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Ever since its premiere in 2010, many have asked the question: is The Walking Dead still on? After 11 seasons over the course of 12 years, The Walking Dead has gone from one of the best and most respected TV shows of all time to one of the most hated of all time, with many believing that it went on for too long and became formulaic and boring. I am not one of those people. I've been a fan of The Walking Dead for almost 10 years now, and in that time I've grown to appreciate the show much more than most others. In today's video, I'll be going over the history, production, writing, and generally everything that I love (and some stuff that I hate) about The Walking Dead, and why I think that overall, it is a genuinely great show and deserves much more respect than it gets. So join me as we survive with Glenn, Negan, Michonne, Daryl, and Ricky Dicky Doo Dah Grimes as we take an in-depth look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of AMC's The Walking Dead. This is The Walking Dead Retrospective. We are the Walking Dead. We are the ones who live. #thewalkingdead #rickgrimes #daryldixon
0:00 Intro
4:14 The Conception of The Walking Dead (comics)
6:18 Season 1
24:26 Intermission
25:40 Season 2
48:23 Intermission
49:18 Season 3
1:10:54 Intermission
1:11:48 Season 4
1:35:00 Intermission
1:36:26 Season 5
2:08:34 Intermission
2:09:26 Season 6
2:34:48 Intermission
2:35:59 Season 7
3:05:03 Intermission
3:06:11 Season 8
3:28:07 Intermission
3:28:36 Season 9
3:55:44 Intermission
3:56:53 Season 10
4:18:33 Intermission
4:23:18 Season 11
5:06:37 Rest in Peace (Series Finale)
5:22:56 Controversy, Criticism, and Final Thoughts
5:38:53 Walking Dead AMV - Heaven I Know

[@MattCMG]

Copyright stuff forced me to absolutely butcher the AMVs at the end of each section, so I've put the uncompromised edits (with some extended versions) over on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/MattCMG Might do the same for some older videos but I'm lazy so we'll see Anyways, if this video does well, I plan to cover all of The Walking Dead spinoffs, so subscribe for that or whatever.

[@Waxyyy]

The video could’ve done better, but the effort you put in and the video quality makes me want to see more of your content (update it’s doing pretty good nvm)

[@BKJ2023]

Can't wait!

[@gabrielrevell5888]

my favorite part of daryl and connie was when she said he signs in a southern accent

[@matthiasthulman4058]

What does that even mean...

[@HetBlokje]

@@matthiasthulman4058 that he does signs kind of wrong so she responds like that as a joke

[@ryanstarwalt490]

@@HetBlokjeOhhh, like how some words are pronounced wrong when you use Southern dialect?

[@Laurannah101]

@@ryanstarwalt490 how would she know that tho? shes deaf.

[@ryanstarwalt490]

@@Laurannah101 Lip reading. Different lip movements correlate with different sounds, so the way someone says a word manifests through how their lips move. The better someone is at lip reading the easier it is to differentiate certain lip movements and recognize the way someone is saying certain words, which leads to the conclusion they have an accent.

[@JohnnyJohnnyJohnnyJohnnyJohnny]

My favorite part was when Daryl Dixon hit a clip on the governor and he was all like "RICK! RICK I JUST CLIPPED THE GOVERNOR" and they started hittin the griddy

[@Atomic181]

or when michonne noscoped alpha at the border in season 10 then did gangnam style. straight fire.

[@verdun16]

@@Atomic181or when Carol did a 360 trick shot on Lizzie then started flossing

[@PatriotMapper]

@@verdun16Or when Negan did a barrel role into a pop shot on Dwight and then bursted out with a whip and nay-nay.

[@LethalByChoice]

@@PatriotMapper Or when Rick and Shane beat each others asses then decided fuck Lori and just decided to fuck each others asses and then default danced over her corpse

[@Rillos-_-]

Definitely when Carl shot the kid in the woods and hit the default emote on Hershel

[@Lanadelreyisbae]

Sasha works because she represents sacrifice. She was one of the only people willing to lay down their lives for the group; she had been there from the start and had seen loss after loss, her speaking to Rick is impactful because she comforts him and lets him know that it’s okay to let go

[@MattCMG]

Good take, still would have preferred Glenn tho

[@redrocketrider]

There from the start (middle of season 3)

[@armaintherye]

A few episodes before her death she told Negan Rick was his bitch lol

[@christianmanka3884]

Season 4 always has and always will be my favorite season of the show. The sickness arc, Bob, Hershel is goated, the Governor, the introduction of Abraham, Carl and Rick surviving on their own, Terminus, the first TWD f-bomb. I love it all.

