I have been
online to read about what people are saying about the new season, and a lot of
the reviews are quite positive, precisely because there promises to be a lot
more excitement during this season. There is less talk and more action,
and many of the characters have gotten much tougher. It’s a welcome change from
last season which moved slowly and relied on countless numbers of conversations
to drive it forward. Not that slow or talky is bad, just that action is more exciting,
and that is one of the reasons I tune into a show like this.
The last
time I actually looked forward to watching a TV show each week was when The X-Files was on the air. Some of their
episodes were completely spooky with assorted creatures and monsters (e.g. Home stands out) and the creep factor
was quite high. But I sat and watched them all and dealt with being scared. The Walking Dead is different in that the
humans are always under attack by the same type of monster—zombies. So the
survivors have learned how to take them out and have become good at doing so. But
at the same time viewers are being scared, they are also being comforted,
because they know that ultimately the survivors will be able to take care of themselves.
That doesn’t mean that favorite characters won’t die off; I’m sure they will as
the season progresses, but it’s anyone’s guess as to who they will be. In the
meantime, I'm going to sit back and enjoy the ride--it promises to be a memorable one.