The run-up to Negan was phenomenal. It was a looming dread. Then the show wasn’t the same afterwards.

I think one of the reason why people think 4-6 is the prime of the show, it's the fact that it had the strongest cast, we had so many A lister characters in the main group that the show could never replace later on.

The scene when the wolves attacked was so scary, it's like something from the purge since in alexandria its like a normal town and all of a suddon these crazy dudes with machetes and knives just rush in and start hacking people to bits. Freaky deaky as Negan would say

The cliffhanger had me stressin for months 😂

Your point about AMC not caring about their female characters is incredibly valid. They fired Kim Dickens (Madison) from FEAR, even though it was her show, and replaced her with another dude...Morgan. It took fans raging at them for 4 years for them to retcon that mistake. I still don't understand how they've gotten away with that for so long without being called out.

Season 2 was a masterpiece in my opinion, Norman was right, what Frank Darabont did in the beginning along with Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Andrew Lincoln, plus the development of the other characters made the show so realistic and raw until season 6... (Ps: Yes i know he wasn't in seasons 2/3. You people need to go back to school and learn some basic interpretation).

I loved this season, because of the biggest win they ever had, all the character development, and the return of Walkers being actually scary

When Glen said to Nicholas, "no I'm saving you". It was so dope.

Absolutely cooking with the title, outside of maybe episodes 5&6, this season has no bad or mid episodes imo (though the dumpster scene in 6x03 is a bit questionable, and obviously the 6x16 cliffhanger was not well received though I’d argue that nowadays rewatching the show it doesnt matter as much 😅). I love both main story arcs in this season with the quarry herd leading into No Way Out and the introduction to the Saviors (lowkey feel like the Saviors were their most intimidating in this season). This is also the last season where the group really feels like a “family” to me (sidenote: outside of missing some of the season 5 peeps, this season’s cast is very strong too). With the introductions to a ridiculous number of new groups in season 7, everybody started splitting up more and more and interacted less which just fueled the boomerang storytelling that s7 is chock full of 💔

The actor who played Ron actually went to my high school. My teacher had him, and talked about how he would be in class for like 2 weeks, then got for a month for filming. It's really cool to think about

That scene with the Walker in the bathroom with the broken leg and the dead baby in the sink still pops in head whenever i see a bathroom sink. The most decayed walker we've seen in the show so far.

I watched everything passed s4 on streaming and i can only imagine how frustrating it would have been to deal with the boomerangs on a weekly broadcast I dont mind the black and white to make it clear whats in flashback but its something you do from ep 1 you dont suddenly start doing it 6 seasons in

As good as the show is, I’ve always thought the show would have been considerably better if each season after the first two had been a little shorter - even twelve or thirteen episodes instead of sixteen. I think that tightening would have really helped.

Bro I’m not gonna lie, the times you say you’re sick, I honestly can neeeeeever tell. Thank you for all your vids. One of my favs in the platform.

Your rant about how TWD treats most of their female characters is pretty valid. I know AMC puts on this face of being a heckin' wholesome inclusive environment, but outside of Michonne and Carol, they did alot of their female characters dirty. I don't know just how intentional it was but it's still something worth criticizing.

I’ve never felt that the walking dead ever truly died. Even after the series finale. I back and watch the entire main series from Days Gone Bye to Rest In Peace once a year maybe twice (I work from home) and yeah there are episodes I dislike almost every bit of, but I don’t hate any episode of the show.

For me, this season's biggest strength is, that it not only managed to portray the walkers as a threat again, but actually raised the stakes and spectacle - big horde vs. big group. Apart from the final episode and the satellite station, I did not like the teasing period after that a lot, but JDM's performance and 7x1 as a whole made up for that. Season 2 remains my favourite though. Regarding the cliffhanger and the boomerang story telling: very bad idea for the weekly release model, but for me as someone who binge-watched, it worked a lot better. S7 + 8 were not nearly as much of a drag when watched as a whole as other people felt, who watched weekly, and Glenn's death in the beginning elevated Negan as a villain for me. It did not hurt the show, because I did not have to wait for a reveal for months just to be cheated by a second death.

