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Topic	Scarlet Ranks User-Nominated Episodes of Television: Season 2
scarletspeed7 10/03/19 6:31:01 PM #88:	Walking Dead - "Too Far Gone" Nominated by: theiceisnice Too Far Gone stands as the last episode of the golden age of Walking Dead. At this point, the series has passed the best material in the comic and it begins to bleed off the cast and creative that best served the project. The Governor saga contains a lot of the most intriguing and emotional material in the series, and it can stand as an example of how a showrunner can depart and a series can still find its footing. What Too Far Gone actually represents, however, is a notion that good material can withstand upheaval because a good story is a good story. Specifically, the Governor himself drives the series as a complex, nuanced antagonist. The fact that TWD was able to extend his run into an extra season was absolutely a relief to fans of the show. You can always highlight the parts of the series that have the most buzz, because those are the runs that feature a notable villain. You can point to Merle's sporadic appearances, of course, but really there are three true villains in this series: the Governor, Negan and most recently Alpha. All three of these characters breathed new life into the show and allowed the creativity of the show to flourish. Outside of these characters, there has always been a consistent trending downwards in terms of storytelling and, as a result, characterization. Walking Dead has always been a war of attrition, as the cast drops with trudging regularity. But big moments, and big stories for that matter, remain highlights of the series. The slow burn between these big moments, especially in the run up to the final Governor episode, allows for the climaxes to play with heavy emotion. It's really great stuff. It's a poor man's Game of Thrones in a lot of respects, with fewer plotlines and less heady subject matter, but the pattern of storytelling remains the same. Writing: 8/10 Characterization: 8/10 Scarlet Factor: 9/10 Overall Rating: 25/30 --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful <cite>scarletspeed7 posted [p:928296189] in Scarlet Ra... [t:78044305]...</cite> <quote>Walking Dead - "Too Far Gone" Nominated by: theiceisnice Too Far Gone stands as the last episode of the golden age of Walking Dead. At this point, the series has passed the best material in the comic and it begins to bleed off the cast and creative that best served the project. The Governor saga contains a lot of the most intriguing and emotional material in the series, and it can stand as an example of how a showrunner can depart and a series can still find its footing. What Too Far Gone actually represents, however, is a notion that good material can withstand upheaval because a good story is a good story. Specifically, the Governor himself drives the series as a complex, nuanced antagonist. The fact that TWD was able to extend his run into an extra season was absolutely a relief to fans of the show. You can always highlight the parts of the series that have the most buzz, because those are the runs that feature a notable villain. You can point to Merle's sporadic appearances, of course, but really there are three true villains in this series: the Governor, Negan and most recently Alpha. All three of these characters breathed new life into the show and allowed the creativity of the show to flourish. Outside of these characters, there has always been a consistent trending downwards in terms of storytelling and, as a result, characterization. Walking Dead has always been a war of attrition, as the cast drops with trudging regularity. But big moments, and big stories for that matter, remain highlights of the series. The slow burn between these big moments, especially in the run up to the final Governor episode, allows for the climaxes to play with heavy emotion. It's really great stuff. It's a poor man's Game of Thrones in a lot of respects, with fewer plotlines and less heady subject matter, but the pattern of storytelling remains the same. Writing: 8/10 Characterization: 8/10 Scarlet Factor: 9/10 Overall Rating: 25/30 --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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