Time for After

I don't think I've watched much dumber shows than this for this long. The show was always up and down but it was watchable for the most part and once or twice a season it could blow you away. There were some dumb nonsensical or just plain boring episodes but there was always a pay-off. That's why we stuck around. Not anymore though. It just gets worse and worse.

It's completely retarded, without exaggeration. No one makes any sense, they just do shit...stupid shit. It's painful to watch. The "assault" just drags on and on, adding new moronic twists at every tiresome turn. I guess they had about one episode of plot this season and somehow managed to drag out over 8 (and looking to add 8 more, no doubt).

Clearly they just gave up on the show, the writers just can't be bothered for whatever reason. They're just making it up as they go along. "Here's some...a lot of guns, make-up and a camera, have fun. Or not. Whatever, we'll just air what ya got".

This has collapsed faster than a zombies head from a blow of Rick's Axe. Ok, it's never been the most cranial series but, a new low. I am writing this after watching next weeks episode, which is worse!

The cast are just not good enough actors to carry this. Will the next season get made?

I was looking forward to season 8 thinking that the writers may realise it is time to up their game - but it hasn't happened.

Instead of coming up with interesting and engaging story lines it seems as though they have resorted to formula writing.

Characters all seem to have their 'slot' to spout some kind of meaningless monologue of supposed 'wisdom' relating to their predicament that really adds nothing to the story whatsoever, and is more forgettable for its content that it is memorable for being a junction in the story to go and do something else more interesting with your life - like laundry.

It feels as though the story has been written merely to move characters from A to B with nothing in between or at either end.

This series is stale and uninteresting. Time for it to finish unless the story changes and the main characters get a bit of a spark about them.

After last week's very uneventful episode, I had little expectations for 'Time for After'. This whole "All out War" story has slowed down to just a rehash of most of last season's back half episode arcs. And it just feels like it's taking a long time to get to the end result of this 'war', while at the same time it doesn't feel right if the conflict ends next week with Rick taking down Negan, capturing him, or whatever they end up doing. I've liked this season thus far, but it just feels like there's been a slowed tension and a lack of build up to the mid-season finale. And this big moment that AMC is teasing for next week? Yeah it better be good.

Tonight was a big Eugene-Dwight episode, two characters that could not have gone in more different directions these last bunch of episodes. Dwight has developed more depth and reasoning behind his decisions than I ever thought he would, but is also putting himself into position to dying next week. It's almost guaranteed at this point. Eugene on the other-hand is making a case to not be redeemable at all, and the only thing keeping him from going too far is not telling Negan about Dwight's betrayal. Otherwise, I don't see any reason to let Eugene back into the group assuming he makes it out of these next batch of episodes alive.

Rick spent the majority of the episode in his underwear trying to convince Jadis and The Scavengers to join them in the fight against The Saviors. Why? Well, for some reason Rick still believes they can be trusted. Or maybe he is going to double cross them just like they did to him last year? That would be welcomed, although I find it more likely The Scavengers will back out when time is most vital.

Meanwhile, at The Sanctuary Morgan, Daryl, and Tara enacted a plan to send the walkers inside the building to draw The Saviors out. Much like last season, this was yet another inner team conflict as both Rosita and Michonne claimed they couldn't be a part of such an act as it put the workers from the sanctuary at risk of dying. Well, at least Rosita learned her lesson from last year right? I don't know how much consequence will come of this choice by Daryl, Tara, and Morgan, but I doubt this won't be addressed next week. Then again, all I really hope is that we stop getting episode one-offs with the team at odds with each other. Can Rick not spend one episode away from Alexandria without this happening?

6.6/10

Alright, this is getting so boring that I had to go back to the comics and read all 16 issues of "All Out War" to remind myself that it was in fact done right at one point in time. The comics NEVER pause the story to place ridiculous filler with Carol (Who has been Dead in the Comics for a DECADE now), watch pointless scenes with Morgan (Dead in the Comics Before Rick had even heard of the Saviors) literally just scoping some random Saviors the viewers don't know or care about, Tara (Not even in the comics) being the most boring she has ever been since the episode "Swear", and the most boring Negan I have ever seen. Nothing happened in this episode until the satisfying end where we actually got to see some Rick (One of the only characters I care about) kick ASS.

I'm still watching because I KNOW that this can get better. I love this series for it's great characters, plot, and ABILITY TO BE ENTERTAINING. Nobody wanted this, and you're loosing your fans writers. I understand that budget has always been a bitch, but you guys can still write it to be interesting.

I'm looking forward to the mid season finale because I want to see the source material come to life with the bit of Magic that the show provides. I don't care about Carol, I love Morgan, but for god sake DO SOMETHING WITH HIM, and I, along with the rest of TWD fans, never cared about TARA, and If you guys hadn't killed her this season, please do so in the next.

I'm disappointed, but not going to stop watching. Better luck next time!