The Ones Who Live review: Please, let The Walking Dead franchise die already

AMC’s new series understands that the central hero of “The Walking Dead” was never much of anything on his own; he needs his people.

An appropriately reverent Rick and Michonne love story that even makes the villains interesting.

Originally announced as movies that would feature Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira, “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live” became a series instead, and the least impressive of the recent spinoffs.

In 'The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live,' Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira return as Rick and Michonne.

A review of the latest spin-off of The Walking Dead.

Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) return in "The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live," years after both characters departed the AMC zombie series.

Can these crazy kids make their way back to each other in this bloody, grim, walker-filled world?

Rick and Michonne’s long-gestating reunion takes center stage in the fast-paced AMC series starring Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira

The latest spin-off features the return of Rick and lover Michonne – as well as some very overwrought plots. Although there is something totally new at one point: an actual joke