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When it debuted in the fall of 2010,The Walking Deadexploded onto the Peak TV landscape.

And then came the drop, one thats been steadily ongoing since the series midpoint.
As such, the episode is both energized and meandering.
And if it is kept, when will the new creative team pull the trigger?
It cements the aims of the show as both adaptation and adjustment.
The baby survives, and her son, Carl, shoots Lori before she can reanimate.
However, just as Beth is being returned to her group after a tense standoff, shes abruptly murdered.
It calls into question the entire methodology of that brand of storytelling.
Wrath
If any episode couldve served as a pre-finale finale ofThe Walking Dead, its Wrath.