I feel trapped by The Walking Dead's mediocrity

I feel trapped the mediocrity of The Walking Dead and the show’s popularity

I want to love The Walking Dead, I really really do. I absolutely love the comic which the show is based on and I will admit that the show has had some great moments. None of those have occurred in the first half of season six. It is easy to point to the Glenn storyline as the reason that I’m almost willing to bail on the show but the problem goes deeper than illogical survival and the protection of dumpsters.

Don't forget to check out Into the badlands

The recent midseason finale encapsulated most of the problems I have with the series. There is a huge threat that the group faces, a herd of walkers has entered Alexandria and it will take prompt planning and action to clear the herd, surely this will lead to a lot of action and excitement… or the characters could fight amongst themselves and nearly get everyone killed. Whether it was the horrible Ron, or the beloved Carol these characters chose to settle internal struggles rather than dealing with external threats. Ron’s actions are more excusable than Carol’s (I can’t believe I typed that) Ron is a teenager whose father was killed recently, and is losing his girlfriend to some random outsider whose father also happened to kill his dad… and is probably going to pork his mother. 

Oh yeah that's happening

Ron hasn’t been living outside with the zombies, Carol has. Whatever problems she has with Morgan keeping the wolf in his basement could have been settled later. As Morgan says “it should have”. Ron is also an idiot and Carol is an extremely capable survivor who has shown the ability to make intelligent rational decisions even under dire circumstances.

Rational

But not as rational as watching Into the Badlands am I right? 

We did lose a character in this hour long snoozefest. Deanna the leader of Alexandria, the woman who is responsible for establishing this sanctuary. She dies because she trips and falls onto a buzzsaw and then gets bitten by a walker. The last time we see her she is shooting walkers before running out of bullets and inviting them to attack her. I mean she could still be alive maybe she hid underneath the bed?

#DeannaIsAlive 

That is the problem though her death was supposed to be the highlight of the episode but really she was just another Alexandria red shirt. The show has been unwilling to kill off any more of the original cast since Andrea way back in season three. In fact at times it feels like the Greene family was added so that we could have terrible things happen to them.

Not as terrible as this show... I mean great... yeah great

At the end of the episode we are setting up for an exciting scene where Rick and Co. are walking out of the house covered in walker guts. Then… the episode… ends. That’s it see you in February where the show will continue to not live up to expectations… also don’t forget to watch Into the Badlands… seriously please watch this show… if you don't we’re going to start airing important parts of The Walking Dead during it… we swear we’ll do it!

Do you want to know who Negan is? Well he's on this show 

So why do I keep watching the show? Well because it has become an easy way to socialize with people. So many people watch it that it has become a simple conversation piece much like sports. Also the comic is so incredibly good and I want to believe that the show can live up to its source material. I truly feel that the show has hit a low point rivaled only by the infamous second season. These six episodes have felt like a waste and I can only hope that the introduction of Negan. Mentioned in the two minute prologue aired during Into the Badlands… 

I told you we would do it

Will help solve some of the problems that the show is currently suffering from.

For more on Brian’s thoughts on The Walking Dead be sure to tune into The Badlands airing Sundays on AMC.