[@kcmet79]

yes👍 it's def underrated imo. sickness arc gets too much hate. it has the best season finale (it's appreciated but i still think it's underrated), and also has (pretty much agreed on) the best episode ever. loved the mysterious element of the whole season, between karen/the sickness and terminus (the painting of terminus mary... brrrr). and by 4B our peak cast imo is in place. not to mention gimple took the show from the mess GM made it into in S3B and turned it around in amazing fashion... lizzy n mika, terminus, seeds for both planted in opening few eps. some solid souce material from which to mine, but gimple elevated it imo.

[@Us3r739]

Terminus arc is around 2 hrs and 30 minutes it’s a movie length arc that I rlly like. Only 4 episodes but still great.

[@theurbanranger9193]

You have no idea how much i needed this. Its absolutely so refreshing to see a video that's not the generic "this show bad cause *this thing happened*" but rather an actual retrospective of the show. I am fully aware that the quality definitely decreased, and I have my fair share of criticisms. I'm just not gonna blindly worship the show, But the show past S7 went from Eh to something that eventually turns out pretty good. I at least think its much better when binged instead of being a weekly thing. Idk, I just feel the shows hate is..... Understandable, but also over exaggerated. And also Jerry is underrated and best supporting character. Yeah and fuck AMC

[@MattCMG]

hell yeah jerry gang

[@jerryparks3706]

Definitely Pro Jerry here

[@yourmother9747]

The reason Jerry gets hate is because he’s literally written and acted like a marvel comic relief character, and that kind of acting and writing is entirely out of place in TWD

[@MattCMG]

@@yourmother9747 i don't know what you're talking about because i haven't met a single fan who hates jerry

[@theurbanranger9193]

@@yourmother9747 Ain't no way bro. I've genuinely only ever heard good things about Jerry. Dude is a great character

[@phoenixanderson3995]

I feel like Shane’s ideas were right, but just as Andrea said, he has the wrong presentation. He has no empathy, even for people he claims that he loves (look what he does to lori at the CDC, or how he starts snapping at Carl because he’s angry). If you have no empathy, and what you want comes first, you are not a leader. You’re a lone wolf. Shane was lacking emotional intelligence before the apocalypse which is why he is a misogynist, he was never a good person and would not have made a good leader.

[@ianbailey4213]

Spitting.

[@ThePriceofTeainChina]

This is so well said!

[@LethalByChoice]

Shane fans seem to miss this and make Shane out to be some kind of Jesus Christ of the apocalypse just because Jon Bernthal said he originally wanted Shane to sacrifice himself so Rick can grow. Which if you watch the show and pay attention to the context clues it’s clear the writers wanted to portray Shane adapting way too fast and how that ultimately ended up resulting in his death. Him and Dale are on two sides of the extremes where Rick is in the middle.

[@Tyler_W]

People say he was right, but only to a certain extent. He may have understood the gravity of the situation faster than Rick did, but unlike Rick, who actually adapted and actually tried to be a decent human being (with some slip ups, mind you), Shane was basically a black pilled doomer, and it more or less motivated all of his terrible decisions and bad attitude. His "I can make the tough decisions" attitude was a facade. He was barely holding it together, and Carl and Lori were his life jacket in open ocean. That's why he was so possessive and desperate to get then back. He was too rigid in his thinking and basically shut down in order to cope. Most of the group wouldn't have survived the winter, and he wouldn't have survived past season 3.

[@xorodux4638]

i really need a no-intermission, no cringe, no fake laughs version of this video

[@lanebeck2660]

Choke

[@sirbibton]

That would cut a solid hour from the video

[@xorodux4638]

even better @@sirbibton

[@CriostaiConnolly]

@@xorodux4638bro his cringe ironic

[@sirbibton]

@@xorodux4638 Oh yeah I'm all for it

[@lukedillon4584]

As far as long video-essays go, the only criticism I have of this one is with the jokes. Sometimes it hits, usually when it’s actually relevant to either the show or your point, but when the joke is just ‘gay’ or some other 2015-era youtube shit, it doesn’t really work. Otherwise this is a really good video. Despite it’s length, it didn’t feel like a long watch. Maybe just reign in the unfiltered comedy for similar videos.