Carol is always ready that's very believable

I feel like I’m alone, but I absolutely loved the cliffhanger ending. The lead up to the saviors was phenomenal and getting to see Negan finally was so crazy.

I love your videos this is also my favorite season alongside 4 and 1. Hope you recover quickly.

If weren’t for the Glenn fake out death and the finale having no balls this could have been the best season of the show.

This was the greatest walking dead experience for me in this season, love season 6, it felt super long in a good way by the finally. So much has happened in this season, and it was the greatest walking dead experiences of my life, especially Negan, I never read the comics at the time so when I first heard of fans talking about negan and being told who Negan is, I felt like Rick and the gang first hearing about Negan at the hilltop, it was terrifying, Negans build up was more terrifying than the Negan we got for me personally. I loved Jeffrey dean Morgans performance but I think comic negan is far scarier due to just his giant presence. But the build up to Negan and who this guy is, I knew Rick was about to meet a big tyrant.

KZfaq not putting this stuff in my feed wth. As a first watch this was an amazing and bone chilling season. Nothing will ever change that for me.

I LOVED Rick and Jessie together i was so devastated when she died :(

I like to think the show ends at no way out, Rick telling Carl he’s gonna build a new world, with the Alexandrians outside and all working together to overcome the dead. A hopeful ending after a victory with Carl stilll alive but injured. Just my personal head cannon

THRIFTAYYYY, that final episode of season 6 had me so anxious, so nervous and so scared along with the group as the Saviors multiply followed by the lineup, I'll never forget the horror and thrills. This was my second favorite season, it was so good in my opinion. Also love the black and white flashback in the first episode, just felt really unique

I love the episode JSS so much. This season made me realize how annoying Morgan is as a character though. His pacifist way of life is not realistic in this kind of new world. Carol is my favorite character. They did so much with her in the show compared to the comics. Also, thank you SO much for bringing up all the problems with how they treat women in TWD universe.

Prayers and positive vibes sent for your recovery 🙏❤️🙏

Been waiting for this one 🎉🗣️🗣️

Loved the video, thank you & PLEASE if you can, continue posting videos of TWD series!! That last episode of season 6, I’ll never forget it, I had the opportunity to binge watch my first viewing of TWD, so I didn’t have to wait. I was sooooo scared to play season 7, I abandoned ship 😂It took a couple days & I said I gotta see what Negan did. I was up at 3:00 am crying!! Crying!! I felt it was personal to me! Also can you do a video on the clues Rick/Michonne we’re gonna wind up together because I totally missed ALL of them 🤭🤭🤭

I wish the show spent more time developing Alexandria and the characters within, like they did in the comics. There's only really those episodes at the end of season 5, and then the show goes straight into No Way Out, and literally an episode later they start setting up Negan and the larger world

13:36 "I'M A LIAR!"

Season 5 is my favorite season BUT my favorite episode is No Way Out. I think the black and white was to pay homage to Night Of The Living Dead but I do agree No Way Out is overrated and I love it. Also rewatching the finale doesn’t bother me now because we know who is dying by Negan

Whoo--the Beth death scene music added in towards the end had me in tears

SO psyched that someone else loves Not Tomorrow Yet as much as I do, such a great episode and has inspired me as a writer so much, more than any other episode of this show has.

I too, had the fast heart, cold hands nervous feeling watching almost every episode in this season. I remember the build up to Negan. I remember spending the whole summer talking about who was killed. Walking Dead was everywhere. You could not open entertainment websites without everyone talking about it. And then.....it died.

The thing I love about the 5th episode is Spencer. His whole speech to the people taking all the food from the storage makes Deanna proud, only for her to learn he took all the supplies the others were going to take for himself is enough for her to realize the role she has played in causing the destruction of Alexandria and the role she would need to play in ensuring its survival (before her death)

that 3rd time where all the saviors were standing up on the cars like a house of cards always made me think it's a shame they didn't have another RPG laying around.

