S01, S02 and S03 of FEAR were very nice considering we could get to see what the initial stage of the outbreak was like and how people managed to survive with others of different backgrounds. You will get to see many different survivors, some are kind, some are dangerous, some are selfish, some are mentally unstable and some are broken. Nick's storyline is my favourite as the show fully shows us how the pandemic slowly affects a young teen without the proper love from his parents. Seeing our characters get adapted to the outbreak was also a top notch too.
In S04 and S05, Morgan steps in and it is really about him leading his survivors to do what he wants them to do to help other people, to make amends for their past actions too. His moral code and "no one is gone until they are gone; everyone deserves a second chance" guide his fellow survivors through the journey.
In s06, one of the most powerful and formidable villains, whose name is Virgina, forcefully splits Morgan's group because Morgan is unable to protect his people. Each member is relocated to different settlements based on their skills and abilities. In later season, our characters manage to fight back against Virgina and get back to each other. This is one of the best seasons in FTWD as it slowly reveals who Virgina truly is and her dark secrets of running her settlements.
S07 is about the lives after the warhead detonated. S07a has some impressive character developments especially for Victor Strand. S07b is the war between Victor Strand and his fellow survivors. I Personally believe that S07b was a bit rush and nothing was really interesting to see there. It was just like watching s11 of TWD, which was very rush like the crew just wanted to ended the show to move onto the next project.
S08 was recently released and also it was the final season of FTWD, so I'd really want to talk about S08 which will be split into two parts, as the show does, part a and part b.
About S08 a, "The connection of family and friends" are the main topic of TWD Universe, same in S08. It can be seen in every moment from E01. For example, family is everything: Morgan & his son Duane; Morgan's new family: him, Grace and MoMo. And friendship: Morgan, Madison, June, Dwight, Sherry and Daniel. Especially the friendship between Morgan and Dwight & Sherry the couple, so strong that they risk Finch's life to help Morgan find Duane. Part A also reflects what the past seasons like S04 and S05 want to deliver: we are here to help. For example. June makes signs to warn people PADRE is dangerous in E02; Madison wants to rebuild PADRE for all existing survivors and those they don't know.
This is sth that you don't see S11 of TWD. They just fight to take Commonwealth. It seems that our characters fight to take down Pamela Milton regardless of how many people of theirs are going to die, how many families are gonna be broken. Especially in the first part of S11 where Maggie wants to go to Meridian (not related to The Commonwealth's storyline), how many friends have died, how many families have been destroyed. Although Maggie has a good intention to do what she has to do but it doesn't mean it has to cost her own people, even Negan has warned her not to do so. But she doesn't listen. This is very similar to what PADRE was doing when it was led by Shrike/Sam Krennick, who was a ruthless leader believing that sacrificing some to save the big was the right thing, even at the cost of her own people (Finch, Hannah and etc.). Maybe Maggie and Shrike were doing things for the big picture but it might be a little reckless and unreasonable. S11 completely disregards "Family and Friends", instead, it is crammed with fighting scenes and zombie scenes.
S08 an also has some great character insights especially it is the case for Morgan. However, in s11 of TWD, I didn't find anything interesting that happened to our character lives.
S08 a left me scratched my head when I was thinking about the following questions:
-Why Dwight and Sherry were blindfolded in E02, did PADRE ask to do so, why?
-Why did Sam bring Madison and Dove back to the train carriage with a light security with them although they knew Daniel's people were waiting for them?
-How did Finch get out of PADRE under the sight of its patrol teams?
Some suggestions:
-Grace's death scene. Should have been made to catch us off guard. E.g. Making us believe that the radiology is effective (by deleting Finch's fever scene), then showing that Grace has turned after the unsuccessful treatment. It is kinda like John Dorie's scene where he is shot by Dakota but the aura made me believe that he was gonna survive but eventually he didn't. Giving us shock and unbelief.
-Grace's death scene is too much giving me goosebumps, it should have been shortened.
S08 b was also a great one in TWD Universe just like S08 a was.
In the beginning of the first episode of part b really made me comfortable, seeing Emissary Hotel thrive under the lead of Anton (Strand). It gave me a feeling that people still had faith and they lived for each other. In addition to this, I could see that Strand genuinely wanted to make amends. He tried to say goodbye to the old version of him by changing his name, having a new family and even rejecting Maddison's return. But in his deep mind, he still cared about his old friends and family and he would do anything to help them especially after Troy took over the settlement. He even let himself become part of Victor Strand again to help his friends/families fight Troy.