[@tdawg6797]

I do agree a good portion of the jokes don’t hit, and are juvenile slop. But it’s kind of refreshing to see a creators unrestricted style combined with the detail and length. I find it kind of endearing to an extent.

[@logancadle1711]

It did feel pretty childish and I’m all for offensive jokes but it’s like he was trying to be edgy or something but yea all in all great video

[@aleemizcool3654]

Yeah I feel the less on the nose comedy hit more. Like the goofy cartoon noise affects when Shane is running on screen completely caught me off guard lmao. The editing is where most of the comedy should be coming from, not the script

[@lightningmonky7674]

I dont think i laughed at a single one of your jokes but i did enjoy the actual analysis'

[@CrazyGamer1541]

okay?

[@lightningmonky7674]

@@CrazyGamer1541 okay what? Please make a real statement

[@Us3r739]

bro insults him then gives him a compliment 💀🙏 what’s going on up there bud take your meds

[@lightningmonky7674]

@@Us3r739 yeah pretty self explanatory, I thought the jokes were lame as hell but it would be a MUCH better video if he just stuck to actual analysis

[@westont98]

bro just hates fun i guess?

[@phantom5757]

Honestly this is one of my favourite videos on KZbin. You did a great job analysing this show in your own way and was really fair to it instead of doing the whole “Walking dead bad now”. My main criticism for the video is just some of the jokes like the gay jokes were overdone. I’m fine with a few gay jokes but I think there was too many if that makes sense.

[@calmdownbeavis7039]

No such thing as too much gay

[@ladydeath3463]

Daryl Dixon's character growth made me so freaking attracted to Norman. Didn't expect it but wasn't disappointed. Glenn is a cinnamon roll.

[@ErinJeanette]

Gotta comment again - when Rick is forced to kneel to Negan, they play these defeated drum beats and it's brilliant. Like he's been taken down and he's become kind of the villain. Love it.

[@MattCMG]

The score is so underrated fr

[@trevor5071]

People always say Frank Darabount was fired after S1 but it was actually half way through S2 Sophia in the barn? That was Frank, not Glen mazzara

[@elliotwatson3964]

Yes, Darabonts original script for season 2 was amazing according to the cast

[@verdun16]

@@elliotwatson3964if only they didn’t fire him. He was definitely my favorite writer on the show

[@ad4wave]

Man ive never enjoyed watching a retrospective of a whole show like this, please talk about the spinoffs you are very entertaining

[@foxiestofbuns3727]

I would have loved if they gave Eugene a real Abraham line when all the faulty bullets exploded, like really give that moment to him properly, since that is HIS moment in the show and giving a homage to his friend by just going off the wall and letting it all out would have been perfect

[@MattCMG]

The guns explode, Negan screams "Eugene!" Then in his southern accent, Eugene says "suck my nuts".

[@kalebdunaway]

@@MattCMGThat’s exactly what I was thinking when I read this dudes comment. Would’ve been great! 😂

[@cruziiwuzii]

thank you for this video! i rarely comment cause i just normally will like a video but i genuinely love this. people have hated this show for far to long for it to not get its flowers it deserves

[@MistahJay7]

Shane was actually willing to sacrifice himself first during the scene with Otis. But the thing is Otis wouldn't leave Shane behind which then in turn made Shane take initiative and say fuck it fine guess I'll make it out of here then.

[@jennycat0592]

If a zombie apocalypse started and I found a head still alive on the ground, I would look at it and say “The Walking Head”

[@hansdavis9081]

It'd just be "the living head"

[@rhadpenguin]

This retrospective of the entirety of the show is actually really really good for how honest it is. You dont worship the show, nor berrate it for every little mistake. We share like 95% opinions on this show overall. It was hard to find things i disagreed with 🤣 Honestly, just bring it down a notch with the overuse of jokes that dont really coorelate with anything lol otherwise, you fuckin killed it.

[@lukacunty]

Feels like listening to my ADHD friend off his meds rant about random shit. 10/10 Deep analysis without dancing around issues. While I didn’t find a lot of the jokes funny they built such a nice vibe through out the video. Keep up the good work.

