I've been watching the show the past 3 months, just finished season 4 last night, and I can confidently say that it's my second favorite show of all time

only second to Lost.
I hate how popular it is to hate on The Walking Dead. Just because it's such a popular show, or...? And why didn't people like the second half of season 4? I LOVED how they focused so much on the characters. Carl, Michonne, Carol, Rick, and Beth really grew on me (not that I didn't already love them).
When Carol had to... and when Carl was almost... they were such tragic and scarring moments. The show is really good at invoking emotions from the audience... probably because most of the tragedy is human to human and not between a human and a walker.