I love how you still do The Walking Dead episodes… I do however, respectfully disagree with you. But I’m weird too, season 2 is my favorite. I also love the season where the Whisperers were introduced. I think that was season 9. Anyway, I respect your opinion and I hope you continue doing more TWD videos.

I love Last Day on Earth, throughout the entire episode you see Rick get more and more worried and scared, and then as soon as they get caught he utterly shatters

I Was in 6th grade watching this show, terrible time in my life but this season overshadowed those memories. just had to be there man

My favourite tv season ever

In my opinion S2 is the best narrative wise. But S6 is the best paket of narrative+action/set pieces+group

Season 6 Characters: Rick Glenn Carl Daryl Carol Maggie Michonne Sasha Judith Tara Abraham Rosita Eugene Gabriel Aaron Eric Deanna Spencer Olivia Barbara Jessie Ron Sam Bruce Tobin Francine Enid Nicholas Erin Shelly Morgan Owen Denise Heath Annie Scott David Carter Dwight Sherry Jesus Gregory Bertie Carson Kal Eduardo Negan Simon Eastman Daniel

I love that half of the season, all events from episode 6x1 to 6x9 happens in the span of 2 days.

I think everyone looks back on seasons 4/5/6 (and sometimes 3) as being prime Walking Dead. The group, the locations, the walkers, and even the villains were all just peak. Loved the journey from the prison to Alexandria, the horror of Terminus and the group eventually meeting people who stayed safe behind walls and still held onto the old world while our survivors were living in the wild just keeping it together. What came after in the following seasons I felt were shallow compared to these seasons.

Season 4 was by far the best.

Season four - six is just so nostalgic and great man, literally anytime I watch something about or have to do with the peak of the show just makes me so nostalgic. I especially love season 6, I love the boomerang storytelling and I love the characters and think they are ar their best this season.

We went through the same "all life is precious/we kill them all" flip-flop like 6 times between season 5, 6, 7, and 8. Daryl opening up to take people in, Morgan like at least 4 times between 6-8, Rick flip-flopped like twice, and Carol 2 (maybe 3 if you count cookie Carol in season 5-6).

If only Otis or Noah had a dumpster to hide under…

Only started watching TWD recently, so got to watch it all as binge viewing. Seeing the entire show develop was amazing. Now I'm watching the spin off(s), better than the last 3-5 seasons, but (so far) not as terrific as the beginning to middle. Happy it is still a work in progress with the new stuff!

Love your reason for giving it a 10/10. Keep doing you, brother

I really enjoy watching your perspective on shows and films that rewatch constantly. Have you ever watched 100? I would love to see you do a series on that show!

most nostalgic season for me

I half enjoyed season 6. I also skip Here's Not Here because it makes me too sad. like it HURTS me to watch it. i've said it before on your videos i think, but the episode where all the alexandrians are fighting together is SO GOOD. that scene where they each get a second is SOOOO COOL. I think the last episode, (after some re-watches lol) is really good. I felt myself panicking along with Rick, and my fears were so intensified by everything. I was one of the fans who stopped watching after 7:1, but when i do my re-watches I usually stop after the saviors arc because i hate all the other villains so much lol. Great video as always!

Funny that you mentioned at the end that you started viewing parties with your friends because I did too but back with Season 4. I got most of my friends from high school into the show between S2 and S3 when we graduated high school and it was Season 4 when we decided to go to our one friend’s house to watch together. Unfortunately season 6 was the last time we would have the viewing parties mainly because we got busier but partially because after the start of season 7 some of them lost interest but it was an enjoyable time

Probably my favorite season! Love these retrospective videos!

omg...a walking dead series re-edit into movies would be glorious. Please do this

Thank you for the retrospective. Might not share every opinion but you pretty much got it on point. Back when this season was on TV, the hype was unreal but it did seem like a cop-out to have Glenn die right after dangling it so dramatically with the dumpster scene. It's really compelling to think about what could've conspired if Glenn and Abe weren't chosen. (Perhaps Rick and Eugene, 2 incredibly relevant characters and given a chance for Carl to live like the comics? Idk spitballing but truely the hype was real.)

