this episode kind of made me realize that the spin off might not be that good, or won't get as big as the main show. I Liked the episode, and I liked some of the new characters,
But thinking of all these new characters, it just wouldn't be the same, it felt like a webpisode. If Beth was not in it, and this was just the new show I don't know if I would have watched it.
Time will tell
The spin off show won't start out with a show like this one. It wouldn't work. It would start out more like season one or two, depending on if they start it out at the beginning of the "outbreak" or not.