Adam Lenhardt
Senior HTF Member
I would be fine with the show continuing indefinitely if they played this situation out honestly, and the remaining seasons were more like The Postman, rebuilding civilization now that they've got a handle on dealing with the zombies.
But the last few seasons have reeked of wheel spinning. Our cast of characters finds some place safe to settle. They come into conflict with a sociopathic nearby strongman. There are a series of skirmishes but our protagonists ultimately prevail. A handful of the supporting protagonists are killed off; a handle of new protagonists are introduced or given greater prominence. Rinse and repeat.
If Negan had been knocked off a season ago, and this season had been about Alexandra, the Hilltop, the Kingdom and Oceanside strengthening their communities, deepening ties through trade, and working to establish more reliable communications with the wider world, that would have kept me a lot more interested.
But a show where the characters get picked off one by one and new characters roll off the assembly line, and little to no real forward progress is made feels increasingly stale to me.
But the last few seasons have reeked of wheel spinning. Our cast of characters finds some place safe to settle. They come into conflict with a sociopathic nearby strongman. There are a series of skirmishes but our protagonists ultimately prevail. A handful of the supporting protagonists are killed off; a handle of new protagonists are introduced or given greater prominence. Rinse and repeat.
If Negan had been knocked off a season ago, and this season had been about Alexandra, the Hilltop, the Kingdom and Oceanside strengthening their communities, deepening ties through trade, and working to establish more reliable communications with the wider world, that would have kept me a lot more interested.
But a show where the characters get picked off one by one and new characters roll off the assembly line, and little to no real forward progress is made feels increasingly stale to me.