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Photo: Jace Downs/AMCWell, it’s taken a while, but The Walking Dead seems to be getting on track. In tonight’s episode, it choo-choo-choosesto gather its characters (well, most of them) for a single, coherent plotline that will lead directly to the final conflict with the Commonwealth. One could even say the show is running at full steam toward the end. Did I mention a train was in this episode?All that positivity aside, if you look at the individual scenes of “Outpost 22,” it’s kind of a mess. There’s a lot of dead…

Photo: Jace Downs/AMCGood news, Walking Dead fans—er, people who have been watching the show so long that they feel compelled to watch it until the end, regardless of how much pleasure they may or may not be getting fromit! Pamela Milton has finally declared war on all the people who have made her cushy life difficult since their arrival, and things may finally start to be picking up. A bit.“What’s Been Lost” is a fairly straightforward episode of TWD, but straightforward is a direction, which means the long-simmering…

Image: MGMSony has found a director for its Spider-Man-adjacent El Muerto movie. An upcoming Scott Snyder and Francesco Francavilla comic is already being turned into a movie. Doctor Who puts classic companion Ace back in her iconic look. Plus, what’s coming on Quantum Leap and Titans. Spoilers now!Bond 26Speaking at the British Film Institute, producer Michael G. Wilson confirmed there are no plans to cast an actor in his 20s to play the next James Bond. We’ve tried looking at younger people in the past. But trying to…

Image: Jace Downs/HBOEzekiel is a nicer, more likable, and less murderous character than Aaron, but he’s an absolute goner. Why? Well, we’ve spent a long time believing he was about to die already, thanks to his throat cancer. Now that it’s been cured, killing Ezekiel would not only be tragic, it would be ironically tragic, and give Carol some pathos as they had a longtime romance. It feels very TWD to kill a character with a new lease on life, so go ahead and say goodbye. Image: Jace Downs/HBOEzekiel is a nicer, more…

This is not a still from the episode, but two stills, and it amuses me very much.Photo: Jace Downs/AMCThe third act of The Walking Dead’s 11th and final season has begun, but it doesn’t seem like anyone notified the show. Other than a quick montage of familiar faces at the start, with a bit of narration by Judith (Cailey Fleming), it’s an unceremonious continuation of the last episode. Which isn’t a bad thing! But it’s not exactly a good thing, either.When we last left our zany pals, Daryl, Maggie, Aaron, Gabriel, Negan,…

Photo: Jace Downs/AMCMon dieu! Zut alors! Merde! French fries! The Walking Dead’s ever-expanding TV universe head honcho, Scott Gimple, has revealed that the upcoming spin-off starring Norman Reedus’ Daryl will somehow take place in France,and I simply can’t wrap my tête around it.This is a bold move for the franchise, figuratively and literally. If you’re still watching the main, soon-to-end Walking Dead series, you know that the show takes place in the east-most third of the United States, particularly in Alexandria,…