Walking Dead Makes Pamela Worse By Changing Rick Grimes' Hunting Trip
The Walking Dead recreates an important comic book scene — but with a twist that makes Pamela Milton look even worse. Joining the Commonwealth seemed like such a good idea at the time, but The Walking Dead's survivors are rapidly discovering the true cost of entry into Pamela Milton's post-apocalyptic paradise. Showing most reluctance among the main crew is Maggie Rhee, who stays behind at Hilltop and rebuffs any Commonwealth advances. In The Walking Dead season 11's «The Lucky Ones,» Pamela and Lance Hornsby embark on a special diplomatic mission to convince Hilltop's head honcho of the Commonwealth's benefits, and as part of their charm offensive, Pamela suggests going on a hunt.
She orders all guards to leave her and Maggie alone, and there's some actual bonding between them as Pamela smoothly sells her style of leadership. The Walking Dead's hunting scene adapts a similar moment from Robert Kirkman's original comic books, where Pamela takes Rick Grimes and Michonne on a zombie hunting party. Mercer later confirms these are conducted so Commonwealth citizens believe Pamela is actively taking up arms and protecting them. On the surface, that would seem to make comic Pamela the more despicable villain. She's pretending to kill zombies so her followers like her, whereas Laila Robins' live-action Pamela takes Maggie on a genuine hunt for food. From another perspective, however, it's The Walking Dead's TV Pamela who comes off worse...
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In The Walking Dead's comic version of events, Pamela spots a zombie, selects a firearm like a golfer chooses a club, then meekly fires a bullet into the walker's shoulder. Satisfied with her work, she leaves the rest
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