I'm thinking it was just a minor arc, setting up all kinds of things to go down. We have main characters getting sick. Carl is well, hmmmm. Now the infection is inside. Someone is playing with the dead. Carol is changing. Rick is changing again. I’m sure we are going to be seeing the Governor sometime in the near future. A lot went on, but in a subtle way.

I thought the renewal was a no brainer.

Especially if they are considering a spin-off