The Walking Dead Season 7: 10 Fatal Mistakes It Must Avoid

10. Don't Allow The Fringe Characters To Rule

The Walking Dead has always reveled in an enormous cast. At times that has come in handy, like the heart-pounding Season 6 mid-season premiere with its fast-cutting action between each character.

But with at least one big character set to be dropped in S7E1, it's important that the shows maintains its ability to promote characters from within or draft in new big hitters as replacements.

Jesus is a perfect example of someone who could rise to the top tiers, Abraham is a fine display of a character rising through the ranks. Big character deaths are inevitable, but those stars need to be adequately replaced or the writers run the risk of cheapening their show.