8 Ways The Walking Dead Season 10 Has Saved The Show
4. No Filler
The Walking Dead has always struggled with pacing, and that mid-season break means it’s often easy to predict what is going to happen, and when the big deaths will fall.
Season 9 changed this.
Not only did it feel like two different seasons, it showed it wasn’t afraid to jump dramatically forward in time, keep the status quo fresh and keep everything moving with strong forward momentum.
The show used Lydia and Henry as a through-line for the Whisperers’ arrival, which kept Carol and Daryl involved, while also giving Michonne her own devastating mystery for viewers to unravel. We followed the right story, not the right characters, meaning we didn’t have to needlessly check in with side-players for no reason.
Season 9 alone covered the comics Volumes 22, 23 and 24. That’s a lot of content to go through, especially when Season 7 and 8 only covered roughly one-and-a-half volumes each. This quick pace looks to continue, with Season 10 covering Volumes 25, 26, 27 and possibly 28 too. With the new casting information revealing future directions, it looks like the show isn’t wasting any time.