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So with that in mind, I'm throwing on the "MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!" sign and dropping an image spoiler buffer before we start a deep dive into what "Trust" had to offer. Photo Credit: Jace Downs/AMC Gotcha! C'mon, did you really think Daryl (Norman Reedus), Aaron (Ross Marquand), and Gabriel (Seth Gilliam) were going to side with Hornsby[...]
The Walking Dead S11E14: Negan 2.0 Debut Embraces Tarantino: Review
Hornsby wants payback for stolen guns & dead Commonwealth soldiers, and that's what Toby plans to do. Meanwhile, Daryl (Norman Reedus) and Rosita (Christian Serratos) were forced to help Sebastian (Teo Rapp-Olsson) make up for his serious lack of funds thanks to his mom Pamela Milton (Laila Robins) with a suicide mission that left them wondering[...]
The Walking Dead S11E13 Time-Traveled More Than Doctor Who: Review
Directed by Loren Yaconelli and written by Jim Barnes & Erik Mountain, this week's episode of AMC's 11th & final season of The Walking Dead finds Aaron (Ross Marquand) and Gabriel (Seth Gilliam) agreeing to serve as "ambassadors" for the Commonwealth as a favor to Josh Hamilton's Hornsby to make contact with a new community[...]
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We're already dreading what the emotional posts are going to look like at the end of next week. Photo Credit: Josh Stringer/AMC Here's a look at Manwiller's most recent post, marking the time remaining on series filming (still feels weird to write & read that) while showing off some of the tools they use to work their[...]
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After this past weekend's episode "The Lucky Ones" offered us a look at a number of symbolic shareholders in-play on the Commonwealth side of things, we have a set of preview images for this weekend's episode of AMC's The Walking Dead In "Warlords," Aaron (Ross Marquand) and Gabriel (Seth Gilliam) agree to serve as emissaries[...]
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But this week's chapter of the 11th & final season of AMC's The Walking Dead used our survivors to offer us a deeper look into the various aspects of the Commonwealth's psyche, as demonstrated by Gov Pamela Milton (Laila Robins), Hornsby (Josh Hamilton), Mercer (Michael James Shaw), and Mercer's sister & the "real" Stephanie, Max[...]
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After checking in with Executive Producer, Director & Special FX Make-up Designer Greg Nicotero's transformation into a walker for this weekend's episode of AMC's The Walking Dead, we have a fresh look at "The Lucky Ones" that casts more shade upon the idea that the Commonwealth is a blueprint for the future As we learn[...]
The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 12 Promo: Maggie & Milton Meet
Meanwhile, life in the Commonwealth is not as idyllic as it seems For some, hope will be renewed Others will be pushed past the point of no return One truth holds tight: Lives hang in the balance with each decision drastically changing their future, their chances of survival, and the state of each community. After[...]
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Meanwhile, life in the Commonwealth is not as idyllic as it seems For some, hope will be renewed Others will be pushed past the point of no return One truth holds tight: Lives hang in the balance with each decision drastically changing their future, their chances of survival, and the state of each community. With[...]
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It would be so easy to just blend in, publish fluff public relations articles about how great the Commonwealth is, and most likely do very well for themselves. But that's not Connie or Kelly, with their need for the truth and to expose any potential evils within the foundations of the Commonwealth a priority over their[...]
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Meanwhile, Connie's (Lauren Ridloff) investigation into the truth behind the Commonwealth continues as the mysteries deepen, and Carol (Melissa McBride) continues showing Hornsby (Josh Hamilton) just how much of an asset she can be Yup, all of that and one more excellent thing of note TWD alum Michael Cudlitz will be helming this weekend's episode,[...]
The Walking Dead S11E10 Review: Yup, We're Lousy Friends; TWD Theories
We know that Lance (Josh Hamilton) made an offer to Alexandria to either join the Commonwealth or stay in Alexandria as the new community helps to rebuild it Six months later, we see that Maggie (Lauren Cohan) stayed with Alexandria and Daryl (Norman Reedus) moved to the Commonwealth- and they didn't appear to be on[...]
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After an impressive return for Part 2 last week (check out our review here), AMC's The Walking Dead teased some serious animosity between Daryl (Norman Reedus) and Maggie (Lauren Cohan) before the end credits rolled- with Maggie holding down Alexandria as Daryl has become part of the Commonwealth's military after a six-month time jump Now with[...]
The Walking Dead S11E10 "New Haunts" Images: Life in The Commonwealth
Here are our first puzzle pieces to help us figure out what's to come as we get a tease of the choices that were made and the lives created over that six-month time jump- and the roads that were taken to get there: Photo Credit: Josh Stringer/AMC Photo Credit: Josh Stringer/AMC Photo Credit: Josh Stringer/AMC Photo Credit: Josh Stringer/AMC Photo[...]
