Monday, February 22, 2016

The Walking Dead introduced Jesus and Richonne became a thing so could a tiger named Shiva be next?

Walking Dead spoilers ahead folks. You have been warned.
This is the Hilltop Colony where Jesus comes from. It's full of nice people and
has about twice the survivors that Alexandria does (that's Rick's community).
Yay. For once, the Walking Dead had a relatively good episode where none of the major cast members died, and we met an interesting character (that's in the comic book adaptation) that isn't a total douche bag. For what it's worth, I've been really looking forward to the introduction of Jesus from the comics. And from what I remember, the way in which he is introduced in the show pretty much mirrors how it happened in the graphic novel. For one, Jesus was this guy that could do all kinds of martial arts moves and secondly, he was an incredibly nimble escape artist. We saw both of those in the episode that aired last night.

So the Walking Dead's world is about to get blown up really big. Jesus is from this community that has like 200 people living in it and they have chickens and livestock and a wall and more resources than even Alexandria has. And they're actually pretty nice people. There's also a third community that's called "The Kingdom," which will be introduced through Jesus. So he's kind of a big catalyst to move the show in an entirely different direction.
The Kingdom is ruled by a very colorful character called Ezekiel and he has a pet tiger named "Shiva" that he keeps on a chain. A former zookeeper with delusions of grandeur, in the post apocalyptic world he's essentially a benevolent king with a unique fascination on medieval life, i.e., he holds court, calls himself a king, and has knights. Interesting, right? I guess you gotta do something in the apocalypse to keep yourself busy. And I think it's going to be really cool for the Walking Dead to introduced a tiger...I really do.
All of this is to prepare viewers for basically all out war between those three communities (allying together) to fight Negan because he's that awful. I'll be curious to see how the television show handles Negan because he monologues a lot and says "F*ck! F*ck! F*ck!" all the time. Of course, the show does differ from the comic in major ways. For one, there's no Daryl. And for another, I can't quite remember Rick and Michonne getting together, so I'm glad to see it happen on the show. It seemed very organic and honestly, they're perfect for each other. They're both tough as nails, and she's Rick's moral center for pretty much everything.

I don't think we're going to be seeing the kinds of people that aren't suited for this world anymore. The apocalypse happened years ago and people are adapting to it in so many creative ways. Anyone that couldn't adapt just died so it really is the rise of a new world order doing things in a different way and just learning to manage the zombies. So in a way, Jesus is an obvious biblical symbol. He represents a rebirth for everyone that's made it that far and now will open the minds of those who managed to survive.

This show really is the most brilliant thing on television. Thank you Robert Kirkman. :) You've made Sunday nights so awesome.

13 comments:

  1. I was wondering what a Richonne was.

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  2. Richonne??? Oh, I must watch it tonight!
    Although my least fave seasons were always those in which they have a human enemy, especially those ville maniacs like the Governor and those cannibals. The ease with which they kill kids in the show just leaves me disgusted and wondering about the mankind.

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  3. The show has gone all over the map, hasn't it?

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  4. This just shows how good those writers are to keep adding new and interesting elements. It just keeps going.

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  5. I really want to read this but I recorded TWD and will be watching it with friends this evening. I'll be back for this.

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  6. Waiting for Once Upon a Time to come back but The Walking Dead is also an amazing series both acting and writing wise. My brother thinks that since Rick has a new love interest she is going to die. I can't say I completely disagree with him.

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    1. I just can't watch Once Upon a Time anymore. It's gotten so silly. I hung on far too long.

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    2. Can't completely disagree. I still love the show but it got rather convoluted.

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  7. I watched the episode live last night because I'd read somewhere that if I didn't, I'd have to avoid all forms of social media until I did watch, and well...That wasn't going to happen.

    I haven't read the comics, so I never know where they might be heading. I just have to go along for the ride.

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  8. Considering that the middle ages happened after an apocalypse of a sort (the fall of the Roman Empire), having a king and knights kind of makes sense.

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  9. I'm now convinced I'm the only person in the country NOT watching The Walking Dead. I'm so lonely...

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  10. This was a fun read now that I've enjoyed this latest episode.

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  11. I haven't read the comics so I didn't read your whole post for fear of being spoiled, but I loved the Jesus character right off the bat. That actor is good and the character had my interest at once. Can't wait to see what storylines are in store with him. Also it made me laugh that Daryl hates him so much.
    I've really enjoyed the past two episodes. I'm so anxious for the rest of the season to play out.

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