The mother drama of "The Walking Dead" has been able to shoot for more than ten seasons, and it has obviously jumped out of the zombie drama routine of simply fighting and killing. "Survival" is the real theme - after the social order has completely collapsed, the various choices made by survivors for survival are the biggest drama.
The first spinoff, Fear the Walking Dead, was more of a family ethics drama in previous seasons. Compared with the crisis brought by zombies, the shortcomings of the protagonist's family seem to be a bigger problem, which also directly leads to the slow pace of the drama and the cluttered plot. "Fear the Walking Dead" didn't look good until after the chaos was sorted out and the protagonist changed his blood. At this time, the theme of the episode also returned to "survival".
Therefore, although this "The Outside World" attracted enough attention at the beginning of its broadcast, it gave people a lot of discomfort in appearance.
First of all, several protagonists live "pampered" in the Garden of Eden in the last days, completely ignorant of the dangers of the world and the hardships of survival. From the very beginning, the whole thing has become a "runaway" for the little kids. This kind of active "killing" approach, in the context of the walking dead universe, the motive itself makes people look question marks.
"The protagonist doesn't die" is another obstacle that the show can't bring in. Although the mother drama and the two episodes of "The Fear" have already told the audience that no character is safe, the story of "Outside", the first episode buried the complex historical feud between the protagonists. According to the urine nature of American dramas, until these problems are solved, the protagonists will only survive a hundred times, and it is difficult to be nervous with the characters during the viewing process.
Correspondingly, although they are a group of fighting scumbags, the protagonists did not encounter any particular difficulties in survival. Even with the innovative setting of "Hell Zombie Fire Field", a few children successfully cleared the level without firing a single shot. Zombies are not a challenge, and there are no enemies. When survival is not a major issue, the walking dead universe has lost its greatest charm.
What affects the senses of watching a play the most is the setting of the characters and the performance of the actors. Several leading actors are slightly immature, and their performances are like pieces of paper. The lines of the young teenagers are full of preaching flavors, and the changes in several decisions lack convincing foreshadowing, and more and more people feel that this is a farce of a group of little kids.
Of course, killing an unfinished drama with one shot is a bit inauthentic. This drama is not without the elements of chasing it. What exactly is the "Three Circles Organization"? This may be the original intention of many people watching the show. This organization spanned three episodes, and every time it appeared, it was half-covered with a lute. "Outside" revealed more information about this organization. Judging from the current information, perhaps this organization will become the ultimate boss of the walking dead universe.
In the fifth episode, the protagonists finally crossed the Mississippi River, and this officially entered the "outside world". Judging from the trailer for Episode 6, they also meet new survivors and have a real conflict of survival. Perhaps, after five episodes of procrastination, the episodes are on the right track, and the protagonists experience excitement and helplessness, and the "outside world" will become beautiful.
Just wait and see.
If the show can't go on, tell us where Rick is!
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