It’s a lot smoother, satisfying experience streaming it than having watched it in real time (when you had to wait a week, or months, for the next episode…AND sit thru commercials).
That 2nd season felt super slow in syndication, but runs a ton more smoothly when you can stream it.
IMO, the first 4 seasons are a lot of fun. It’s still going to be intriguing for a few more seasons….and then you’re going to reach a point where you’re criticizing like crazy, but you’re in too deep to not want to see how it ends.
I think Negan is a great character, but it’s the very thin thread that keeps me casually watching (when I used to watch religiously). In my head, I’m thinking “how did the show runners ever make Daryl and Carol boring to me?”
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Zinger (2440)
2 years ago
"That 2nd season felt super slow in syndication, but runs a ton more smoothly when you can stream it."
Yeah, in real time it wasn't that fun but was more fun when you could binge-watch. I'm actually looking forward to re-watching season two.
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LanceDance (1393)
2 years ago
I also have to agree that Walking Dead benefits greatly from binge-watching.
As for Carol, I never cared for her character and it was beyond stupid how they turned her into Rambo in later seasons. Honestly, in a show where zombies are a thing, Carol as a gun-totin' bad-ass was something I never bought. We could've gotten sniper Andrea like in the comics, but no, they ruined her character in favor of Carol, of all people.
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mtxmind (3296)
2 years ago
It’s a lot smoother, satisfying experience streaming it than having watched it in real time
I binged the first 4 seasons in advance of S05 (when I started watching week to week), & even then I found the first half of S02 & the last half of S04 a bit slow going at times. Overall, I'd have to put Season's 1 & 3 in a tie as my favorite complete seasons, then 2 & 4 tied at second; 5-8 there are some good ones here & there but rapidly diminishing returns & when we get to 9 thru now, I'm barely hanging on.
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aavfreak (3396)
2 years ago
I did much the same thing. Recorded the marathon before season 4. Watched 1-3 while the first half of season 4 aired, then binged 4A and started watching 4B in real time.
I remember being so obsessed with reading old forum posts as I made progress and regretting not getting a chance to participate in the original discussions.
Then when I caught up, jumping on IMDb and ranting about the idiocy of the week became a favorite pastime of mine.
In retrospect, I can see how a lot of fans were irritated by the farm on Season 2. Waiting a week (or weeks) between episodes would have been painful as slow as it progressed.
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