Tyreese wasn't a central character, he probably averaged about 5 minutes of screen time per episode since his introduction in season 3. I doubt he was a fan-favorite either. We should do a poll, I doubt he'd even make the top 10.
The writers butchered Tyreese IMO. Just a soft marshmallow that served no purpose. If he died in season 3, would there be any impact to the rest of the show or the other characters? IMO not really, he was always just sort of "there", trying to be the angel on the group's shoulder. I guess we wouldn't have witnessed his irrational freak out over Karen's murder, for all the benefit that gave the show. Didn't last though, he was back to being a marshmallow within a few episodes. He even forgave Carroll for butchering his girlfriend lol. Better hope you don't get sick Tyreese, otherwise you're probably getting an ice pick in your temple.
If not for needing someone to take care of Judith he was basically useless. And he almost screwed that up because he didn't want to kill people that were trying to kill him. The way they killed him off was so bad too. If that's all it took, I am astounded he was able to make it as far as he did in a ZA. He died like a total chump.
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