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  No, it didn't.
context: I wish I could find the audio of the radio show host who got me into The Walking Dead talking about his reaction to the pilot episode back in 2011.
  He singled out the scene where Grimes shoots the zombie girl in the street (not Sophia; this was still S1) as a visually stunning and amazing scene--which it was.
  After years of movies and playing L4D2, I was already burned out of the zombie genre, but when I watched the pilot, I was stunned at how good it was.
  By the episode where Hershel's blonde daughter got kidnapped, I was completely done. I legit couldn't care anymore.
  Tangentially, I often wonder why shows devolve like that: Do the original writers, producers and directors just get bored and move on to other things? And didn't they used to end shows when that happened? I remember there was talk of ending Seinfeld when Larry David said he was quitting the show, and everyone being surprised when the quality kept up as they continued without him. >
  
  I have to agree, for me the thing was a bit in the first episode where he got on a bicycle. That was a big thing because no one thinks about the advantage, bikes will make you faster, they don't need gasoline and are generally easier to hide/store when not in use. I was hoping to see more of that but I think the problem is that it's actually really hard to do constant original things in a genre, there are genuinely good and interesting ideas sprinkled through the series but ther are just...well some things that keep repeating. Every stronghold is breached, safety is transitory because otherwise the story ends. >
  
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  I think the casual fan base dropped off after Negan’s introduction. Like Negan himself was an awesome character but we were just kinda tired at that point >
  
  Exactly when I dropped off. You may be on to something here. >
  
  He killed Glenn. People freaked out over the loss of that main character >
  
  That’s the day I quit. >
  
  Same here. I was just done. >
  
  This is not an unpopular opinion. Most people who have watched the show will agree it started really going downhill around season 5 or so. >
  
  No duh lol everything after season 5 is not even worth watching >
  
  *season 1 >
  
  Come on season 2 and 3 were still watchable >
  
  I was invested until like season 4 or so and being a fan of the comic it felt sort of disrespectful how they altered some things so I ended up dropping both. I’ll probably never know how the story ends lol >
  
  They really ruined Andrea. And yeah the writing was just bad. I never researched why they made some of the changes they made, but they were mostly poorly thought out when they has excellent source material. >
  
  I made it up to the commonwealth in the comics and to the whisperer war in the show and both were decent but I just got burned out. Just watched a YT video comparing the two and the show is just milking the franchise to make more spinoffs so I’ll probably not return lol >
  
  I got frustrated by the characters continually making the same mistakes. "Oh here's a definitely empty house/car/kennel that I will go in without checking and everything will be fine... Oh no a ninja zombie making no noise has snuck up on me... Oh no." >
  
  They have dragged on this show for far too long. Not enough action packed scenes and thought-provoking dialogue. I wonder how many hours of B-roll film is there of the characters just simply staring out into a field. >
  
  I always joked you could watch the first two and last two episodes of each season and miss very little. Everything in between is just filler. >
  
  Is anyone still watching. >
  
  I thought that, too - while the show was on the air.  After the finale, I put on season 1 as background while I was doing computer work.  I continued watching, and have almost rewatched the entire series.   It is waaaay better without the months long gaps between half seasons! >
  
  It really did and it's sad. I can't believe they spent that long on the Whisperer arc only to rush the Commonwealth and give it a weird ending. At least this isn't it though, three new shows and Fear will continue. They wasted a lot of time. >
  
  I just started yesterday and i'm at season 2, idk I love zombies, survivalism post apocalypse vibes etc i think  to stop at season  5 i read it's boring after >
  
  Don't listen to ppl, most of them just like to whine about everything, just keep watching, the only bad season is a bit of 9 and all of 11 >
  
  'Most' is a strong word, but yes this show completely went to shit. Mostly because the seasons were stretched out and the characters were not given enough stuff to do during those times.
  I can enjoy quiet moments and slow episodes, but so much of this show became unnecessary scenes that added little to character and could have been cut. >
  
  How is this an unpopular opinion? The first series started off brilliantly and then each series slowly got worse until the whole thing was awful. There should be 100% agreement on this. >
  
  I don't think this is unpopular per say, but I will agree. 
  It started out so strong, and probably should have been a show that only had five or six seasons, rather than 11 - or whatever the hell they're on. 
  It became so much more about drama and less about a zombie apocalypse, and nothing made sense anymore. They'd be walking alone, nothing around for miles, and then suddenly a zombie would be right behind them, like a ninja, and bite them or something stupid. There's about 1000 examples of that stupid shit. 
  Then all the repetitive story lines. 
  Group meets others who claim to be part of a haven. Turns out the haven sucks. Group fights their way out. Group finds others who claim to be part of a haven. Etc. So on. 
  Then the characters were so redundant after awhile, and the pacing became awful. Even when it was good they had pacing problems. Like, on Hershel's farm, they would just sit around and do nothing. 
  Oh well, I haven't seen anything past season 5 and I don't intend to. >
  
  The last season I saw was the one with the Governor. I felt like the plot was so focused on conflict with other groups like the Governor and Neegan, and became really repetitive. I wish they had focused a bit more on finding clues as to why the apocalypse happened. They touched on it more in the earlier seasons and then seemed to have lost their way with that storyline. For me, it became a show about turf wars with some zombies thrown into the mix. >
  
  i didn't know this show was still on tv. i think i stopped after S3. >
  
  It just wrapped up in November >
  
  I agree completely. I think it’s a garbage show. >
  
  Stopped watching the show after Negan was introduced >
  
  As for me, the casting was all wrong. JD Morgan reminded me of Uncle Rico with hair who somehow flourished in the apocalypse. He was in no way menacing or worthy of the bad a$$ reputation the character was supposed to have. The writer of the illustrated series had Henry Rollins (who actually auditioned) in mind so have no idea how they landed on JD Morgan who has all the ferocity of a middle aged drunk uncle. >
  
  There were definitely some storylines and certain seasons that felt a little dumb, but overall I think it was a good show. It was in its prime seasons 1-6. Some people say they lost interest with Negan and the Saviors but I found it enjoyable. The point of the show is to follow the group through this apocalyptic world and navigate through the various versions of society that the survivors manage to create, and it does a good job of that. It got weird for me when Rick and Michonne disappeared, I will admit, but I understand they were setting us up for the spin-offs. >
  
  Didn't they fire the original showrunner around s3? >
  
  Season 9/10 became REALLY good.