At its core, The Ones Who Live is a story of a man trying to find his way back home with his partner desperate to get him there. Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira make a welcome return as Rick Grimes and Michonne, respectively, with Gurira in particular doing perhaps her best work in the franchise. This series is a love story filled with dramatic moments, great emotional pay-offs, and yes, at times, some trademark The Walking Dead silliness… but although I've been high on the other recent spin-offs, this one just hits differently. Rick Grimes IS The Walking Dead, and this series just reaffirms that.