[@PaggerDunch]

This video proves humour cannot be learned 😂 but media analysis sure can. This is a good retrospective, but please omit the teenage-boy humour, it's very unbecoming.

[@familyguy237whip]

Like damn how many times can he make gay jokes like come on dude you have good content why are you so focused on penises 😂

[@heroinboblivesagain5478]

Pretending your prefered sense of humor is objectively better than another, is pretty unbecoming. :)

[@0068VI8X]

Amen

[@BasedBebs]

I would tend to agree but, when almost all of the top comments are people complaining about his humour, maybe his humour isn’t as funny as he thinks it is

[@jackalexande]

It's his personal sense of humor, take it or leave it. Comedy is subjective!

[@piotrkarp9562]

So, I'm apperently this wierd guy who just loves S2. It was the best seson for me, seeing how messed up those people really are, how they still have to pretend that there's some social norms and so, but deeply inside already all of them gave up on them. Looking for Sophia was like looking for their innocent and Hershel did the same with his fanaticism. Both parties clinched for their values even if everything was screaming out there that this s*** doesn't matter anymore. Also, I loved music on this season. Top notch.

[@yourmother9747]

Man season 2 is the best, you’re not alone

[@Rose_creature]

Season two was legit kino. I love it's slow pace and Hershie, one of the GOATED characters was introduced. Shane's descent was amazing and the barn scene was iconic! S2 was also really comfy, I loved the atmosphere.

[@tayIon]

4:23:57 I feel this exact way with every single joke you made in this video. I liked the analysis though.

[@MattCMG]

fair

[@zemineriver8043]

I've been rewatching the walking dead so this release is perfectly timed for me

[@TheTSense]

My Dad loved Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad. Then Game of Thrones became garbage. Then he was told he had 3 weeks to live, endstage stomach cancer. 3 Days he joked around about cooking meth, and then he stopped talking. Like a Dog in Pain he rolled up and stopped everything. Just stitting there in front of the screen, doing nothing. He watched all of the Walking Dead with my mom like 17 times. I still remember that afternoon, I was suppose to study for a test I had that evening, but I just couldn't. Sat down besides him and they were in season 1. That one guy was bitten and they just left him at the side of the road, driving off to that lab. And I got up and returned to my books, never seeing my Dad Alive again. He would have loved House of the Dragon, he would have loved the last Seasons of Better Call Saul. And he would have watched all these Walking Dead Spinoffs. 20 times. He would have retired this week.

[@russiasvechenaya58]

I like penis

[@n3rdy574]

Damn man, RIP

[@pabloescobarschanclas]

i’m at a loss for words. i’m so sorry your dad was taken from you like that. i hope the memories you have of him last a lifetime and that you cherish his memory in the best ways for you. 🤍🕊️

[@diy_cat9817]

2:31:40 My boyfriend worked on this show, and in order to keep it a secret, they had him make a lifecast for EVERYONE. I did find out later, Glen's death was only a surprise to people who didn't read the comics lol It's me. I'm people.

[@SalviAlmighty]

Gotta be honest, here. This is a great retrospective. You make great observations and intelligent points. But then you just... blurt out random offensive shit out of nowhere. It's really jarring to listen to a deep analysis of a character, only to get whiplashed with "Haha, gay=AIDS", or a Joel Miller in blackface edit completely unprompted. I'm not a sensitive SJW, but gah damn the AMOUNT of gay quips is quite intense. You have talent to write well-rounded video essays and you can be funny, I would encourage you to focus on that side instead of the 4chan humor.

[@HeyKyle]

Yeah it’s pretty cringe “Hahaha kill myself lol xd” like what

[@MegaCapo85]

Didnt even get past 15 minutes but I completely agree. Holy was I interested in the 5h vid but then this guy makes a cringy joke every 30 seconds and its just unbearable.

[@alexisj16]

Glad I’m not the only one who thought this lol

[@armyofuno8196]

Whomp whomp

[@HeyKyle]

@@armyofuno8196 "whomp whomp" and its literally just valid criticism

[@lesbianduck7862]

I've never seen a video that suffers from ADHD before but damn

[@Calle.Hutch..]

