I thought I was the only one who left because of Herschel! I had been sporadically watching by that point, and it irritated me for several reasons—one being I thought Scott Wilson was one of the show's better draws but also I just didn't really care about anyone else.

I quit watching The Walking Dead when they killed Herschel in season 4. It wasn't so much that Herschel was a deal breaker for me—it's just I realized that he was the only real voice of reason the show had, so I had no more interest in watching Rick incompetently manage a group of survivors when nobody in their right…

Thank you for mentioning this blog! I'd never heard of it before reading your comment, but going through its archives has made my day and will likely occupy most of the rest of my week.