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7 Things The Walking Dead Must Do To Get Back To Its Best

It's widely acknowledged that The Walking Dead is far from its heyday right now. After an attention-grabbing - if controversial - premiere, season 7 began to see viewers drop off every week as the show continued to chew the fat and lose steam. Thankfully, things have picked up in the last couple of episodes, and likewise, the viewing figures have also started to increase again. The midseason finale, in particular, might not have been a classic episode of the show, but it did offer hope that things would pick up when the series returns in February for its second half.

7) Make The Characters More Pro-Active

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Let’s start with one that we’re pretty confident will be fixed – at least to some extent – when the show returns. At the end of the first part of season 7, Rick has finally had enough of bending over backwards for Negan and vows to lead a revolution against his tyranny and take him out – to a chorus of “about time!” from the folks watching at home.

These past 8 episodes have been particularly tiresome because our heroes have been so passive and deflated. We can understand the intention – to bring the characters to their lowest point before making them rise up against their oppressor. However, in practice, we don’t want to see the group that we’ve witnessed come so far and overcome so many obstacles finally beaten. It’s regressive to their character growth and just boring and annoying to watch.

This tendency has led many to complain that the show has come more about the plot leading the characters than the characters driving the plot. In a series that’s fuelled by a big ensemble cast, this is definitely back to front.