Now, I already wrote a blog about the first few seasons of this show and I was not planning on writing another. Seeing as the fourth season was just put on Hulu and that I took the liberty of watching all sixteen episodes over the course of two days, I figured why not share some of my thoughts on it while it’s still fresh.

**Spoilers for Season Four of Fear the Walking Dead Below**

 

There were a lot of deaths in this season, as there are in most shows of this nature; however, in this season we witnessed the deaths of not one, but two, influential characters. We were also introduced (if you do not watch the walking dead) to Morgan.

 

Now, this season in particular did not bode well with viewers. One review reads, “Great show, I loved the story with Season 1-3, but then it just killed itself around S4. Writing became lazy and the show got really boring and really terrible. Including it skipped ahead with no context several years to try and keep up with the actual show. It was miserable, and I stopped watching. As a fan, I think I’d rather read the comic it’s based on.” A lot of reviews read similarly.

 

Since I did not have access to the new season prior to now, I had read the reviews prior to watching it and did not have very high expectations. Perhaps that’s why I actually enjoyed this season. For me, it felt much more on par with The Walking Dead and as the season progressed. In fact, it hardly resembled the first three seasons of the show.

 

Of the characters left in the show, only two from the original season remain. Taking such a turn with the characters and the plot was a risky decision but, in my opinion, it paid off. One of the characters introduced this season was also a cop like Rick, I like to call him better Rick. There was also a woman named June (who better Rick falls in love with) and even a young girl named Charlie. Honestly, there wasn’t a character introduced that I disliked. What I liked best about this season is that there was no grand villain. There was a villain, don’t get me wrong. But she didn’t have much to her advantage. She was just a woman who had been changed by the world and I felt that this season really got to the core of how surviving in a world like that changes people.

I felt like this season was more of the Morgan show than anything and to be completely honest, I totally loved it. I hope that the fifth season sticks with his storyline and really lets us see if his decision to focus on helping people and building a community fares well. Here’s a video that breaks down some teasers for the fifth season of Fear the Walking Dead.

 

 

This show captivated the minds of Netflix users everywhere,  it was difficult to navigate through social media without seeing some post related to either the story line or the actors. So, is it worth the hype?

Stranger Things is a Netflix original science fiction horror TV series. It currently has two seasons available through Netflix and a third on the way. Inspired by a time when science fiction fascinated audiences, this show takes place in a small Indiana town in 1983.

 

So, what is it about this show that garnered so much attention?

 

It definitely was not the plot. While creative in concept, the first season has no real direction and to be quite frank, I couldn’t really tell you what the show was supposed to be about when I first watched it. There were so many story lines that the creators attempted to pursue that it all got lost and the character development was severely lacking. It isn’t that the show was hard to follow, it was that the concept of the show was so ambitious, and the directors were not able to fully explore it within a mere season. The second season seemed to have a more defined purpose and it really gave viewers the chance to better understand the characters being portrayed.

 

What (in my own, very humble opinion) captured the attention of so many viewers was the cast. Actors Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo. Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, and Sadie Sink are young and captivating actors. For myself, I found that Finn Wolfhard’s portrayal of Mike Wheeler reminded me of my younger brother. It is refreshing to see actors portraying characters the same age as them as well as displaying interest in things associated with that age group. These actors (as well as the other stellar casting choices) captivated audiences on and off the screen.

Along with this, the 80’s themed show felt very nostalgic and did a good job overall staying true to the era that it was trying to allude to.

 

This was by far not the best show that I have seen this year and to be completely honest, I avoided watching it for a good period of time because of all of the attention that it was getting. While trying as little as possible to spoil what happens in this show, I will share this, it was genuinely funny. The memes and jokes associated with the show that were posted and still continue to be posted on social media are spot on and they are some of the best entertainment-oriented material that I have seen online. This wouldn’t be my top recommendation as a show to watch, but if you’ve got the time, I recommend giving it a chance. The second season had more direction than the first and I cannot wait to see where they go with the third.