1. Season 3 Was A Good Step In The Right Direction
I know it might seem like I've been ragging on Season Three far too much, so I'll just clarify all that here. Despite the occasional misstep, I thought season three was excellent.. It got rid of the obvious problems of season 2 Rick's moral conflict taking a backseat to the Shane Walsh psycho show, a ridiculous farm setting, a lack of interesting characters (again, Jimmy), Carl's inability to stay still, focusing too long on one plot and not having a proper villain and turned them all into strengths. Season three saw Rick grow a pair, the development of the remaining big players (not you, T-Dog), the dawning of a new kids-with-guns age and a compelling villain. It also made the humans-are-the-enemy message of the comics abundantly clear, and finally put the zombies on the background. I know that sounds strange in a world-centred on a zombie apocalypse, but please, hear me out. It makes perfectly logical sense that the group wouldn't be scared of zombies that can't get near of them and that they'd probably leave them alone to conserve resources. As such, once people were over the shock of the zombies and got used to them, it's only that they become part of the landscape. It's this mature tone that I was happiest to see in the third season, and long may it continue. And honestly, I've every reason to believe it will the writers have finally figured out how to write complex characters (morally-conflicted Rick, borderline-psychopath Carl, liable-to-slipping Daryl, horrified pragmatist Hershel) and are now chucking the challenge of looking after a community into the plot. Really, I can't wait to see what they'll do, especially with the Governor still out there. So that's what I think. What do you think? Feel free to comment!