Lol all you have to do is spend a little time on plenty of fish to know that that is the case. Hoo Nelly.

 

I did see the second half and I thought it got even worse with that guy with the knife. That whole scene had a soap opera style feel to it.

I will catch up with this week's episode soon and give my thoughts. I'll likely watch in two parts again since it looked to be CW and Eugene.

The whole Commonwealth thing just doesn't feel real for the world they're currently in. It was bad in the comics, but it's much worse on screen.

The biggest disconnect is that things have gotten much worse over time. We went from the Governor to Negan to Alpha. The world is degrading. Much smarter, better and tougher people have died attempting to forge a better world. So when you insert this mess, it feels like a different show.

Woodbury was the closest we came to the Commonwealth, and that made sense at the time because it was just after the apocalypse and people were clinging to the old life. It wasn't sustainable either. As we've seen there's always another group looking to take what you have.

 

The basis for any sort of society like this even potentially existing would have to be one sustained by the military, not a group of people that looted the Star Wars set. The whole thing is bordering on parody now.

Recently I finished watching The Expanse on Prime. It's a good Sci-fi series that ran 6 seasons. But primarily it is an excellent character based show. You have clearly defined people who react to events as you would expect them too. That doesn't mean there aren't twists, but you can understand that development due to that character's journey.

The reason I bring it up is because when I finished it I thought that it was one of the best series I've watched because the creators knew what they were, and who their characters were. So they delivered a satisfying conclusion (which isn't an easy thing to do as shows keep demonstrating) because they never lost sight of the basics.

This is where Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and others have fallen short. They lose their way. I was hoping they would put it together for one last shot, but now I guess the only hope is a Hail Mary pass for the final eight episodes. Don't count on it though.