Allow a diehard Walking Dead fan to rant about World Beyond for a bit please (SPOILERS)

I'm a hardcore fan of The Walking Dead. I'll defend the show and the overall franchise until I die. Even though I do acknowledge the faults of the series.

With that being said, I think The World Beyond is the biggest misstep with the whole franchise so far. Not because of the storyline, but because of the execution of the storyline and and how the show was handled. 

World Beyond to me feels like if Netflix were to try their hand at a Walking Dead show. After the 5th episode, it started to feel WAY too young adult. It felt too much like a young adult adaptation of the series. 

And I'm not just saying that because that whole main cast were supposed to be in their teens. The tone of the show, the atmosphere, the writing, the acting, came across soooo 13 Reasons Why quality. I feel like the show was one notch away from giving everyone trendy haircuts. 

Then not to mention all the weird things that just bug me. 

They supposedly traveled across country, but it never felt like it. In The Walking Dead Season 5, they went from Georgia to Virgina in the span of about 1-2 episodes. And in those episodes it genuinely felt like they were on the road. Remember when they were starving and had to eat dogs? Remember when they were dehydrated and were excited because it rained? 

And remember, in The Walking Dead timeline, that was a little over a year into the apocalypse. 

Now, 10 years into the apocalypse and Hope's makeup is still on point after traveling from Nebraska to New York? Never once did they worry about food. 

And way back in their journey, Huck left for 2 days and apparently reached their destination and returned? Which then took them "months" to get to afterwards? 

And when Iris said "Felix has been looking after us for months". It did not feel like months. Months of walking on the road and Felix's beard never got longer? 

Hope's eyeshadow never smeared? 

And don't even get me started about Mountain Dew. They never showed real life licensed food in TWD before. So that scene just felt awkward and out of place. How come Daryl never found a MTN DEW? 

And the whole premise of the show is so dumb now. Hope is going to save the world because she just so happens to be good with computers? They risked her life across country instead of just taking her in a helicopter? Give me a break dude. 

But with all that said, I love The Walking Dead franchise and am glad we have even more of it. The fight scene between Felix and Huck was badass. 

Rant over. 

Submitted December 01, 2020 at 07:57PM by Prince_Targaryen https://ift.tt/3mue1ox