The Walking Dead

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Season 8
  • Network: AMC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 31, 2010
Season #: 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
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  1. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Bernard Boo
    Oct 9, 2017
    90
    Its brisk pacing, big action, and focus on the camaraderie between the Alexandria, Hilltop, and Kingdom survivors makes for super entertaining television which makes you feel good without trivializing the drama. ... The episode offers more than popcorn-movie thrills and chills, however. Balancing out the mayhem is an understated, poignant father-son moment between Rick and Carl.
  2. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Oct 19, 2017
    63
    Well-done, but then TWD is always well-done. What’s missing is the thrill of surprise, or the shock of surprise. “Mercy” at least offers a hint that one may be coming.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Oct 19, 2017
    40
    The urge to expand the story beyond the constant flight from mindless flesh-munchers is understandable. But much of the dread, as well as emotional urgency, has gone out of the show in the process. ... The staging of the action in the season premiere, in which Rick, Maggie and XXX lead an attack on the Saviors compound, feels well below the show’s previous standard, like Michael Bay on a bad day.

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5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 257 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 101 out of 257
  2. Mixed: 62 out of 257
  3. Negative: 94 out of 257
  1. Roagie
    Oct 23, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Please make it stop. The writing on this show is absolutely terrible. From past seasons they know they don't have to write a thinking person's script. All they have to do is create cartoon characters with writing to match (we're talking 1970s cartoons here) and concentrate on cool zombie makeup. The zombie makeup and effects are the only thing still good on the show.

    Funniest things:
    1) The artsy fartsy stuff in s08e01 attempted to mimic the scene composition of breaking bad or better call saul... it was a laughable attempt.
    2) their car "armor" made from thin pieces of sheet metal and fiberglass roof panels ain't gonna stop bullets.
    3) neegan came out and all they had to do was shoot him. he was maybe 30 yards away.
    4) for being warriors and survivalists, they like to waste ammo shooting windows
    5) they blew up the RV and neegan decided to run out the front door towards the people trying to kill him. his building wasn't even on fire. where were all his gang members? also, he hid in that trailer and didn't even lock the door.

    Lazy lazy lazy lazy lazy writing.    … Full Review »
  2. Lucian2
    Oct 22, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Wow. That was really bad. 40 minutes of commercials and 30 minutes of show were a bit much to watch. Turned it after I saw 45 people with automatic weapons stand 50 feet outside of the Savior's hide out. Negan walks out the door and he an Rick chat. Rick, you said you were going to kill Negan, what better time than point blank? (Stop with the stupid dream sequences as well, they are not dramatic, they are just stupid.) That show was just garbage.… Full Review »
  3. wantedtolikebut
    Oct 24, 2017
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Re: the season 8 premiere: The bookending of Rick's motivational speech felt like a generic choice. We know all that already. Show us don't tell us. The showrunners appear to love intercutting past, present and future, but it's at the expense of clarity here. Even the way the action scenes were staged: Negan's appearance on the balcony felt like phony swagger and was a cliche. The fact that Rick could see Negan meant he could kill him, unless you showed me why that could not happen. They didn't stage, shoot and cut the scene well enough to make that clear. And suddenly there are no grenades? Or bazookas you've foreshadowed in previous shows? Irritating and implausible. Negan is effective with well-written, well-directed material such as the **** pants" scene. That worked. But the writing and direction is so uneven. I liked about a third of the show. The rest lacked clarity and felt forced. Still love this show, despite sounding negative. I just want it to be better.… Full Review »
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