^I don't think people disliking the many different story lines has much to do with it being scary. Maybe for some it does. For me, it's somewhat bothersome cause there's only a hour to advance all these different story lines. As a result, the stories progress slows way down. And also, when a particular story starts to get really good, I tend to have it in the back of my head that regardless of how cool this is, I know I'm gonna get pulled away from it soon, without much of any conclusion.
With all that said, I still like this better than the prison. It does feel much more raw, and there's a actual feel of terror. Rick waking to a bunch of armed men in the house being a example.
I complain and want different things to happen sometimes cause above all I love the show. It's still better than 90% of TV.
I was also thinking about how odd a situation it must be to cast a child actor for a role, have them be pretty good as a kid, then have them transition into teenage and have them become painful. I'm not a Carl hater and I realize everyone is awkward as a teenager. With that said, watching him try to act at the table scene with Michonne was kinda painful. It must be weird, as a show runner or producer or whatever, to realize that all the sudden, you're stuck with a mediocre near adult actor in place of that kid.