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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  1. Roagie
    Oct 23, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand 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.    … Expand
  2. Lucian2
    Oct 22, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand 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.… Expand
  3. Skipman
    Apr 9, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Negan is a cold blooded killer. He has slain the show completely. That is not to say the show wasn't struggling to find itself in the 2 seasons prior to Negan. However, the Negan/Savior story line has been about as bad as bad can get. The writers should be ashamed of themselves. I have been buying the seasons on Amazon for the last few years; however, I am out after the season finale that I have already paid for.

    At this point, it would be wise for AMC to plan out and announce the end game for this show. If they announced that there were 2 more seasons to complete it, some people might stick around.

    The high point of Season 8 has been the killing off of Carl. This was more overdue than the demise of Negan. The many low points are all basically the same...inane, poorly thought out, senseless "attacks" involving the careless discharge of semi-automatic weapons. There is at least one in every episode.

    The best bullet maker is Eugene, he has come up with a way to make 1.000's of ammo rounds that have the uncanny ability to dodge all major characters.

    As season 8 comes to a close, I believe a good 98% of the audience is now on Team Zombie. It really takes talent to get America rooting for the zombies.    … Expand
  4. TheFilmFanatic
    Apr 20, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Walking Dead has become a dragging character drama that follows whichever storyline will deliver the biggest bombshell to its TV audience while upsetting its comic fanbase. The problems with this show have been evident in the last few seasons and hopefully the finale can remedy that with a time jump or change in tone. The promise of all-out war ended in lacklustre fashion as no one died on a show where no one should be safe. The fact that the show is supposed to be about the survival of humanity against the undead apocalypse, and yet the biggest threat is betrayal among human groups rather than trying to sustain a real civilization, has this show going on a downward spiral. Obviously the premise needs to adapt as characters cannot be expected to live like nomads and travel forever on a show like this, civilization is built by creating a foundation for society to thrive, but taking away the show’s main selling point, the walkers; aside for the occasional gimmicky death of a beloved original character with way more story to tell, shows that the writers are focused on more shock and awe than actual storytelling. While some of the stories continue to be interesting, they are either thrown into the background or killed off to continue the less engaging, campy and oversaturated stories of a few bigger characters. Hopefully the shift in tone that the finale suggests brings this show back into form with its earlier seasons by returning to its roots and letting us know that death can happen at any time in the apocalypse.… Expand
  5. Jarody
    Apr 29, 2018
    3
    Look, the series has just become embarrasing at this point. I can't use any words to describe this season, which is probably because i didn't understand what was going on half the time. So many of the characters are pointless and unlikable now. I used to really enjoy Norman Reedus's character but thanks to terrible writing he's now one of the most detestable characters on the show. LuckilyLook, the series has just become embarrasing at this point. I can't use any words to describe this season, which is probably because i didn't understand what was going on half the time. So many of the characters are pointless and unlikable now. I used to really enjoy Norman Reedus's character but thanks to terrible writing he's now one of the most detestable characters on the show. Luckily the show hasn't dropped in quality visually, the walkers still look fantastic. Honestly, the first half of the season is one thousand times worse than the second, although both are still bad. If you're still a fan of the Walking Dead, i'd reccomend avoiding this season at all costs.… Expand
  6. TheSHO
    Feb 26, 2018
    2
    I can't take it anymore!! I am done as of the first episode of the 2nd half of season 8. Do these writers know what the heck they are doing anymore? The going back and forth about killing and not killing is getting VERY annoying! In any TV show or movie when you have a bunch of "mini bosses" or "bosses", you want to see them die in the worst way because they have been such a pain inI can't take it anymore!! I am done as of the first episode of the 2nd half of season 8. Do these writers know what the heck they are doing anymore? The going back and forth about killing and not killing is getting VERY annoying! In any TV show or movie when you have a bunch of "mini bosses" or "bosses", you want to see them die in the worst way because they have been such a pain in the rear to the protagonists. Not in the Walking Dead. You get stupid lines like, "Don't do it, we aren't like them." "It isn't worth it". Really?!! Give me a break. The show has become so unsatisfying to say the least. So they are telling Morgan not to kill one of Negan's main guys who has caused a lot of grief for everyone. Why? No idea. They had no problem killing all the other people. But noooooo, not the main guy. THAT is the one guy YOU DO KILL!! Sigh! Or when One eye boy is dying and telling Rick to be peaceful and not be the way he is. REALLY?!! You really think you can reason with a person like Negan and have him leave you alone? Amazingly inane writing. I have never read the comics but if this is from the comics, then the comics are dumb too. I am officially done with this titanic of a show. I hope it loses the rest of the few people left watching it.… Expand
  7. dr0nzer
    Dec 25, 2017
    2
    I'm 8 episodes in which is the break point for the season until the following year, I would normally wait until the full season but unfortunately it is not looking good, after season 7's terrible run I had hope this season would improve but it just gets worse and worse, the first two episodes started off great but since then it's been riding the slopes, I feel like the writers don't knowI'm 8 episodes in which is the break point for the season until the following year, I would normally wait until the full season but unfortunately it is not looking good, after season 7's terrible run I had hope this season would improve but it just gets worse and worse, the first two episodes started off great but since then it's been riding the slopes, I feel like the writers don't know where to go or what to do with the story, the plots are getting ridiculous and it's never ending repetitive cycle with the same ol back and fourth, big character moments and plot twists takes too long to reach and by the time they happen they don't have that big impact.
    I have no idea how the walking dead reached this point but I found myself actually wanting a big event to happen where all the characters die and the series to end which is a rare feeling for me as I have a lot of patience but it feels like the series has alienated it's audience, for me personally it's the end of the road....    … Expand
  8. abrahamjmr
    Dec 16, 2017
    2
    A show that started being one of the best things TV could've ever played. Frank Darabont was leading it up to be one of the greatest shows of all time but Glenn Mazzara and Scott M. Gimple ruined it. Negan, played by Dean Morgan has overstayed his importance on this show, he should be gone by now. This is by far the worst season of the entire show.
  9. EndTimes
    Feb 16, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (PLS USE THIS CORRECTED VERSION INSTEAD. THX) I really loved this show since the beginning despite some of the stupid decisions and slow overly drawn out scenes and repetitive plot points. The appeal lay in the survival instincts and determination of the characters to overcome all odds by any means necessary and make their own rules on the way. It had a revolutionary ethos in that way which I found attractive. I appreciated the endearing qualities of the main characters - who while imperfect, developed grit, loyalty to each other and a bad ass militancy. I guess I wished I had friends like that in real life. Hence my fondness for Rick, Daryl, Glenn, Carol, Maggie, Carl, Michonne.. and for a while, Shane. Imagine how crushing and disappointing to see it all degenerate at the start of season 7 as the series devolved into pure sadism and torture and murder of the characters I loved to watch which instantly destroyed my main reason for watching. It is too bad that the show had to take this barbaric direction into a self indulgent murderous orgy as it is not interesting in the least and very alienating.
    With some imagination and creativity we could have had far more interesting themes about survival and challenges of a zombie apocalypse. Instead we are given sadistic psycho who would have been right at home in a Nazi death camp for not one or two episodes but an entire season!! It gets old quick like right away.... Its just tiresome & not very creative. This season fails to make the most of both the incredible characters that were previously developed as well as all the creative possibilities of something as dark and fascinating as a Zombie apocalypse which captures the public imagination in the first place due to all the deeply buried fears we never talk about from nuclear war to climate change and ecological collapse. I suppose the only reason I was motivated to write this review is that I miss "hanging out" with our beloved star characters. It is one thing to see them struggle and hurt and see them develop resilience and bravery.. and quite another to see them tortured and murdered and eliminated while inverting the power dynamics so that we are subject to a psychotic Nazi for the rest of series. I didn't sign up for that. The only thing that tells me is, humans are actually worse than the zombies in many ways which I kind of already knew. That is why I was hoping to see the character's better qualities emerge in their trial by fire... not just watch the darkness of our worst instincts triumph. Get better writers next time.. and there still may be hope. What a waste of acting talent. Wish those RPG's Abraham had found had been put to better use. I almost feel the show's writers are brain dead zombies at times. I hate when a good thing is ruined by ineptness and failures of creativity and imagination. But thanks for seasons 1-6.    … Expand
  10. Johan701
    Nov 21, 2017
    1
    Please stop. I don't even know why i am still watching this.

    And they know that, they know that we don't even know why we are still watching this, and they keep making the same crap over and over again. Season 7 was already terrible, a whole seasons of: -"Omg, just shoot him now" - "Please, there is no possible reason at all to not shot him now, just go ahead and shoot" And i    Please stop. I don't even know why i am still watching this.

