The show has long tasked characters with doing really silly things that are out of character in service of the plot. To be fair, The Walking Dead's strength has never been its amazing writing. The Writing Has Been Exceptionally Bad, Even By Walking Dead Standards Rick was painful to watch for much of Season 7, and is only slightly better now.Īt least Gabriel has improved. Rosita has become almost unwatchable for no good reason. And it's kind of a pointless character arc to begin with, unlike the much more interesting turn away from violence (and return to violence) that Morgan has undergone.Ĭarol is the best example, but plenty of other characters are getting worse as time passes. That we've barely gotten any of her this season because of it is even worse. That it's taken Carol 13 episodes to revert to her normal self is pretty terrible. Actually, I think they made her too tough for a while-she treated that Sam kid really badly, for instance, and was kind of a prick to the Alexandria community-but to top that off by having her perform a complete 180 degree turn is just weird. All these are things that should have made her a tougher character, more prepared to do what was necessary to survive. Her transition from badass warrior to meek and timid PTSD survivor is bizarre.īefore you list off all the reasons it makes sense (her history with abuse, her daughter's death, her killing of that one crazy girl, etc.) let me stop you. The baffling treatment of Carol is another great example of The Walking Dead really failing to treat its best characters with respect. Other Characters Have Been Given Short Shrift As Well It's insulting to her character and to viewers, and it speaks to the storytelling shortcomings that plague this season of the show.Ģ. Instead, we've gotten tons of Negan, plenty of Dwight, a bunch of Eugene and Rosita, and almost no Maggie. Instead, the chief struggle is given to Rick.
This season should be about Maggie. She should be the chief protagonist, fully invested in seeking vengeance on Negan for brutally murdering her husband. She's also had to share screen-time with Sasha (who is alright this season) and Enid (who is a completely pointless character) and the incredibly disappointing Jesus (who was badly miscast). The few times we've seen her she's been overshadowed by Gregory, the moronic leader of the equally worthless Hilltop community. Now her husband had his head beat to a pulp by a baseball bat covered in barbed wire.īut Maggie is basically an afterthought this season, almost ignored by the show. Maggie's father, Hershel, was killed by having his head chopped off. Her sister was shot just moments before they could have reunited.
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