Yea cause usually ADHD rocks lol😂

[@user-po5cl1wz9l]

6 hours well spent, even though I didn't have the time to finish it in one day. Great job, thank you for this masterpiece. This is one of the best video essays I've ever watched

[@SkuYguY_]

*inserts funny sound* thinks he's funny

[@MattCMG]

_vine boom layered 75 times_

[@jurassicsmackdown6359]

Bro How many subs do you have?? 31k or 2?? Enough people find it funny

[@SkuYguY_]

@@jurassicsmackdown6359 how to be a narcissist 101 step 1: care about followers

[@michaejackson4ever]

Best twd retrospective I've seen by far🎉 both informative and unserious... my cup of tea frfr

[@mm.akoshark]

such a breath of fresh air to see a commentator not absolutely despise lori

[@JayoticMTG]

In b4 this vid goes viral, great analysis of the show! Even as the later seasons rotted more and more, there are still positives that so many people miss out when they dismiss the show.

[@xjacob219]

this my first video watching i haven’t watched the walking dead forever and didn’t think i’d be interested but your character and production style had me watch the whole thing . great video man

[@rl2330]

You really cooked with this one. I've never watched a video so long on YT ever. But you make excellent points while staying comical and engaging. Instant sub. Also, side note - your little laugh at your own jokes is so fucking endearing. Never change

[@brosettastone7520]

Comical? Corny dad jokes and burping randomly…yeah hilarious

[@misterchico99]

This is my first video of yours I have watched and came across it because I’m a big TWD fan so my algorithm loves to throw TWD stuff at me at first I saw this video was 5 hours and was like oh boy what can be said about the show for 5 hours but I really enjoyed watching this and honestly hope that this video gives some attention to new viewers to TWD as the show really deserves more credit than it’s been given. You’ve earned a sub and I appreciate this video

[@guesswho8556]

I must be the only person who liked Carl's death. It was really impactful and I liked how it influenced Rick.

[@jasminem1384]

great video! love a good 5-6 hour video, plus ngl i miss the old walking dead, might need to unironically rewatch it

[@gachaproductionsmusicprovi3467]

That Shane impression was spot on 🤣

[@Spooky_515]

Season 2 was the walking dead at its best. The show wasn’t the same after the Zombies were simply fodder and not taken as a threat. Also Jon Bernthal

[@aleemizcool3654]

The show was always about the people and not the zombies. They were never supposed to be the main threat. Season 2 is all about the people and the internal conflict between the characters. The entire group remains in relative safety on the farm for almost the entire season.

[@BKJ2023]

Just keep grinding out great videos man. Massive success is right around the corner for you

[@aleemizcool3654]

I actually liked a lot of the comedy in this, though it should be toned down and slightly refined. The best pieces of comedy come from the editing like the random memes or sound effects etc.

[@spencerleigh1660]

i really like what you said about sidique’s ptsd. as someone who has ptsd i really liked the way they show what he went through. really enjoying this video, i really agree with mostly everything you say. cant wait for the fear video!

[@VaderPopsVicodin10]

Great retrospective, one of the best and most exhaustive I've seen on the platform.✨New subscriber!

[@nerdcorner2680]

Every issue with TWD is pacing. Every single one of them, plot additions not working or feeling weird? To fill run time and they had to add a piece to an already completed puzzle. Repeated plot points, storylines dragged out, cast leaving, etc. But no matter what certain clips or moments that are untouched by pacing are some of the best in TV history. No Way Out in perticular being absolutely perfect. Carol scaring the kid causing him to scream, hearing Rick be unable to cry as it would attrach walkers, the symbolism of Rick being held down by this way of life and having to literally cut it off and return to his old ways (I know that’s the same as the comics but Andrew Lincoln’s acting showed it a lot better). I wish we had a “Walking Dead Kai” an edit where all the filler is cut allowing the good scenes to not be held down by the flow of the show (even if its’ fanmade and some lines of dialogue would reference content cut). It’d still be more enjoyable than the overal experience of the original

[@redcr33perproductions]

I think that’s why the creator of the comics for TWD is trying to get the rights for the comics back so he can make an animated faithful adaptation

[@nerdcorner2680]

@@redcr33perproductions I didn’t know he was trying for that! That would be so great

[@jjkilhij9531]

This’ll take a while to get through, but off the title alone I gotta drop a like 🙏🏾

