The Walking Dead: 10 Reasons Fans Are Abandoning The Show
1. Rick Has Run Out Of Story
This is a controversial one, but Rick has no more story to tell. Over the course of six seasons, we’ve seen him change from peacekeeping cop to hardened post-apocalyptic killer. He’s lost loved ones, confronted impossible odds - and won – and had to do horrible things to survive.
He’s gone through every shade of change possible, and there’s not much else that can be done. In the last couple of years, he’s become a real hardass, so his devolution into whipped dog for Negan is a step back that’s not just depressing to watch. Rick isn’t all that compelling a hero anymore, and the show’s dogged insistence on keeping him the focus is doing more harm than good; all he can do now is relearn old lessons.
If the show had done something genuinely groundbreaking and killed him in the opener, and maybe had Glenn or Daryl struggle to fill his place, that might have given The Walking Dead the new dynamic it desperately needs.
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