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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
well the writers might think that way, but for the audience that's not how most of us work I think. if there's a villain who did a lot of evil stuff, we want to see them get their comeuppance in the worst way. it's an old trope to see the bad guy get it, but I'd rather have that simple satisfaction than "don't bother with this dude, he's not worth the camera time" treatment.
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Igster was slightly mistaken. Kirkman said if the character is/was important to the show then they want the death to be memorable, not just if they were a 'good guy'. He also mention that in the comic he didn't give the audience a satisfying death for the Governor and that for the show he really wanted to give the audience that satisfying death. He said he had Rick get some shots in on the Governor during their fight, then they had Michonne stab him with the sword, and then they had Lilly finish the job. Darryl, Maggie, and Glen being the only other 3 characters who would have been satisfying to finish the job.
He called the Governor's death memorable and I agree with him, which shows that he was an important character.
http://www.amctv.com/talking-dead/vi...r-talking-dead
Edit: Found the quote about the comment on deaths, he is talking about Hershel's death but on the show I remember it was more about deaths in general.
http://www.examiner.com/article/scot...e-walking-dead
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Wilson’s character, Hershel, was beheaded by the series’ most dreaded character, the Governor, who also perished. Kirkman explained why Hershel’s life ended so dramatically. “You want the character’s death to be as memorable as the character,” he said. Like Hershel's death, the Governor’s life also ended with a sword.
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