If we say 8a is Morgan's show, 8b is for Madison, an ironic character we saw right from the beginning. "No one is gone until they are gone" was her motto. She never stopped helping others since the beginning of the outbreak, including those people who weren't supposed to be helped. However in 8b, we can see Madison turned into someone who believed otherwise, especially after what happened between her and Troy, her and Charlie. She believed giving people a second chance was the reason that they were all dead. There was so much happening in Madison's mind and I loved it. This is people, they constantly change and have a very complex mind. Glad the show made it on screen.
In s08b, things were more complicated than they were before. For example, I thought the OG would unite to fight Troy but they actually were split and broken especially after the demise of Charlie. However, it was a hoax to lure Troy and his people into the trap so they could strike them once and for all. But it failed. Another example is the relationship btw Dwight and Sherry, I thought they would separate and no I never thought they wanted to end their lives simply because they couldn't make it right and Finch was dead. However they did get back to each other in the end after what they went through at the Sanctuary.
What I don't think was right in S08:
-The unknown fate of Sarah and Wendal.
-Soundtracks were a bit too much. TWD had done better in it, light/soft music would be better and don't put soundtracks in unless absolutely necessary. Without soundtracks, it's like, we are part of the story/we are in it too and it doesn't feel like watching a tv show, giving me more authentic feeling.
About forced feeling in s08 of FTWD and s09, s10 of TWD. S08 didn't give me any forced feeling and those scenes were really touching. Think about it, how you feel they reunited after our characters were separated for 7 years or more? And those are our main characters, we know them for a long time, of course i am very emotional when they see/leave each other. It's so different in TWD in its S09 and S10, where i barely know those new characters let alone know their stories behind (i.e. Magna's group) who keep hugging each other and sobbing while saying "we are family", it just makes me feel so weird because I don't have the same feelings for you that I have for those characters I have already known for a long time. I can't feel how they feel. In addition, those new characters have never gone through what those main characters did in the past. Problably they did but off screen so I don't really know. So how can I feel them for what they have gone through? For example, I truly feel what Daryl and Carol would feel after they reunite after The Terminus, they almost die in there and they have been separated from each other for a long time. But for Magna's group, I don't have anything for them because they are new people who I believe have never had any life and death situation before. Making me feel what they feel by adding tears and touching words is simply, a forced feeling.
In S04 and S05, Morgan steps in and it is really about him leading his survivors to do what he wants them to do to help other people, to make amends for their past actions too. His moral code and "no one is gone until they are gone; everyone deserves a second chance" guide his fellow survivors through the journey.
In s06, one of the most powerful and formidable villains, whose name is Virgina, forcefully splits Morgan's group because Morgan is unable to protect his people. Each member is relocated to different settlements based on their skills and abilities. In later season, our characters manage to fight back against Virgina and get back to each other. This is one of the best seasons in FTWD as it slowly reveals who Virgina truly is and her dark secrets of running her settlements.
S07 is about the lives after the warhead detonated. S07a has some impressive character developments especially for Victor Strand. S07b is the war between Victor Strand and his fellow survivors. I Personally believe that S07b was a bit rush and nothing was really interesting to see there. It was just like watching s11 of TWD, which was very rush like the crew just wanted to ended the show to move onto the next project.
S08 was recently released and also it was the final season of FTWD, so I'd really want to talk about S08 which will be split into two parts, as the show does, part a and part b.
About S08 a, "The connection of family and friends" are the main topic of TWD Universe, same in S08. It can be seen in every moment from E01. For example, family is everything: Morgan & his son Duane; Morgan's new family: him, Grace and MoMo. And friendship: Morgan, Madison, June, Dwight, Sherry and Daniel. Especially the friendship between Morgan and Dwight & Sherry the couple, so strong that they risk Finch's life to help Morgan find Duane. Part A also reflects what the past seasons like S04 and S05 want to deliver: we are here to help. For example. June makes signs to warn people PADRE is dangerous in E02; Madison wants to rebuild PADRE for all existing survivors and those they don't know.
