“The Walking Dead” has just finished its seventh season, and by this point I have come to not expect that much from the show.
Following my personal favorite season of the series other than the first, season seven had a lot to live up to, specifically the final ten minutes of season six.
Ultimately though this whole season spent its time trying to grasp for the tension and horror that we all felt when we first saw Negan at the end of season six. Unfortunately it doesn’t stack up well.
I think that season seven is a step-down from the previous season in a lot of ways.
First of all, the new characters introduced this season just weren’t interesting.
The one high note in the show has always been Rick for me, but someone has finally topped him, and Negan is that character.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s portrayal of Negan is tense, and has a charisma that we haven’t seen in the show since the Governor. He steals the spotlight every time he is on screen. I just wish he was on screen more often.
This season, more so than some of the others, felt very slow.
For every episode where something important or interesting happened, three episodes followed where nothing would happen in the show.
In one episode, the focus would be on important characters such as Negan or Rick, and the next we would see it focus on the Hilltop.
While this is important for character development, but sometimes it also deters viewers’ enjoyment of the series.
This season had some highs and a lot of lows.
The season finale was great and I was glad the season was able to end on a high note, but I feel that’s how it is every season.
The end of the season makes us all think that the next season will finally get better, but it almost never does.
If you’ve been watching “The Walking Dead” since the beginning, you’ll probably keep watching until it ends. But, if you dropped off at some point, or still haven’t started it, I would ultimtely recommend looking somewhere else for your viewing pleasure.