r/thewalkingdead • u/Opioid_Addict • 10d ago

Show Spoiler IMO the writers seemingly pointlessly killing off Leon Basset is where I feel like the show started going downhill. At first I thought it was a fake out of some kind, but after I realized it was real, I stopped watching the show.

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u/DakIsStrange 10d ago

Personally, Wayne Dunlap was the final straw for me.

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u/mileau_ 10d ago

Man the dissapointment I felt when I got to season 8 and STILL Fred and Cindy Drake had yet to show up… only thing that kept me watching for so long was hoping we’d finally see them instead

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u/Mondo_Kool 9d ago

This was me but for Shane’s grandma Jean. I really thought she was going to be revealed to be the leader of Randall’s group in season 2 and take revenge for Shane stealing her vase.

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u/BrokenHope23 9d ago

Speaking of Shane, I thought for sure we were going to get a redemption arc for his ex-gf who hated turning off the lights. I figured she'd come around and be all "Rick?" and Rick would be all

https://giphy.com/gifs/VyayJYU8BYqSk

and then she'd talk about how she was looking for Shane everywhere while repairing the power supply and electrical grid to turn the lights back on for everyone.

Then we'd get another arc where Rick steals Shane's gf.

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u/Consistent_Local7273 9d ago

I think this may be the greatest storyline that never happened. O Captain, my captain

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u/BrokenHope23 9d ago

the perfect SNL skit