This is not a hate post for the seasons after season 3, but during my rewatch I noticed that the first three season could work as a complete and standalone trilogy.
In these first three seasons the apocalypse still feels new to the survivors and the way the characters behave has a realistic feel to it instead of a comic feel (especially season 1+2). The cinematography also feels similar in these seasons. Another important reason is that the characters that have been there since the start like Andrea, T-Dog, Lori and Merle were still a apart of season 3.
In terms of story, these seasons have a three act structure.
Season 1: Introdution to the problem and first big struggle (CDC suicide explosion)
Season 2: Rising tension in the group and their situation that leads to a crisis (Farm herd in the finale/survivors without a home). The second act always leaves the main character in a bad situation and ends on a cliffhanger, like season 2 with the prison reveal.
Season 3: The survivors have finaly found a good and stable home (the prison) and have defeated a villain (The Governor) in a climax. Their problem of not having a home and being unsafe because of walkers has been resolved. In the epilogue you can see that the leftover citizens from Woodbury join the prison and with the increased population of the prison, they can create a community. Season 3 is also one of the few seasons that doesn't end on a cliffhanger. The enemy is defeated and the problem is solved. The Governor is still alive, but has lost almost all his people so he has an open ending left open for speculation.
What do you guys think about this?
Submitted July 24, 2021 at 08:57AM by NickisMyName_ https://ift.tt/3zqI5rk
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