Hey, 'Walking Dead', Cut It Out!

Season 3, episode 3 spoilers!

You are a zombie show.
You are a thriller.
You have a cool cast (mostly).
You have decent effects.
You have great make-up.
You follow the comic when it makes sense, and you diverge when it makes even more sense.
When you do these things, you are the best show on TV.

You are not, however, the smartest, most clever show on TV.
So don't try it.
Don't step away from the action like you did Sunday.
Don't try to make socio-political points; it comes off as cheap and reiks of a high school stage production.
Don't become 'Lost'.
If you want to explore different themes, insert them gracefully into the narrative.
If you can't do it right, forget 'em.

Also, don't cast this guy

as your bad guy. He looks like a doofus.
And he reminds me of Haley Joel Osment.