The Walking Dead: Every Season Ranked Worst To Best

11. Season Eight

The Walking Dead's weakest chapter is ultimately the victim of its own lofty goals. In an attempt to tell the sweeping, action-packed story of the communities' war against Negan and the Saviors, season eight simply gives itself far too much to do.

With everyone scattered into different camps, often alone and struggling to give anything to the overarching conflict, the season's biggest fault is its overbearing cast of characters, whom the writers fail to juggle in a compelling way.

From the maddeningly underused (Daryl, Michonne, Jesus) to the outright annoying (Negan, Gabriel, Morgan) and betrayed (Carl!), season eight fumbles through scenes of excessive violence, unfinished subplots and unearned twists, including of course the awfully executed demise of Carl Grimes.

Considering every episode ends with an anti-climax, it's little wonder fans were unable to get comfortable with it. Credit where it's due, though: When it slows down to focus on the moral pitfalls of war, it can pack a punch. What a shame.