… for Four Episodes in a Row.
"I've tried to be patient, to reserve my judgment, because I've been burned before. I've been very afraid that season nine's streak of good episodes was an anomaly, or just seemed better since the Negan War was safely behind us. Four episodes in—25 percent of the entire season—and The Walking Dead hasn't been bad at all. In fact, it's been pretty damned good.
I may be dooming the show by saying it, and goodness knows the upcoming loss of Andrew Lincoln will be difficult (if not impossible) to handle well, but the last time I truly enjoyed four episodes of The Walking Dead in a row was before the godawful season six finale cliffhanger, which marked the show's decline from ratings juggernaut to…non-juggernaut. I can't remember the last time I've been so excited for next week's episodes.
It's amazing how different the show feels now. There are more storylines happening simultaneously, but they all have their own momentum, and very little time is spent dawdling. These stories are working together to keep not only each episode exciting, but the entirety of the season, too, since if one plotline ebbs, others flow to maintain the excitement. I'm not saying it's perfect, or that it doesn't stumble occasionally, but that's a hell of a lot better than the show has managed for years, when it would regularly trip, fall to the ground, and just lie there for hours at a time, assuming that everyone was fascinated…."
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