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The Walking Dead<\/em>\u2019s status as an all-time great survival series is beyond reproach, but it\u2019s also widely accepted that the show fell off big time during its later seasons. While it picked up a little during the home straight, a string of episodes between seasons 6 and 8 made many longtime fans switch off.<\/p>\n While there are several\u00a0episodes of\u00a0The Walking Dead<\/em>\u00a0that made viewers quit\u00a0the series, if we look closer we can pinpoint a single moment which began its downward trajectory. This episode definitively turned the show\u2019s central protagonist Rick Grimes into a different character, who was less forgivable and harder to identify with.<\/p>\n Once Rick crossed the Rubicon in season 6 episode 12, there was no turning back, and we\u2019d never think of his entire group the same way again. While it\u2019d be a little harsh to place it in the category of a\u00a0terrible episode from a once-great show, \u201cNot Tomorrow Yet\u201d burst the dam and brought\u00a0<\/p>\n Deep into season 6, the series reached a point of no return, pushing our sympathy for its most important character beyond limits we were willing to tolerate. While some viewers may point to the earlier \u201cDumpstergate\u201d episodes or season 7\u2019s premiere as the\u00a0beginning of the show\u2019s decline,\u00a0<\/p>\n But the fake-out of Glenn Rhee\u2019s death and the moment of his eventual demise didn\u2019t fundamentally alter the trajectory of the show, as infuriating and upsetting as both of these plot points were. On the other hand, the way Rick Grimes behaved in this episode was a betrayal of his essential characteristics.<\/p>\n As Andy from the Hilltop told him, \u201cThe Saviors, they\u2019re scary, but those pricks got nothing on you<\/em>.\u201d Character development is, of course, critical to the success of any longrunning series. But developing your main character beyond recognition is a mistake you don\u2019t come back from.<\/p>\n Andrew Lincoln\u2019s best Rick Grimes performances in\u00a0The Walking Dead<\/em>\u00a0generally portrayed the character as a true hero and inspirational leader, who earned our profound sympathies despite his flaws and occasionally disturbing actions. There was always a justification for whatever he did, and his most extreme measures were taken in direct retaliation for something worse.<\/p>\n That is, until \u201cNot Tomorrow Yet\u201d, when Rick decided to preemptively attack the Saviors, justifying his decision by telling his group, \u201cThis is how we eat<\/em>.\u201d Yet, nothing about this decision was prepared by preceding episodes. The group was eating well at the time thanks to their alliance with the Hilltop.<\/p>\n Morgan Jones proposed a less violent alternative that made more sense, but Rick laid down the law to the group, under the phony guise of a democratic discussion. More than anything he\u2019d done before, this decision dehumanized him \u2013 a development that was reinforced by his general demeanor throughout the rest of the episode.<\/p>\n If \u201cNot Tomorrow Yet\u201d permanently robbed Rick Grimes of his humanity, then things only got worse for The Walking Dead from there. If Glenn Rhee\u2019s miraculous survival following his apparent death at the hands of walkers was bad, then the end of the season 6 finale was beyond the pale.<\/p>\n The series continued to\u00a0go downhill after this cliffhanger, which was resolved with the unspeakably brutal death of Glenn at the start of season 7. Glenn\u2019s bizarre survival story in season 6 could have been forgiven, were it not for killing him off this way just a few episodes later.<\/p>\n After that bombshell, the rest of\u00a0The Walking Dead<\/em> season 7 was fraught with inconsistent writing, terribly misguided character twists, and offputting pacing problems. Season 8 wasn\u2019t much better, and got rid of one of the show\u2019s most beloved characters, Carl Grimes, in the worst possible manner. It may have improved in subsequent seasons, but the damage was already done.<\/p>\n Laura reminded us all why she\u2019s the Queen of Port Charles.<\/p>\n In the process of giving Dalton what he deserved, Laura made things so much worse for herself and her career on General Hospital. Now, GH fans are reacting to this veteran character\u2019s iconic slap.<\/p>\n Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n During the\u00a0November 17 episode of GH,\u00a0Election Day in Port Charles took a turn when Dalton (Daniel Goddard) began taunting the mayoral candidate about her grandson supposedly trashing his lab. The two let tempers fly right in front of the people of Port Charles at the polling place, and when Laura (Genie Francis,\u00a0who appeared on the latest episode of\u00a0<\/p>\n The slap may have just destroyed any chance Laura had at remaining mayor, but it was something Dalton certainly deserved, and GH fans across X (formerly Twitter) agree.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I saw Laura slap Weirdo Professor I would not only vote for her I would make sure my whole family did too,\u201d one fan admitted, while another wrote, \u201cHurricane Laura is activated.\u201d<\/p>\n Another fan joked, \u201cLaura slapped the shit out of her son Cane from Y&R,\u201d referring to Francis playing Goddard\u2019s mother on The Young and the Restless.<\/p>\n Amidst all the slapping GIFS \u2014 including this epic one of Laura slapping Dalton:<\/p>\n \u2014 several fans wondered what this meant for Laura\u2019s campaign. \u201cIt was badass of Laura [to] put Dalton in his place but at same time, it might cost her election and\u2026her freedom,\u201d one said, while another theorized, \u201cIs Dalton going after Laura so that she\u2019ll lose the election because he knows that\u2019s what Sidwell wants or because he\u2019s just irrational?\u201d<\/p>\n The election results may be the least of Laura\u2019s problems as General Hospital spoilers for November 18 tease a fuming Sidwell (Carlo Rota). He\u2019s not very happy about how things turned out for Rocco (Finn Carr), and odds are, Dalton will be in for much worse from him than what Laura gave him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Walking Dead\u2019s status as an all-time great survival series is beyond reproach, but it\u2019s also widely accepted that the show fell off big time during its later seasons. 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