10 Biggest Ongoing Criticisms Of The Walking Dead

3. Too Many Side Adventures

Carol Walking Dead Start to Finish
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A couple of years ago, The Walking Dead took a bold step and really tried to turn the show into an ensemble piece. They started putting together episodes which would only feature one or two main cast members and went on for weeks without so much as showing Rick, ostensibly the protagonist of the whole series.

The move helped strengthen a lot of their characters but it came at a cost. A lot of the urgency of the plot was lost. The Walking Dead thrives on immediacy and the potential for a threat at any moment. So when storylines are brought up and the left to simmer for weeks on end while other characters are visited, it doesn'€™t inspire suspense so much as it kills any cliffhanger being established. This year especially, it felt like the aftermath of the premiere has somehow occupied the entire first half of the season.

Though the characters have momentarily regrouped, considering the amount of episodes the season has already covered, it feels like very little has actually happened.

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