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- AMC
- Feb 25, 2024
- AMC
- Feb 25, 2024
Summary Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) are reunited in the latest spinoff series in The Walking Dead franchise.
Created By: Scott M. Gimple, Danai Gurira, Andrew Lincoln
- AMC
- Feb 25, 2024
- AMC
- Feb 25, 2024
Summary Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) are reunited in the latest spinoff series in The Walking Dead franchise.
Created By: Scott M. Gimple, Danai Gurira, Andrew Lincoln
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
61
33% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
67% Mixed
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0% Negative
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This is easily the best of the spinoffs to date, because of our intense connection to these bold characters and their desire for each other. [11 - 31 Mar 2024, p.5]
While “The Ones Who Live” isn’t exactly review proof, if you’ve been pining away for these two, nothing anyone says will stop you from sucking the marrow out of this carcass. The less emotionally invested but curious, though, may also be pleased to see what these two look like now.
"The Ones Who Live" is just good enough to keep its universe fresh ... for now.
The story takes a while to wind up, and by the time it does, we’re already more than halfway through the show. It’s hard to imagine how this series will wrap up in a way that feels as epic as its action-packed opening. That said, by Episode Four, we’re really cooking again, as stars and executive producers Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira rediscover the fire that made their characters—and the “Richonne” ship—so compelling.
Originally announced as movies that would feature Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live” became a series instead, and as conceived and constructed, the least impressive of the zombie drama’s recent spinoffs. While Lincoln’s involvement as the original star looks like a coup, that’s poor compensation for questionable decisions regarding how to showcase him.
Whenever The Ones Who Live seems to be finally getting to the heart of this new chapter of an expansive story, the world comes rushing back in. There could be something poetic about this if handled more deftly, but the show chooses to make explosive sacrifices to spectacle without any indication of what will play out.
“The Ones Who Live” suffers from its position in the bloated universe these characters find themselves in, and despite the beautiful work from its two main actors, it never quite reaches its full potential. The stakes don’t truly feel high enough.
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