Normally I don’t, but this one was too obvious. Especially when they killed Oscar the same ep they brought in Tyreese, just a couple of scenes apart.
You’re right. The usual complaint is that the black guy dies first, and in my opinion that’s overblown. A better complaint is that black people die more often, but that’s still probably not statistically true. The real thing is that black characters are more likely to die. That’s true because black people are more likely to be minor characters. Whatever nonsense they feed you about “anyone can die,” they are still reticent to kill off major characters.
Okay, so that old guy, Shane, and Lori died. But do we imagine Rick will bite it? Or Daryl? Maybe, but if they do it’ll be seasons apart. Also, you can bet someone from the original cast will make it to the end of the show.
Back to black dudes. You can complain there aren’t enough major black characters. Michonne is one, but that’s it for the series. But if you want more than one black in the cast, they’re gonna be minor characters and alot of them are going to die. That’s the tradeoff.