6 Things The Walking Dead Is Doing Right This Season

1. The Death of Lori

Being on Twitter immediately after Lori€™s death was a thing to behold. Many tweets proclaiming €œFINALLY€ and €œDING DONG, THE WITCH IS DEAD€ filled the Twittersphere. The Walking Dead was finally relieved of arguably the worst character on the show. Every week, it felt like Lori was taking on Skyler from Breaking Bad in a battle of €œWorst Female Character on AMC.€ Lori€™s death, much like Shane€™s, was long overdue. After, Shane died, she became lady-Shane. While the Ricktatorship was in full swing, she was the only one who could constantly put it in jeopardy by constantly complaining. Her pregnancy also added another level of pure face-palm to her character. As if she wasn€™t awful enough to begin with, they then made her pregnant. Audiences were then teased with Shane possibly being the father as opposed to Rick. I€™m aware they also ran this arc in the comic as, however, in a world filled with the cannibalistic undead, is baby mama drama really a necessity? And then, it finally happened. Lori died and the Walking Dead fan base was able to breathe a sigh of relief. All joking aside, they handled her death in a way that gave it meaning. She sacrificed her life so that her baby could survive. Her character had reached the peak of where it could go so killing her made the most sense. It also adds another layer to Rick€™s character, who has to deal with not only raising Carl, but also taking care of a newborn baby. He also has to deal with the grief that comes with losing a loved one. Carl also stepped up as a character (and Chadler Riggs as an actor) by being forced to shoot his mother in order to keep her from coming back. Lori€™s death was the single best, and most necessary, thing that the Walking Dead has done so far this season. Overall, The Walking Dead has become one of my favorite shows to watch. I€™m glad that they have finally found a happy balance between following the comics, and also making The Walking Dead television show into its own. I cannot wait to see how the second part of the season goes. I€™m optimistic that they can keep the show on the awesome path it is. They€™ve righted the wrongs from past seasons; there is no reason to think it won€™t keep getting better. Agree? Disagree? Think I need to be devoured mercilessly by walkers? Drop a comment and let me know in the section below.