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One thing should be remembered here with this setting though. The Walking Dead and Fear are set in the same universe, a universe where the idea of a "zombie" was never developed. There is no notion of zombie fiction here. That's why it took Hershel so long to understand, he had to watch one of his undead neighbors shot multiple times and still come after them, that he began to understand that they truly are dead.

 

So for the first few episodes I really don't have a problem with people not understanding what the hell is going on. If this is still going on in 3-4 episodes then I can start understanding the kittening. There's a curve here at least in my view. I think one of the obvious driving points of this is going to be like I said the clash between what kind of "people" you become in this universe. If Step-Dad is arguing against guns much longer it's likely a sign that he is about to die.

I don't remember seeing anything that shows or tells us that there is no zombie fiction in this world. Your example of Hershel is just a normal reaction that someone could have regardless of zombie fiction, it does not point directly to zombie fiction not existing. To say otherwise is just EDIT:apologizing making excuses for the writers, and so far they don't deserve your help. Anyway, even if there is no zombie fiction, you cannot tell me that the horror genre does not exist. Again, survival 101. While my comment about no one seeing a zombie movie was partially a joke (partially) the bigger issue is that they're acting unrealistic for the situations they find themselves in. Again, stupidity for the sake of tension. 

EDIT 2: did some research and the comic book writer says there is no concept of zombies in fiction. 

EDIT 3: The only pop. zombie fiction thing that I can remember that acknowledges zombies is Shaun of the Dead. Why is that! It's annoying and lazy!

But it's not even that they're too weak. It's that they're stupid. Who casually saunters to the car after and gives their parents attitude for wanting them to hustle after they saw a zombie the night before? Who wanders away in the dark after having just witnessed their neighbor attacking another neighbor's family? They're not weak. They're stupid and annoying. I don't like any one in the core family. Who leaves the door open? Even if there wasn't a dog that appeared with blood all over it, it's just good manners and a regular thing that people do. Who turns their lights low to hide the fact that they're home but flashes a flashlight at a window when the power goes out? I'm okay with people not knowing how to handle a zombie encounter and struggling with whether or not people can come back to being alive, but a lot of the tension they tried to create in this episode are all things only someone conceited and super stuck up  or incredibly stupid and ignorant of basic survival 101 would do. Don't like the characters. Well, the Spanish speaking family is okay and interesting.  

Each episode has some good things, some bad things, but with each passing episode, the bad things outweigh the good. I don't think I've ever swore so much at a TV show as I have this last episode. The whole, no one has ever seen a zombie movie, along with how they set up each scare for this episode is just too jaw-droopingly frustrating. At this point, there's maybe three people I don't want to die. 

The Visit 7.5/10

I have not been a fan of Shammies' for a while. This was good. It was a return to basics for him, which after his last few films was a great way to approach a reset. I have it at a 7.5 instead of an 8 because there are things that happen that really pull me out of the film. Some are cringeworthy. But there are good bits. Good show. I am now looking forward to his next film.