Critical assessment of the show has similarly turned. \u201CRunning on the fumes of fumes\u201D is how a former editor of mine bitingly summed it up, and they\u2019re far from alone. By most evaluations\u2014commercial, critical, even fanbase-oriented (there\u2019s more than a few laments among diehard fans about the show\u2019s latter-day missteps, which is not something you hear from, say, Zach Snyder devotees)\u2014TWD went on too long.