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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier
I'm guessing things would be very emotionally loaded if the dead were really walking. To have ex-family and friends seeing you as the main course must be very unnerving  If human beings were really put into this situation I'd expect them to behave in a similiar manner, its kind of like one of these reality shows where a bunch of people (often strangers) have to interact with one another to survive and they often end up spilling out their live stories to each other. If a zombie outbreak really did occur in real life, I'd expect things to go like so, with all trhe best and worst human qualities coming out.
As for the characters you've mentioned, that can often be a weakness in the actors themselves rather than the script. |
In regards to the zombies and related trauma, it sometimes seems emotions are underplayed rather than exaggerated while people are really quick to jump the gun if there's any social drama going on, like a reaction to criticism. I've also noticed that the characters have no humour which is one of the most basic human coping mechanisms. I've seen dead people as I've been in a search and rescue group and you can bet there was a lot of humour going on during those searches.
It's like the characters only have a very few sides to their personalities. Rick is only ever brooding and contemplative. When he's angry, he's always keeping the lid on in this strained, dramatic way. The other characters are more or less fake in the same way. Everyone's dead serious all the time, no nuances.