[@fantasyape8462]

It's refreshing to see completely different ideas and interpretations on this show and not the regurgitated opinions and circlejerking the same crap over and over again ❤ :3 (Also the video is funny as hell)

[@niron9255]

made it an hour in - awesome retrospective so far, you rlly went into detail and took your time with it. I can tell you have a lot of passion with this show, and as someone who grew up watching it, I can only agree. Your lame-ass jokes about grape and the constant gay jokes took me tf out of it tho - respectfully grow up and stick with the other parts of your humour, ur funny asf when youre not trying so hard to be edgy

[@zebra1327]

I didn't even make it that far, the edgy jokes just took me out of it

[@Jokercity]

You lost me at Tyreese's death episode. It's an absolute masterpiece that encapsulates everything TWD does well, and if you don't get it I honestly doubt you get the show's themes that well.

[@hazzawilliams2956]

80% of fans probably hate that episode lol

[@Lawarot]

It pains me people don't know how fucking amazing the last 3 seasons are.

[@mgrande7928]

This video was awesome!! Keep up the great work. It was entertaining, funny and, before i knew it the video was over. Great content!

[@KerZert]

this video is sick man. it took me 2 days to watch but i really enjoyed it. your humour resonates exactly with mine and this is one of my fave videos on the tube. cheers drilla

[@levydeat]

*starting off where I was before it got blocked* That was kinda weird, but we’re back in the club

[@MattCMG]

Buying up the bar so the groupies show us love

[@CliffJacker]

@@MattCMG Kiera Knightly

[@beans6969]

This guy makes me think of old idubbz

[@joeycarroll1488]

2:34 i love the attention to detail with the editing with Arsonists lullaby that fire ass Hoizer song. Every word like fire you showed fire. Carls eye when he says "could barely tear my eyes away" "Keep em on a leash" lol Darrell leading the walkers. Just cool shit

[@SuperPukebucket]

Alrighty just finished watching "The Historic Downfall of The Walking Dead." Time to watch this

[@wrathoftheflyingspaghettim850]

Even as someone that always hated the "I stopped watching at season whatever" even I had to stop at a season whatever. Which to be absolutely fair to the show was probably 90% just because of Carl and Rick leaving the show which is largely an out of their control thing. I mean idk what the behind the scenes reasons for Carl leaving was but it's hard to imagine they just purposefully did that with zero real life incentive just on their own writing the show. Rick and Carl were the literal heart and soul of the show and it was taken away and that was my checkout moment. From there I reluctantly kept going in season 10, absolutely chored through season 11, and noped right out of most of these recent spinoffs. The one with Rick coming back I watched episode 1 and liked it alot but I'm not sure how much of that is just loving seeing Rick again. But outside of all that this series still does and will always have a special place in my heart. I liked it so much that I started the comic around season 4 of the show cause I just wanted more and didn't want to wait. Which got me into comics as a whole and at this point I'm hoping to start making my own. This is one of my favorite pieces of fiction, period. Regardless of it falling off towards the end.

[@phoenixanderson3995]

In a zombie apocalypse, suicide should be a respected option. I understand why Beth’s family don’t want her to do it, but i can’t blame Beth for thinking that way, everything she was worried about did happen.

[@the_big_ooft]

10/10 best walking dead video , let's watch it again

[@MattCMG]

he's so real for that

[@Misappropriation]

Nice video! I think the memes and editing went a bit too far at times and kind of took me out of the analysis itself. I would love to see you trust the analysis part of the video to float by itself, because that part was really well done. Overall, good video.

[@SOLDIER1st_Class]

I'm not a fan of it either but if it's what he wants to do is what he wants to do. That's what I realized when it came to trying to make videos I don't give a damn if anybody likes it. If they want to watch it they'll watch it if not they won't it takes me out of it too but hey it shows his personality

[@nad1404]

I love the walking dead but I couldn’t even get 10 mins into the video because of all of the overly sexual quips 😭😭😭😭

[@Misappropriation]

@@SOLDIER1st_Class Fair enough, I just wanted to put my two cents in. If he decides he likes how he writes his videos I think that's perfectly fine, it just might not be for me. I have seen this opinion be echoed around so I think there is merit to at least mentioning it.

