I Can't Believe The Walking Dead Expects Us To Buy That Character's Survival Without A Proper Explanation
During "The Bird Always Knows", Negan devised a plan to pit the Croat and the Dama against one another, leading to tensions boiling between the two. With the Croat feeling undervalued by his partner, thanks to Negan's manipulation, he confronted the Dama and left her trapped in a burning room. Rather than help free her, the Croat ran away, making the audience believe that the Burazi leader was dead after a body was found. However, Dead City later revealed that the Dama was still alive after faking her death, and it's unclear how exactly she pulled this off.
The Walking Dead: Dead City Barely Even Tries To Explain The Dama's Survival
The Spinoff Show Quickly Brushed Past How The Dama Actually Survived Her Near-Death Experience
The Dama's return in episode 7 completely caught me off guard, but my excitement about finding out how she survived faded quickly as Dead City completely brushed past the whole ordeal. As expected, the villain revealed that she used another body to fake her death, burning the corpse of someone who had already died to make it look like her. However, the Dama didn't elaborate on how she actually freed herself from the trapped position she found herself in, nor did she explain how she managed to plant the body and flee the building without anyone seeing.
It's also unclear if she had any help, as even if she somehow managed this impressive escape on her own, surely she would have needed someone to tend to her wounds. The Dama and Hershel's Dead City reunion suggests that the teenager could have provided some assistance, but we never got confirmation, and I doubt a third season will spend too much time expanding on what happened. Instead, we're supposed to happily accept that the villain miraculously survived certain death without seeing what happened, and the lack of details about her escape only makes her return less believable.
The Dama just showed up again without any real explanation, having been left for dead, and it isn't the first time The Walking Dead has done this.
I'm all for characters surviving seemingly insurmountable circumstances, but these moments have to be properly illustrated; otherwise, they fall flat. Rick's supposed death in season 9 was at least given a follow-up where we saw Jadis and the CRM rescue him, hence how he survived such a bleak scenario. In contrast, the Dama just showed up again without any real explanation, having been left for dead, and it isn't the first time The Walking Dead has done this.
The Dama Isn't The First Walking Dead Character To Return Without A Proper Explanation
Fear The Walking Dead Also Had Several Character Returns That Were Never Fully Explained
Considering how many different shows and characters have been involved in The Walking Dead franchise, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the Dama is one of several survivors to return without a proper explanation. While the original series was less problematic in this regard, Fear the Walking Dead was filled with major characters popping up after being presumed dead, with their returns omitting plenty of key details. Daniel Salazar was one of the earliest examples of this, as he survived an explosion after previously being shot in the face, yet his return failed to answer what really happened.
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