3 Thoughts After Completing ‘Fear the Walking Dead’:
Oh Fear the Walking Dead, the killer of characters, how I’ll instead remember you as The Walking Dead: Fever Dream… because this has been one of the most nonsensical, inconsistent, painful, wasteful series that I have ever spent so much time watching. There was clearly no long-term game plan here. This was merely a cash grab. There’s nothing cohesive about any of these seasons. There has been zero character development, only character confusion, fit to make a viewer’s head spin. A true failure in every sense of the word.
This was meant to depict the BEGINNING of the zombie apocalypse. A peek that the flagship show couldn’t give us. A treat for fans. But I always thought they left LA too soon. We never got to know these characters, as much as we should have, before everything went south. We never got that peek! The plot was rushed from the jump… leading to yet ANOTHER post-apocalyptic journey with not a modicum of direction.
To criticize the show should not suggest I would criticize the talent. So many wonderful actors have graced this show. And the characters themselves aren’t horrible either! Most of them, at least. They simply weren’t given the writing, and general justice, that they deserved.
3 Thoughts After Giving Up on ‘Sherlock’:
I made it through two seasons before I had to give up on this show. I can honestly say there wasn’t a single episode I enjoyed, and I am perplexed as to why people praise it so much. The stories/cases are insanely convoluted and overly complicated. The pacing is set to warp speed with zero time to absorb what’s happening. Things would occur for no particular reason. I found myself blaming my brain for not doing its job sufficiently when, in fact, it was this show attempting to come off as genius, when it was simply and plainly not being clear or making much sense. I know I’m in the minority, but this was not very entertaining.
The talent is here. There’s no questioning Cumberbatch and Freeman. However, the same can’t be said for their characters. I’m sorry, but Sherlock was just NOT likable. It’s cool to be cocky and cranky, with moments of humanity shining through, but we didn’t get enough of those endearing moments for him. And Watson was completely pointless and underused as a doctor. Again, why do people love this show?
Moriarty, the infamous arch-nemesis, was set up SO poorly. His intentions were never truly clear. His relationship with Sherlock had no foundation, no buildup, no depth, no substantial meaning. He would pop up in random intervals for random reasons. Yet he was presented to the audience as if all these things were untrue, as if we were supposed to care so damn much. It just wasn’t well done.
