The Walking Dead - TV Series on AMC ( Comic and Un-aired Spoilers unwelcome!)

[greygoose]

I actually think the zombie stuff has become incredibly tedious. During seasons 1 and 2 it felt like anyone save for Rick was up for grabs, so there was real tension whenever a zombie popped up. Now they're nothing more than an excuse to show off make up and gore effects. When Glen had to fight his way out of the prison there was zero tension there because you knew he wasn't going to get bit or die. Same with Maggie and the bus zombies. If you've seen one zombie get stabbed through the eye, you've seen em' all. One of the mains needs to get bitten to show this series still has teeth (pun intended) and make the zombies an actual threat again, and not just cannon fodder.

The zombies aren't a threat at all. The main cast are at that point now where they are safe week in, week out, regardless of how many zombies show up. I think they really need to kill off one the main cast towards the end of this season to add some 'anyone can die' back into the show.

The show is at it's best when there is tension and there is a threat towards the main characters as you can really root for them. There needs to be more scenes like this in the show:

 

[creature4000]

The begining scene was scary!! I liked this episode.

 

[crows]

The zombies aren't a threat at all. The main cast are at that point now where they are safe week in, week out, regardless of how many zombies show up. I think they really need to kill off one the main cast towards the end of this season to add some 'anyone can die' back into the show.

The show is at it's best when there is tension and there is a threat towards the main characters as you can really root for them. There needs to be more scenes like this in the show:

the thing is anything they do over and over becomes repetitive. Having chases like that would work for the first couple of episodes but then later on it would become predictable as well

 

[crows]

Norman posted this on Instagram

 

[greygoose]

the thing is anything they do over and over becomes repetitive. Having chases like that would work for the first couple of episodes but then later on it would become predictable as well

Like now you mean?

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

I love the "slow" character study episodes when they're done right. That episode with the Governor when he was drifting and found Tara and her family was great.

Agreed. That was a great episode and the first time I've ever cared about that character. Then they kill him off.

 

[Jokes & Bats]

I think the episodes in Season 1 often ended with some sort of cliffhangar / way of hooking you in:

Episode 1 - Rick in the tank hearing Glenn's voice
Episode 2 - Merle being left behind on the roof
Episode 3 - Merle's hand
Episode 4 - camp massacre
Episode 5 - CDC lights / door


Season 4 (apart from the mid-season finale) hasn't really had the kind of cliffhangars / story points that keep you wanting more. The action is so mundane now - Beth and Daryl going through the golf club was nothing we haven't seen before. The walkers aren't even scary anymore. The walkers is Season 1 were terrifying - remember Morgan, Rick and Duane in the house at night, attempting to be as silent as possible - it was so tense and claustrophobic.
The barn massacre in Season 2 was incredible. The Governor following Andrea around the abandoned warehouse in 'Prey' I think, in Season 3 was incredibly tense.
Season 4 is missing this kind of writing in my opinion.

 

[galmando]

I think the episodes in Season 1 often ended with some sort of cliffhangar / way of hooking you in:

Episode 1 - Rick in the tank hearing Glenn's voice
Episode 2 - Merle being left behind on the roof
Episode 3 - Merle's hand
Episode 4 - camp massacre
Episode 5 - CDC lights / door

As much as I do enjoy TWD, I have to agree with that the season 1 cliff hangers were great, after taht it's few and far between

Season 1 has so far been my fave and it seems a coincidence that it's the season that stayed closest to the source material overall.

I know it wasn't exactly lifted from the page, but it had the same beats so to speak, and I enjoyed the CDC section (being a major original element)

But another factor is that Season 1 was only 6 episodes, now the seasons run more than double that and I don't think there is enough story to completely cover that many episodes and so it's padded out a little

I've watched Season 1 a few times, it's like a very long zombie horror film, but I have no interest in watching the other seasons again, I know that folks can say 'you don't have watch them again' but the point I'm getting at is that it should want me to

Don't get me wrong though, I do look forward to new episodes, just wish sometimes it had that S1 magic again

 

[greygoose]

Agreed. That was a great episode and the first time I've ever cared about that character. Then they kill him off.

I did enjoy that episode alot. The Gov was such a great character. Did anyone really care for the Beth episode though? After all that booze I thought she would get it on with Daryl and then get eaten at the end, that would have been better.

 

[The Ween]

Well, the next episode will be centered around Maggie and she'll also be on Talking Dead afterwards so that should make some of you happy.

 

[The Ween]

I did enjoy that episode alot. The Gov was such a great character. Did anyone really care for the Beth episode though? After all that booze I thought she would get it on with Daryl and then get eaten at the end, that would have been better.

I liked it, but Beth is so annoying to me that it was hard to watch at times. I did feel that you learned more about Daryl that some of you think. And there was a lot of symbolism in the show.

All in all......I'm just glad Beth didn't sing!

 

[crows]

I liked it, but Beth is so annoying to me that it was hard to watch at times. I did feel that you learned more about Daryl that some of you think. And there was a lot of symbolism in the show.

All in all......I'm just glad Beth didn't sing!

she really was

 

[greygoose]

I liked it, but Beth is so annoying to me that it was hard to watch at times. I did feel that you learned more about Daryl that some of you think. And there was a lot of symbolism in the show.

All in all......I'm just glad Beth didn't sing!

Again because she's so annoying I could have tolerated the annoyingness if they had killed her off at the end of the episode.

 

[Mr. Green]

beth is a hottie! leave her alone. lol x infinity minus Mr. Magoo.

 

[galmando]

I thought she would get it on with Daryl and then get eaten at the end, that would have been better.

That would have been a lot better

Are we thinking the same thing here...?

 

[crows]

I could have tolerated the annoyingness if they had killed her off at the end of the episode.

 

[greygoose]

Are we thinking the same thing here...?

Possibly?...

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

The walkers is Season 1 were terrifying - remember Morgan, Rick and Duane in the house at night, attempting to be as silent as possible - it was so tense and claustrophobic.

That was just perfect. I need to get around to rewatching S1.

I did enjoy that episode alot. The Gov was such a great character. Did anyone really care for the Beth episode though? After all that booze I thought she would get it on with Daryl and then get eaten at the end, that would have been better.

Yeah I'm surprised Daryl didn't ea - oh you mean eaten by the walkers. Nevermind!

 

[greygoose]

Yeah I'm surprised Daryl didn't ea - oh you mean eaten by the walkers. Nevermind!

I guess everyone was thinking the same.

 

[EVILFACE]

Again because she's so annoying I could have tolerated the annoyingness if they had killed her off at the end of the episode.

When the apocalypse hits, you are still going to have people around that you can't stand.

I don't have a problem with Beth.