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Originally Posted by blankall
I disagree. The show really wouldn't work without some main characters surviving. We'd just have complaints about too many superficial characters. While GoT does kill large characters, they also have a staple of main characters who clearly won't die until close to the end, if at all.
WD has killed characters like Tyrese, Bob, Shane, etc.. While GoT makes characters like Danaerys invincible.
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Tyrese wasn't even that interesting a character. Maybe he was bigger in the comics. I really can't think of a character I thought of as main dying. Probably Shane, I'll give you that one, but they were also building up to his death for a while. So, you kinda felt it coming. Him and Rick were entering a situation where one had to go.
Bob, was fun, but I wouldn't call him a big character either.
I felt kinda bad seeing Dale die, but I think I'm alone on that one. Hershel too, but again, you knew he was going.
I'd completely disagree with your premise. The deaths in GoT have been far more surprising, and purposeful. They've added to the overall pot while deaths in TWD just kinda happen for no reason often, and don't have much effect afterwards either. Lastly, they don't seem to have any more 'must live characters' than TWD. I'll give you Daenarys and Tyrion. Is there really anyone else? They already killed a few I thought were must lives. TWD has Rick, Carol, Glenn, Daryl, Carl (Judith for some reason...). Though to be fair, I think one of those might go soon, and one just got winged for an eye.
Both shows, have a few 'invincible' characters. But TWD does appear to have a few more, contrary to your post. Also, the deaths in GoT have been more meaningful, painful (to the viewer), and purposeful. Anyone remember Beth dying? What was the point of that? Really felt like an 'oh we need a death to shake things up and get the viewers talking' moment.