Well, whenever I feel that about a show, I tend to jump ship. Might give it a few more episodes to see if it improves, but if not, I'll just let it go. There have been quite a few of those in recent years (see 'paranormal' and 'sit-com' threads). I see no reason to pain yourself through it in the faint hope that it might improve to your standard at some point.
I have loved the series, but last year, I was disappointed. I felt there was too much filler and that the Negan part lasted too long. (And it is still around.) Still I keep hoping things will improve and that there will be stronger narratives, so I'll keep watching. Hopefully I will enjoy more stories in the future.
At one time it was the next best thing on tv behind game of thrones - and I genuinely want it to get better but i gotta say how i find it. And, atm, each week it irritates me more.
You two - and 4mil others - still love it, thats fine.
Make that three, you'll be back next week whining.
Even you said the Negan thing dragged on and had reached realms of silly!
Sure, it's not a flawless show. I was also annoyed by the drawnout melodrama of Carl's death. But in general, the quality is still high, IMO. I wouldn't keep watching otherwise.
Last episode had some strengths and a few weaknesses. Spoilers ahead.
I have decided that Alpha may be as bad if not worse that Negan. When she turned around and signaled the mother to leave her baby because it was crying, I almost turned off the TV. No way would I watch a crying baby get eaten by the dead. As we know, that didn't happen. What Alpha will do in order to have her group survive shows zero sense of humanity. She could be the ultimate female version of Negan.
I wanted them to just put an arrow throw her skull from the wall. Dont fk about, take out the evil leader. How do u like them onions, zombie-mask wildlings??!! Didnt happen. They will regret it!
Yes, Samantha Morton is a fine actress. I just can't get past her sweet looks and nature as Agatha in Minority Report. Hard to wrap my mind around this new evil persona, and she's very good at being so very evil.
I wanted them to just put an arrow throw her skull from the wall. Dont fk about, take out the evil leader. How do u like them onions, zombie-mask wildlings??!! Didnt happen. They will regret it!
Yeah. You would think Daryl knows the woman is nothing but trouble and would have handled it. I just hope we have more to the plot than the young kid who befriended the girl gets captured and the mom forces her to execute him. And the Daryl comes to the rescue. Which seems the drift of the coming attractions.
So monday was more about showing how despicable /loony Alpha is. I guess we are looming inevitably to a clash between the swampies mock zombies and Daryl's community.
My money is on the daughter finally killing Alpha mum.
You are probably correct, Bill. Maybe Alpha will go after the Kingdom because it may seem more vulnerable. People keep saying that the Kingdom needs the FAIR because they are struggling. Why they are struggling so badly doesn't seem to have been revealed so far.
The FAIR might also be a place for an attack. Or attack Hill Top and other places when these camps only have a few people because the majority have gone to The Fair. Just speculating.
Daryl seems to be the reluctant hero this season. I like that.
My money is on the mock zombies attacking the carts on route to this fair, killing those driving carts and taking the provisions.
Proving michonne correct.
After several years of being taught about being cautious and seeing people killed when they arent, you would expect every single survivor to have learned by now.
If anything, any idiot can see our group are spreading themselves too thin trying to maintain too many settlements too far apart.
Personally, I would have preferred it if they toned down the "external evil groups" constantly harassing our protagonists, and instead focussed on the inner workings and intrigues of trying to keep the settlements together. The external zombie threat is already there, after all, if they need it. But I realize that human antagonists are necessary for most storytelling.
So mock zombie bigfoot plummets about 6 floors down a pitch-black lift shaft, lands on his back on a lift and then stands up a few mins later with a roar - it dont matter how tough you are, a fall like that is a bone breaker and 99 times out of 100 youre back would snap or your head would go squelch and you would be dead. Thats just plain silly.
I sort of looked at the four episodes I recorded since it restarted, wizzed 'em through, it took less than half an hour. One bunch of survivors trying to kill another while the walkers stumble around in the background. I've taken the program off my record list.
