The Walking Dead [No Spoilers in OP]

[h_padgett]

Season 7 premiered last night. I haven't had a chance to watch it yet so I'm not able to spoil anything even if I wanted to, but I can't speak for anyone who posts after me. The hubs and I plan to watch it this evening, but I've been told there's been a lot of outrage over the gore levels in the first episode.

• It's a show with zombies in it. There's going to be gore. That's typically how the genre works.
• Anyone who knows anything about the character of Negan from the comics should know that he's bad news. Overkill is an understatement with this dude. Also, I've been told SPN (Supernatural) fans are mad because this character differs greatly from John Winchester (both played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Um, duh.
• Showrunner/Director Greg Nicotero has been warning people FOR MONTHS that it was going to be a bloodbath. No one can really say they weren't warned.
• Norman Reedus confirmed Greg Nicotero's warnings just over a week ago in an interview on The Tonight Show by saying people would likely be angry enough to break their TVs. Again, viewers were sufficiently warned.
• The show has the TV-MA rating for a reason. This covers: sex and nudity, profanity, alcohol/drugs/smoking,  frightening and/or intense scenes, and violence and gore. Once more, sufficient warning.

TL; DR: Can't be mad at the shock value of a show that's largely based on shock value.

[rghvac69]

I won't give away anything, but the episode was very intense. Sometimes it was hard to watch, but I think it was one of their best.

[amyDAST]

I won't give away anything, but the episode was very intense. Sometimes it was hard to watch, but I think it was one of their best.

Exactly! It was so good! Like I told my friend it went back to shock value but the drama will play out the rest of this season from what happened last night.

[sfreeman8]

I was shocked! Didn't expect what happened and was all bummed out with the events. I didn't care for Rick's role. Guess I'm dense but didn't understand.  I watched the Talking Dead afterwards. They had the whole cast on. 

[potluck6]

It was very gruesome horrible.Some i couldn't watch. Have to watch The talking dead right after it .

[amyDAST]

I was shocked! Didn't expect what happened and was all bummed out with the events. I didn't care for Rick's role. Guess I'm dense but didn't understand.  I watched the Talking Dead afterwards. They had the whole cast on.

I didn't see Carl on Talking dead. I am glad that Carl steps up more then his own dad on the show. I am like you, I don't care for Rick's role at all. Too self centered!

[adriarobi]

My teen-age grand-daughter was watching it in Florida, so I watched it with her in Wisconsin. We text back and forth.

The gore, furious blood-shed is hardening the hearts of young people who find the extreme (especially now) gore exciting.  A lot of adults in the audience were obviously thrilled with the cast afterwards.  Scary.

I have kind of enjoyed the series, with its character development over the years, but doubt that I will ever watch it again.

I will only make an exception if my grand-daughter asks me too but will talk to her about it afterwards.

 

[nmbrown863]

It was a crazy episode!

[h_padgett]

Hubby and I did watch it Monday night. I just haven't been online much the past couple days to come back to this until today. The initial death I had already figured out from the earlier released teaser. I'd heard rumors of the other, but I brushed it off as just that: rumors. Nope. They followed through.

However, I stand by my original post: everyone had fair warning far in advance that this episode was going to be brutal and gruesome from the actors as well as nearly everyone behind the scenes; and if you've read the comic books, you had the foresight of what the character of Negan is capable of. This show also airs originally at night, on a cable station, and is rated MATURE for a reason. If you're upset that your kids saw this horrible thing, that's on you for letting them watch. TWD is NOT a show (or a comic) for kids by any stretch of the imagination. If it bothered you and upset you, that's still on you because that MATURE rating should tell you everything you need to know about whether you should or shouldn't maybe watch it. That's your decision, no one forced you. And all of this "outrage" over Negan "taking things too far" is ridiculous:

Where was the outrage over Carol being beaten by her husband and the attempted rape of Lori by Shane at the CDC in season 1?
Where was the outrage over Carl nearly getting blown away and Shane intentionally tripping Otis in season 2?
Where was the outrage over Carl having to shoot his own mother and The Governor threatening Maggie with rape in season 3?
Where was the outrage over Carol burning people alive and The Governor decapitating Hershel in season 4?
Where was the outrage over the Terminus cannibals (especially Bob's leg) and Abraham angrily knocking Eugene unconscious?
Where was the outrage over Noah being ripped apart and the brutal attack on Alexandria from the Wolves in season 6?

It can't be said that Negan crossed a line when that line has been crisscrossed ABUNDANTLY already by other characters. Season 7 just started and it's been renewed for 8; nothing in this show should be shocking anymore.

[luvh8tragedy87]

I haven't watched TWD in quite some time but I did see all the posts afterwards. It's always sad to see characters go on that show. I wasn't particularly surprised about who went though.

[bettey13]

All I can say is OMG!

[monnee]

   Great  Halloween     er show!   

[hawkeye3210]

I didn't see anything wrong with the episode. It fits with the rest of the series, so it shouldn't have been that much of a shock to people.