Outpost 22

I was so excited to see the last season of this show. And I was anxiously waiting for the last section of this season to come out just so I could finish this show. Now, it just feels like a chore to get through these last few episodes. And it doesn't even feel like a final season. The way it's going right now, this could have been a middle season. Somehow it just feels lackluster and un-energetic.

The danger level is also inconsistent. One minute our beloved heroes are unstoppable tanks that now down all who dare to get in their path, and then the next minute they're getting punked by a bunch of Commonwealth stormtrooper wannabes. And it only happens that way once in a while to make the story go forward. I know that most of our main heroes are highly skilled, battle-hardened warriors, but they succeed against the Commonwealth's military way too often. Are those guys just plucked off of the street and given armor and weapons? So, in short, plot armor is very present in this final season in a show where that didn't use to matter.

With how dumb this last section of the final season feels, it's left me feeling less and less hopeful that Rick will make a comeback. It would just ruin him at this point, most likely.

So, now it's just an endurance race, so to speak. Just hold out long enough to make it to the finish line. Hopefully the last few are better.

The pacing of these episodes is as close to watching paint dry as you can get. As we lumber towards the series inevitable conclusion, we ask, is it really worth it?

One long drawn out monologue after another. One convenient accident after another. I suddenly realise the walking dead might actually refer to the audience. Zero excitement, just none.

Back in the good old days you were invested in the struggle to survive against over whelming odds. The Governor, Negan, Alpha.....all worthy adversaries but the greatest threat to this series has become the need to lengthen each episode and strangle the last dying breath from each moment.

I wish it just ended right now, there is nothing left for this show anymore. The whole 11C has been lacklustre, it's the last episodes ever! It's obvious they are just wanting to cash grab by all these spin offs. So they obviously can't kill certain characters off. But they still haven't killed more minor characters like for example Magna. What has happened to this show!?

The ending is blatantly obvious to anybody who has heard how the comics end. Which is probably most of the fan base now as the casuals got bored off. I just hope Rick returns but is there really any story for him to return to? Plus let's not forget the cash grab films they have lined up for him to be in. I will finish the walking dead series but I'm gone for the spin offs.

They've really given up on the audio post, haven't they? This is the worst dialogue I've heard in a long time. Perhaps they couldn't afford to ADR. I can hear the noise reduction but I still can't hear all the words. It's not that hard, but it does take a budget and it's clearly not going on the audio. I'll just repeat all that to make up the quota: They've really given up on the audio post, haven't they? This is the worst dialogue I've heard in a long time. Perhaps they couldn't afford to ADR. I can hear the noise reduction but I still can't hear all the words. It's not that hard, but it does take a budget and it's clearly not going on the audio.

As we move into the very last episodes of the show, this episode turns out to be pretty good - and fast-paced at the very least. It offers a new milieu in the welcome form of a return to Alexandria, looking very different from the last time we saw it. The plot splits and divides between various sub-plots as usual, but the most interesting ones are those following the characters infiltrating a much tougher enemy. I did like the train scenes too, which add something to the show that hasn't been done before. This means that characterisation suffers for the sake of action, but in the case of this series I don't think that's a bad thing.