First, the only reason I even gave this a chance is because of Rick Grimes and Lincoln is the only reason I gave this 3 stars.
What should I have expected from a TV show in 2024... Well here's what you KNOW you'll get now:
Gay Characters
Interracial Couples... Like A LOT more than real life. (I'm not even speaking of Rick and Michonne... I accepted that one a long time ago... It's more or less the undying faithfulness that was cringe about them.)
Disabled or Handicapped People (In the zombie apocalypse... I kinda doubt it, I know, that's horrible but let's be realistic).
Ridiculous over the top action.
That's really all I can stomach even talking about right now. Lets start with... Why exactly did Rick have to cut his hand off? Why didn't he cut the cable? Why didn't he join them to rise through the ranks in 5 years knowing full well that would be the best chance of escape? (That to me was the most UN-Rick Grimes thing the wrote about him). Why didn't plunging his bloody stump into the smoldering walker guts not infect him? Gangrene at least.
Then we have Michonne dressed like a Samurai just so happen to be the one who finds Rick in the crashed helicopter? That's not only the laziest writing it's so cringe that I literally had to pause to take a moment.
Why did she try to charge millions of walkers? Why did she waste explosives instead of turning around? Why is nobody the LEAST BIT scared of the zombies anymore? It kinda defeats the purpose of the title and main attraction. It's like watching a "Jaws" movie where nobody cares about being in the water with sharks anymore. It's not good writing, it's just dumb. If the one constant thing throughout the series was "fear of the dead" that would have made a lot more sense. You can get better at killing them without losing your fear of them. In fact one might say that the "fear" is what keeps them alive. Keep your distance whenever possible should have been the main motto of all the survivors. Making them as threatening as gnats is disappointing. I'm not here for the adult soap opera. I'm here for the "living dead". I could do with about 70% less soap opera and DEI and more ZOMBIES and SURVIVAL!
I'm sorry, but to sacrifice what could have been an amazing show on the altar of Social Justice and lazy writing is a crime. I'm a Romero Gen X'er... I KNOW I could have written this show a million times better... And it would have added up to a TON of money for AMC.
This was like watching something written by someone who teaches Screenwriting at a SO CAL Junior College in 2024 with 3 years experience. Checking off all the "boxes" and forgetting about the main objective... ENTERTAINMENT!
SHAME. SHAME. SHAME!
What should I have expected from a TV show in 2024... Well here's what you KNOW you'll get now:
Gay Characters
Interracial Couples... Like A LOT more than real life. (I'm not even speaking of Rick and Michonne... I accepted that one a long time ago... It's more or less the undying faithfulness that was cringe about them.)
Disabled or Handicapped People (In the zombie apocalypse... I kinda doubt it, I know, that's horrible but let's be realistic).
Ridiculous over the top action.
That's really all I can stomach even talking about right now. Lets start with... Why exactly did Rick have to cut his hand off? Why didn't he cut the cable? Why didn't he join them to rise through the ranks in 5 years knowing full well that would be the best chance of escape? (That to me was the most UN-Rick Grimes thing the wrote about him). Why didn't plunging his bloody stump into the smoldering walker guts not infect him? Gangrene at least.
Then we have Michonne dressed like a Samurai just so happen to be the one who finds Rick in the crashed helicopter? That's not only the laziest writing it's so cringe that I literally had to pause to take a moment.
Why did she try to charge millions of walkers? Why did she waste explosives instead of turning around? Why is nobody the LEAST BIT scared of the zombies anymore? It kinda defeats the purpose of the title and main attraction. It's like watching a "Jaws" movie where nobody cares about being in the water with sharks anymore. It's not good writing, it's just dumb. If the one constant thing throughout the series was "fear of the dead" that would have made a lot more sense. You can get better at killing them without losing your fear of them. In fact one might say that the "fear" is what keeps them alive. Keep your distance whenever possible should have been the main motto of all the survivors. Making them as threatening as gnats is disappointing. I'm not here for the adult soap opera. I'm here for the "living dead". I could do with about 70% less soap opera and DEI and more ZOMBIES and SURVIVAL!
I'm sorry, but to sacrifice what could have been an amazing show on the altar of Social Justice and lazy writing is a crime. I'm a Romero Gen X'er... I KNOW I could have written this show a million times better... And it would have added up to a TON of money for AMC.
This was like watching something written by someone who teaches Screenwriting at a SO CAL Junior College in 2024 with 3 years experience. Checking off all the "boxes" and forgetting about the main objective... ENTERTAINMENT!
SHAME. SHAME. SHAME!
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