So I'm writing my first review and its an episode of TV show that aired well over a year ago. We probably all can agree as viewers, Season 7 of TWD sort of lacked the subtle edge that the previous seasons had. Most people will point at the writers as the reason. However, after perusing some of the ratings for individual episodes, such as this one, I feel compelled to point something out to some of our avid IMDb fans and viewership. The show lost it because people complained about the very thing that makes the show awesome: its bleak violent landscape with enigmatic characters that exhibit stark contrasts to basic human principles.
Key word here is enigmatic, the Negan character defined this throughout the entirety of Season 6. The allure and mystery of Negan and his groupies captured us all as we waited to finally meet the infamous man from the comic. And when TWD finally delivers, in a manner befitting Negan's stature, everyone gets angry that a show that thrives on suspense leaves off on a cliffhanger.
My response to that? Get over yourself. Cliffhangers are a staple of the movie and TV industry. Shows end on cliffhangers all the time, as in almost always. Everyone was fuming over this episode and I simply don't understand it. Negan fulfilled every expectation I'd come to expect of him. That was what I was looking for, not whether it'd leave off with no cliffhanger or not.
Rating an episode based off its cliffhanger being too intense to have to wait for is completely losing the point of a show's suspense. In my opinion those who hated this episode for that are in the wrong.
What's worse is that coupled with that was the hate spewed vitriol for the big reveal in the premier of Season 7. The cries that the show was too dark and too violent was primarily because of who ultimately died and not how the show did it. A show where you see main characters get eaten alive and somehow a bat to the head is too much? Gimme a break.
These over-bloated reactions to the finale of Season 6 and the premier of Season 7 forced the writers to take on a different tact with the show and now its staled to the point where I'm fast losing interest in TWD.
Its disappointing how people complain their way into interfering with the creative abilities of the writers.
In my opinion this episode was perfectly executed, same goes for its follow up episode. What came later is more the fault of the viewership than the lack of writing ability by the show's writers.
Key word here is enigmatic, the Negan character defined this throughout the entirety of Season 6. The allure and mystery of Negan and his groupies captured us all as we waited to finally meet the infamous man from the comic. And when TWD finally delivers, in a manner befitting Negan's stature, everyone gets angry that a show that thrives on suspense leaves off on a cliffhanger.
My response to that? Get over yourself. Cliffhangers are a staple of the movie and TV industry. Shows end on cliffhangers all the time, as in almost always. Everyone was fuming over this episode and I simply don't understand it. Negan fulfilled every expectation I'd come to expect of him. That was what I was looking for, not whether it'd leave off with no cliffhanger or not.
Rating an episode based off its cliffhanger being too intense to have to wait for is completely losing the point of a show's suspense. In my opinion those who hated this episode for that are in the wrong.
What's worse is that coupled with that was the hate spewed vitriol for the big reveal in the premier of Season 7. The cries that the show was too dark and too violent was primarily because of who ultimately died and not how the show did it. A show where you see main characters get eaten alive and somehow a bat to the head is too much? Gimme a break.
These over-bloated reactions to the finale of Season 6 and the premier of Season 7 forced the writers to take on a different tact with the show and now its staled to the point where I'm fast losing interest in TWD.
Its disappointing how people complain their way into interfering with the creative abilities of the writers.
In my opinion this episode was perfectly executed, same goes for its follow up episode. What came later is more the fault of the viewership than the lack of writing ability by the show's writers.