Does anyone remember just how scary this show was in the first season?

The show became garbage later on, we all know. But the show in its first season had an entirely different tone. It was a highly atmospheric and incredible frightening experience for the viewer. It gave you both a feeling of despair and great fear. As you watched it you felt as though you were watching the entire world end (especially the first episode) and you felt terrified.

That was my experience back in 2010. Back then I watched the show with my Mom and Dad in real time on AMC. We were all mesmerized by it and terrified at the same time. There was also so many heart wrenching moments. The euthanasia of the "bicycle zombie" and of course Amy's death and re-animation which my Mother and I both cried uncontrollably over.

The show was so powerful in its first season . Such a shame it turned into a meaningless pile of absolute garbage.