, I guess that is just the person he is. He got pushed into doing it out of anger and disagreement, because of the 'Warlords' episodes where the ex-CIA guy and his squad died

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

I wish the season had just resumed with the Oceanside cliffhanger being resolved, I don't know why they are dragging it out considering most viewers aren't that invested in Oceanside anyway. Why make viewers wait for a reveal, which most won't really care about? I'm not really sure what's going on with Lance either, obviously Maggie pissed him off by rejecting his offer, but I'm not really sure why he wants to kill everyone now.

[@richardmorency497]

Hello Josh,how are you doing?Can i ask you why you don't do reviews anymore.The 6 episodes of the 3 spin-offs are quite good.Negan and Maggie,Daryl in France and Rick and Michonne's mini series are very intertaining.Hope you make a great comeback.....From your French Canadian fan!

[@patricenagel9442]

You're right. They are faster, angrier and hungry as Hell. Variants maybe??

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

That's what I thought!

[@plumpmoose]

Hell yes. Been waiting for your review hahah

[@dayngerreviews]

I must say I enjoyed both 17 and 18 but yes 17 was a bit boring here and there and the fear the walking dead effect of the beginning of the episodes just ignoring the cliffhangers were a bit bad but overall I didn’t mind it lol. 18 was so fun and the shocking death of Sebastian at the end was so incredibly surprising especially as a comic book reader! What I am worried of though is how it will end eventually. Maybe I’m just panicked over nothing but I’m a bit skeptical with the ending. Variants is such an amazing episode no spoilers and it does have more in store for the future

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

Watched variants last night, I enjoyed it! I'm also a bit cautious about the ending, only 5 episodes left and still feels like there's a lot to cover, I mean the characters haven't even made it back to Oceanside/Alexandria yet, don't know how they are going to squeeze it all in.

[@dayngerreviews]

@@HeyJoshyJosh It was an enjoyable episode and at least there’s more to cover but yes I agree it’s like they’re gonna squeeze everything in these 5 episodes left but I’m sure it will be fine. Anything these days have a better ending than game of thrones 😂😂 Just saw she hulk as well and that is really bad

[@BURP39R]

Mate I was fuming. The Yanks have seen 19 and we haven't. I found it. It's good. Everything we wanted to step up is starting. Remember season one.. Nah I'm not saying it. I am super critical of how shite it has become. But this is decent. Not great. But there's hope.

[@ryanmclellan8740]

I'm enjoying the final season but, good sweet Jesus, am I alone in getting tired of Eugene and his romantic entanglements? I just don't care.

[@frazzs9012]

Thank god your back

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

Good to be back!

[@frazzs9012]

You were missed haha, Can't wait to see you review next week and thoughts on variants thanks for all the work you put into giving us good content and keeping us entertained

[@wickdaline8668]

I still think the episodes are better than Fear and Tales.

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

100%

[@expedidor]

Joshy Josh is back! Are you watching House of The Dragon? ya should, it's preeeeeetty good

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

Haven't watched it yet. Got burnt out with GOT after Season 8, but people who I've spoken to who've watched House of Dragon have told me it's good, so I may need to check it out.

[@bishbosh4815]

YESSSSSSSS FINALLY!

[@nickcds3419]

Snooze fest. Can’t wait until this show is over. What a huge disappointment

[@gd7022]

This season is so cheap and boring.

[@brianachim2670]

Cheap yes, boring I don't think so.

[@gd7022]

@@brianachim2670 You're easily entertained then, good for you.

[@brianachim2670]

@@gd7022 That sounds like an insult

[@tobyslater2011]

@@gd7022Lots people have liked the Commonwealth story in season 11

[@marveldcextinctionwrestler7773]

I'm gonna say this just to piss Joshy Josh off, I Actually like Carl (oh sorry, Coral)'s Death, and I Do believe The Show actually got better without carl

[@cohen8817]

They shouldn’t have killed Carl, but I do think everyone overreacted and Carl wasn’t the best(nor was Chandler Riggs acting abilities)

[@HeyJoshyJosh]

I just don't think his death should've been the reason behind Negan and Rick wanting peace. They should've killed Morgan, he was preaching about peace for years, would've made sense for him to die, and then have Rick wanting to honour Morgan by sparing Negan.

[@marveldcextinctionwrestler7773]

@@HeyJoshyJosh yeah that part I Do Agree, It got annoying how They say “Carl wants us to Stop” but I Still like his Death Scene