The Quill #3: Bingeable TV #1

February 25th, 2024, was an incredible day for all the “Richonne” (Rick + Michonne) shippers in the world. On this day in history, we were blessed with the on-screen return of beloved characters Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira), formerly from The Walking Dead (2010-2022). They’re now back in the limited series spin-off, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (2024), where the audience gets to see what these characters went through during the past five years after they disappeared, leaving fans wondering if these two unstoppable characters would ever find their way back to one another well into the zombie apocalypse.With this spin-off series, we get to see what Rick and Michonne have endured in their years split apart from each other. Rick was taken and brainwashed by the Civic Republic Military (CRM), fighting to get back to his family every day. Michonne helped new friends make it home to their families, only to lose them before reuniting with Rick. We get to watch as they help one another bring out a side of themselves they believed was lost forever, not only by remembering the history they have together but also by recalling their loved ones back home as well as those they’ve lost along the way. They then make the hard decision to stay and stop the CRM from hurting anyone else, even if that means they don’t make it out alive.

While there are many fans who aren’t thrilled about the multiple spin-offs of The Walking Dead — due to them veering from the original comics — this spin-off was one of the three that viewers actually enjoyed and wanted. After Rick was taken by a helicopter in season 9 and Michonne went on a mission to find him in season 10, The Ones Who Live brought about a highly anticipated return that was surprisingly well received. Now fans wait in hopes that they get to watch them come back for an unlikely season 2 — since it’s a limited series — and reunite with many other original characters from The Walking Dead.

Stream on AMC+ and Netflix.