The Walking Deadrecap: Maggie channels her inner Alpha

Negan gets Maggie to walk like a Whisperer. For Maggie, this all means taking some notes from Alpha and the Whisperers. She wants to make the Reapers hurt. Elijah and Maggie walking like Whisperers in ‘The Walking Dead’ season 11.Josh Stringer/AMC More than that, she wants to wash over them the way they did to Meridian. And she’s going to make a run at do that with some walkers. A lot of ‘em....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Richard Ellis

The Walking Deadrecap: Maggie met some new friends — and enemies

Here’s the latest threat to the group after the Whisperers. Some of these hourlong installments were made from material initially planned for season 11. Some were freshly created for this new course to the show. Lauren Cohan as Maggie in ‘The Walking Dead’ season 10.Eli Ade/AMC So far, it’s laid the groundwork for old grievances, rekindled friendships, and the post-Whisperer threats. Let’s start with Maggie, because this episode is mainly about her....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Jermaine Steele

The Walking Deadrecap: Pope and the Reapers are unmasked

A blast from Daryl’s past is the key to explaining the Reapers. It’s time for anotherWalking Deadinfo dump. Daryl splits off from the group the night they were set upon by the Reapers. Lynn Collins as Leah in ‘The Walking Dead’ season 11.Josh Stringer/AMC Dog got injured (don’t worry, he’s fine) so he went ahead on his own. She takes off her mask and we see it’s Leah (Lynn Collins)....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 532 words · Joe Davis

The Walking Deadrecap: Princess is buggin' out

What happened to Eugene and the gang when they met the Commonwealth soldiers? “Well, what’s so bad about spending even more time with some of your favorite characters?” Counterpoint, does that extra time serve the story, or is the story stronger without it? The Commonwealth soldiers accost the group and split them up into individual holding cells around the abandoned train carts. She’s put into a dark and cramped train cart that brings back memories of her childhood....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Ashley Garcia

The Walking Deadrecap: So, is Maggie the new Negan or what?

Maggie makes a big karmic choice in The Walking Dead’s return that sets up a time-jump reveal. We all heardthe f—ed up thingsshe saw while out alone in the zombie wilds with Hershel. Do anything to protect your own because everyone else are terrible, seems to be her guiding mantra. Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan on ‘The Walking Dead’.Josh Stringer/AMC (2) It’s something Negan has openly said he relates to....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Tyler Ritter

The Walking Deadrecap: The war hits a shocking turning point

What isn’t is the current television schedule. While the real world offers up never-ending dread and anxiety,The Walking Deaddelivers another high piece of entertainment. Amid the chaos, Yumiko spots Magna. Credit: Jace Downs/AMC Ezekiel gathers the children to flee their crumbling home, but Judith is missing. She joined the battle against Daryl’s wishes and managed to subdue a Whisperer. With his mask now off, her enemy pleads to be spared....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Barbara Reyes

The Walking Deadrecap: The Whisperer War begins

Alpha unleashes the horde and the next war begins. Imminent threats prompt reflection. That’s where “Morning Star” leaves those at Hilltop. Credit: Jace Downs/AMC Alpha and her horde are on their way. Those at Hilltop can’t stay. They don’t have enough fighters to face those kind of numbers. Neither Alexandria nor Oceanside would be able to make it to them in time to help. But they also can’t leave. The Whisperers cut down trees over all the roads leading in and out of Hilltop....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Kevin Smith

The Walking Deadrecap: Welcome to the Commonwealth

Eugene and the gang have made it inside the Commonwealth. They even got to watch a little orientation video. We learn that it began just as “a few secure blocks” but has been growing ever since. Josh Hamilton as Lance Hornsby on ‘The Walking Dead’ season 11.Josh Stringer/AMC Money is also a thing here. Inside these walls, it’s as if the outbreak never happened. Everyone upon entry into the Commonwealth is given a job assignment and housing....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Cole Evans

The Walking Deadrecap: What the heck happened to Connie?

Connie encounters a whole new breed of Walking Dead villain. The short story: she needs a glass of water and maybe a self-help book. Little water," she wrote on her pad. Lauren Ridloff in ‘The Walking Dead’ season 11.Josh Stringer/AMC Shortly after making her way out of the cave, she collapsed in front of Virgil’s feet. That’s the scene we saw all those episodes ago teasing the character’s eventual return in season 11....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Mark Mccormick

The Walking Deadseason 10 finale recap: Negan gets an origin story

Hilarie Burton debuts as Negan’s wife Lucille in flashbacks. It’s weird to think of “Here’s Negan” as the season 10 finale. Aside from the first one, focusing on Maggie’s return, it was also the most informative. But for the sake of keeping everything organized, we’ll go through it chronologically. Months before the outbreak, Negan and Lucille’s relationship has hit a major rough patch. (The same leather jacket he would end up wearing after the outbreak....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Lance Stephens

The Walking Deadseason 11 premiere recap: So, like, walkers take naps?

The premiere of the zombie drama’s final season reveals that walkers get sleepy sometimes. Like, they go to bed? But that’s the point of recaps, isn’t it? Sleeping walkers on ‘The Walking Dead’.Josh Stringer/AMC To dissect such matters. I know, I know. I should tell myself that it’s a sci-fi comic-book-based show. Josh McDermitt and Michael James Shaw on ‘The Walking Dead’.Josh Stringer/AMC Don’t read too much into it. But I can’t, self!...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 514 words · Shawn Simmons

The Walking Deadshowrunner 'working on' bringing Lauren Cohan back

We asked showrunner Angela Kang exactly that. Im not sure if I can say much about it right now actually, says Kang. Ill just say that were working on it. Jackson Lee Davis/AMC And then there is the question of whether the story could be retrofitted to work Maggie back into it. But bringing the character back may not be so easy. If not, it might require some serious remapping to make it work....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Kenneth Brown

The Walking Deadshowrunner confirms Hornsby thinks the Hilltop is 'full of s---'

Is there anything scarier than a Lance Hornsby smile? Warning: This article contains spoilers about Sunday’s episode ofThe Walking Dead, “Trust.” Oh, what is that sneaky Lance Hornsby up to now? Josh Hamilton on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC (Sucks for him.) But has Hornsby courted an unlikely ally in an attempt to take out the Hilltop? What does a potential alliance between Lance and Leah mean? Lynn Collins on ‘The Walking Dead’....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · David Price