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* MagnificentBitch: “[[Recap/TalesOfTheWalkingDeadS01E01EvieJoe Evie; Joe]]”: [[EruditeStoner Evie]] is a BadassPacifist and a capable survivor who wishes to find her husband and get to a safe haven on her friends farm. Devising expert traps to catch humans and walkers, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment she’s introduced]] catching Joe in a trap and tying him up, planning on stealing his motorcycle. Seeing she can’t be able to ride it, she makes Joe drive her to where she needs to go, becoming amazing friends while revealing herself to be an intelligent and kind hearted individual, and manages to help track down the exact location of Joe’s friend Sandra. After separating during a fight and finding her peace with her husband, she goes back to try and find Joe. Immediately getting suspicious of Sandra and figures out she drugged her brownie due to her weed tolerance and [[SpottingTheThread deduces]] Sandra is insane. She manages to save Joe while taking down Sandra, while she, Joe and their pet goat Skipper leave for a [[EarnYourHappyEnding better future together]].
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* {{Tearjerker}}:
** Joe lives a comfortable life in his bunker with his dog, but after a year, she shows signs of aging as she no longer can make the stairs up out of the basement. And then when they are surrounded by walkers, even though Joe's defenses are sufficient to hold them off long enough for Joe to take them out, the poor dog runs into battle to protect her master, only to be bitten and have to be put down. Joe already knew what was coming when his beloved pet was slowing down, but now he's lost his companion who has been torn away from him.
** As the Nightmare Fuel section notes, the second episode has distressing signs of the apocalypse with the gas shortages, mysterious rising murder rates, etc. Blair and her husband try to go on vacation, assuring themselves even as they wait in a staggeringly long line at the gas station that everything will blow over by the time they come back from their trip - and we know that won't be the case.
** Lydia had a chance at getting a decent mother figure in Brooke, who quickly noticed how uncomfortable she was around her actual mother Dee. But it's ripped away from her when Billy leads a mutiny against Brooke, dooming Lydia to spend the rest of her childhood and much of her adolescence trapped in Dee's abuse.
** Davon and Nora struck up a cute romance with each other, only for it to be ruined when Davon was framed for the murders of the community's children. Nora's SpitefulSpit towards the man she fell in love with is heartbreaking, as are Davon's desperate pleas that he can't remember even as the community prepares him for a cruel, medieval execution. Finally, [[spoiler:Arnaud is revealed as the murderer but only did it to protect the children from the seemingly evil community; and Nora, his aunt, actually leads the others in beating him to the brink of death, and then throwing him to the walkers. Davon leaves in pure disgust without any apology from the community, his shot at love ruined as well.]]
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** Worse, Blair and Gina could clearly remember each of their deaths, along with the pain they felt when they experienced them. In one loop, Blair allows a walker to bite her only to transport back in the office screaming in agony. Even worse, one of the loops ended with [[spoiler: Gina turning into a walker and biting Blair.]]

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** Worse, *** And the psychological toll it has on them. Blair and Gina could clearly remember each of their deaths, along with the pain they felt when they experienced them. them. In one loop, Blair allows a walker to bite her only to transport back in the office screaming in agony. agony. Even worse, one of the loops ended with [[spoiler: Gina turning into a walker and biting Blair.]]
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** Worse, Blair and Gina could clearly remember each of their deaths, along with the pain they felt when they experienced them. In one loop, Blair allows a walker to bite her only to transport back in the office screaming in agony. Even worse, one of the loops ended with [[spoiler: Gina turning into a walker and biting Blair.]]
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* ItsShortSoItSucks: The latter four episodes of the first season feel compressed or poorly paced and many have felt they could've benefitted from a longer runtime.


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* SoOkayItsAverage: The general opinion is that while viewers appreciate the franchise undertaking experiments and the anthology format, none of the episodes of the series really stand out as that great either.
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** Ultimately a case of LyingCreator, as the episode in question, "Davon", takes place fifteen years into the apocalypse.

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** Ultimately a case of LyingCreator, as the episode in question, "Davon", takes place fifteen years into the apocalypse. Still, it does take place a bit further in the timeline than the main series.
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** Ultimately a case of LyingCreator, as the episode in question, "Davon", takes place fifteen years into the apocalypse.

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* EpilepticTrees: The [[https://undeadwalking.com/2022/07/31/tales-walking-dead-episode-30-years/ announcement]] from showrunner Channing Powell that one of the first season episodes would be set ''thirty-five'' years in the future has led to immense speculation about which of the six episodes it'll be and how this'll impact the franchise as a whole. Especially since the comics implied that walkers would eventually just die out a good twenty or so years after the main storyline was concluded.

