Quote:While I appreciate the book for what it is, the television show would've benefited from not following the "we need to kill off main and strong supporting characters every chance we get" philosophy. Dale, Hershel, The Governor, Martinez, Merle, Shane, Lori, Glenn, Abe, Jessie and her kids, and especially Tyreese and Sasha could've had really strong stories had they used them correctly. I just feel like this show had so much potential for good storytelling but they've just never made the most of ANYTHING they've tried to do.

My husband and I were lamenting the killing of Glenn and Abraham in one episode, never mind one season. They were wildly popular characters for different reasons and could have definitely had longer runs with quality storylines, but the shock value was too good to pass up I suppose. Sometimes I think AMC and the writers cut off their noses to spite their faces.

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