dont know if any of you are still watching, but I thought last nights episode was one of the better ones in the series. The kid who plays Judith is a fantastic actress.
But what I don't know is why are they in such a desperate state. They've been relatively conflict free for 6 years. Why are they struggling? And why the strife with Alexandria? Thought the backstory would explain that but it didn't really.
What I take from it is that the communities basically stopped trusting each other and working together (not sure why yet). Prior to the time jump, each group had some areas where they were strong (i.e. the Hilltop was good at producing food). The groups could trade with each other, and share goods/services. When the cooperation broke down, each group had to shore up the areas where they were weak, and that take time (i.e. Alexandria had to develop ways to produce more food). In addition, Alexandria stopped trusting anyone and refused to take in new people. That meant that more individuals ended up going to Hilltop and The Kingdom, which added population (and need for higher production) to those communities. Ezekiel is completely focused on re-establishing cooperation between the communities as he knows that it will help all of them.
I was about ready to give up on the show prior to the time jump, but it has improved this season. It still has issues, but not as many as before. Eliminating Rick, and making Negan a minor character, helped a lot. As did adding some interesting new characters.
I've got a feeling that either late this season or early next, Negan is about to become a major player again.
Nice ending tonight.
Been waiting for you to get caught up! And now that you have, I missed it last night....dont know if any of you are still watching, but I thought last nights episode was one of the better ones in the series. The kid who plays Judith is a fantastic actress.
What a let down of a season finale. Boring as all get out.