Random TV Miniseries Review - The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

 

Yeah, I know I'm late to the party, but there is good reason for it. You see, after the main show ended, we UK folk didn't really get many of the spin-offs set after the conclusion of the main show to begin with. Sure, Fear the Walking Dead made it to its own conclusion here (and I will get to that one eventually) and then Sky made a deal with AMC some months after to bring the remaining spin-offs. And what better way to start them than to see the continuation of one of the main show's protagonists while also giving some closure on the World Beyond story too, which only lasted 2 seasons. Let's take a look:

Set five years after his initial capture (after he destroyed a bridge in season 9 of the main show), Rick Grimes (reprised by Andrew Lincoln) tries and fails to escape the Civil Republic Military a few times which ultimately made him send a bottle and things out to Michonne (reprised by Danai Guria) who sets out to go find him and bring him home. He has also lost a hand in the process of trying to escape, but ultimately chooses to join the CRM and accepts that this is the way. But when Michonne eventually finds him, it's gonna take a lot of time and effort to get him home.

As this is meant to be a love story, you can expect the usual things in those stories. Love, sex, betrayals, arguments, fights and the rest of it which can lead to some cringy and cheesy moments. However, where the miniseries really shines, is how different it is to the main show. As many of us know, this was originally going to be a trilogy of films produced by Universal, but despite that, the cinematic quality of it is definitely there. The callbacks to what happened in the main show were also welcomed, and I think overall, it's probably not going to win everyone over. But die hard fans, like myself, will definitely get a kick out of it for sure. 9/10