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* EpilepticTrees: The [[https://undeadwalking.com/2022/07/31/tales-walking-dead-episode-30-years/ announcement]] from showrunner Channing Powell that one of the first season episodes would be set ''thirty-five'' years in the future has led to immense speculation about which of the six episodes it'll be and how this'll impact the franchise as a whole. Especially since the comics implied that walkers would eventually just die out mostly devolve into a small, manageable threat in some uncivilized portions of the world a good twenty or so years after the main storyline was concluded.


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** [[spoiler: Sandra's reveal as a violent psychopath who has seemingly lured in other hopeful romantics only to kill them is a disturbingly realistic threat even without a zombie apocalypse. Joe finds himself drugged by the woman he wanted to connect with and is then chained up while she tries to do the same to Evie.]]
** Though pretty brief, the second episode has some distressing signs of the imminent apocalypse such as the president preparing to address the nation on the rising death rates, Atlanta being sealed off, and massive gas shortages. Many of the deaths in the GroundhogDayLoop are no picnic, either. And the climax of the episode has a scene that surely played out across the world too often, with a large group of civilians fleeing in terror from an approaching horde.
** The community in "Davon" are ''way'' too eager to condemn an alleged criminal to a gruesome, slow demise. What's worse is that when [[spoiler:Davon's name is cleared]], the community doesn't even try to apologize to him, too proud to admit to any wrongdoing, and they follow up by brutally killing the actual culprit. Even Nora, who had been Davon's cute love interest, ignores his pleas for humanity and ''leads'' the execution of [[spoiler:her nephew.]]
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** People not enticed by the ''Walking Dead'' franchise or weren't thrilled for another spin-off have expressed interest in watching due to the show's AllStarCast and the standalone story format.
** Some fans of the original series are keen to see Creator/SamanthaMorton reprise her role as Alpha.

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** People who are not enticed by the ''Walking Dead'' franchise or weren't thrilled for another spin-off have expressed interest in watching due to the show's AllStarCast and the standalone story format.
** Some fans of the original series are keen to see Creator/SamanthaMorton reprise her role as Alpha.Alpha and find out what happened after she left the Baltimore shelter and before she met Beta.
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* JustHereForGodzilla:
** People not enticed by the ''Walking Dead'' franchise or weren't thrilled for another spin-off have expressed interest in watching due to the show's AllStarCast and the standalone story format.
** Some fans of the original series are keen to see Creator/SamanthaMorton reprise her role as Alpha.
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* EpilepticTrees: The [[https://undeadwalking.com/2022/07/31/tales-walking-dead-episode-30-years/ announcement]] from showrunner Channing Powell that one of the first season episodes would be set ''thirty-five'' years in the future has led to immense speculation about which of the six episodes it'll be and how this'll impact the franchise as a whole. Especially since the comics strongly implied that walkers would eventually just die out a good twenty or so years after the main storyline was concluded.

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* EpilepticTrees: The [[https://undeadwalking.com/2022/07/31/tales-walking-dead-episode-30-years/ announcement]] from showrunner Channing Powell that one of the first season episodes would be set ''thirty-five'' years in the future has led to immense speculation about which of the six episodes it'll be and how this'll impact the franchise as a whole. Especially since the comics strongly implied that walkers would eventually just die out a good twenty or so years after the main storyline was concluded.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: The anthology format has won over fans complaining about the other shows suffering from too much ArcFatigue.
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* EpilepticTrees: The [[https://undeadwalking.com/2022/07/31/tales-walking-dead-episode-30-years/ announcement]] from showrunner Channing Powell that one of the first season episodes would be set ''thirty-five'' years in the future has led to immense speculation about which of the six episodes it'll be and how it'll impact the franchise as a whole. Especially since the comics' DistantFinale implied that walkers would eventually just die out.

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* EpilepticTrees: The [[https://undeadwalking.com/2022/07/31/tales-walking-dead-episode-30-years/ announcement]] from showrunner Channing Powell that one of the first season episodes would be set ''thirty-five'' years in the future has led to immense speculation about which of the six episodes it'll be and how it'll this'll impact the franchise as a whole. Especially since the comics' DistantFinale comics strongly implied that walkers would eventually just die out.out a good twenty or so years after the main storyline was concluded.
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* EpilepticTrees: The [[https://undeadwalking.com/2022/07/31/tales-walking-dead-episode-30-years/ announcement]] from showrunner Channing Powell that one of the first season episodes would be set ''thirty-five'' years in the future has led to immense speculation about which of the six episodes it'll be and how it'll impact the franchise as a whole. Especially since the comics' DistantFinale revealed that walkers would eventually start to go extinct.

