The Walking Dead Just Made Georgie's Entire Story Pointless
So, what was the point of Georgie in The Walking Dead? Rick Grimes and friends were still in the midst of «All Out War» in The Walking Dead season 8, but finally caught a break when Maggie and Michonne encountered Jayne Atkinson's Georgie. A politically astute and fair-minded leader, Georgie hailed from a community seeking friendly trade, and she saw great potential in Hilltop/Alexandria. Using Georgie's instruction manual, both communities were able to become self-sufficient havens during The Walking Dead's season 9 time skip. The mysterious do-gooder promised to keep in touch, and Maggie even joined Georgie's community when Lauren Cohan (Maggie actress) took a Walking Dead vacation.
As soon as Georgie appeared in The Walking Dead, viewers drew comparisons to the Commonwealth's Pamela Milton, who had already made her comic book bow by this point. Close physical resemblance aside, the characterization of Georgie and Pamela felt eerily similar, and some theorized The Walking Dead was foreshadowing the Commonwealth before it became a sprawling powerhouse (and Pamela before she became a corrupt leader). We now know those theories were wide of the mark, with Laila Robins making her official Pamela Milton debut in The Walking Dead season 11.
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When Georgie first appeared in The Walking Dead, she carried the aura of an important character, and Maggie's constant references speak to her narrative significance. But Jayne Atkinson only played Georgie in a single episode, after which The Walking Dead abandoned the character entirely, strictly limiting her to an off-screen presence. The introduction of Georgie looks especially odd now that Maggie and Pamela Milton
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