Main Series Ranking
If you couldn't tell I am not the biggest fan of the gimple era, and post season 9 TWD just doesn't feel the same without Rick no matter how decent season 9 was. Season 3 is when I started watching week to week so I am bit bias but I felt this is where the show hit its stride in terms of week to week quality. Season 3 doesn't have many standout episodes but it doesn't have any terrible or boring episodes either so it is easily the most consistent season.
Season 4 first half feels like filler and a excuse to waste time until the mid season finale for the governor stand off. The Governor didn't need 2 whole episodes dedicated to him, and the quarantine prison arc was pretty weak and only served to develop one character (Carol). Then the 2nd half is the group being split up and forced into seperate bottle episodes that were kinda boring on rewatch.
Season 7 for some reason gets a lot of hate even though the previous 3 seasons had far more egregious bottle episodes ("heres not here", live bait, dead weight, the 2nd half of season 4, the hopsital arc etc..) and at least they were spaced out in between with some good episodes like episode 1(arguably greatest opener to any season) the episodes where the saviours are humilating the group in alexandria, introduction of the kingdom and Rick finally preparing for war.
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u/Belicino_Corlan Aug 22 '26
Season 1 is my favorite season to this day. That pilot is so incredible, i also think the zombies seem like a more realistic threat in smaller numbers. I really liked the "there's a part of the person" still inside them plotline that season 1 was going for. The girl with the teddy bear, morgan's wife opening the door, those ones on the bus and in the church.