The Walking Dead Serious Discussion Thread V.6.0, Take season 7 like a champ....

[HotCheetos]

I am not usually one to bash the show, but I am getting really tired of seeing moments when they can easily end conflict and just pretend like the chance isn't there. Negan should have been shot and killed before he even said a word the second he stepped out that door. Problem over. Or when Gabriel sees he's in the trailer with him when he has a fuking AR! The writing in these situations is SO lazy (for christ sake how hard would it be to have Gabriel drop the gun in a scramble to get away from zombies so that he is unarmed in the trailer). It is really hard to look past that when it is such an obvious situation.

I also get the wasting bullets to attract the zombies, but they used explosions...so why not continue to do that instead of emptying 5k rounds into windows?

[MmmWatermelon]

I am not usually one to bash the show, but I am getting really tired of seeing moments when they can easily end conflict and just pretend like the chance isn't there. Negan should have been shot and killed before he even said a word the second he stepped out that door. Problem over. Or when Gabriel sees he's in the trailer with him when he has a fuking AR! The writing in these situations is SO lazy (for christ sake how hard would it be to have Gabriel drop the gun in a scramble to get away from zombies so that he is unarmed in the trailer). It is really hard to look past that when it is such an obvious situation.

I also get the wasting bullets to attract the zombies, but they used explosions...so why not continue to do that instead of emptying 5k rounds into windows?

Heard.

I find myself smh to so many scenes it's getting hard to watch.

[Burgerbuger]

I am not really sure what people were expecting from this show at this point. I mean don't get me wrong, it's still a good show at face value for simple entertainment but that's it. The show and it's writing went down the sh&tter a few seasons ago.

This ep seemed pretty fooking anti climatic. Negan and his men went from knowing each and every move Rick and his crew made to being blind as a bat. Yes- I know Rick took out a few scouts. And whatever happened to Negens whole army? Surely they didn't all drive off to investigate the explosion. Why was Ricks crew spraying a stupid amount of bullets at the windows in the factory?

We all know Negan is going to come back with a vengeance while Rick and his chodes play neighbors.

I genuinely liked the show better when they were all alone in the world and fighting to try and survive. The last thing I give a **** about is Lebo Maggie leading those queers on hill top.

[TommyTuffGuy]

This show has gotten, boring? Just something about it. Dragging on.

[Groce]

the show subtly and quietly became carls show.
the first 7 seasons were about rick and how he adjusted to the new world
carl is taking over from season 8 on. the way they mirrored the pilot episode where rick was looking under vehicles at the gas station is a direct parallel to carl following in his footsteps doing it again. the first walker rick seen was the little girl walker, in this episode there was a grown woman walker


also, michonne suggesting she'll help carl run the place, while he was reluctant, he's already in position to grow into the role. Rick is being phased out so carl can take his place. that is the real story, not this stale war that rick will win conveniently tying up all loose ends before season 9

Carl as leader of the group? Groce.

[Groce]

He could kill him , not damaging the brain , wait for him to turn , kill him again then use his guts . I mean they are stuck in there , Gabriel isn't exactly a fighter so Negan shouldn't have any real trouble overpowering him .

Gabriel has an AR15 why doesn't he just shoot negan wtf this show is so fukin dumb I swear m8

[kneeonbelly]

Carl as leader of the group? Groce.

carl is going to lead them - he has more experience than everyone, trained with the best and survived everything rick survived - only much younger. plus he shot his mom. he has alot of leaders that influenced him including shane

[kneeonbelly]

Are we allowed to discuss the comics here?

yes we are

[Vaynex]

this show is dumb af now.

[badreligion]

this show is dumb af now.

Yet you still watch ...

[Maxamanius]

what if the first episode was actually the last episode of this season and the rest of the season is going to be flashbacks leading up to the end of the Gabriel / Negan scene.

[GreenWave1]

I just watched the season premiere. Wow that was bad. Really bad.

Speeches.
Nonsensical decision making.
Telegraphed betrayal.

They learned nothing from last season.

[NYPat]

This season is going to focus on blowing things up. Not character development. It's the war. Time to cash in on the previously said character development.

[wheynweed]

How the fuk did they manage to gas up over 10 cars, atleast 5 suvs/pickup trucks, an RV, and all travel to Negan? Oh the funniest part was when they wasted like 3000 rounds of ammo shooting at a concrete building. I'm gonna watch it because i finish what i start but that part bugged me. Atleast there was action.