    And they know that, they know that we don't even know why we are still watching this, and they keep making the same crap over and over again.

    Season 7 was already terrible, a whole seasons of:
    -"Omg, just shoot him now"
    - "Please, there is no possible reason at all to not shot him now, just go ahead and shoot"

    And i was already dead-tired of this whole saviors-thing.

    I really, really hoped that they were going to end it with season 7, but nope.
    Here is another season about the damn Saviours, and Negan.

    Do you even realize you have a post-apocalyptic world full of potential and interesting things that might happen?

    And you are really so scared to try anything different? We have already seen this super-villain pile of crap the past 5 seasons, we are tired.
    Move on, give us something new.
    The logic of all this is under a bus right now, there were so many chances where they could had just shot Negan that i can't take it anymore.

    Make them advance somehow in the research of the disease, of a cure, omg, think of something, literally anything! Please.

    Watching random idiot shooting bullets at nothing in particular for 30mins each episode is just saddening and pathetic.

    This show is not even sinking as it should deserve, Fire some writers and start from scratch, please.    … Expand
  11. Flavatown
    Nov 25, 2017
    0
    Finally, I've found a place where I can give my opinion of this season without a bunch of brainwashed sheep constantly telling me, "Don't like it, don't watch it". I believe this season of TWD is absolutely terrible so far. I will change my score and review of this season if I see any improvement. However, I doubt I will be doing so.

    *REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!* From the very first    Finally, I've found a place where I can give my opinion of this season without a bunch of brainwashed sheep constantly telling me, "Don't like it, don't watch it". I believe this season of TWD is absolutely terrible so far. I will change my score and review of this season if I see any improvement. However, I doubt I will be doing so.

    *REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!*
    From the very first episode of this season, things were stupid. Rick surrounds Negan's compound armed to the teeth, and Negan just comes casually strolling out like he knows he has plot armor and won't get shot. Then they talk for like 10 minutes and then Rick brutally murders a bunch of glass windows. I guess he showed those saviors! They'll be stepping on broken glass for weeks!

    Then, more stupid stuff happens in the following episodes such as:

    -Morgan becoming the Terminator and killing a bunch of saviors (I feel like the producers meant for this to be epic, but it just made me laugh uncontrollably)

    -Jesus refusing to kill a large group of saviors who was just trying to kill them a second ago (because we gotta have a moral character, right? HERP DERP DERP)

    -Endless ammo. Seriously though, they must have entered the unlimited ammo cheat or something.

    -The death of Eric, an underdeveloped C-list character who's death made people go ,"Aw, that's kinda sad," then completely forget about it by the end of the episode.

    -The return of Morales, because we needed a throwback to when TWD was actually a great show.

    -The death of Morales, because why not?

    -King Ezekiel shouting about not losing one of his ranks while standing on enemy territory right out in the open. Honestly I never liked his character, all of his speeches are cringey and cartoonish to me.

    -An 800 lb tiger being torn to pieces by 10 walkers. And to those who keep saying, "Shiva gave up and let the walkers eat her to let Ezekiel escape", that is a load of crap. SHE IS A TIGER. A tiger would not simply lay down and die, they would fight until they couldn't fight anymore. Ezekiel could've easily escaped while she was fighting off the walkers without her sacrificing herself.

    -Bullets that can rip holes into human flesh but not into a Jeep window (I'm referencing the car chase scene between Rick and the two saviors in episode 4).

