johnnyrj
This show was set and primed to last at least 8 or 9 seasons, maybe more, but something happened and now I'll be surprised if it lasts 5. Seasons 1 - 3 had a specific feel to the environment and the series had a nice southwestern tone going for it with some, god forbid, culture. I'm not sure if the entire writing staff from Seasons 1 - 3 was fired or quit or what happened, but this show has completely changed directions as far as cinematography and direction. Oh and almost all the characters they spent several seasons building up are now gone, and not just one or two here or there, they left en masse, and I'm guessing they were able to see the forest for the trees and are abandoning ship well ahead of the inevitable iceberg of cancellation. I honestly cannot fathom why whoever is in charge of FTWD at AMC would purposefully tank this show but that's where it's headed. I happily binge watched the first 3 seasons but I struggled through each episode of Season 4. The flash forwards, backwards, sideways, etc., are horribly directed and just confusing to the point where you either give up or you just keep watching in some vague hope that the series magically resurrects itself. Even if, EVEN IF you somehow manage to figure out the direction and new tones of color and bland, you still have to deal with the idiocy of the survivors who suffer from a widespread case of Deer In The Headlights syndrome. The writers don't even bother to have them try and escape situations by, hmmmm, turning around and running away? Dumb. Frustratingly dumb. Middle schooler level writing dumb. I don't remember it being that bad through the first few seasons but Season 4 has taken the idiocy to a whole new level. This series is now destined to fail whether it's on purpose or not.
