Why I think killing Kenny was a mistake and Bringing him back was good?

Kenny4Eva

I know that alot of people thought that Kenny coming back to begin with was a mistake and with him maybe overshadowing alot of characters but personally I think it was the best thing they could of done and that killing him was bad because Kenny is one of the few characters we had from season 1.

1) The first reason is because Kenny had a big fan base in season 1 and I didn't particularly like him but with him coming back we saw he change into a completely new character and made me a Kenny fan boy (which may show with me being very biased towards Kenny )

2) Another reason to why Kenny coming back was good was because we got to see a different side of him. We got to see the long term effects from what happened to him in season 1 (obviously when Duck and Katjaa died)

3) And the final reason as to why bringing Kenny back was good is because Kenny in my opinion, even in season 1, was definitely the most realistic character. Kenny is definitely the closest you could get to someone in real life, he was someone who acts out of emotion which alot of us to (myself included)

Now I wanna talk about why killing Kenny was a bad mistake. But firstly I wanna state that the worse thing they did do by killing Kenny is making him determinant which makes me value his death alot less especially since he was around for 2 whole seasons.

1) The first reason as to why I think killing Kenny was bad was because he had just returned. Now it may sound stupid but I think its abit pointless to have a character return and then to die later in that season. Look at characters from the TV series who we have saw and are still out there somewhere roaming around. Now they did make him determinant which is both good and bad in both ways since in some peoples lets plays he's still out there in our mind.

2) The second reason as to why killing Kenny was a mistake is because I think there is alot more to explore with a character like that. Not only had Kenny being around since season 1 but he had been there from the very start and was one of the first people Lee interacts with. Your relationship with Lee was determinant making him an even more controversial character. And as I stated I still think there was plenty more to explore with his character which I think telltale could of really took advantage of and had him go into season 3 and to continue exploring his forever expanding story arc.

And that's that. I really don't have much else to say and to be honest I don't think any of this makes any sense but this has being racking my mind ever since the end of season 2. I just think to myself as to why Telltale wanted to kill him off, but in the TV show you still have characters that have been there from season 1 still going on and are probably not going to die any time soon so thanks for reading and BAI!

Viva-La-Lee

because Kenny had a big fan base in season 1

So fan service is a reliable reason? He did have a big fan base. I was most definitely one. But I like Carley too, and Mark, and Doug, and Molly. Can I get a fan service please?

Another reason to why Kenny coming back was good was because we got to see a different side of him.

I'll give you that. It definitely can be interesting to see what happens to a man who loses it all. But sadly, we didn't get to see the interesting part. When he tried to cope with his depression and madness. When he must have surely thought about ending it. Unfortunately all we got was the same character with a single added quirk, not being able to let go. I, personally, didn't see much change in him.

And the final reason as to why bringing Kenny back was good is because Kenny in my opinion, even in season 1, was definitely the most realistic character. Kenny is definitely the closest you could get to someone in real life, he was someone who acts out of emotion which alot of us to

Extremely, extremely debatable. I can't even view this as a reason because it's so bias.

So why is bringing him back a bad thing?

1) Season 1. He ended perfectly. His arc was beautifully made, especially the one in which he sacrifices himself for Ben, the idiot who got his family killed. Magnificently done. All shot to shit by bringing him back.

2) I got luck. The fuck does that mean? He escaped a 6 foot wide alley, with a plethora of zombies on both sides, with no weapon, because of luck? No. Hell. No.

3) Unrealism. This was months and months later. And you aim to tell me that they both ended up at the exact same bridge, going to the exact same place, at the exact same time? Please.

Firewallcano

In my opinion I disagree

Another reason to why Kenny coming back was good was because we got to see a different side of him

What other side was seen of Kenny, he's someone with questionable morals who looks out for his family while not giving a damn about anything else, that hasnt changed. Sarita meant his plot was more or less the same and if the point was that he simply replaced his wife and son with her and clem then this wasnt conveyed right, as after the "duck" mistake he makes this isnt brought up again.

kenny in my opinion, even in season 1, was definitely the most realistic character

Thats debatable, he goes off on people so much sometimes, pretty much all the charcaters are realistic overall

The first reason as to why I think killing Kenny was bad was because he had just returned. Now it may sound stupid but I think its abit pointless to have a character return and then to die later in that season.

I agree killing the entire cast every season is not a good move however Kenny survived two seasons, EVERYONE in season 2 is now dead or gone bar Mike, quite a few from season 1 and 400 days are still out there

The second reason as to why killing Kenny was a mistake is because I think there is alot more to explore with a character like that.

This is completley untrue,he could have more room to grow but so do all the characters and the writers seem intent on keeping him the same, this season his character saw zero growth at all, he basically ends the season where he starts it if you dont shoot him

Bokor

Kenny turned out to be the deuteragonist of Season 2, with Carver ending up just a mere foil to him and Luke being dropped to the wayside. This is in spite of his uninteresting retread of a character arc.

Basically, we see Kenny relive the traumas he underwent in Season 1 with diminishing returns (first his wife, then a non-entity of a girlfriend) in order to have an excuse to act crazy. At the same time, the writers were not brave enough to consider the idea of being 'too dark' - of actually making Kenny an irredeemable antagonist, of completing his descent into the madman Carver was. I don't necessarily hate the character, but I do get bothered when his deaths reject his prior characterization in an attempt to make Kenny seem like a good guy after all and to leave you with a clean conscience.

There is no logical reason for Kenny to be happy with Clem siding with baby-killer Jane and murdering him other than because the writers didn't like the idea of his last words being an incoherent rant towards the players. Nor does it sit right with me for a bull-headed, boisterous man like him to suddenly act submissive and beg for Clem's life when Wellington rejects him - a consistently characterized Kenny would rant and rave at the guard, then force Clem to leave with him out of spite. I don't want "feels" so much as I want a consistent character, which is why I have so many problems with Season 2's characters i.e. Luke, Jane, Carlos