You took the words right out of my mouth.

I was surprised that no one accused Rick of killing Deanna and the Andersons as a power grab cause from their perspective only people who were from Rick's group survived being with Rick during No Way Out

I hope you make an edit of season 6 like you mentioned in the video. If you fixed the finale and merged it with 7x01 it would be the cherry on top.

There was no beating Seasons 5 and 6 purely because they had the BEST cast ever in a piece of zombie media. Rick and Daryl at their best, Abraham, Tyrese, Morgan, Carol also in her prime, Carl stopped being so insufferable.. and obviously the GOAT, Glenn. And even the supporting cast all had interesting stories of their own, supported by the main cast that boosted their stories. Soon after this, TWD could only rely on its supporting characters and a few mains whose dynamics were ruined following exists like Rick, Maggie, Glenn, Carl and more. Definitely the peak of the show. If anyone says S5 or 6 is their favourite, I honestly wouldn’t be surprised at all.

OH BABY THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR

When people say the walkers aren't a threat in the later seasons, it always leaves me scratching my head. The show literally shows us the group getting stronger and adapting more and more to the new world, learning new tactics etc. So when it's one or two walkers or a small group, yeah, they should be able to handle them (yet characters still do get bitten in these situations *cough*Carl*cough* ) but when there's a horde the stakes are always immediately raised. Then we get the Whisperers who literally weaponise massive amounts of Walkers and destroy two communities in the proccess, Hilltop and Alexandria. They were undoubtedly still a threat later on.

Friend of mines relationship ended over the cliffhanger 😂 that show had the world by the balls for a bit

FINALLY A TWD VID

I understand the dislike of post Negan introduction for The Walking Dead, but I feel like everybody can admit - if it wasn't for Negan, a lot of the later seasons would be UNWATCHABLE. Despite what he does, killing off 2 of the fan favourite characters immediately, Jeffrey Dean Morgan is one of the greatest actors to grace the television screen. He was truly born to play Negan, and if he was played by any other actor I don't think I'd like the later seasons at all.

Great video

I think the Death of an unknown cast member is a good cliffhanger. It might not be a good Season Finale Cliffhanger(I disagree with that as long as it's handled well, but I haven't started my Season 7 Rewatch yet, so I don't 100% remember exactly how it goes down, so I can't say if it's done well yet)), but as an Episode Cliffhanger, or a Series Finale it's great. If it was the first episode of next Season, or if the first Episode of next Season was the Season Finale of this Season, it'd work better for more people(in order to get that they'd have to cut, or move Morgans Episode, which I think would be fine). It'd also work as the ending of the Series, because The Walking Dead could genuinely end here, and it'd work. We'd have confirmation that everyone else besides one Cast Member Survived, but just now work under Negan. Who died would be the perfect thing for people to theorize about as well, and it'd allow them to come up with their own ideas as to how it'd effect the group. If Rick died, Carl would probably turn into a Revenge Machine instead of how he actually turns out(not wanting Rick to kill Negan, and getting bit), which could lead him to getting himself killed by attacking Negan himself, or inciting a Rebellion. If Maggie died, the group would be broken, and probably just give in(they not only lost Maggie, but the baby, and it'd lead to Glenn getting himself killed or ending his own life, which means they are down 3 people instead). If Carl died, Rick would probably get himself killed right on the spot by trying to take out Negan. Anyone else dying could realistically lead us down the same path as the official death of Glenn and Abraham.

I think binge watching it makes it so much better, at the time it came out each week, it was a slow burn for fans

I refuse to believe anyone was fooled by the way Glenn and Nicholas fell. I could see on the night the episode aired that the walkers were pulling those guts out from too high up for them to have been Glenn's. I knew he was still alive and it was just annoying the way they dragged out the reveal everyone knew was coming.

i never saw any kind of chemistry between jessie and rick, probably the most forced love interest in the whole show for any character

another amazing vid

Awesome coverage of this season. When it comes to the finale, I think instead waiting to reveal who died, they should have just showed the people who died dying.

