Om minnet inte helt sviker mig så var det Breaking Bad som inledde trenden med att dela upp en av sina säsonger i två, dels för att bygga upp hajp, men kanske främst för att generera mer reklamintänkter på säsongs-öppningar och avslut. Den första delen av säsong åtta som sändes under fjolåret kantades av en rad problem. AMC strulade till det ordentligt med flertalet skådespelare som öppet gått ut och kritiserat bolaget, och mycket har att göra med att de får ut en sämre lön än jämfört med andra stora skådespelare inom TV-världen.
Tittarsiffrorna dalar också, och The Walking Dead har aldrig setts av så få personer som nu. Man har nu valt att göra sig av med "showrunnern" Scott Gimple och tagit in nytt blod i form av Angela Kang, som tidigare arbetat som manusförfattare på TV-serien. Om det kommer att hjälpa med kvalitén återstår väl att se.
"All out war has had a devastating impact on every person involved. The communities themselves are fractured. Alexandria has been destroyed, the Hilltop finds themselves pinned, and the Kingdom is shattered--half of them dead, the other half controlled by the Saviors.
At the very center--Rick, having been distracted by the conflict, has just returned home to learn that Carl, who heroically shepherded the Alexandrians to safety during Negan's attack, has been bitten by a walker. Once his sole motivation in this otherwise stark existence, Rick is forced to deal with this reality. Carl has always been a beacon of hope, a symbol for the remaining thread of humanity--lessons that the survivors around him would be wise to take with them as this war surges onward.
But Rick isn't the only person who's living in peril. Aaron and Enid are in a dire situation at Oceanside--unclear if they're in friendly territory, or if they've just made new enemies. Father Gabriel will do his part in attempting to smuggle Dr. Carson safely back to the Hilltop and a pregnant Maggie is wrestling with the many moral gray areas that come with leadership during war. In a standoff with the Saviors, she must decide how to proceed with the dozens of POW lives she's currently in control of, as well as new complications that come with being a leader.
In addition to the war, Negan continues to deal with struggles within his ranks as workers, traitors, and others' thirst for power cause conflict at the Sanctuary. Having gifted the Saviors a major victory, Eugene's loyalty is repeatedly tested as new obstacles present themselves. As all-out-war consumes us, the line between good and evil continues to blur. People fighting for what they believe in. Everybody working together for something bigger--to feel safe and have a world worth living in."
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