The death of Carl totally killed the season for me. Why would you kill a character that fans love so much and who has had such a great character act ? If you want ot kill an important character, kill Daryl or Carol who haven't changed for the last 2-3 seasons, not Carl. Let alone the fact that at the beginning of the season he started making his own choices, sometimes even deying Rick. And he has the great relationship with Negan.I'm just into Season 8 of "The Walking Dead." Overall very good, but I have .. three episodes where I was skeptical. Two with the boy doing things that he wouldn't / shouldn't, and at least one show with dozens of bullets flying around, and no one even getting wounded.