9/10
Near perfect season
24 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Warning potential spoilers for season 2.

By far the best season of The Walking Dead. So many things are happening in it. Amazing new characters introduced to the plot especially Luke. He was so incredible with his trusting leadership. Some old faces show up again (I was never even a fan of Kenny and his destructive and grumpy behavior but I did like, enjoy and loved seeing Omid & Christa again even if it was only in episode 1 unfortunately).

The cabin group people were interesting Luke, Nick and Pete particularly they had great chemistry and all had a part in saving Clem's life in the beginning. Clementine is even about to pass out and get eaten by walkers when Luke picks her up. Nick showed heroic deeds as well. Rebecca seemed a bit villainous with her nasty attitude reminded me of Michelle and Alvin, Sarah and Carlos weren't the sharpest tool in the shed.

Some frustrating new boring and hateful characters in this season brought to light like Bonnie, Mike and Jane. Jane reminded me of Lilly a lot just a little bit more competent but very pessimistic and Bonnie was kind of like Molly just gave zero care about anyone.

Most brutal antagonist ever in this season voiced by no other than Michael Madsen who does a perfect job of being intimidating and threatening. Tyrannical leader kind of like Negan from the tv series. He lacked all moral compass but goddamn if he wasn't disciplined and a terrifying dictator.

Atmosphere is very good in it for the most part. Not a huge fan of Clementine being the protagonist she's always been a little bit childish as a main character but here she's sometimes annoying to play as because it's pretty obvious who she wants to side with all the time (Kenny and no one else which is weird).

I'm kind of disappointed they didn't go with a different script that was ready for the game originally but instead gave a lot of characters stupid scripted death scenes that they did not in any way deserve. In fact this was a pattern to in season 1. If they had just fixed some of the plot holes and the writing this could of been a potential 10/10 for me.

Kenny is more dangerous and unstable than he was in season 1 which is not saying much because he already had a very dark side to him and recklessness. His beard has even grown much more and he gives good persons in the plot the cold shoulder just because they don't know where or what Wellington is and acts rude as a host to them. So for me he's the most controversial character in the series and definitely someone who let his short fuse get the better of him most of the time.

Confused to why 400 Days was made because the characters not only have an extremely limited screen time (except for Bonnie) here but also just show up to say hi and then dip out in Carver's camp. It's very lackluster felt because I was excited to know their stories better from the DLC instead of just throwing them under the bus.

The Russian group was an odd and a misplaced "antagonist" for the second half of this season. I think Telltale planned to make Eddie kind of a vague character because he was on the front of the episode 4 logo along with a shadowy Wyatt in the background when you start it but that idea got ditched like so many others unfortunately. It was hinted at in 400 Days that he would start some kind of religious cult and you would have to decide whether to join him or stay with the people you're with.

Overall hugely impressed by this season. In my opinion this is the best one, then the 4th, then the 1st and then the 3rd. I really wanted some of these legendary individuals they brought in this to live throughout the journey but Telltale were pretty cruel with their fates. Amazing game though recommend it to everyone who like tremendous storytelling. The script was excellent but it could of been an absolute groundbreaking flawless masterpiece with a little more attention to detail and meticulousness.

9/10.
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