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The story, at its core, is Rick's role in the reconstruction of civilization.

It shouldn't have taken 8 seasons to get to this point.  They spent the last 5 years or so milking it.

The show runners weren't focused on an actual story arc.  They should have been.

I gave up on that show a long time ago. It was too slow at times and seemed to get a little repetitive. Plus, I binge-watched for an entire day and woke up from a nightmare where I was fighting zombies and lions in a forest