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Originally Posted by sedated
It's funny seeing the reactions to that episode. Some places have "this was good, that was bad" breakdown. Another board I'm on has overall positive reviews from last night. Then I come here and it exactly as expected - "show sucks, end it".
Personally I'm glad they didn't kill Rick, even though it got a bit hokey that every scene would get a hair away from death only to have him get out of it. I think they learned their lesson from Glenn, once they build a character everyone loves, its off-putting to see that person die a horrible death. And I hope Rick makes his way back to the show after a couple years.
I'm curious where they go from here. It could reinvent the show and get back to being great, or it could end up like The Office without Michael Scott where every episode is just awkward because the supporting characters can't carry the show on their own.
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I don't know what I'm expecting or wanting from the show any longer. My interest in it is just "meh." I used to have several people that I cared enough about to watch just to see what happened to them, but I've seemingly stopped caring about everyone on the show. That sucks because I used to have a vested interest in Rick, Carl, Michonne, Daryl, Maggie, & Carol. There were others as well, but I turned in every week to see what happened to them.
Watching Rick "die" last night, I knew he wasn't really dead the moment the bridge exploded. There was never the touching, tearful, goodbye to everyone. He was just there, telling them "no" and the next second he was gone. That's not how TWD does major character deaths.
Maybe the show will survive and last another 5 years with some made for TV movies mixed in, but I think the odds are against it.