6. Location, Location, Location
One of my least favorite parts of the second season was the location that a majority of the season took place at: Hershels Farm. The location was not only uninteresting from a visual stand-point, but you also didnt feel like the characters were in any danger being so far out. That was the point of the characters choosing that location, of course, but it felt too isolated from the rest of the world. Also, the drama that accompanied being on that location wasnt very interesting (Hershels daughter attempting suicide was very meh). Storylines such as that left many fans to rename The Walking Dead Adventures On The Drama Farm" - erk. The only positive that came from being on the farm was we got Shanes awesome ENOUGH! speech during last years mid-season finale. When the farm was finally attacked and overrun by walkers during the season finale, fans rejoiced at their next location: a prison. This was a location that had some real weight to it. Theyve done a great job incorporating the prison story arc from the comics into the show. Theyve made enough changes to keep it interesting for comic fans as well. What you get with the prison is a real sense of danger. The prison is huge, and although Rick and the gang cleared it out, youre never quite sure if they got every walker. Also, the prison is in a prime location for anyone who may want to attack it. You have to worry about walkers and other outsiders who may want to take it over. The location change is one of the smartest moves the producers made. Although they were already staying well past their welcome on the farm, they could have stretched it a little bit longer (even though the farm stuff in the comics was only 2-3 issues tops; stretching any longer may have fallen into Lets make the Hobbit three movies territory). It was good that the writers/producers knew that it was time to move on. We the fans certainly appreciate the swift end to the Adventures on the Drama Farm and the start of Adventures of Rick and His Fortress of Awesome.