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Tensions Deepen in 'The Walking Dead: Dead City' as Hershel Drifts Further from Maggie

Season 2, Episode 3 highlights Hershel's growing alignment with the Dama, Negan's faltering authority, and the rise of a mysterious cult in post-apocalyptic Manhattan.

Lauren Cohan's Maggie grabbing Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan in Season 1 of The Walking Dead: Dead City
Hershel (Logan Kim) and Maggie (Lauren Cohan) in 'The Walking Dead: Dead City'
Logan Kim's Hershel in The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2, Episode 2

Overview

  • Episode 3 delves into Hershel's captivity flashbacks, revealing how the Dama manipulated him by fostering his artistic talents and offering a sense of purpose.
  • Hershel's resentment toward Maggie intensifies, rooted in her fixation on Negan and her projection of Glenn's legacy onto him.
  • Negan's moral ambiguity is underscored as he kills a Croat follower but fails to deceive the Croat, weakening his position.
  • A newly introduced Mother Nature cult rejects New Babylon's overtures, adding to the growing factional tensions in Manhattan.
  • Audience reception for Season 2 continues to decline, with viewers expressing dissatisfaction over character motivations and narrative direction.