As part of AMC’s “11 Weeks of Reveals until Season 11” of The Walking Dead, AMC revealed episode titles for the first eight episodes of Season 11 and descriptions for episodes 11.01 and 11.02. The Walking Dead will be returning for its final season on August 22 at 9 PM, only on AMC. The final season will be 24 episodes, unlike its usual 16 from past seasons. I think that AMC is going to split it into 3 “season A, B, & C” to create more suspense and to keep The Walking Dead on air. They already do this by cutting their 16 episode season in half, the first half coming out in October and the second half coming out in March. I believe that the first 8 will be out in August, then the second 8 will be out in February, and then the third 8 will be out in July of 2022. It is a bitter sweet moment for me that my favorite show is coming to an end. I know we have spin off shows like Fear, World Beyond, or the Daryl/Carol show, but it is going to be sad that a show I started in 2010 will be ending. However, I am excited to see how “closed” this story will be at the end of season 11 or if there will be a lot of plot holes still there for spin off shows with other characters or if they will be resolved in the Rick Grimes trilogy.
The first 8 episodes of season 11 are:
11.01 – “Acheron: Part I”
11.02 – “Acheron: Part II”
11.03 – “Hunted”
11.04 – “Rendition”
11.05 – “Out of the Ashes”
11.06 – “On the Inside”
11.07 – “Promises Broken”
11.08 – “For Blood”
Episode 11.01: “Acheron: Part I”
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writers: Angela Kang and Jim Barnes
Returning to Alexandria from a critical food mission, the group realizes it isn’t enough. Maggie proposes a new plan, potentially a suicide mission. What choice do they have? They must find more food for all their people in order to survive and efficiently rebuild Alexandria. If they don’t, Alexandria falls, taking them down with it. Once on the road, a violent storm erupts forcing them underground into a subway tunnel. As nerves fray and suspicions increase, chaos ensues. The terror is relentless as our people get a glimpse of what Maggie and her group endured prior to returning to Alexandria. Meanwhile, those captured by the strange soldiers are relocated to another undisclosed location.
Episode 11.02: “Acheron: Part II”
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writers: Angela Kang and Jim Barnes
The group discovers a member did not make it to safety inside the subway car. Surrounded by walkers, going back out into the tunnel to search is a guaranteed death wish. All eyes are on Negan as the rule of survival shifts. It is no longer No Man Left Behind. The motto now is We Keep Going. With very little ammo and energy remaining, the group must ready themselves as the walkers have found a way inside the subway train. Meanwhile, Daryl is in his own intense hellish situation trying to find Dog and finding more than he expected; and Yumiko challenges the process at the Commonwealth outpost, which threatens her future and that of Eugene, Ezekiel, and Princess.
If you do not count the season 6 finale and the season 7 premier (since they happen on the same day), season 11 episode 1 and 2 will be the first episodes in the series that will have 2 parts to them. In episode one the group will be running into the Reapers again. If you didn’t watch season 10 episode 17, the Reapers are the “villains” from season 10C and from Maggie’s old group. Daryl and Maggie took some out during the episode but it seems like they have not seen the last of them. The group back at the train car with the “Storm Troopers” are being moved to a new location but I feel like they are inching their way to the Commonwealth, which is the new location for season 11. Meanwhile in episode 2, one of the group goes missing, but I do not know who that is yet. Daryl has to find Dog and the synopsis says that he was, “finding more than he expected”. This has to be Connie. Connie hasn’t been around since season 10 episode 9 when she got stuck in the cave from Carol’s explosion. Connie’s actress, Lauren Ridolff, was filming another Marvel movie but she is supposed to return in season 11, and this is a perfect way to do it. This will be an emotional reunion for sure, since Connie’s and Daryl’s past history, and some fans wanting them to get together in the show.