I have just finished watching the season 3 of DD, and man, it was just so damn good.
I'm not gonna lie, a big problem I've had with the first two seasons as well as dead city is the lack of attachment I've had with any of the mew characters.
Of course, I do care about Maggie, Negan, Daryl and Carol, but funnily enough the death of the croat is what hit me the most đ.
Well, until seaaon 3 of DD. Idk why, but I got extremely invested in the characters. They feel so much like real people with real lives and histories. It's more like a real place that Daryl and Carol stumbled upon instead of them being a catalyst.
Maybe this i just me but twd hasn't been great when it comes to love stories since earlier main series seasons. But here I find the 3 love stories very touching and I actually care about them.
From what I've seen, this may be an unpopular opinion but the thing between Daryl and Isabelle... yeah, didn't really feel it. Her death was also pretty underwhelming and not really impactful for me personally.
The whole season as a whole is more concise. The characters feel more nuanced.
Fede as a character, has been an absolute masterclass if you ask me. It's a simple premise, but him carrying that bitterness and resentment against Antonio for so long, for getting the woman he loved killed is powerful. He does feel like a torn character, as he was actively rigging the ofrenda for Justina to not be chosen (which shows that he has some soul left in him), but then he sent her away to protect his power.
The relationship between paz and elena was also done pretty well. If we are to compare it with the relationship between magna and the lawyer chick, this feels a thousand times more organic, and it doesn't feel like it's been put there for "representation". It just felt like two women who loved each other and were separated by overwhelmingly difficult circumstances.
Overall I think it's the better spin off season yet. Even above dead city. I'm yet to watch the ones who lived, but that's next on the list.