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* EpilepticTrees: The [[https://undeadwalking.com/2022/07/31/tales-walking-dead-episode-30-years/ announcement]] from showrunner Channing Powell that one of the first season episodes would be set ''thirty-five'' years in the future has led to immense speculation about which of the six episodes it'll be and how it'll impact the franchise as a whole. Especially since the comics' DistantFinale revealed implied that walkers would eventually start to go extinct.just die out.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Few suspected that Alpha would be the first original series character to return given she'd already had [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS09E10Omega two]] [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS10E02WeAreTheEndOfTheWorld previous]] episodes devoted to fleshing out her backstory. Of the villains with the potential to return, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was mentioned entirely in dialogue (and Creator/DavidMorrissey expressed interest in reprising the role), or even had their fingers crossed for a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" detailing the Savior leader's rise to power.

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* UnexpectedCharacter: Few suspected that Alpha would be the first original series character to return given she'd already had [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS09E10Omega two]] [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS10E02WeAreTheEndOfTheWorld previous]] episodes devoted to fleshing out her backstory. Of the villains with the potential to return, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was mentioned entirely in dialogue (and Creator/DavidMorrissey expressed interest in reprising the role), or even role). Some also had their fingers crossed for a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" detailing the Savior leader's rise to power.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Few suspected that Alpha would be the first original series character to return given she'd already had [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS09E10Omega two]] [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS10E02WeAreTheEndOfTheWorld previous]] episodes devoted to fleshing out her backstory. Of the villains with the potential to return, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was mentioned entirely in dialogue, or even had their fingers crossed for a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" detailing the Savior leader's rise to power.

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* UnexpectedCharacter: Few suspected that Alpha would be the first original series character to return given she'd already had [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS09E10Omega two]] [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS10E02WeAreTheEndOfTheWorld previous]] episodes devoted to fleshing out her backstory. Of the villains with the potential to return, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was mentioned entirely in dialogue, dialogue (and Creator/DavidMorrissey expressed interest in reprising the role), or even had their fingers crossed for a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" detailing the Savior leader's rise to power.
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* EpilepticTrees: The [[https://undeadwalking.com/2022/07/31/tales-walking-dead-episode-30-years/ announcement]] from showrunner Channing Powell that one of the first season episodes would be set ''thirty-five'' years in the future has led to immense speculation about which of the six episodes it'll be and how it'll impact the franchise as a whole, given that the comics' DistantFinale mentioned that walkers had eventually started to die out.

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* EpilepticTrees: The [[https://undeadwalking.com/2022/07/31/tales-walking-dead-episode-30-years/ announcement]] from showrunner Channing Powell that one of the first season episodes would be set ''thirty-five'' years in the future has led to immense speculation about which of the six episodes it'll be and how it'll impact the franchise as a whole, given that whole. Especially since the comics' DistantFinale mentioned revealed that walkers had would eventually started start to die out.go extinct.
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* EpilepticTrees: The [[https://undeadwalking.com/2022/07/31/tales-walking-dead-episode-30-years/ announcement]] from showrunner Channing Powell that one of the first season episodes would be set ''thirty-five'' years in the future has led to immense speculation about which of the six episodes it'll be, and how this will impact the franchise as a whole, given the comics' DistantFinale mentioned that walkers had eventually started to die out.

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* EpilepticTrees: The [[https://undeadwalking.com/2022/07/31/tales-walking-dead-episode-30-years/ announcement]] from showrunner Channing Powell that one of the first season episodes would be set ''thirty-five'' years in the future has led to immense speculation about which of the six episodes it'll be, be and how this will it'll impact the franchise as a whole, given that the comics' DistantFinale mentioned that walkers had eventually started to die out.

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* UnexpectedCharacter: Few suspected Alpha that would be the first original series character to return given she'd already had [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS09E10Omega two]] [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS10E02WeAreTheEndOfTheWorld previous]] episodes devoted to fleshing out her backstory. Of the villains with the potential to return, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was mentioned entirely in dialogue, or even had their fingers crossed for a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" detailing the Savior leader's rise to power.

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* EpilepticTrees: The [[https://undeadwalking.com/2022/07/31/tales-walking-dead-episode-30-years/ announcement]] from showrunner Channing Powell that one of the first season episodes would be set ''thirty-five'' years in the future has led to immense speculation about which of the six episodes it'll be, and how this will impact the franchise as a whole, given the comics' DistantFinale mentioned that walkers had eventually started to die out.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Few suspected that Alpha that would be the first original series character to return given she'd already had [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS09E10Omega two]] [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS10E02WeAreTheEndOfTheWorld previous]] episodes devoted to fleshing out her backstory. Of the villains with the potential to return, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was mentioned entirely in dialogue, or even had their fingers crossed for a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" detailing the Savior leader's rise to power.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Few suspected Alpha that would be the first original series character to return given she'd already had [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS09E10Omega two]] [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS10E02WeAreTheEndOfTheWorld previous]] episodes devoted to fleshing out her backstory. Of the villains with the potential to return, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was mentioned entirely in dialogue, or had their fingers crossed for a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" detailing the Savior leader's rise to power.

