More Negan? Less Negan? More Negan? Less Negan?
You have people who want more, and people who want less. No matter who they appease, the other group gets upset. There were people writing articles last season about how Negan ruined the show.
I definitely think we need more Negan and a bit more of the Alexandrians as well. Haven't seen Negan, Michonne, or Carl since the first episode (IIRC), and they're legitimately three of the seven or eight most important characters to the current story.
Also haven't seen those garbage people yet this season after they betrayed Rick.
I don't really like the whole episodes focusing on one group, although I did like this week's Kingdom-centered episode. One thing Game of Thrones always does so well is incorporate a ton of different story lines each week in a fantastic manner, instead of sticking with the same group the entire time (outside of the one Night's Watch battle episode that I remember).
For a ~45 minute episode, which is what they typically are, I don't see any harm in doing:
12 minutes with Alexandria: Rick, Daryl, Michonne, Carl, etc.
12 minutes with Hilltop: Maggie, Jesus, Gregory, Enid, etc.
12 minutes with Kingdom: Zeke, Carol, Morgan, Jerry, etc.
10 minutes with Sanctuary: Negan, Eugene, Dwight, Simon, etc.
The big blockbuster episodes are the ones where these groups come together, just like in Spoils of War in Game of Thrones. Huge blockbuster episode: Jaime/Bronn's group come into contact with Dany's group. Huge battle. It was awesome (besides the stupid fake out at the end
).
(Also, I'm not comparing GOT to TWD. Game of Thrones is infinitely superior and we all know that).