    The list goes on. There is so much stupidity in this season that I see it more of as a comedy than a drama/action series. This show has long outstayed its welcome, and hopefully the viewership continues to decline so that they can finally end this show's misery. It's sad to see what TWD has become. I remember back when me and my entire household would gather around the TV every Sunday night at 8 p.m. with pizza and drinks anticipating to watch it. Now, I just DVR the episodes and watch them whenever there's nothing else on TV to watch. They need to do better. Shows like Stranger Things and Game of Thrones are kicking their butts right now. Gimple needs to start working towards an end goal for TWD. I'd say to let season 9 be the last one, 10 at the absolute latest.    … Expand
  12. quorzus
    Mar 24, 2018
    0
    Incredibly feeble-minded completely idiotic garbage.
    Unbearable theft of lifetime!
    You can not eat as much as you need to puke ..
    Not worth to vie one second..
  13. 100tifiko
    Dec 30, 2017
    1
    Uno, ese es mi puntaje por ahora, un 1 y representa el unico episodio que me gustó de esta temporada y me refiero al episodio 5, en donde conocemos un poco mejor al que para mi es el mejor personaje de la serie en este momento y que por momentos regresa la tensión e incluso la emoción de temporadas anteriores.
    El resto de espisodios son realmente desastrozos, los primeros 4, que parece un    Uno, ese es mi puntaje por ahora, un 1 y representa el unico episodio que me gustó de esta temporada y me refiero al episodio 5, en donde conocemos un poco mejor al que para mi es el mejor personaje de la serie en este momento y que por momentos regresa la tensión e incluso la emoción de temporadas anteriores.
    El resto de espisodios son realmente desastrozos, los primeros 4, que parece un episodio recortado en varios trozos, repletos de escenas de acción mal rodadas, con una coreografia pesima, y los ultimos de esta primera mitad en donde parece que buscan la emoción facil en el espectador y lo unico que lograron fue una terrible decepción y amargura.    … Expand
  14. Patrick94
    Dec 5, 2017
    3
    This is by far the worst Season of TWD. The war with the saviors should have been wrapped up in the first 3 or 4 episodes. This season has been stuck in a rut for 7 episodes straight. The story is going nowhere. What made TWD great was that the plot was always moving forward. But this season has remained in the same boring place for 7 episodes. It's time to end the saviors war storylineThis is by far the worst Season of TWD. The war with the saviors should have been wrapped up in the first 3 or 4 episodes. This season has been stuck in a rut for 7 episodes straight. The story is going nowhere. What made TWD great was that the plot was always moving forward. But this season has remained in the same boring place for 7 episodes. It's time to end the saviors war storyline and move on.… Expand
  15. daniel_
    Mar 28, 2018
    0
    TWD is walking. Walking like a walking dead. Going nowhere and just making noise. Please shoot it and put it out of its misery. TWD had logical flaws rigth from the start, again and again, but now with the saviours it has become dull and duller.
  16. S0LiD
    Dec 12, 2017
    3
    The two words for this mid-season are incoherent & confusing... the original screenwriters must be in other tv-shows, because there are too many "this doesn't make sense" in all the episodes. It's sad seeing how this super tv-show is ending...
  17. slayde11
    Oct 31, 2017
    1
    With all due respect to the wonderful actors and production professionals involved in this show, please put TWD out of its misery. I have never missed a single episode since the Season 1 premiere -- and what used to be a compelling (yet campy-fun) exploration of the human condition has become just plain silly and chaotic, week after week. The battle scenes are a jumbled mess; characterWith all due respect to the wonderful actors and production professionals involved in this show, please put TWD out of its misery. I have never missed a single episode since the Season 1 premiere -- and what used to be a compelling (yet campy-fun) exploration of the human condition has become just plain silly and chaotic, week after week. The battle scenes are a jumbled mess; character choices make zero sense; and the story arc shifts on a dime, depending upon which graphic novel beat the showrunners are trying to hit. A lot of these elements are way more passable on a page than they are in live action (medieval hockey gear, trained tigers, a villain who speaks in 15-minute monologues). It's become almost laughably bad -- like a Monty Python spoof with rotting corpses and a massive pyrotechnics budget. Desperation for ratings aside, there's something to be said for the wisdom of having a clear (and imminent) narrative end-point in mind.… Expand
  18. AlexanderLuthor
    Mar 26, 2018
    0
    After years of steady decline in writing, editing, and directing, The Walking Dead has finally hit rock bottom. It is high time to clean house and get a new producer, directors, writers, and editors who know just what the hell they are doing before the show needs to get cancelled. It's gotten unwatchable at this point but rather like a slow moving trainwreck that's hard to look awayAfter years of steady decline in writing, editing, and directing, The Walking Dead has finally hit rock bottom. It is high time to clean house and get a new producer, directors, writers, and editors who know just what the hell they are doing before the show needs to get cancelled. It's gotten unwatchable at this point but rather like a slow moving trainwreck that's hard to look away despite the horror. Horrible writing that is.… Expand
  19. rockon
    Jan 2, 2018
    0
    Started watching the latest season after signing up for DirectTVNow. And I was once again shaking my head. They try to drag things out so much. As many have noted, the redundancy and lack of plot progression is seemingly relentless. There is still no bigger world than 30 miles away for these characters. Why are they never trying radio communications? Nobody wants to hook up aStarted watching the latest season after signing up for DirectTVNow. And I was once again shaking my head. They try to drag things out so much. As many have noted, the redundancy and lack of plot progression is seemingly relentless. There is still no bigger world than 30 miles away for these characters. Why are they never trying radio communications? Nobody wants to hook up a satellite? The Season started with some of the same stupidity. In their attack on the Saviors part of the plan apparently was not sticking around to make sure the enemy was dead. I thought that's what an attack in war was about. Killing the enemy. All they did was blow out their windows and destroy their fence. And then marched in a bunch of zombies. That's hardly a clean-up operation. Everybody got dressed up for the dance and then went home early. It made me think about what Machiavelli said about just wounding somebody. I thought, wow, they're finally going to kill these guys. NOT!… Expand
  20. farmerfan
    Dec 28, 2017
    0
    I have watched every episode since season 1 ep 1, and this was by far my favourite show on TV, the way it combines survival in post apocalyptic zombie world so well, loved the acting, characters etc.
    UNTIL it got to season 7 . What can we say about the disaster that this TV show has turned into to ?
    The production quality, plot, dialogue , story line, and believability of the show have    I have watched every episode since season 1 ep 1, and this was by far my favourite show on TV, the way it combines survival in post apocalyptic zombie world so well, loved the acting, characters etc.
    UNTIL it got to season 7 . What can we say about the disaster that this TV show has turned into to ?
    The production quality, plot, dialogue , story line, and believability of the show have gone into the toilet.
    We wouldn't care so much except this show was brilliant for 6 seasons and developed a hugely loyal fan base, and they have now been slapped in the face with this cheap, poorly written garbage.
    AMC must give Scott Gimple the sack asap, and anyone else responsible for this farce.    … Expand
  21. logele
    Apr 17, 2018
    0
    Season 8 Is pure ****
    I loved the first 5 seasons, 6 and 7 was OK but this Is the worst one.
    Fear of the walking dead started i little slow but season 3 is a treat to watch. This series is building some momentum.
  22. CasandraComplex
    Oct 20, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I absolutely LOVED (past tense) The Walking Dead up untill the point where they encounter," The Governor" a couple of seasons ago. I used to anticipate with absolute child like giddiness the coming of a new episode and would obsessively re-watch previous seasons while waiting for the new season because the shows writing, acting, production values and pacing were so layered and complex that you can re-watch them and still revel in amazement how well made the shows were... and they all stood up to that increased scrutiny that comes with watching something repeatedly.