I whole heartedly believe they did the whole black and white vs color thing solely for aesthetic, not to make sure we knew what scenes went where in the timeline. But that’s just me I’m just Joey from yugioh

I’m with you on everything here Thrifty. I was a year graduated from high school during season 6, it’s my favorite season of the show. 😁

Was never the biggest fan of the plan they had to lead the horde like that but it was still cool to watch atleast having zombies be a threat. But I love the 2nd half more with the buildup to Negan and the Savior

They not killing Glenn (even taking Steve's name from the opening just to kill them after was what killed the show for me.

I wish more people would talk about the music in twd. This season has the best soundtrack in my opinion. The scores in No Way Out and Last day on earth are amazing

Oh boy I been waiting for this one😊

Season 6 is my favourite season and IMO the best season, that's all.

Nah this is where it all started going down hill with bottle episodes and fake deaths and endless cliffhangers

Imo is the same here as well, and it was at a time when every character was at their prime and ofc alive still 😅💯

Agree about morgan and rick. Really hope there is more emotional connection between these two when they reunite. But they kinda just hanging around...

The best thing on this season, is the friends we made along the way

Best season of the show, the quarry plot of 6A and the terrifying suspense of 6B are 2 of the best plotlines of the show, strong cast, even if not always utilized this season like Rosita, Gabriel or Glenn who doesn't do much this season. Some boring episodes and badly placed episodes like 4-7 but it's still overall a great season. Also, with the cliffhanger, watching this years after it aired and being able to watch 7x1 immediately as soon as I finished 6x16, the cliffhanger didn't bother me and 6x16 is my 2nd favourite season finale of TWD behind 2x13. 8.5/10 for me, one of my favourite seasons in TV

I will literally buy a burned dvd copy of your makeshift walking dead film you mentioned of the first couple episodes of season 6. I think that'd be legendary and I had a similar idea for Days Gone By

You're 100 percent correct in giving it a 10/10, in my opinion seasons 4, 5, and six were the best of the show, it's in 7 that the show started dying

so happy this is here

The horde dilemma in this season made it the best to me. Highlights of this show were, in no order; - S1 learning about and fighting in the new world - S3 taking over the prison and fighting through it - S6 the horde The governor felt like a pretty boring, drawn out storyline by comparison, and the Termites were ultimately more of a short-lived build-up to Alexandria. Unfortunately after the Saviours were introduced it just became a bit too cartoony. Zombies were never really a threat again except once, it was just the endless hordes of Saviours in what felt like a constant, largely forgettable back-and-forth. I think the only time it got back to the levels of enjoyment I previously had was the season 8/9 (?) storyline with the bridge and Rick's disappearance after he defeats the horde. From there on it just felt like I watching it because I wanted to see it end vs for actual enjoyment.

Also just realized Ricks revolver is a 22mag modeled to look like a 357 , crazy

The bikers who attacked Daryl, et al, were Saviors. The Saviors were an oppressive group of murdering despots, lead by a self-righteous dictator. Saying that the group became the bad guys when they attacked that outpost is like saying the US were the bad guys for joining WWII against Nazi Germany.

With Glenn’s fake out death, in my head I always thought it was a way to prepare fans for his death in s7, and see how the fan reaction would be. Like, if it was terrible they wouldn’t have gone through with it - etc. but I think they underestimated people guessing he survived the dumpster. If that makes sense

Can you do a video of what if Darrell brother survived

I also think season 6 was the best season, I do hate the boomerang style of telling stories but this season had so many excellent episodes that I was able to get passed some of the very few episodes that were just ok or Meh.

Can you do a video of what if darrell brother survived?

I’d pay to see your season 6a movie edit fr

Wait what is the time jump between Daryl and Dwight first meeting to the savior storyline taking off? Because it seems now that Dwight becomes negans right hand man absurdly fast

In my opinion it is Season 3 and Season 5. Both show the definition of survival in a zombie apocalypse, and are overall fun. Season 6 on the other hand, I found it boring. Only the last episode was the somewhat fun one in my opinion. I even think Season 7 beats it, I considered Season 6 a bit "slow". But I understand why people might like it.