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Only giving it 8 stars because it genuinely managed to annoy me every single episode.
This drama was genuinely entertaining, but also one of the most frustrating zombie dramas I’ve watched in a while. Half the time I was impressed, and the other half I was questioning how some of these characters survived longer than five minutes. It constantly felt like the show was rage baiting me on purpose.
First of all, the zombie makeup and effects were REALLY good. The zombies actually looked scary and realistic instead of looking like people who skipped sleep for three days. One thing that also surprised me was how fast the apocalypse escalated. Usually, in zombie shows, the government spends five episodes "evaluating the situation." Not here! By Day 2, helicopters were already in the air, shooting everything that moved. The efficiency was actually impressive.
Now let’s talk about the characters and their collective lack of survival instincts.
WHY do these people refuse to understand the concept of infection??? Bite = Bad. It’s not a personality change, it’s not a rough phase, they are literally turning into a zombie. Yet every time someone transformed, the others would stand there trying to talk emotionally to them instead of running away. Like yes, Shaila, that was your friend two minutes ago, but now she sees you as a snack. Please RUN.
And then there’s Fah. Oh my god, GURL MEET ME OUTSIDE.
The group already figured out that zombies attack based on sound, right? So when her phone started ringing, what does this genius do? Throw it away? Turn it off? NO ❤️ She runs around carrying the loudest object in Thailand while attracting fifty zombies and then runs straight back to her friends like: “Guys look!! I brought guests 😍”
Pao was another character that really frustrated me. I’ve seen people defend him by saying he was misunderstood or mentally unstable after losing his friends, and while I understand trauma affected him, the problem is that everyone in this drama lost someone. The apocalypse wasn’t easy for anyone. The P.E. team especially suffered because of the terrible decisions made around them. Characters like Gus, Korn, and Aek genuinely felt like people who were trying to survive logically, so seeing them pay the price for someone else’s stupidity was honestly painful.
Let’s talk about the "Patron" logic. This man didn't want to be immortal, but he didn't want his body to rot. So his big plan was to be a fresh, non-rotting corpse? Sir, what exactly is the vision here? Because from my understanding, you are still VERY dead. The logic is as rotting as the zombies should be.
And the ending honestly irritated me the most. After watching everyone fight tooth and nail to survive, the rescue was basically for Ning and her brother only. Meanwhile everyone else who had been suffering through this nightmare was just left behind. The whole disaster started because of Ning's mother’s lie and the experiments surrounding the serum, yet somehow they were treated like the chosen ones while everyone else was disposable. The drama barely shows what happens to the remaining survivors.
Out of all the characters, Boss (Phu) was honestly the only one I consistently liked. He actually used his brain, tried to understand situations logically, and behaved like someone who genuinely wanted to survive.
Anyways, If you’re looking for a show that makes you feel like an absolute genius compared to the characters on screen, ZOMVIVOR is for you.
First of all, the zombie makeup and effects were REALLY good. The zombies actually looked scary and realistic instead of looking like people who skipped sleep for three days. One thing that also surprised me was how fast the apocalypse escalated. Usually, in zombie shows, the government spends five episodes "evaluating the situation." Not here! By Day 2, helicopters were already in the air, shooting everything that moved. The efficiency was actually impressive.
Now let’s talk about the characters and their collective lack of survival instincts.
WHY do these people refuse to understand the concept of infection??? Bite = Bad. It’s not a personality change, it’s not a rough phase, they are literally turning into a zombie. Yet every time someone transformed, the others would stand there trying to talk emotionally to them instead of running away. Like yes, Shaila, that was your friend two minutes ago, but now she sees you as a snack. Please RUN.
And then there’s Fah. Oh my god, GURL MEET ME OUTSIDE.
The group already figured out that zombies attack based on sound, right? So when her phone started ringing, what does this genius do? Throw it away? Turn it off? NO ❤️ She runs around carrying the loudest object in Thailand while attracting fifty zombies and then runs straight back to her friends like: “Guys look!! I brought guests 😍”
Pao was another character that really frustrated me. I’ve seen people defend him by saying he was misunderstood or mentally unstable after losing his friends, and while I understand trauma affected him, the problem is that everyone in this drama lost someone. The apocalypse wasn’t easy for anyone. The P.E. team especially suffered because of the terrible decisions made around them. Characters like Gus, Korn, and Aek genuinely felt like people who were trying to survive logically, so seeing them pay the price for someone else’s stupidity was honestly painful.
Let’s talk about the "Patron" logic. This man didn't want to be immortal, but he didn't want his body to rot. So his big plan was to be a fresh, non-rotting corpse? Sir, what exactly is the vision here? Because from my understanding, you are still VERY dead. The logic is as rotting as the zombies should be.
And the ending honestly irritated me the most. After watching everyone fight tooth and nail to survive, the rescue was basically for Ning and her brother only. Meanwhile everyone else who had been suffering through this nightmare was just left behind. The whole disaster started because of Ning's mother’s lie and the experiments surrounding the serum, yet somehow they were treated like the chosen ones while everyone else was disposable. The drama barely shows what happens to the remaining survivors.
Out of all the characters, Boss (Phu) was honestly the only one I consistently liked. He actually used his brain, tried to understand situations logically, and behaved like someone who genuinely wanted to survive.
Anyways, If you’re looking for a show that makes you feel like an absolute genius compared to the characters on screen, ZOMVIVOR is for you.
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