    In stark contrast to the brilliance and careful crafting that made those earlier seasons, Season 8 was by far, the absolute worst display of outside forces co-opting an exceptionally spectacular series in order to inject their own version of structure, atmosphere and how shall I put it, morality that is akin to some hack, smearing pooh on the surface of a Salvador Dali painting thinking that it would be improving or paying homage to the original. I am a viewer that forces himself to watch through the entirety of a show before I submit a review because; A) I'm patient B) I'm fair C) I don't rush to judgement when things don't go the way that I would like them to. Call it a respect for the creative process. When something genuinely sucks, however, I will resent the heck out of it after giving the benefit of my doubt, watching the show to the end and found nothing worth redeeming. I get royally P. Ohhhed. I actually forwarded past the endless, annoying, protracted and plain stupid ten minute speeches that went on and on at infinitum.

    The Governor talked too much and people were being charitable while simultaneously expressing how much they were fearful of the character remaining in the story line for long. Then along came the Saviors with a similar Governor like character that even Jeffery Dean-Morgan could not salvage. One gets the impression that rather than learning from audiences displeasure of the Governor character that the powers that be instead, doubled down on a similar character.

    In summery, The show got transformed from one with very little dialog, huge amounts of atmosphere and embraced the kill or be killed world they now inhabited, be it walkers or the humans that preyed upon the survivors. They embraced their new reality of their situation with very little vacillation on morality play because morality no longer applied to the survival situations that they are constantly in. It got transformed into literally a soap opera from the 1980's where now, the majority of the show is dialog and not just any dialog, verbal diarrhea. We are no longer scared nor horrified and their constant hand wringing on what is clearly an injection of religious morality angst has had the effect of making die hard fans get the sense that we are being punished for our love for the series or worse, being lectured for it. A more cynical take on why this happened is that the new writers, producers or directors really didn't understand or even know how or what it was that made the show a hit and just gave up trying while simultaneously squeezing every last dollar from it's good reputation.

