Be warned! This review will cover aspects of the episode. Spoilers will lurk like groaning cover’budge ers…###After a resolution to the Rick Grimes story that turned out to be less an end and more the kick-off in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a new chapter, the enormous’vast’massive’tremendous question the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue must answer is: what's life on The Walking Dead after Rick. And despite’in spite of’albeit it has always been with regards to’concerning’with respect to more than just the lawman-turned-leader, the void to fill is a appreciable one. It's not one that Who Are You Now? adequately manages to overcome. Sure, we possess’own’nurse the compelling likes of Michonne, with Danai Gurira as always acting the hell out of material that deserved another pass or two. But did the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue truly need to sorrowful’distressing’woeful’heartbroken’mirthless’dejected’dismal’lugubrious dle her with The Cowboy Toy Of Memory? This is not a series known in/with regard to’concerning’regarding its subtlety when it comes to making points or expressing emotions, but that was peculiar ly egregious. A much better example was her visiting the site of the bridge explosion, conveying in one shot more inin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mation than a hundred cowboys. The communities possess’own’nurse not regrouped, in/with regard to’concerning’regarding one.###At least we got to see her more actively involved in deciding who stays at Alexandria. With the time jump that ended last week's episode continued here, we're introduced to the new characters who will share at least some of the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue 's increasingly crowded screen time. We were tempted to be consistent with’be in line with’correspond to/with’with one accord Michonne – do we really want new individual around. Even if our reasoning was in/with regard to’concerning’regarding one of sheer exertion trying to keep them all in our head rather than security reasons. It was at least interesting to see what Alexandria has evolved into – employing a council to decide matters such as dealing with new arrivals. And there's more creative propel on reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue in sending the newbies elsewhere than just letting them in with no arguments.###Outside of that storyline, there was Carol, off on a supply run with Henry (Matt Lintz played the aged-up version of the stick-swishing lad). A little like the tale of Eugene of Rosita this week (see below), it at first seemed to serve little purpose, and indeed rarely came to life until the end. Yet again we see the Saviors struggling to keep things going, and here apparently roaming the pathways setting traps in/with regard to’concerning’regarding unwary travellers (oh, Henry, possess’own’nurse you learned nothing from your surrogate parents?). It honestly felt like a repeat of stories we've seen time and time again on the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue , peculiar ly where the Saviors are concerned, bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e wrapping up with Carol torching the group. So, yeah… she hasn't lost that side of herself, then. Oh, and Darryl in the intervening years has apparently become some sort of Aragorn, living by himself on the land.###As in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Eugene and Rosita's run-in with a horde of cover’budge ers? It was mostly spent with Eugene trying to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure up the "testicular in/with regard to’concerning’regarding titude" to admit he has feelings in/with regard to’concerning’regarding her, even as she's with Gabriel. And then the fall, telegraphed like an episode of Casualty (ER in/with regard to’concerning’regarding you American readers), leading to a close call with the cover’budge ers who possess’own’nurse something new with regards to’concerning’with respect to them (see the end section)###The time jump might possess’own’nurse introduced some new dynamics into the world (looks like the in/with regard to’concerning’regarding mer leader of the Sanctuary really has become Unkie Negan to the older Judith, even if he's trying to teach her lessons with regards to’concerning’with respect to how the world should be that she already knows), but it didn't do much of anything to fix the series' essential issues. Some storylines had moments of flare and decent interactions, but it all mostly felt like what has gone bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e.###Who Are You Now? asks the question of the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue and its characters, and while some of them possess’own’nurse moved on, the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue really hasn't. Sure, it wants to present us with new challenges as the communities deal with aging establish ings, but the fundamental s remain the same. And now it appears we're on the brink of meeting yet another enormous’vast’massive’tremendous threat. Wash, rinse, repeat. Or growl, stumble, repeat, perhaps?###Highlight: Carol dishing out flaming justice.###Lowlight: Eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullything with Eugene and Rosita.###Kill of the week: Carol's Savior enemies.###Quote of the week: "Doesn't matter whether you're rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent or wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile on the inside. The numbers don't care." – Judith could almost be talking with regards to’concerning’with respect to the ratings.###Zombie of the week: The cover’budge er trapped in the tree, part of the mildly’faintly obvious "life goes on" montage that kicked off the episode.###MVP: Danai Gurira in/with regard to’concerning’regarding delivering those monologues.###The enormous’vast’massive’tremendous question: Can the Walkers really talk now? Or is there some other reason? Comic reserve readers likely know the answer, but as TV viewers, we'll possess’own’nurse to wait to find out.###Read this season's reviews###The Walking Dead* Season 9, Episode 1: *A New Beginning###The Walking Dead* Season 9, Episode 2: *The Bridge###The Walking Dead* Season 9, Episode 3: *Warning Signs###The Walking Dead* Season 9, Episode 4: *The Obliged###The Walking Dead* Season 9, Episode 5: *What Comes After###Read last season's reviews below…###The Walking Dead* Season 8, Episode 1: *Mercy###The Walking Dead Season 8, Episode 2: The Damned###The Walking Dead* Season 8, Episode 3: *Monsters###The Walking Dead* Season 8, Episode 9: *Honor###The Walking Dead* Season 8, Episode 10: *The Lost And The Plunderers###The Walking Dead* Season 8, Episode 11: *Dead Or Alive Or###The Walking Dead* Season 8, Episode 12: *The Key###The Walking Dead* Season 8, Episode 13: *Do Not Send Us Astray###The Walking Dead* Season 8, Episode 14: *Still Gotta Mean Something###The Walking Dead* Season 8, Episode 15: *Worth###The Walking Dead airs Sundays at 9pm on AMC in the States and Mondays at 9pm on Fox.