The dream for me is that they cover volume 22-27. I know it's a stretch considering how little they've been adapting lately, but hopefully Angela Kang can change this.
If you're willing to read, here's my sort of idea for the season.
They could start from Magna's perspective - be a great way to introduce how much the world has changed through her new eyes. Have the whole whisperer encounters, maybe Dwight has an encounter with them first and comes to warn Alexandria but has conflict with Daryl before he gets there. Maybe they both can get surrounded and captured in the forest or something.
I'd forget about any teenage love-triangle with Lydia, I'd have it be more of a daughter/parent relationship with Carol or Michonne or even Daryl - finally giving him some more development, actually learning to become some sort of father-figure.
Given Gregory is more of a comedic presence in the show, I'd have some of the townspeople or something try to poison Maggie instead of him. Maybe Gregory can even try to help Maggie and get a redemption arc.
Maybe have a thing about Maggie executing whoever tried to poison her like in the comic. The whole Alpha trades Daryl/Dwight for Lydia, but then maybe Daryl goes after Lydia.
Have the whole Negan cell is open stuff, have the fair, then by the mid-season finale I'd have the Alpha/Rick talk and the whisperer border thing (get rid of a bunch of useless characters here).
Second half of season could deal with the inner-town conflict, Maggie is still losing her way (on a path of vengeance). Rick has to go to Negan for help and starts their army. Maybe even have Gregory train in the army, could have some good ol' Gregory humour there.
It'd be a great time to build up Eugene into the more confident/loyal character he is in the comics. Maybe comes into contact with Stephanie? Have Negan get out of prison as well and meet with whisperers.
I can see them definitely having a full episode of him with the whisperers, and of-course by the end of the episode have him kill Alpha (I'd largely have Alpha be the same sort of character from the comics as well.)
Then have the Beta taking-over stuff, war starting. You could maybe have Gregory be the guy who dies like Gabriel. Build up the saviour threat as well, then by the season finale have the first big fight with the whisperers - Dwight/Michonne/Magna, bunch of others can all fight the first big wave of walkers. I'd love to see them do it just as epic as the Battle of the Bastards with the horses and everything (if amc isn't stingy with their budget).
Gotta have Negan getting Lucille back in the same way. Then end with Beta retreating as they defeat the first wave, then teasing just how many more walkers they really have. Bam! End of season 9.
Of-course there's much more character stuff and all that to fill in but there's heaps of content in these volumes of the comic which would help this season be great. And season 10 could start with a bang with the rest of the war and the saviour stuff and everything. And I'd have Maggie sort of realise that revenge is pointless and that fighting the real threat is what is important (no stupid thing about her being the next big bad-guy). And by the end of the war in season 10 I'd have Daryl dying and sacrificing himself for Lydia or something, wrapping up his arc/character. I think it'd be a fitting end to see such a once rogue character become sort of a father figure by the time he goes.
Anyway, they likely won't cover nearly as much of the comics but I'd love them to do this. I'd love to hear all your thoughts about this and what they should do and your predictions!
Submitted April 28, 2018 at 05:33AM by InmemoryofDW https://ift.tt/2HBFd4r
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