[StrngLrkrOPeace]

How the fuk did they manage to gas up over 10 cars, atleast 5 suvs/pickup trucks, an RV, and all travel to Negan? Oh the funniest part was when they wasted like 3000 rounds of ammo shooting at a concrete building. I'm gonna watch it because i finish what i start but that part bugged me. Atleast there was action.

maybe comic brahs can confirm this is sht from the comics. its still kinda dumb but if its direct rip from the comics then i can accept it as a comic show

[JMath]

The only thing I could think of was that they were trying to destroy the windows to 1) attract the zombies, but 2) to make sure that all of the Saviors trapped inside would hear the huge volume of zombies that they're surrounded by and hopefully induce some panic/anxiety into the group. But yeah... could have accomplished both of those things without using so much ammo.

My biggest complaints are that the show continues to have too long of dialogue/speeches that basically treat viewers like they're dumb. Essentially it seems like the writers believe they have to have the characters explain whats happening in the show via dialogues/monologues, because we the viewers can't just watch the show play out and put 2 and 2 together ourselves. The result is really drawn out episodes/seasons.

My other complain (maybe I just missed something in the scene), but how did Negan go from being on top of the catwalk/landing part of the door to being on the ground level trapped by zombies? Why didn't he just go right back in the door he came out? Did I just miss something in that scene?

[i3oosted]

Lmao this show is dumb af. Watching cause I already put so much time in the series.

Ricks cuckleberry azz giving a speech to Neagan with 10 guys with auto guns 8 feet away, get the jump on them and still can’t kill him.

Writers gotta be trolling us.

[pellekuling]

just lol if you still watch this show. I watched it until last season, and then i stopped half way through and just said. Nope, can't keep giving my views to this boring ass show. can't say i miss it when theres so much more quality out there.

TWD is kidna like mc donalds. You know what you are getting. But atleast mc donalds is still good and doesn't let you down

[Kev1972]

I'm actually shocked how little action is on this thread. I still watch but I don't really like the writing or characters. Shane, Merle, Negan, and the Governer were the only interesting ones. All the heroes are pathetic.

I'll keep watching and hoping for more good guy deaths. Loved watching Glen get his alien skull bashed in.

[gloria7]

maybe comic brahs can confirm this is sht from the comics. its still kinda dumb but if its direct rip from the comics then i can accept it as a comic show

Yes, the whole scene is pretty much straight out of the comics

[nvrstopworking]

Can’t do this show anymore. Struggled just to get through last season. That’s it for me.

Waiting for S2 of Westworld now and S3 of Billions... and the new season of Vikings too.

[EmmaW4tson]

I forgot to keep watching this series at episode 4 or 5 in S1. Glad I did. I like apocalypse movies, zombies and I read the comics before it was even mentioned as a TV series. Such a pity.

[wickedman]

Just watched. That was sooo lame and somehow boring despite "action" being everywhere. Lol @ not killing Negan immediately and letting him monologue for 10 minutes. I'll continue to watch this show to laugh at how **** it is.

[MiscInformed]

Just watched. That was sooo lame and somehow boring despite "action" being everywhere. Lol @ not killing Negan immediately and letting him monologue for 10 minutes. I'll continue to watch this show to laugh at how **** it is.

That's exactly correct.

Don't forget the snipers they had too.

Negan is standing like 30 yards away, in full view of 40+ people with automatic weapons, who all want him dead because of crimes he's committed against them and their friends, and nobody takes a shot. Really???

But a couple of minutes later they waste 1500 rounds shooting out a bunch of windows.

The show is dumb. The show runners are dumb. The people behind the show think their audience is dumb. It's dumbception!

[TaeBoNinja]

That's exactly correct.

Don't forget the snipers they had too.

Negan is standing like 30 yards away, in full view of 40+ people with automatic weapons, who all want him dead because of crimes he's committed against them and their friends, and nobody takes a shot. Really???

But a couple of minutes later they waste 1500 rounds shooting out a bunch of windows.

The show is dumb. The show runners are dumb. The people behind the show think their audience is dumb. It's dumbception!

Have to agree. Stringing out Negan with get tiresome. I really want to see them branch out further than that area, since the first few seasons was really about trying to figure out what the hell happened to begin with. A-Team style firefights doesn't help either.

[JMath]

God damn it.

Brb let's leave this guy alive
Brb let's pick up the dead guys pistol and not the ar15

[Mister-Lean]

At least Morgan is alpha this episode.

[TaeBoNinja]

At least Morgan is alpha this episode.

But Jesus is taking the Beta role now

[JMath]

I will give them credit. Awesome surprise.

[Bando]

Could have sworn I saw Tara getting eaten, then she's fine after the commercial. wtf?