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The Walking Dead Fans React & They're Not Happy At All


This may be the problem with hyping something for weeks to months on end. You're promised a game-changer. You're promised that it will be the point of no return.

As far as the last one is concerned, maybe it is. Because The Walking Dead is crossing over dangerous territory of muddled storytelling, we're wondering where the promised change went.

The latest episode was surprisingly one of the better ones compared to the last two--and that's already saying something. The last episode, I was expecting to get my due reward. And that was to see Maggie transform into the person she should be following Glenn's death.

While there are hints of that, the storytelling and how we got from point A to point B (from Maggie being this crying widow to her barking orders at random Hilltop Colony residents) just went by with no explanation or buildup.

For this week, even viewers didn't take lightly how showrunners seem to be stretching their show too much. The episode focused on Tara (albeit not the most major of characters around) and side character Heath.

As some fans put it, the episode felt like a run of Fear the Walking Dead but using the main cast of The Walking Dead. And that's no compliment in any way.

Understandably, fans want to see more of the main characters. Even if Rick's whiny subservience does deserve spotlight, if we can find some sort of retaliation behind those eyes. Even Daryl's silent rebellion may be worth watching, if we see where he's planning to go next (give in or take back).

I for one prefer to see what happens with Maggie as leader and the dynamics among Carol, Morgan, and Ezekiel. It's like the episode for those three aired so long ago, I'm crossing my fingers that they're not looking to save their next appearance for the latter half of the season.

It's understandable to have lull moments or episodes when you have an expanded cast. It's also hard when you're trying to introduce a grand new world, something that the showrunners have promised. But cutting up the show instead of giving viewers a macro view of what happens with every character in-real-time just appears like filler work rather than focused storytelling.

I'm willing to watch the remaining episodes. But it better be a damn good buildup for the latter half.

The Walking Dead airs Sundays on AMC.

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