This is a bit of a combination of things already mentioned in this article, but it's such a persistent problem that it can be counted as being a mistake all of its own. The Walking Dead, over the past 5 seasons, has tended to keep on repeating the same cycle over and over again. Rick and his group of survivors will find a place, e.g. the farm, the prison, and then they'll start to get settled there, quickly developing a routine and a way of life. Then there will be some new approaching threat, which they'll talk about for a couple of episodes, and then eventually be forced to deal with. There'll be lots of explosions, gunfire, blood, and violence, and at least one fairly important character will die what is supposed to be a tragic death. This will cause them to walk on aimlessly and miserably for a number of episodes, until they stumble on a sign for a new location, have a brief discussion about whether they should go, ultimately decided yes, and then the circle can begin all over again. Obviously it has worked for the show so far, because it keeps on getting astronomical viewing figures, but the repetitive nature has grown rather tiresome, and it'd be good for them to do something that really shakes it up and offers something completely different, especially given it's going to run for many more years yet.
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