Thread:Ruebenn/@comment-1734566-20151130233217/@comment-24070744-20151201104755

While I do agree with a good bit of the things that have been said so far, I do have a few comments:

1) I choose to look at Glenn's death as a beacon of hope. To, sort of, show us that not everyone is going to die just like that, some will actually live and have their storylines wrapped up, and will have a (happy as possible) happy ending. Even though I don't like his character, and think he has been written as kind of a douche post-escape, I think this worked to, not only increase views (which all shows have to do, let's be honest) but also to show that not everything is brutal in such a violent world.

2) Following up on Glenn, I did predict his death to happen this season, and even wanted it to, but I felt bad for him when he was stuck with Nicholas and then said accident happened. However, now that we know Maggie is pregnant, I'd prefer for him to not die- not yet. Just because Maggie has been through so much and she deserves to have her hubby. I, actually, do believe this baby is meant to give her more to care about- all of her family is dead now, minus the obvious Glenn, so a baby- preferably with the last name 'Greene'- is just what she needs and deserves... it could also be a replacement for Glenn, so she is not just another sole survivor, if he does die this season.

3) Not every character can constantly have a new arc to go through. I do agree that Michonne needs a new plot to undergo, perhaps her and Carl's friendship coming back, but I think Carol is fine, especially with this new Morgan conflict- I think it's a perfect clash of morals that we haven't seen so far this season. Plus, Carol and Daryl have gone through quite a bit in the past seasons to allow them a bit of a slower tide, at least for this half of the season.

4) I absolutely hated Shane- not because he "was a jerk," but because of his attitude and abandoning that, um, farm guy, et cetera. I, actually, didn't mind Merle, though.

5) I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree that more characters need to die. Main/Important ones, anyway. I was totally expecting at least three important character deaths, yet we only receive Deanna (who I am sad to see go). According to Kirkman, there are a lot of deaths in the mid-season premiere, but a lot of characters have outlived their usefullness AND personality. Carl's only plot this season appears to be a conflict with Ron which is garbage + a little Enid- I only enjoy the latter, although that only lasted an episode or two; Abraham seems to have something new with Sasha, but that's it; Eugene is solely comic relief, like you said; Rosita's only memorable moment since her DEBUT, in my opinion at least, is her talking to Eugene in the last episode- those lines were iconic, but still the only thing at least semi-important; Gabriel is... yeah. The only reason I have problems with these characters specifically is because they are all apart of the main cast ("Also Starring" every episode is also main), yet they do little to nothing.

That's all.