{"id":3932,"date":"2013-04-30T04:48:03","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T10:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.delirium.org\/?p=3932"},"modified":"2013-04-30T04:48:03","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T10:48:03","slug":"the-walking-dead-something-to-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delirium.org\/?p=3932","title":{"rendered":"The Walking Dead: Something to Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"

That show’s pretty good, huh? Well, I guess a lot of people didn’t care for the most recent season; I share their opinion, but for different cause. Oh, Andrea, why did they have to make you so hateful? Anyway, though, the show is like a dozen volumes behind right now. I can’t recall exactly where they<\/em> are[1], but I do know I just finished volume 17<\/a>. Which is a lot of volumes you guys.<\/p>\n

I stand by what I said most recently<\/a>. I continue to be compelled by this current plot, and I will keep reading until it is run into the ground regardless. But… and okay, here’s where I get a little wishy-washy. I can see ways to extend the current storyline at least two more books, without even half-trying. And I do not even mean they’d be stretched out or bad. Rick’s most recent and most shocking decision in a long time just has a lot of character potential, that’s all. And plus of course I should have known it couldn’t wrap up in this current book, because we hadn’t had an “oh no holy shit” moment recently enough, and that\u00a0trumps\u00a0plot progression.<\/p>\n

So, my new claim is this: The Walking Dead can no longer tell a compelling tale past the resolution of the current storyline. Because, like\u00a0I’ve\u00a0been saying, they’ve already been down every road they reasonably can, without taking huge steps backward in character growth. I just hope Mr. Kirkman is paying attention to me over here, and gets while the getting is yet good.<\/p>\n

[1] The people in the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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