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Because as we've seen over the past few months, the road in Part 2 leads to Mercer (Michael James Shaw), Milton (Laila Robins), Hornsby (Josh Hamilton) & the Commonwealth and the next chapter in our survivors' story. But before that next chapter can begin, Amiel and Reed had the dual responsibility of closing the book on[...]
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WHEW! Everyone got that? Good! Now onto the preview… Image: AMC Networks In the following clip for "New Haunts" introduced by Lauren Ridloff, Connie (Ridloff) has some serious questions for Governor Pamela Milton (Laila Robins) during the Commonwealth's Halloween celebration about the class division on display But when Milton looks to PR the situation by introducing Connie[...]
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But after that, we know that the Commonwealth comes calling and people make choices that will shake up the status quo in some major ways (did we mention the time jump?) So with that in mind, the fine folks and the long-running series have released an excellent artistic teaser that effectively uses red to profile[...]
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Heading into the second of the long-running series' three-part 11th and final season, fans of AMC's The Walking Dead have already prepared themselves for the shock to the system that's heading their way as our survivors make their way to the Commonwealth But before that can happen, there's the very large matter of Leah (Lynn[...]
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With a little more than two weeks to go until AMC's The Walking Dead Season 11 Part 2 premieres (a week earlier on AMC+), it's become pretty clear based on the teasers & official trailer that the Commonwealth's Gov Pamela Milton (Laila Robins), Lance Hornsby (Josh Hamilton) & Mercer (Michael James Shaw) are going to[...]
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This time around, the focus shifts beyond Leah (Lynn Collins) and the Reapers and to what lies ahead with the Commonwealth This time around, a new teaser raises an essential question as the long-running series nears its end Who will be the ones who get to remake the world? Will it be Maggie (Lauren Cohan),[...]
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From a Reapers wrap-up to the arrival of the Commonwealth… from new faces appearing to familiar faces in shockingly new surroundings… here's a look at some thoughts on where showrunner & EP Angela Kang and her team could be taking the series as it nears the end of its run. Image: AMC So to get things started[...]
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But even with Mercer (Michael James Shaw) and the rest of the Commonwealth's "welcoming committee" ready to usher in a new era for our survivors, drama is still drama and bad people are still bad people Could the Commonwealth be what they've been working towards for eleven seasons? Or is the prospering community a little[...]
The Walking Dead Season 11 Part 2 Trailer: The Commonwealth Arrives
From what we've already seen of what's still to come in the 11th & final season of AMC's The Walking Dead, we know that whoever's left standing from the face-off with Leah (Lynn Collins) & the Reapers (as well as Mother Nature) will have a date with Mercer (Michael James Shaw) and the rest of the[...]
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Based on the previously-released "Part 2" teaser for the 11th and final season of AMC's The Walking Dead, we know that whoever's left standing from the face-off with Leah (Lynn Collins) & the Reapers as well as Mother Nature has a date with Mercer (Michael James Shaw) and the rest of the Commonwealth's "welcoming committee"[...]
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Taking into consideration the shifting timelines between all three of the TWDU shows, is it possible that the Commonwealth that we're being introduced to in the 11th and final season of The Walking Dead could've been a CRM outpost, community, or "partnership" in the past?"  Well, TWDU CCO Scott M Gimple confirmed during tonight's Talking[...]
The Walking Dead Shares Every S11E07 "Promises Broken" Image Possible
Meanwhile, our Commonwealth group finds themselves clearing walkers to pay off some fines as Yumiko (Eleanor Matsuura) interviews for a prominent position Finally, Daryl (Norman Reedus) learns some serious backstory intel on the Reapers- and Leah (Lynn Collins); Gabriel (Seth Gilliam) encounters a man of God who appears to be as stable as he is[...]
The Walking Dead Season 11 "On the Inside" Images, Preview Released
But what's most impressive about the images, preview, and episode overview awaiting you below is just how many of our storylines the Greg Nicotero-directed and Kevin Deiboldt-written "On the Inside" is going to address- from Reapers and familiar faces returning to Maggie's (Lauren Cohan) missions and Alexandria's struggles to hold on (but no Commonwealth… hmmm…)[...]
The Walking Dead S11 "Out of the Ashes" Review: The Future Starts Here
First up, Princess (Paola Lázaro), Eugene (Josh McDermitt), Ezekiel (Khary Payton), and Yumiko (Eleanor Matsuura) begin their orientation into the Commonwealth Meanwhile, Maggie (Lauren Cohan), and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) continue their journey into the heart of some serious darkness as their search for food & supplies continues And then back in Alexandria, Aaron's (Ross Marquand)[...]