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So it seems to me it's impossible for people to hate the people who die

YertosYertos
edited September 2012 in The Walking Dead
Everyone hated Larry to the core in 1, talked about getting revenge and couldn't wait to kill him. Then in 2, everyone suddenly wants to save his life, and starts rationalizing his actions for leaving you for death and all the hate towards you.

Meanwhile everyone hates on Duck more then Ive ever seen to a video game child. Blaming him for Shaun's death, constantly berating him and was voted most hated and wished to die after Larry.

Then comes episode 3 and everyone is sad for his death, wishing they could save him, and everyone starts to like him.

I haven't seen anyone dislike Mark, Katjaa, Doug, or Carley either before or after their death. Not one person has died where people say "Good". I personally Think Kenny is next and everyone will get upset and sad again. I dunno if we all believe its wrong to talk bad about someone who died despite different opinions when their alive (MJ anyone?), or if its just very good writing.

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  • kirby18kirby18
    edited August 2012
    I think its just good writing. Well first of all although I hate Duck and hated larry, noone "deserves" to die especially since neither of them did any harm to the group. I feel bad for Duck now just because however annoying he was (and he was annoying) he did not deserve to die, nor did carly or katjaa
  • Lone_WandererLone_Wanderer
    edited August 2012
    The fact that you hate someone doesnt mean you wish them death.
  • FoxxyFoxFoxxyFox
    edited August 2012
    Well people liked someone like Doug because he is one of videogamers or a person from a real world. Carley was loved because she was the women with the damn gun, shoot and had slowly something going on with Lee the main character. Katjaa was well liked because Kenny was sometimes a buckethead and she try to cool it down & also said thanks what Kenny didn't done very often. :)
  • YertosYertos
    edited August 2012
    Lone_Wanderer wrote: »
    The fact that you hate someone doesnt mean you wish them death.

    Well Ive read about a lot of people wishing for Duck and Larry's death anyway though.
  • ChristoasterChristoaster
    edited August 2012
    Yertos wrote: »
    Well Ive read about a lot of people wishing for Duck and Larry's death anyway though.

    I know a lot of people wanted him to die, even I wanted him to die. But seeing him suffer... and actually on the verge of dying changes your mind. Especially seeing how it affected Kenny and Kaatja.
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited August 2012
    Yertos wrote: »
    Everyone.
    Your thread failed at the first word. There is no "Everybody" not on the internet and not in the real world.
  • CapnJayCapnJay Banned
    edited August 2012
    I felt kenny deserved to die. or deserved to be beaten. But i didn't wish his family killed {unless he killed clementine}. Also I liked Kaatja she was cool with me. I planned on starting a relationship with Lily but she abandoned me and killed my only other option.
  • darham175darham175
    edited August 2012
    Since we're just blatantly saying kinda spoilers I'll go ahead and say that while I still blamed Duck for Shawn's death I had just gotten to find him amusing via his Robin to Lee's Batman and also his thinking I was incredibly awesome because I gave him a high five.
  • YertosYertos
    edited August 2012
    der_ketzer wrote: »
    Your thread failed at the first word. There is no "Everybody" not on the internet and not in the real world.

    Well sorry I don't have perfect grammar all the time.
  • Viner16Viner16
    edited August 2012
    darham175 wrote: »
    Since we're just blatantly saying kinda spoilers I'll go ahead and say that while I still blamed Duck for Shawn's death I had just gotten to find him amusing via his Robin to Lee's Batman and also his thinking I was incredibly awesome because I gave him a high five.

    The High Five. 'Nuff said :D:D:D
  • NorskattNorskatt
    edited August 2012
    Yertos wrote: »

    Not one person has died where people say "Good".
    I said "good" when Larry and the St. John family died.
  • ReliusBlueReliusBlue
    edited August 2012
    kirby18 wrote: »
    I think its just good writing. Well first of all although I hate Duck and hated larry, noone "deserves" to die especially since neither of them did any harm to the group. I feel bad for Duck now just because however annoying he was (and he was annoying) he did not deserve to die, nor did carly or katjaa

    It's not because of good writing. If anything it is because of bad writing.

