Well, I'm still a week behind, but so's this thread, so.
Some really monumental acting from Rick and Maggie at the end of 04. Yes, [spoiler]"No no no" and falling on the ground[/spoiler] is a massive cliche -- that, as much as anything, is why it's so impressive to see such a raw, unique spin on it.
Meanwhile, in Woodbury, Andrea continues to be a dumbshit.
I hear she's one of the favorites for fans of the comic, but my god, I just couldn't care less about her dumb ass. It's like her thing is she just sides with the villain of the season.
TV Andrea is not recognizable as Comic Book Andrea, aside from name, dead sister, and blond hair.
Comic Book Andrea is about a decade younger, a sharpshooter who can make good on the threat "First one to move a finger loses it", and falls in love with Dale.
Really the only character from the comic who's been changed more substantially for the TV show is Carol, who, spoilers for things that happened like 6 years ago in the comic and will almost certainly not happen on the TV show, [spoiler]gets pretty emotionally unstable, sleeps with everybody, proposes a poly relationship with Rick and Lori, and eventually commits suicide by making out with a zombie[/spoiler].
The exceptions would be Dale and Daryl, and Dale is dead. :(
No love for Michonne?
I gotta say I like most of the cast -- Rick, Glenn, Maggie, Hershel -- and this season has done a solid job of having Carl step up and start turning into a certifiable badass instead of just the kid who wanders off and does stupid shit.
(In the comics he is both. As you may gather from the cover of the latest issue where he is holding a machine gun.)
Again, haven't watched last week's episode, but I can't help noticing the absence of two bodies.