This sub almost unanimously hates season 4. I understand it. Theres things about it I hated but theres also some good. It wasnt perfect but it wasnt the shit show some say it is either. I binge watched season 2-4 over the past few weeks.
Starting season 4, I completely disliked it. Im not a Morgan fan. I didnt like his episode on walking dead a few seasons back. I think the character was interesting in small doses (loved his "clear" ark) but after becoming a main stay that just repeats the same corny lines to different characters and fights the same inner battles repeatedly, its old and I dread his dialogue. And lastly I dont like his weapon, its a stick.
But yeah, I thought things were bad when Fears main cast showed up at the end of the first episode like "star trek red shirts", very cheesy. Overall that first half wasnt a bad story for me. I thought it was interesting but I think the format and the way it was told, through flashbacks, made it annoying. Other thing i disliked was the villain in the second half.. so random. She was almost as random as proctor John. But the Proctor at least felt like a legitimate threat. The woman from season 4 was just very annoying and I rolled my eyes everytime she was involved in the story.
Now that the bad is out of the way. The 2 big deaths. I think Madisons death felt right. Once again I think it was told like shit. But her death felt epic and deserved. She had earned that flashy heros death but i do think it was sort of clouded because of it being told in flashback.. over a camp fire. I was initially really disappointed with Nicks death. Felt like he was killed off like a throwaway character. The core cast was so small at this point, there was only 3 people to mourn him and it just seemed undeserved. Felt like his character could have existed alongside Morgan. Disputes between him and Alesha (with Morgan acting as mediator) could have been interesting had it fleshed out. But after sleeping on it (here comes the unpopular part) I can forgive Nick and Madison's death because the new characters have developed more in 1 season then any of the other cast had in 4. With the exception of Salazar. Guy went from old man to the guy from Sicario.
The original characters (Madison, Victor, Nick) are the exact same characters they were on the yacht in season 2. Nick at the begining of the show is the young man, with infinite potential, and will faithfully randomly self destruct. Thats who he was at the dam, plus a girlfriend. Victor was a scheming con artist who put himself above anyone at all costs. In season 4 Victors that same guy.. but now hes an alcoholic. The same with Madison. Bull headed woman that would do anything for her children or her settlement. Death didnt impact these characters. Chris or his mom. Victor's boyfriend. Even Travis was relatively brushed off outside of a few mentions. I think Ophelias death might have been the closest to making an impact
I'm pretty sure half of you have already stopped reading and started shitting on this post. A lot of you wont agree with my opinion but I think June, Al, Charlie, John, and even the paper thin truckers are a better supporting cast then what was previously there. All these characters had descent development outside of John (I think hes a moral compass thats going to be tested regarding June at some point). If you just flat out dont like the characters, thats something different. I don't care for Morgans character but i can acknowledge hes had a hell of a story.
I think FTWD was supposed to be the walking dead, but a more grounded and realistic version. There werent over the top cartoony characters or villains. There was no sheriff, archer, samurai, or governor. The villains were bad men but they werent Negan, Termites, or even wolves. The villains were mostly Just greedy, not gimmicky or deeply driven by anything else. I think season 4 tried to make that shift. We got introduced to the Vultures, the Strong woman, the Cowboy, the reporter, the finder, etc.
I also wish the show hadnt felt pressured to change so dramatically but it did. That doesnt make it inherently bad.
Submitted October 29, 2018 at 03:55PM by lokcey https://ift.tt/2StKuNm
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