    Let me explain.

    Up until this point characters that have died are only fleshed out in the same episodes that they die in.

    These characters haven't been given the time for their own arcs because of the 5 episode format.

    They only really have character before they die because the writers don't get enough freedom to allow gradual character development.

    Now, episode 3 starts to remedy this but I'm not going to go into how it does because most people won't likely agree with this viewpoint anyway.
  • StrawberryRainPopStrawberryRainPop
    edited August 2012
    Yertos wrote: »
    Everyone hated Larry to the core in 1, talked about getting revenge and couldn't wait to kill him. Then in 2, everyone suddenly wants to save his life, and starts rationalizing his actions for leaving you for death and all the hate towards you.

    Meanwhile everyone hates on Duck more then Ive ever seen to a video game child. Blaming him for Shaun's death, constantly berating him and was voted most hated and wished to die after Larry.

    Then comes episode 3 and everyone is sad for his death, wishing they could save him, and everyone starts to like him.

    I haven't seen anyone dislike Mark, Katjaa, Doug, or Carley either before or after their death. Not one person has died where people say "Good". I personally Think Kenny is next and everyone will get upset and sad again. I dunno if we all believe its wrong to talk bad about someone who died despite different opinions when their alive (MJ anyone?), or if its just very good writing.

    I never hated Duck, and i wanted LArry to soften up on me.

    But Ben, i want him dead. First time i took the cold option and tried to kill him
  • cormorancormoran
    edited August 2012
    Yertos wrote: »
    Everyone hated Larry to the core in 1, talked about getting revenge and couldn't wait to kill him. Then in 2, everyone suddenly wants to save his life, and starts rationalizing his actions for leaving you for death and all the hate towards you.

    Meanwhile everyone hates on Duck more then Ive ever seen to a video game child. Blaming him for Shaun's death, constantly berating him and was voted most hated and wished to die after Larry.

    Then comes episode 3 and everyone is sad for his death, wishing they could save him, and everyone starts to like him.

    I haven't seen anyone dislike Mark, Katjaa, Doug, or Carley either before or after their death. Not one person has died where people say "Good". I personally Think Kenny is next and everyone will get upset and sad again. I dunno if we all believe its wrong to talk bad about someone who died despite different opinions when their alive (MJ anyone?), or if its just very good writing.

    You may want to lay off on the "Everyone". Not everyone thinks alike, and certainly not everyone thinks the way you state they did.

    For Larry I was only sad that his death wasn't more satisfying. I wanted that bastard to die screaming, I wanted him to see it coming.

    I Certainly never hated Duck, I never at any point found him remotely annoying. Maybe that's because I have a nephew who's a heck of a lot more annoying than that (he's still a lovable little scamp though), maybe it's because I have to put up with the little immortal turds found in Skyrim. But I seem to have a much higher tolerance for his childish playfulness.

    Since the premise of your question is flawed, I can't really answer it. I'll happily speak ill of the dead if I don't like them, but I also haven't felt the same way "everyone" has. Duck has always rocked and Larry can go swivel on it in hell.
  • XarneXarne
    edited September 2012
    I didnt feel sorry when Larry died...it was the uncontrollable situation and the ripple effects it had that I regretted (somewhat).
    Duck is just a kid and they are annoying at that age but on his defense, he hasnt been too much trouble since Ep1.
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited September 2012
    Seeing the characters develop was what did it, and how their deaths affected those that cared for them. Too bad Larry and Duck and everyone else who bit the bullet didn't get more screen time.
  • YamiRazielYamiRaziel
    edited September 2012
    darham175 wrote: »
    Since we're just blatantly saying kinda spoilers I'll go ahead and say that while I still blamed Duck for Shawn's death I had just gotten to find him amusing via his Robin to Lee's Batman and also his thinking I was incredibly awesome because I gave him a high five.

    Batman reference and a high five... Telltale definitely know how to make an annoying character redeem himself :p
  • DreadMagusDreadMagus
    edited September 2012
    I wasn't too sad to see Larry go.

    I did try to save him... but it was all politics.... lol
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