Lockdown

We are in the final stretch now. The last batch of episodes for The Walking Dead. The beginning of the end... and honestly, this was pretty damn great.

This feels like a final season finally. The new intro adds a lot, and so does the general scope and tone. The pace is thankfully different from Season 11B.

We get some amazing action here. Daryl and co. Fighting troops was super exciting, and so was Mercer and Rosita battling the horde. We also got a lot of really badass kills with some awesome teamwork from Negan and Daryl.

It's so satisfying to see that no matter how well-armed the troops are, they're no match for our much more experienced group.

Finally having the riots back at the Commonwealth advances the plot and adds a lot of necessary tension to make this feel like a big final storyline. We get so much more of Pamela, and seeing her try to defend the Milton name is compelling.

Another great addition to this episode is Negan meeting Commonwealth characters. His sly nature and Mercer's stonecoldness are a great contrast. I hope we get more of them together. I love that Mercer is learning that bending the rules is what's gonna keep the Commonwealth standing. Negan meeting Sebastian was arguably even cooler. Having these two interact is long overdue.

Carol and Jerry hiding the kids from Lance's people adds even more thrill. I was genuinely frightened for them throughout. Part of what makes Commonwealth so interesting is seeing out group handle these sticky situations without just killing.

The troops tear-gassing the citizens builds up this divisions between the people and the government. S*** is finally hitting the fan within the Commonwealth, not just outside its walls!

It's fantastic to see Negan and Carol reunite. Both their chemistry and Daryl and Maggie's is making it sink in how much I'll mist seeing them all together. Fantastic premiere, and one of the best episodes of the season.

I'm here til the end but I really do miss the early writing in TWD. This season is really disjointed, things move on away from the camera in a way that makes it difficult to follow the story, the candlelit vigil seemed off kilter with the rest of the episode and Kelly and Connie look like they are lost! There were good bits (pleased to see Neagan return and always love Daryl) and some of the scenes with the horde were really well filmed but I'm not really feeling the love yet. I really hope it gets better- I was so excited for the last season and I feel a bit let down so far if I'm honest. Come on TWD. Make me feel like I'm on the edge of my seat one more time.

Like most fans i was hoping we'd see a return to form like the early seasons, but there's very little sense of drama or fear or tension. Each scene just seems to slope along one after another without anything to really grab you. Whatever magic this show had in the first 5-6 seasons went byebye some time ago. We can only hope that the directors/producers rediscover some form before the end and wow us with a decent ending, but i'm not that hopeful on current form. It will be a strange feeling when this show ends. On the one hand it'll be a shrug of the shoulders, on the other hand it'll leave a big void (the show that it WAS back in the early days). I wonder what the TV gods have in store for us.

Don't believe the bots rating this episode and 11x16 with 10 stars this commonwealth arc is very bad since 11x14 full of plots hole and Deus Ex Machina moments and not counting the preditalism we all know that Maggie,Daryl and Carol are not dying! Unlikechrisstone4 said i believe that season 9 was excellent and part of season 10 too even the Whisperers ending,season 11 started very well Reapers arc was good only the beginning and ending the rest was meh they felt like filler but unfortunaly Commonwealth arc is worse all the tension brought by 11x12 and 11x13 was watered down and went downhill in 11x14!

Hiding from Lance's soldiers in an abandoned town and concerned for those in the group still at the Commonwealth, the group decides to send Negan in as a spy since no one knows him there. Together, Daryl and Negan ambush a group of soldiers with the help of Negan's old Whisperer mask and Negan steals a vehicle. Negan arrives at the Commonwealth where he is privately interrogated by Mercer and reveals his identity to him. Negan then is reunited with Carol. Meanwhile some of the citizens turn rogue and begin hunting Sebastian. Desperate, Pamela strikes an uneasy deal with Carol. Carol and Negan locate Sebastian and safely deliver him to Pamela. At the same time, the others engage in a cat and mouse game with Lance's soldiers, killing several before they end up in a standoff.

In this episode, tensions rise as the Commonwealth enforces a lockdown following the discovery of an escaped prisoner, leading to a series of dramatic events that challenge the survivors' trust in their new community.

The episode begins with the discovery of the escaped prisoner, triggering a lockdown that causes panic among the survivors. As they try to navigate the chaos, they are forced to confront their fears and doubts, leading to moments of introspection and conflict.

One of the standout scenes in "Lockdown" is when Daryl and Rosita discover evidence that the prisoner may have had help from within the Commonwealth. This revelation shakes the survivors' trust in their new community, raising questions about the true nature of the Commonwealth and its leadership.

Thematically, "Lockdown" explores the idea of trust and betrayal, highlighting the challenges of rebuilding society in a post-apocalyptic world. The episode raises compelling questions about the nature of community and the lengths people will go to protect their own interests.

In conclusion, "Lockdown" is a tense and gripping episode that explores the complexities of trust and betrayal in the post-apocalyptic world of "The Walking Dead." With its dramatic events, intense scenes, and thought-provoking themes, this episode is a standout in the final season of the series.