[@SOLDIER1st_Class]

@@Misappropriation no no no you're not alone dude at all. Several times I thought about turning it off. He's a smart dude I'll give him that but damn I wanted to turn it off multiple times

[@kronos3037]

Great work my dude! Must have taken you forever to do. Appreciate it

[@Michael-cb3uw]

I loved it when Carl cuts of Rick Grimes infected arm off and he yells GLENNNNN!!!

[@poggers_penguin]

DUDE. i had a blast watching this, deserves way more attention. best of luck with your latest stuff

[@jobs.1518]

I didn’t. Too many lame jokes with an annoying personality. Luckily he eases up on it some towards the end.

[@skittles0238]

Whats crazy, is i had the exact same intro to the walking dead universe.. there was a marathon starting up all the way to the mid-season premiere of season 4 and i watched all of it! I've been hooked ever since

[@soaringbullet]

Leafy fan that never grew up

[@MattCMG]

That's "GAY Leafy fan who never grew up" to you! (also don't even like leafy btw)

[@Roxifer1]

Hallucinations are actually somewhat more common with PTSD than one may think. Or you can take it as the show giving us insight that the character is looking into a memory blended into the real world in which the character cant see past their own memory. Like you know how someone can blank stare into space. Also not sure if there's anytbing edgy abouy PTSD either. I imagine the mental health in the apocalypse would be a prevelant issue for everyone and how it's handled is always going to be subjective.

[@johnj9877]

its not often i click on a 5 hour video from a channel i never watch and immideately like and sub. youre good at speaking voice is smooth, funny and the editing is on point definitely see you blowing up bro definitely rey keep up with the channel growth keep it up EDIT: as a child i knew abreham was going to die in the lineup. my logic was he was too badass and not scared hence why negan would give him the bat. had no clue of the comics existence of the time and was very satisfied to find out i was correct

[@Zhidalgo24]

These 5 hours have scratched my itch for long form content

[@Styledd]

cant believe i watched all of this lol, great stuff mate

[@Knabbinho]

1:41:52 akchually gareth and his friends WERE the original terminus people, they let other survivors in and those survivors basically took over and did awful stuff to the terminus people, after that, gareth and his crew became the monsters they are in the series.

[@munnymatt]

When you said “smash the thumbs up button” the thumbs up button lit up for a second Ive never seen that before

[@neotheresa]

While I personally stopped being a huge fan of TWD a while ago, it’s honestly so nice and refreshing to see someone still in love with the series. Y’all that continued watching until the end are the true MVPs.

[@ami7mina]

The editing is so hilarious I love it.

[@iceehavinah]

u gotta reupload this tbh it deserves 1 mil plus

[@whatisrandomman]

dude this is an excellent take on the show. the best retrospective ive seen the show so far. please make more walking dead content. specifically ftwd bc the few seasons of that show were goated.

[@MattCMG]

Working on the Fear video as we speak

[@ethanrodriguez7353]

holy shit i already love this video considering the walking dead is one of my favorite shows ever. edit. my mom and i used to also watch it every sunday and i lost the walker shirt :(

[@Gr8Daner]

review parts were fire, the jokes were not

[@ZolPsyko]

Matt CM fuckin G!! I work retail and needed something to get me through my work shift. Thanks!

[@MattCMG]

hell yeah brother get that bread

[@calebwalsh2681]

Shoot same here bruv lol

[@lexxwippel]

A fucking great masterpiece of a video man, one thing making a somewhat light hearted joke about rape after acknowledging how traumatic and life altering tho.. :///

[@NutsorSomethingBerserk]

I will always stand by that Rick’s 3rd hallucination should’ve been Glenn, Carl, or Lori. Not Sasha. If Sasha was the first choice then wtf were they actually thinking? The most logical and satisfying characters to have in that hallucination would’ve been Carl or Glenn. But since they basically gave Carl the middle finger last season, then Glenn is the obvious 3rd choice for Rick. But I imagine it was a combination of scheduling conflicts and maybe Steven Yeun just being done with the show, even if it’s just for a short cameo like this he probably wasn’t down to comeback which sucks because it would’ve made it a 10/10 episode alone by having Shane, Hershel, and Glenn all back one last time for Rick’s last episode. Would’ve given so much thematically to have Glenn there for his last episode but still is a great episode

[@tylermmason4172]

First video iv watched of yours and im so suprised at your subscriber count. You should be soooooooooooo much bigger man just keep being yourself it’s great

[@whooah]

I rewatch this video constantly. Great job. Pretty much how I feel about twd

[@AJ-pu9jq]

I technically did stop watching right before negans introduction, but that was because I only watched it with a friend I went to middle school with but we were in hs by this point. We missed a couple weeks due to other commitments then it went on the hiatus so we slowly drifted apart. But I binged it from the beginning a year or so ago and my hottest take was I thoroughly enjoyed all 11 seasons. Kinda wish I did it sooner. Miss you Anna, I still think about those times together.

