The Walking Dead’s shift from following the comic books has led to the show being highly unpredictable in recent years, with the latest showrunner Angela Kang being especially original in her ideas. We’re fans of this style of presenting the series, but that doesn’t mean we wouldn’t have liked to have seen certain things from the comics.

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In this list, we’ve put together the strong points from the original story that sadly never got to be played out in live-action, along with the things that thankfully did not see the light of day either. Since some events required certain characters to be alive, but since they've died on the show, these have also been included in our “cut” list.

10 Sad: Andrea's True Characterization

The lackluster storylines for Andrea in the TV series led to fans absolutely despising her and even celebrating her eventual demise. If you think she was supposed to be a flimsy girl who shot the wrong people and hooked up with villains, then you have no clue what she was actually supposed to be like.

The comic book version was a brave, selfless, and mentally together person who was the reason why Rick could carry on being a leader. She ended up marrying Rick and encouraged him to keep fighting on her deathbed. All of this was done away with on the show, which is a crying shame.

9 Glad Got Cut: Dante And Maggie's Romance

Maggie’s journey from the farm and over to becoming the leader of the Hilltop was mapped out over a decade and more, and it was by following her constantly around that the reader would like that she finally chose to move on and start a relationship with Dante.

We don’t know how she’ll be returning on the show, but it certainly won’t be as Dante’s love interest as the latter was killed off. This was a good thing since a romance in the series would feel very crude as Maggie would only just be returning and throwing her together would Dante would undermine Glenn’s death.

8 Sad: Negan's Deeper Connection With Carl

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Negan turned out to be right about a lot of things ultimately, and most of these were because he had the benefit of foresight, unlike others who liked to improvise. Due to this trait, he and Carl grew close as both of them would consider the future and what was in store.

Negan shed his brutal ways but also kept some of it; this was shared with Carl who developed a sort of respect for him. Sadly, the TV series killed Carl off when he was still a teenager, so all we have of them is that one episode where they slightly bonded but not enough to have a lasting impact on the viewer.

7 Glad Got Cut: Lydia's Traumatic Experience

The few flashbacks we’ve seen of Alpha and Lydia’s time before the Whisperers formed were good enough to explain why the girl was traumatized. The Whisperers’ lifestyle was also a fair way of explaining Lydia’s reluctance to be a part of them.

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We like that better than the comic book’s background of Lydia’s trauma, where Lydia was shown to have been sexually assaulted by a number of Whisperers, all the while Alpha did nothing. This was far too uncomfortable an idea to be explored on TV and would've painted Lydia solely as a victim rather than develop her into learning how to live away from her mother.

6 Sad: Heath's Role In The Community

Like the case was with Andrea, Heath saw his role be drastically cut to the point where the TV version was basically a one-off character whom people have forgotten about. That’s too bad as Heath’s role was vital in the comics, which made him a strong diverse character that the show would’ve benefited from.

He was one of the fighters of the community, also being a supply runner and a crucial part of the protagonists’ team. Heath was the one who had a relationship with Denise, unlike Tara on the show, and their relationship was one of the more interesting ones in the story.

5 Glad Got Cut: Rick's Arm Getting Cut Off

Although we can’t say for sure if this will be visited in the upcoming movies starring Rick, we can admit that we’re glad the TV series at least didn’t feature this. Not only would it have brought controversy to the show for being too violent, but it also wouldn’t have done much for Rick.

The Governor was the one who hacked Rick’s arm off in the comics, but since the Governor chopped Hershel’s head off on the show, his impact was firmly set and there wasn’t anything as drastic as Rick losing his hand required.

4 Sad: The Walkers' Brutality

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The first seasons of the show had dared to show quite a bit of brutality when it came to the walkers, but this paled in comparison to the comics where there were some truly jaw-dropping death sequences. When it comes to these zombies, we’re not worried about the violence aspect of it since there’s still a suspension of disbelief with these creatures.

Even if we’d gotten very bloody scenes the audience would’ve been aware that this was impossible to happen in real life, so the enjoyment of the fantasy aspect of storytelling would’ve been there as it was in the comics. At least it would’ve been better than the non-role the zombies currently have on the TV series.

3 Glad Got Cut: Sherry's Turn Toward Villainy

The Saviors never went away in the comic book storyline and their presence was felt right till the end. After the Whisperer angle came to an end, Dwight’s former wife Sherry arrived to overthrow Rick and once again establish Savior dominance.

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We’re glad the live-action Dwight won’t have to contend with the Saviors recurring yet again, and his journey to find Sherry in Fear the Walking Dead is far better. Sherry was easily the weakest antagonist in the story, with her turn toward becoming a villain not even making any sense and coming about without explanation.

2 Sad: No Future Carl

The series might have abruptly ended, but we got to see how everyone was doing in the future. Here, we saw Carl had married and had a daughter while having a small but significant role in the community.

It was the perfect way to end the series as Carl was the surviving legacy of Rick Grimes. Unfortunately, this was effectively cut from the show since Carl’s long-dead and most of his relationships weren’t established. We might see Judith take up this role, but that’s not half as satisfying as the final shot of Carl might’ve been as it was in the original story.

1 Glad Got Cut: Carl And Lydia's Relationship

Lydia wasn’t nearly as sympathetic of a character as she’s been in the TV series, as she had an unexplained liking toward making Carl jump through hoops for her. Lydia also had messed up preferences in manipulating Carl, such as when she licked the empty socket where his eye used to be.

After dangling him around, she then refused to reciprocate his love for her, only for Lydia to then imply as adults that she wanted to have an affair with him. It was a strange relationship made even weirder due to there being no explanation why they were that way, and it’s a relief we didn't see this on the show when Lydia was with Henry.

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