The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Review - 8 Ups & 2 Downs From "What We"

10. Down: Even In the Background, the CRM are Still Boring

Four weeks in, and there's a good chance you're tired of hearing this, but with only two episodes left to go it has to be repeated: The CRM, arguably the great overarching villains of the entire Walking Dead franchise, just aren't that compelling. 

As Rick and Michonne try to come up with a plan for their next move, they realise the helicopter they escaped from has crashed, a find that suggests the CRM won't look for them since it looks like they're dead. This belief is supported by the fact another helicopter is one the scene to bomb the crashed chopper, destroying evidence of the CRM's existence. 

And that's it. The lack of the CRM this week is merciful, though even in the background their presence looms. Rick is still scared to run home with Michonne, knowing Jadis won't believe they're dead, and he still vaguely wants to "change" the organisation from the inside. 

It's all very dull, rendering the big bads of the show more of a plot device than an actual, authentic threat.