[@Spooky_515]

🫴🏻 💦💦

[@crevorgodasdogas]

Im usually not able to watch long videos like this but the entire watch was enjoyable and it didnt feel like it was dragging Well done dude

[@theforgetfulalchemist]

What's this? A nearly 6 hour video on one of my favorite shows of all time that doesn't shit on the later seasons? Perfection

[@ItzProdigyG]

I kid you not man you describing how your household every sunday watched twd and i feel the exact same way the only person in my family that kept up and only because i told her everything was my mom. But just like u i stayed watching all these years even if i didnt like where the story was going, but i relate so much to u man appreciate the video.

[@SilversChannel1]

While your comedy is hit or miss for some people and makes it hard for me to recommend this video to just anyone, this is one of the best done analysis of the show I’ve seen. It’s great to see a long form video on this show that isn’t blind hate or blind love, and some of the themes were a real eye opener even to someone who lives and breathes this show. Kudos Also, please do Fear next!

[@MattCMG]

Fear is next on the agenda! I'll be doing the other spinoffs as well but I'm waiting for them to properly end so they can be comprehensive.

[@SilversChannel1]

@@MattCMG at least you got World Beyond 😂 In all seriousness though it’ll be great to see someone actually try to analyze World Beyond and see what they were going for and what worked. Excited for the Fear video and hope you enjoyed The Ones Who Live premiere!

[@Taylor-rw4le]

As someone who read the comics really young it holds a special place in my life, I didn’t mind the changes whatsoever for the first half of the show but it felt like it really lost its sense of self so it was a begrudging watch towards the end for me but I still think it’s the best “grounded” fictional universe there is, cause it’s really not in most ways, there’s just a fictional physical embodiment (the walking corpses) that draws out the extremes of humanity that I think won’t be repeated by many again.

[@zippovu]

u need to grow up lol

[@h3fan725]

Amazing video must have taken forever to edit, watching it all to honour your hard work 😊

[@RomeroTV]

i geek every time Daryl goes "Rick Grimes!?"

[@nabbly]

2:40:08 I vividly remember seeing a leaked scene a few days before the Season 7 premiere where Negan choses Maggie and has Dwight knock out Glenn to prevent him from interfering. Negan bonks her once and she takes it like a champ, spitting blood at him before he finishes the job. 2016 was truly a time

[@MattCMG]

I remember seeing leaks like the day before that said that it would be Abraham and Glenn and I didn't believe it lol

[@danjel6438]

This is the REAL retrospective, not like this half-hour "all things explain" iceberg. Good job!

[@makidwsm]

This is gonna sound weird af but I've been using this video to sleep for the last like 2 months and never actually watched into it (I just downloaded it as mp3), I didn't even know you showed your face lol, but I just wanna say it's a really good perspective you watch the show and I agree with most of it. Also like you said yourself, I think this video has the potenting of change people's perspective of the show, from a neutral way, the only problem tho is that the video is really long, a short version of this video would be really good. Anyways, new sub and once again great vid!

[@backstaber-m4e]

holy shit man this is such a good video truly like I was fully engaged with every point and joke that you made truly fucking amazing

[@JosephSCB123]

The Walking Dead is a brilliant show. Crazy ride fro start to finish!

[@kiadauwofem5737]

I'm still watching it, over again. And will watch it annually.

[@C00T47]

Besides killing Carl and the boomerang storytelling(which they got down now with the ones who live) my only note is Robert Kirkman said the zombies started with space rock, a nod to the old zombie movie. My wish is that it started by experimental brain cancer tests. It kills you and makes your cells crave fresh meat

[@TheFerg714]

Great video. Really appreciate the positivity.