Jag är bara tvungen att citera detta inlägg i det officiella forumet för DZ eftersom det tar upp i rprincip allt jag funderat på och allt jag tycker har försämrats under S4. Inlägget är skrivet av ireactions och innehåller inga specifika spoilers utan går in på de förändringar som skett:
I think the show has lost all the points that made it unique. "The Dead Zone" used to have a mysterious, eerie, haunting atmosphere; there was so much that was unsettling and nerve-wracking about Johnny's life. Perfectly normal scenarios, like getting groceries, seeing hockey games, and eating lunch, would be made frightening and terrifying through Johnny's visions. We would see the wheels of fate turn, the threads of destiny and pre-determination intertwining in a confused and unjust way that Johnny would seek to rectify without knowing if he could or not. "The Dead Zone" used to amaze me also with its exploration of human nature; Johnny feeling the murderous emotions of a serial killer, the madness of Greg Stillson, the layers of Reverend Purdy, the tragic and heartfelt nature of the show's storytelling.
And this season, it's basically a cop show with the visual touch of Johnny's visions. The series is no longer atmospheric or containing its careful undertones of paranoia and uncertainty. Johnny's personal development is utterly irrelevant to the crimes of the week. The crises Johnny comes across every episode tend to have little emotional weight for our hero -- the show feels like it's been systematically robbed of everything that made it special. I mean, I can't think of the last time Johnny genuinely empathized with a victim-of-the-week in a way that was truly meaningful to Johnny's own life. I can't remember the last time Johnny's life was shown to be unique and different because of his powers. I can't remember the last quirk in Johnny's character because of his power. The references to his celebrity, to his isolation from humanity -- this season has people easily dropping off packages on his doorstep, ringing his doorbell in order to reach him, he goes out casually shopping for groceries despite previously having had a delivery man, his security system seems to have been forgotten --
If they don't want to do "The Dead Zone," why is the show still going?
Hoppet lever fortfarande, men detta var ett väldigt bra inlägg som jag hoppas de berörda och inblandade läser. Det återfinns i denna tråd:
http://mboard.usanetwork.com/showflat.p ... =1&fpart=1 . (Man kan rösta utan att vara medlem och inloggad.)
Hoppas innerligt att nåt fantastiskt sker inom ett par avsnitt!!