I'm willing to overlook the artsy flash forward scenes (of which there are two--future Rick and further in the future Rick)even though they don't add anything of substance to the episode, or for that matter, make much sense (here's hoping they will in the future), but what is unforgivable is the writing that gums up this episode like caulk in a sliding glass door. There's skinny Negan in all his cocky, slick haired glory, standing outside, in plain daylight, egging Rick and 50 other people on who are armed to the teeth like he has a death wish--and nobody fires a single shot at him. When Rick DOES finally take a shot (after counting backward from 10 and firing before he reaches 6) he unloads with a fully automatic rifle a full thirty whole feet from Negan and company and manages to mangle the wall of the building but no humans seem to be the worse for wear. Rick and company then manage to spend another 1000 bullets firing at the windows 30-40 feet into the air...priceless.
If this is any inkling as to the writers fatigue that has seemed to plague this series since season 7 (and I'm being generous), then we are all in for a very long--and lazily written--season that may well turn out to be the nail in the coffin for this dying series. Like the Walkers that plague our intrepid heroes, this show is decaying right before our eyes.
If this is any inkling as to the writers fatigue that has seemed to plague this series since season 7 (and I'm being generous), then we are all in for a very long--and lazily written--season that may well turn out to be the nail in the coffin for this dying series. Like the Walkers that plague our intrepid heroes, this show is decaying right before our eyes.