    I want to briefly call out a few grievances here. A) Some things appear incredibly fake in stark contrast to how amazingly realistic the zombies appear. Andrew Lincolns' makeup. The gray rinse in his beard (beard extensions??) and the subsequent dark hair dye job in the retrospective scenes really stood out as looking uncharacteristically fake. There is also an over-use of this look of Rick Grimes with what looks like baby oil in his hair (to give the appearance of constantly being drenched in sweat) coupled with the actors limited spectrum of emoting grief, regret and disorientation and the red eye liner which is supposed to represent irritation from salty sweat dripping into his eyes. C) overuse of machine guns which never hit the bad guy, endless supply of bullets, running out only when they catch up to the bad guy C) too many opportunities to kill Neegan that didn't happen. D)The stupid C.G.I. tiger who only killed bad guys. D) The dread locks are so obviously wigs that often look crooked. E) how did Neegan get those pictures, flares and gun at the dump again? Insulting to our intelligence much?

    I am currently watching "Maniac" which gave me a laugh out loud, pause, rewind and laugh out loud again moment which I think also applies to Carls' death scene(s) A character was half way through reading Black Beauty when she exclaims,"when is this effing horse going to die already?" I couldn't believe how long it took for them to let Carl die. It was absolutely terrible writing and I had forwarded past most of it after 5 or 10 minutes and was disgusted how it occupied a half to 3/4's of the episode. Think about that. 3/4's of an episode all shot from the same exact scene. You may as well be looking at a viewmaster and listening to a cassette of the dialog.    … Expand
  23. ansem1
    Oct 2, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Only 2 episodes in, but man...this is the worst season I have seen. Walking Dead just sinks each season. Is it just too many cooks, or laziness?

    (1) Alright, so realistically we don't have all that many fully automatic weapons in the US, so my guess is they would actually need to know how to convert. However, these people that are smart enough to make automatic weapons cannot realize that sheet metal doesn't stop a bloody .22. These people who make automatic weapons never thought to test their sheet metal armor before attaching it to an armada of cars? Is the village that stupid? "Hey maybe we should armor our cars and stop bullets with our big fence metal". "Okay sure, I'll try shooting it.", "No, don't do that it makes too much sense."

    (2) First episode, most lazy setup I have ever seen for the love of god. Negan walks out onto the balcony with a group of goons. Rick and his group instead of ending things and killing Negan, decide to instead shoot about a million rounds of ammunition into a building which could be filled with actual innocent people. If someone tried to run on a balcony like that with 50 rifles pointed at their dome, it would be lights out instantly. TWD really couldn't come up with another confrontation? This isn't DnD where the big baddy can run away under ridiculous circumstances and cast a spell of invisible ****

    (3) The part where the RV blows up and Negan is left alive. Every single one of Rick's people at this point MUST know the war with the Saviors will not end until he is at least dead. What is this **** we have to leave, and the scene makes it so much more unbelievable? We've spent 5 billion rounds of ammunition followed by how much planning to get here and give up? Holy crap.

    (4) The overall decision making in 2 episodes is just terrible. Every decision is just purely stupid as if each person downgraded in education to kindergarten.

    (5) Episode 2 Rick confronted by a random dude in a room that is well-lit, but apparently he roles 1 for perception. I mean how blind is he? Then followed by being confronted by another guy. You know let's just repeat this process a few more times and get it all out right now. Really?

    (6) Repetitive stupid gun fights. Please just stop. The guy is 5 feet in front of me, but I'm going to miss 500 rounds.

    My review of Season 8 in 2 episodes is a "No way, he's done Jim" out of 10    … Expand
  24. ehaselden
    Apr 15, 2018
    3
    To survive this series falling down completely... try taking out at least a half the cast and go back to basics... Make it survivalist again and get way from this philosophical man against man stuff... Move on and back to the good old days. half the time I have no idea who I am meant to sympathise with... because there is too many characters.
  25. Paulxavierfoste
    Oct 14, 2019
    3
    Mit Abstand die schlechteste Staffel, die zweite Hälfte wird noch etwas besser, aber trotzdem ist sie sehr langweilig
  26. zaxari
    Oct 6, 2019
    0
    Very bad season. The show is going down. Nothing happen during whole episodes.

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  1. 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.
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  2. 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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  3. 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.
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