This is sth that you don't see S11 of TWD. They just fight to take Commonwealth. It seems that our characters fight to take down Pamela Milton regardless of how many people of theirs are going to die, how many families are gonna be broken. Especially in the first part of S11 where Maggie wants to go to Meridian (not related to The Commonwealth's storyline), how many friends have died, how many families have been destroyed. Although Maggie has a good intention to do what she has to do but it doesn't mean it has to cost her own people, even Negan has warned her not to do so. But she doesn't listen. This is very similar to what PADRE was doing when it was led by Shrike/Sam Krennick, who was a ruthless leader believing that sacrificing some to save the big was the right thing, even at the cost of her own people (Finch, Hannah and etc.). Maybe Maggie and Shrike were doing things for the big picture but it might be a little reckless and unreasonable. S11 completely disregards "Family and Friends", instead, it is crammed with fighting scenes and zombie scenes.
S08 an also has some great character insights especially it is the case for Morgan. However, in s11 of TWD, I didn't find anything interesting that happened to our character lives.
S08 a left me scratched my head when I was thinking about the following questions:
-Why Dwight and Sherry were blindfolded in E02, did PADRE ask to do so, why?
-Why did Sam bring Madison and Dove back to the train carriage with a light security with them although they knew Daniel's people were waiting for them?
-How did Finch get out of PADRE under the sight of its patrol teams?
Some suggestions:
-Grace's death scene. Should have been made to catch us off guard. E.g. Making us believe that the radiology is effective (by deleting Finch's fever scene), then showing that Grace has turned after the unsuccessful treatment. It is kinda like John Dorie's scene where he is shot by Dakota but the aura made me believe that he was gonna survive but eventually he didn't. Giving us shock and unbelief.
-Grace's death scene is too much giving me goosebumps, it should have been shortened.
S08 b was also a great one in TWD Universe just like S08 a was.
In the beginning of the first episode of part b really made me comfortable, seeing Emissary Hotel thrive under the lead of Anton (Strand). It gave me a feeling that people still had faith and they lived for each other. In addition to this, I could see that Strand genuinely wanted to make amends. He tried to say goodbye to the old version of him by changing his name, having a new family and even rejecting Maddison's return. But in his deep mind, he still cared about his old friends and family and he would do anything to help them especially after Troy took over the settlement. He even let himself become part of Victor Strand again to help his friends/families fight Troy.
If we say 8a is Morgan's show, 8b is for Madison, an ironic character we saw right from the beginning. "No one is gone until they are gone" was her motto. She never stopped helping others since the beginning of the outbreak, including those people who weren't supposed to be helped. However in 8b, we can see Madison turned into someone who believed otherwise, especially after what happened between her and Troy, her and Charlie. She believed giving people a second chance was the reason that they were all dead. There was so much happening in Madison's mind and I loved it. This is people, they constantly change and have a very complex mind. Glad the show made it on screen.
In s08b, things were more complicated than they were before. For example, I thought the OG would unite to fight Troy but they actually were split and broken especially after the demise of Charlie. However, it was a hoax to lure Troy and his people into the trap so they could strike them once and for all. But it failed. Another example is the relationship btw Dwight and Sherry, I thought they would separate and no I never thought they wanted to end their lives simply because they couldn't make it right and Finch was dead. However they did get back to each other in the end after what they went through at the Sanctuary.
What I don't think was right in S08:
-The unknown fate of Sarah and Wendal.
-Soundtracks were a bit too much. TWD had done better in it, light/soft music would be better and don't put soundtracks in unless absolutely necessary. Without soundtracks, it's like, we are part of the story/we are in it too and it doesn't feel like watching a tv show, giving me more authentic feeling.
About forced feeling in s08 of FTWD and s09, s10 of TWD. S08 didn't give me any forced feeling and those scenes were really touching. Think about it, how you feel they reunited after our characters were separated for 7 years or more? And those are our main characters, we know them for a long time, of course i am very emotional when they see/leave each other. It's so different in TWD in its S09 and S10, where i barely know those new characters let alone know their stories behind (i.e. Magna's group) who keep hugging each other and sobbing while saying "we are family", it just makes me feel so weird because I don't have the same feelings for you that I have for those characters I have already known for a long time. I can't feel how they feel. In addition, those new characters have never gone through what those main characters did in the past. Problably they did but off screen so I don't really know. So how can I feel them for what they have gone through? For example, I truly feel what Daryl and Carol would feel after they reunite after The Terminus, they almost die in there and they have been separated from each other for a long time. But for Magna's group, I don't have anything for them because they are new people who I believe have never had any life and death situation before. Making me feel what they feel by adding tears and touching words is simply, a forced feeling.