Walking Dead's Final Season Has Introduced (& Killed) The Same Villain Twice
The Walking Dead season 11 introduces Michael Biehn as Ian — but we've been here before… The Commonwealth pressure cooker has been building for a while, but «Warlords» might just be the unhinged ex-CIA agent that breaks the camel's back. Aaron and Gabriel join Commonwealth friends Carlson and Jesse on a first contact mission to a mysterious community of 40 residents inside an apartment complex on the western Virginia border. Despite the Alexandrians' concerns, their mission goes ahead, and all four wind up hauled before the group's leader, Ian, who isn't exactly rushing to put on coffee for his new guests.
Played by Michael Biehn, it's immediately obvious that Ian is one zombie short of a full horde. He's a deeply pious man, but more in the «end-times preacher» vein than the loving, wholesome faith taught by Gabriel. Ian chastises the priest for «losing his collar,» then expresses concern over the Commonwealth's sins — prostitution, gambling, addiction, etc. Heading deeper down the rabbit hole, Ian keeps a collection of skulls in his office — «wolves dressed as sheep» who meant to harm his flock. In a show of dominance, the warlord then holds Carlson at gunpoint, yelling all kinds of raving accusations, and in flashbacks, Lance mentions how Ian "dresses like a general."
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Michael Biehn makes a favorable impression in his Walking Dead guest spot, but his shine is dulled by similarity to another villain we've already met in season 11 — Ritchie Coster's Pope. Just like Ian, the leader of the Reapers was an erratic, ruthless man with a militaristic exterior, who protected his own people fervently but took a natural disposition against outsiders.
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