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Originally Posted by Matata
The first half of season 2 is awful and very skip-able. I caught the 2nd half of season 2 during yesterdays marathon and it was a marked improvement. The show seems to be past the 'omg zombies' phase and is moving into the 'now what?' phase that the comics did so well. It still might be a bad show, but it's starting to be more about the things that made the comic great (and unique from the usual zombie fare), so I'm cautiously optimistic.
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To add on to this, there have been three different sets of writers that have tackled this show since it started.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wal...ies%29#Writing
So that's why you're seeing a pretty big difference in the first six episodes of season one to the first set of episodes of season two to what has transpired since the season two break. From the sounds of it, they've finally secured a writing team (the one from the last half of Season Two) for the next season and there is a more focused arch for the season. I like the pace and intensity that this group of writers has added to Season 2.5. So I'm glad they are staying on as the project moves forward.
There are some elements of season one which were horrible, but it was easy to forgive because it was a simple transition for an introduction to the whole show. The beginning of Season two was a bit difficult, but I've really enjoyed this last section of the season. Better pace, better conversations, and I like how it's deviated from the original source material. It just all feels like it's more thought out and put together than before.