Ooh... this show is bad.
I'll start with the things I hate: (SPOILERS)
1) In episode 3 they kill of the son. One of the main (and most likeable) characters in the show, because the actor wanted out. (he probably knew this show was going nowhere) Anyway, he dies in the third episode HOWEVER he's in 6 episodes afterwards that really don't have him doing that much, just flashback tales of something that happened weeks earlier (and not directly related to him)
This confused me for a moment and then I understood what was going on. In post production someone probably said "He guys, if we save a big death until the middle of our season, we may not have people tuning in that much. Especially when they find out we're not wrapping up the story lines from last season. Should we move his death episode up?"
I swear it sounds like someone in the editing room said that. Because to have Nick (the son) back in the next 6 episodes, kinda cheapens the fact that he died in the 3rd episode. Dumb move but the dumb people in charge.
2) Madison the main character dies in the mid-season episode. Not everyday you see them kill of the lead character in a show. But it was easy to do if you're Madeline. She had no direction, she was boring to watch and according to website, the fans hated her so the writers decided to kill her off too. She was really a drag in the show and I don't blame her at all. Again it's the writers not knowing what to do with her most of the time. She sits there waffling back and forth on decisions she had to make and never look confident or convincing when she makes up her mind. Glad she's dead but it also didn't help the show either.
3) The walkers are the easiest ones to get around in this series. The characters time and time again find themselves engulfed, overwhelmed and covered in a swarm of zombies each episode, yet come out without a scratch or bite. And I mean SEVERAL times. It got to the point I was actually shocked when one person was bitten. We didn't see it, but it appears all these zombies do when you get surrounded by them is pat you with their hands and that's about it. Soft.
4) Gas must be easy to come by. In the Walking Dead, gas is rare and hard to find as each season goes by. But Fear doesn't have that problem. Everyone is driving and speeding along the streets. We even have a car chase scene! No reason is given to why gas is so abundant in the area but it obviously is.
5) Electricity it everywhere. They kept the lights on in Texas it appears. I counted 4 to 5 buildings and house that had power on. One was explained as "solar panels" but afterwards the writers got too lazy and stopped explaining why a gas station in the middle of nowhere still has power. Or a building in a city or in a mansion, a log cabin....it's hard to believe this shares the same universe as the Walking Dead did.
6) The writing is bad. The choices are stupid. One character has a gun pointed at the villain in the season , only to get hit in the face with a stick....from the FRONT! Why she couldn't shoot when seeing the woman lift her stick in the air is still not clear to me. Or when they jump back and forth in the past in future that sometimes, I don't know which it is. Or in episode 3 when a girl breaks off the tip of a machine gun silencer and then uses it for the rest of the season as a weapon....why? Is it supposed to be cool??? not hard to see why this series lost millions of viewers each season.
The good?
1) Good locations for zombies encounters. A water park, an island (which has a zombie eating gator in it and a few other places Walking Dead never got to go, was a good choice.
2) Some of the new characters introduced in Season 4's reboot are pretty good. I found myself liking them better than anyone from the original cast.
3) The show got me to laugh....twice. Bravo. I think this is the reason I'm trudging forward to Season 5
I'm not convinced I'm in for all 8 seasons of this crap, but I'm taking things one season at a time for now and we'll see where this leads.
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