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* UnexpectedCharacter: Few suspected Alpha that would be the first original series character to return given she'd already had [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS09E10Omega two]] [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS10E02WeAreTheEndOfTheWorld previous]] episodes devoted to fleshing out her backstory. Of the villains with the potential to return, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was mentioned entirely in dialogue, or even had their fingers crossed for a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" detailing the Savior leader's rise to power.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Few suspected Alpha would be the first character to come back given that she'd already had [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS09E10Omega two]] [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS10E02WeAreTheEndOfTheWorld previous]] episodes on the parent show dedicated to her backstory. Of the villains, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was entirely mentioned in dialogue, or a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" about his rise to power among the Saviors.

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* UnexpectedCharacter: Few suspected Alpha that would be the first original series character to come back return given that she'd already had [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS09E10Omega two]] [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS10E02WeAreTheEndOfTheWorld previous]] episodes on the parent show dedicated devoted to fleshing out her backstory. Of the villains, villains with the potential to return, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was entirely mentioned entirely in dialogue, or had their fingers crossed for a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" about his detailing the Savior leader's rise to power among the Saviors.power.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: The anthology format has won over fans complaining about the other shows suffering from too much ArcFatigue.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Few suspected Alpha would be the first character to come back given that she'd already had [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS09E10Omega two]] [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS10E02WeAreTheEndOfTheWorld previous]] episodes on the parent show dedicated to her backstory. Of the villains, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was entirely mentioned in dialogue, or a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" about his rise to power among the Saviors.
* WinBackTheCrowd: The announcement that the show would be self-contained stories with the potential to bring back deceased characters and depict events at the onset of the outbreak, and feature an AllStarCast, won over viewers who had grown skeptical of ''Walking Dead'' spin-offs given the SeasonalRot of ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'' and the overall divisiveness of ''Series/TheWalkingDeadWorldBeyond''.

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* UnexpectedCharacter: Few suspected Alpha would be the first character to come back given that she'd already had [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS09E10Omega two]] [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS10E02WeAreTheEndOfTheWorld previous]] episodes on the parent show dedicated to her backstory. Of the villains, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was entirely mentioned in dialogue, or a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" about his rise to power among the Saviors.
* WinBackTheCrowd: The announcement that the show would be self-contained stories with the potential to bring back deceased characters and depict events at the onset of the outbreak, and feature an AllStarCast, won over viewers who had grown skeptical of ''Walking Dead'' spin-offs given the SeasonalRot of ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'' and the overall divisiveness of ''Series/TheWalkingDeadWorldBeyond''.
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* WinBackTheCrowd: The announcement that the show would be self-contained stories with the potential to bring back deceased characters and depict events at the onset of the outbreak, and feature an AllStarCast, won over viewers who had grown skeptical of ''Walking Dead'' spin-offs given the SeasonalRot of ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'' and the divisiveness of ''Series/TheWalkingDeadWorldBeyond''.

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* WinBackTheCrowd: The announcement that the show would be self-contained stories with the potential to bring back deceased characters and depict events at the onset of the outbreak, and feature an AllStarCast, won over viewers who had grown skeptical of ''Walking Dead'' spin-offs given the SeasonalRot of ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'' and the overall divisiveness of ''Series/TheWalkingDeadWorldBeyond''.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Few suspected Alpha would be the first character to come back given that she'd already had two previous episodes dedicated to her backstory. Of the villains, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was entirely mentioned in dialogue, or a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" about his rise to power among the Saviors.

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* UnexpectedCharacter: Few suspected Alpha would be the first character to come back given that she'd already had two previous [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS09E10Omega two]] [[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS10E02WeAreTheEndOfTheWorld previous]] episodes on the parent show dedicated to her backstory. Of the villains, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was entirely mentioned in dialogue, or a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" about his rise to power among the Saviors.

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* UnexpectedCharacter: When it was announced that ''Tales'' would feature the return of characters who had been killed off the other shows, few suspected Alpha would be the first to come back given that she'd already had two previous episodes revealing her backstory.

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* UnexpectedCharacter: When it was announced that ''Tales'' would feature the return of characters who had been killed off the other shows, few Few suspected Alpha would be the first character to come back given that she'd already had two previous episodes revealing dedicated to her backstory.backstory. Of the villains, most guessed The Governor since his backstory was entirely mentioned in dialogue, or a SequelEpisode to "Here's Negan" about his rise to power among the Saviors.
* WinBackTheCrowd: The announcement that the show would be self-contained stories with the potential to bring back deceased characters and depict events at the onset of the outbreak, and feature an AllStarCast, won over viewers who had grown skeptical of ''Walking Dead'' spin-offs given the SeasonalRot of ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'' and the divisiveness of ''Series/TheWalkingDeadWorldBeyond''.
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