I love this show
I can't wait to see what happens in Season 4, I'm worried about Carl. My husband seems to think they may have to push the show even years into the future with the actor who plays Carl growing up. I mean he grew a lot between season 2 and 3.
Whose death affected you the most on the show?
For me I think it was Dale, I just remember bawling when he died. The others that affected me most weren't so much the death but their loved ones reaction ie: Rick with Lori's death (Andrew Lincoln's acting was amazing my heart just broke for him) and Daryl with Merle's death. I felt so bad for Daryl but I don't think he'd have wanted it any other way.
CharityLynn -
I noticed that Carl was physically growing quite a bit (I'm not even talking about his emotional growth) and since kids sprout so fast these days I was wondering how his clothes were going to continue to fit him!
I figured that someone would have to be making frequent runs to kids' clothing stores or department stores for quite some time to come as Carl has growth spurts!
As for the deaths - I could not agree with you more. In fact, it's as if you read my mind!
I cried like a fool when Dale died. I did not see the Dale death coming, and so that took me by surprise. And even though he could probably be a little annoying at times with his preaching, I thought he was truly a good person who cared about everyone (except for Shane) and really wanted to keep some sense of humanity and decency in the group. He didn't deserve to die,
but I understood the need to kill off his character.
Dale's death was what really caught my attention and made me realize, "Hey! These writers are not fooling around! They are going to kill off major characters!" And I applaud the writers for making me care and cry about these fictional characters!
I did not like Lori, but just as you said - it was Rick's reaction to her death, and Maggie's, that got to me. So I cried for Rick and his anguish, but not because I really cared all that much that she was gone.
(Plus, I also liked Andrew Lincoln from the movie "Love Actually.")
I shed a tear or two for Daryl when he found Merle. I knew Merle would have to go eventually - he was too much of a wild card and you never knew which side he was truly on - but I hated that Daryl had to find him that way.
With Andrea - I didn't hate her nor love her. I could see a lot of good in her, but I thought she made terrible decisions. However, when it was her time to go I got weepy for Michonne, because Michonne was so upset....and because Rick said to Andrea (
when she asked if Carl and Judith and the "rest of them" were safe): "...of US... the rest of
US," to make sure Andrea knew that she was still a part of their 'family' even though she wasn't with them anymore.
It's only going to get harder from here, folks! The more these characters stick around, the more upsetting it will be when they go...and yet, many of them will have to go sooner or later. I wouldn't want it any other way. But I think I will probably sob for an hour if and when Hershel, Glenn, Daryl or Rick die.
I think we say to ourselves, who would we want to be with in that situation. I absolutely want to be with someone that would be my protector (sp?...is protector even a word? LOL). 
