No doubt about it. But I just had a discussion with the wife and kid of who we thought they would have kill Negan whenever that time comes. Lots of options but I think Carl would be the coolest
The killing of Benjamin seemed so unnecessary and gratuitous. The show is painfully slow and I am tired of being dicked around by the writers who seem increasingly focused on impressing themselves.
regarding being slow is that the show sets a long term arc where the endpoint is obvious (currently it's the showdown with the saviours) and then can't make the journey there very interesting. It could be the technique of making each episode about a limited group instead of interweaving several storylines at once. in the end, we know (or just short of knowing) there's going to be a showdown and it seems a snoozefest waiting for it.
I've had no interest in watching it since the break. To the point where I cancelled it on my DVR and deleted what was there. None of the characters or storyline is the least bit compelling anymore. IMO the show's completely tanked.
the end is predictable and making Morgan abstain from killing just to know that he'd be the key to get Rick what he needs by killing again is lame. There are absolutely no curveballs thrown on this show.
I had to binge watch the last four episodes of the first half because I couldn't be motivated to sit down and watch regularly. And I haven't watched any of this half yet. Maybe if we get a snow day on Tuesday...
The problem with the show is simple, in my opinion. The show's episode count needs to be cut. No more than 10 episodes in a season. They have these moments they are building toward, but there are so many episodes, they need a bunch of fluff in order to slow down the storyline. A 10-episode season would make the storytelling far more tighter and make the writers actually push the story along.
that the only way the ultimate show down will be worth it is if the viewer understands the personal struggles and motivation of each and every character. Each week we need to explore the mental state of one or two more characters and how this journey impacts them.
These characters are not as interesting or complex as the writers seem to believe they are. Tell the story and let the actors convey what the characters are experiencing. Unless of course it is blubbering Rick, in which case just run a Star Wars type written scroll at the beginning so we don't have to watch him try to seem deep.
Carol is the strogest character in this show and not Rick
you only have a to watch a little of Taboo to see what a difference great acting and writing has on these series. So far superior it's nuts. And I am a fan of TWD since day 1, have never missed an episode.
is a softly spoken, maudlin, monologue backed by dramatic music. Because people never interrupt, or speak during a pause, or raise their voices in stressful situations...
Ben's death was blatantly telegraphed; he hugged the kid (his little bro?) as he departed The Kingdom, and my Redshirt Radar went wild. Plus he'd played the wide-eyed innocent in the scene with Carol and she so callously brushed him off. They might as well have put a CGI skull & crossbones icon over his head!
While I'm on the topic of Star Trek: What's with the ridiculous speech patterns of The Junkyard Hillbillies? I feel like I'm watching the TOS episode "Miri" -- ""Bonk! Bonk! On the head!"
yet keep watching as much as WD? And I put myself in that category. Each week I watch it, am frustrated by another stupid episode, and ask myself why I keep watching. But then Sunday rolls around, and there I am tuning in.
I feel like this needs to be an MST3K type of thing where a bunch of people in the same boat can get together and mock it for real enjoyment.
The killing of Benjamin seemed so unnecessary and gratuitous. The show is painfully slow and I am tired of being dicked around by the writers who seem increasingly focused on impressing themselves.
Not only that, but incredibly predictable. I knew within 1 minute of the show who was going to bite the dust. Anytime some unknown gets additional screen time, you know their time is up. The whole show reminds me of Lost with the way they set things up, and it's gotten to the point where it's all just tedious.
After watching the show Legion, it's amazing how much better their story is told.
to be that the writers have stopped trying to tell the original story about a pack of survivors in a world with no rules or structure, and decided each episode needs to explore the personal pain of another individual. It's a little late to be focusing on character development in Season 7.
Like most shows, it's TV run has outlasted what it has to say. It's time to wrap it up.
Like most shows, it's TV run has outlasted what it has to say. It's time to wrap it up.
This is why I like the British tendency to make much shorter series. In the US, they tend to milk the most popular shows for whatever the're worth, and then by the end, the quality is far lower than what it was at the beginning. I loved the WD for about the first 3 years, and I've given up on it altogether now.
Like most shows, it's TV run has outlasted what it has to say. It's time to wrap it up.
This should be what happens. But this is AMC's only real thing they have to offer. Even with collapsing ratings it is still better than anything else they have to offer. They will milk it until the bitter end.
symbiotic relationship of fear and intimidation but we do not want to kill you because we need you. Just find some worthless fool in the bunch as the scapegoat and use them as an example. This is beyond the Negan cult development program he has running.
This is like The Farm 2.0
The problem with the show is simple, in my opinion. The show's episode count needs to be cut. No more than 10 episodes in a season. They have these moments they are building toward, but there are so many episodes, they need a bunch of fluff in order to slow down the storyline. A 10-episode season would make the storytelling far more tighter and make the writers actually push the story along.
These characters are not as interesting or complex as the writers seem to believe they are. Tell the story and let the actors convey what the characters are experiencing. Unless of course it is blubbering Rick, in which case just run a Star Wars type written scroll at the beginning so we don't have to watch him try to seem deep.
Ben's death was blatantly telegraphed; he hugged the kid (his little bro?) as he departed The Kingdom, and my Redshirt Radar went wild. Plus he'd played the wide-eyed innocent in the scene with Carol and she so callously brushed him off. They might as well have put a CGI skull & crossbones icon over his head!
While I'm on the topic of Star Trek: What's with the ridiculous speech patterns of The Junkyard Hillbillies? I feel like I'm watching the TOS episode "Miri" -- ""Bonk! Bonk! On the head!"
But I'll keep watching...
I feel like this needs to be an MST3K type of thing where a bunch of people in the same boat can get together and mock it for real enjoyment.
Not only that, but incredibly predictable. I knew within 1 minute of the show who was going to bite the dust. Anytime some unknown gets additional screen time, you know their time is up. The whole show reminds me of Lost with the way they set things up, and it's gotten to the point where it's all just tedious.
After watching the show Legion, it's amazing how much better their story is told.
Like most shows, it's TV run has outlasted what it has to say. It's time to wrap it up.
Like most shows, it's TV run has outlasted what it has to say. It's time to wrap it up.
This is why I like the British tendency to make much shorter series. In the US, they tend to milk the most popular shows for whatever the're worth, and then by the end, the quality is far lower than what it was at the beginning. I loved the WD for about the first 3 years, and I've given up on it altogether now.
Like most shows, it's TV run has outlasted what it has to say. It's time to wrap it up.
This should be what happens. But this is AMC's only real thing they have to offer. Even with collapsing ratings it is still better than anything else they have to offer. They will milk it until the bitter end.