{"id":608575,"date":"2024-02-14T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-the-walking-dead-the-ones-who-live-review-a-skippable-spinoff\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T08:00:00","slug":"watch-the-walking-dead-the-ones-who-live-review-a-skippable-spinoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-the-walking-dead-the-ones-who-live-review-a-skippable-spinoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch &#8216;The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live&#8217; Review: A Skippable Spinoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a264adca6031\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a264adca6031\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-the-walking-dead-the-ones-who-live-review-a-skippable-spinoff\/#%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_%E2%80%98The_Walking_Dead_The_Ones_Who_Live_Review_A_Skippable_Spinoff%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Watch Online &#8216;The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live&#8217; Review: A Skippable Spinoff&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-the-walking-dead-the-ones-who-live-review-a-skippable-spinoff\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98The_Walking_Dead_The_Ones_Who_Live_Review_A_Skippable_Spinoff%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live&#8217; Review: A Skippable Spinoff&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_%E2%80%98The_Walking_Dead_The_Ones_Who_Live_Review_A_Skippable_Spinoff%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Watch Online &#8216;The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live&#8217; Review: A Skippable Spinoff&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98The_Walking_Dead_The_Ones_Who_Live_Review_A_Skippable_Spinoff%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live&#8217; Review: A Skippable Spinoff&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The long-anticipated \u201cThe Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live,\u201d<em> <\/em>which premieres on AMC on Feb.25, marks the return of two of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>\u2019 most beloved characters. This should be exciting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, but in a \u201cWalking Dead\u201d<em> <\/em>universe that still feels oversaturated with content, even a sequel series centered on the franchise\u2019s most iconic couple has the capacity to dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>oint.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Season 9 of \u201cThe Walking Dead<em>,\u201d <\/em>which aired in November 2018, marked the final regular appearance of Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), its primary protagonist. After appearing to sacrifice himself to save his community, Rick was rescued by his mysterious sometime ally, Jadis (Pollyanna McIntosh), and whisked away by helicopter to the Civic Republic, a huge civilization ruled by a military junta known as the CRM. His wife, Michonne (Danai Gurira), departed the series the following season to search for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Rumors that Rick was gone from the franchise forever were greatly exaggerated, of course; not only was he still alive, his final appearance on \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d was im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely followed by an announcement that Rick\u2019s story would eventually continue via a series of films. A number of factors conspired to keep these films malingering in development hell for several years, including scheduling issues, COVID delays and a decreased appetite for theatrical releases over streaming services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Meanwhile, far from dooming \u201cThe Walking Dead,\u201d Rick\u2019s departure from the flagship series almost seemed to have a galvanizing effect. And while it would be a stretch to say Rick and Michonne weren\u2019t missed at all, fans\u2019 appetite for their story was somewhat diminished in light of the series\u2019 continued success.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Eventually, the project evolved into a limited-run series, similar to last year\u2019s \u201cThe Walking Dead: Dead City\u201d<em> <\/em>and \u201cThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.\u201d However, when it comes to \u201cThe Ones Who Live,\u201d it\u2019s evident in the pacing that this story was not intended to be told as a miniseries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Its genesis as a film sometimes works in its favor: the opening scenes of the first episode feature a gruesome, audacious shout-out to the comic series which sets high stakes for the series and which can only be described as \u201ccinematic.\u201d Unfortunately, the action stalls out somewhat after that as the story back-tracks and zooms out to contextualize the tableau.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Following this set piece, \u201cThe Ones Who Live\u201d resumes the action six years after Rick\u2019s rescue. He is now living in the Civic Republic in between repeated attempts to return to his family and community, all of which are soundly thwarted by CRM soldiers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The CRM has made frequent, mysterious appearances across the franchise, most notably as the primary antagonists of \u201cThe Walking Dead: World Beyond.\u201d Four episodes into \u201cThe Ones Who Live,\u201d a few loose ends regarding its prior appearances have been resolved, but the series has yet to reveal much in the way of significant new world-building, and their motivations remain murky. \u201cWorld Beyond\u201d<em> <\/em>should not be required viewing to understand how the CRM operates, but at the same time, without a fresh angle to heighten the menace they brought to \u201cWorld Beyond\u201d, the CRM\u2019s presence here feels like a retread, and it\u2019s hard to buy into them as compelling villains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The Rick Grimes we meet in<em> \u201c<\/em>The Ones Who Live\u201d is far less intense than his Alexandria counterpart. In early scenes, Lincoln approaches the role with a certain detachment. While this choice mostly works for the character, given everything Rick has survived in the Civic Republic, it\u2019s harder to reconcile him with the Rick of \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d at first. As the story unfolds over the first three episodes, shades of the old Rick begin to creep in around the edges; by the beginning of Episode 4, Lincoln has fully fallen back into Rick\u2019s rhythms, but he never approaches the sheer ferociousness of Rick Grimes at his \u201cWalking Dead\u201d<em> <\/em>peak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Meanwhile, Michonne, who left Alexandria at the halfway point of Season 10 to search for Rick, has made friends and enemies along her quest. Gurira has always been incredible in this role, and taking a few years off to focus on her responsibilities to the royal family of Wakanda haven\u2019t made her rusty. She slips back into Michonne\u2019s skin far more easily than Lincoln does Rick\u2019s, and as a result, Michonne\u2019s journey initially feels like the stronger of the two parallel stories. Nevertheless, her quest also moves along at a relatively sedate pace.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    As Rick and Michonne try to find their way back to one another, they forge relationships with a fresh cast of fully realized supporting characters, and Lincoln and Gurira have ample chemistry with their respective scene partners. Rick\u2019s compatriots in the CRM, Okafor (Craig Tate) and Thorne (Lesley-Ann Brandt), are excellent foils for his particular brand of hard-headedness. Michonne, meanwhile, joins forces with a band of nomads including Nat (Matthew Jeffers), a mechanical genius with a tragic backstory and a quick wit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The series\u2019 adversaries are slightly less well-drawn, although there\u2019s no shortage of acting talent on their roster. Jadis, who also served as an antagonist in \u201cWorld Beyond,\u201d resumes her infuriatingly enigmatic role as the connective tissue between the CRM and the various \u201cWalking Dead\u201d series. McIntosh remains competent in this thankless role, despite uneven writing and several truly terrible haircuts. Terry O\u2019Quinn\u2019s Major <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Beale is also a cipher, but O\u2019Quinn infuses what little he\u2019s given with the same vague sense of menace that he wielded so precisely as John Locke in \u201cLost\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    More than carrying a relatively weak plot, the strong supporting cast also allows for the possibility of reviving the engine that powered \u201cThe Walking Dead\u2019s\u201d best seasons: the idea that any character, no matter how beloved or familiar, could be killed at any time. Obviously, Rick and Michonne will be safe; however, anyone else is fair <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, and the prospect of losing any of these characters already carries weight. However, if the plot remains too bogged down by needless trivia about a dystopian stratocracy, the emotional pull from strong performances and well-drawn characters may not be enough to compensate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Fortunately, by the third episode, the pace picks up and the central conflicts are well underway; however, viewers will have to get through the first two slow, clumsy installments in order to proceed at full steam. For fans who are still deeply invested in Rick and Michonne\u2019s story, the series is likely to deliver the closure they\u2019ve been craving, but this describes a fraction of an audience that is already itself a fraction of the fan base this show had at its peak. After the successful storytelling and well-established worlds of<em> <\/em>\u201cDead City\u201d and \u201cDaryl Dixon\u201d<em>,<\/em> it feels even less necessary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <em>\u201cThe Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live\u201d premieres on Sunday, Feb. 25 on AMC and AMC+.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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