I loved it. Great first episode. I prefer the slow burn.

I agree. I thought the individual walkers were very creepy, as they were juxtaposed against a world that is otherwise the same as the real world. It’s very different than the post-apocalyptic wasteland I’ve gotten used in TWD. The horror of what they are stands out more. The cell video of the walker on the freeway…

I think it is just a case of mismatched expectations.

We all know the story of Rick Grimes, waking up a few weeks after the walker apocalypse (no zombies here!) So far in The Walking Dead, we’re a good three years post shit storm.