Holy Moly, that was...something. I almost didn't want to watch this show anymore after last season's
Edited. Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline.ery, but this was a worthy pay-off. Let's hope they're not falling back into this rather formulaic TV story-telling. I especially liked how they teased Rick losing his hand when he was alone with Negan. As someone who has read the comics, I'm totally pleased with the fan-service here.
Not to be a wet blanket, but there's no reason that couldn't have been trimmed to about 15 minutes and added to the end of the last season finale to make an awesome episode more awesome and left us still waiting in anticipation for what came next. This and the Glenn fakeout death make me a little concerned that showrunner Gimple is trying a little to hard to show Hollywood how sophisticated they are and garner some award show love, which the show has long deserved any way.
Mike
True, and I shared your concerns about TWD. However, after this episode it seems they have learnt their lesson. I'm willing to give it another chance.
Let's keep in mind that this isn't the first time our survivors encounter another group, or a single, big bad villain. They had to make sure Negan would be more than just another Governor, and 15 minutes isn't nearly enough for that.