Since I didn't continue watching, I heard that they redeemed Neegan's character and I think that further pissed me off because I was like how are they going to redeem the white character who killed off one of the beloved PoC characters? You mention Maggie's character grew but I have the same reaction, they have to kill off a PoC character for the white character to grow?
Again, I know this is an uninformed opinion since I wasn't watching the show anymore so there is of course tons of nuance I know I am missing.
********** "Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson