Why does nobody talk about how slow the middle seasons of The Walking Dead are?

I see everyone raving about the early seasons and the later revival, but I finally got around to watching seasons 5 through 7 last month and I was bored out of my mind. I mean, there were whole episodes at the prison where literally nothing happened except people talking about feelings. I actually fell asleep three times during the season 6 premiere. I ended up skipping every scene with that one character just to get through it. Has anyone else just fast-forwarded through big chunks of that show to get to the good parts?

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taylor_young1mo ago

Did you ever try counting the number of times someone says "walkers" in one episode to stay awake?

ruby_patel271mo ago

You make a good point @taylor_young about trying different games to stay awake, but I see it differently. For me the show is already intense enough without needing extra distractions. I actually find that focusing on the story and characters keeps me more engaged than counting lines. The word "walkers" gets said a LOT though, like probably a hundred times per episode. If I tried counting every single time someone yelled "walkers" I would go cross-eyed before the first commercial break.

graygonzalez11d ago

Ruby, have you ever actually counted how many times they say it in one sitting? I tried once with season 4 and gave up after 20 minutes because it was like every other line. Do you think the writers just have a bingo card for walker mentions at this point?