History YMMV / TheWalkingDeadSeasonOne

** "Starved for Help" & "Long Road Ahead": [[PsychopathicManchild Jake]] is the hot-tempered and [[AxCrazy barbaric]] leader of the Save-Lots Bandits, raiding and massacring any settlements for supplies, including Ben's former school, and murdering the St. John's farm hands. [[BadBoss Willing to murder]] any of his allies for the slightest grievances, Jake organizes the [[WouldHurtAChild gang-rape and murder of Jolene's young daughter Danielle]], driving Jolene to gain a psychotic break. After harassing and attacking the Motor Inn for weeks, Jake strong-arms and threatens Ben into stealing supplies, and when Lee intercepts the next supply exchange, Jake immediately takes over the Motor Lodge and is quick to murder all the inhabitants, [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadVideoGameClementine Clementine]] and Duck included.

** Ben. Him [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calling out]] Kenny in Episode 5 for blaming him for [[spoiler:indirectly getting his wife and so killed]] is portrayed as him venting his frustrations over being unfairly antagonized. However, Ben had confessed to Lee earlier that he was the one who had been [[spoiler:supplying the bandits]], meaning Lily had been right about him being the one stealing and Doug (if you had chosen him over Carley) [[spoiler:had been killed for nothing]]. While they're in Crawford, Ben tells Lee that he feels guilty over what he had done and wants to tell Kenny, but Lee ''insists'' that he not say anything given the situation. Even ''Kenny'', prior to learning, tells Ben that whatever he has to say can wait until later, but Ben chooses to tell him ''while they're struggling to hold back a horde of walkers from bursting in''. This caused some players to view him as unsympathetic when he's ranting to Kenny since he chose to tell him at the worst time and Kenny didn't start antagonizing Ben until after his confession. Furthermore, Ben says that Kenny knowing his family is dead is better than Ben's situation (not knowing if his loved ones are alive or dead) since at least it gives him closure. There are players who took issue with this because 1) Kenny's wife and son only died ''hours'' earlier so his grief is still incredibly fresh and 2) finding your wife's body after she committed suicide and then having to put down your own son is in no way better than not knowing the fate of your family and Kenny obviously didn't get any closure from it (something we see continue into season 2). All in all, Ben's rant to Kenny has caused some players to see him less as a overwhelmed and tired young man and more as a spineless coward who can't deal with the consequences of problems that he caused for himself.

* FourthWallMyopia: The reason why Larry is so hated by a lot of players is because they see Larry's distrust towards Lee as unjust and unfair because players know that Lee can be a good person deep down who's trying to protect Clementine during the walker outbreak. From Larry's perspective though: Lee was still a convicted murderer who was able to escape the police before he went to prison. If Lee enjoyed his wife's lover, then the Macon group may have a threat within their own community.

** [[spoiler:During the stranger's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech towards Lee, some of his arguments can come across as incredibly goofy if you had played him as a NiceGuy up until then, he has almost nothing to call you out for, as he resorts to mentioning the Carley/Doug choice, which pretty much nobody in their right mind would fault Lee for, and taking Clementine to the St John's diary, which wasn't his idea in the first place, and then says "how many times has she almost died with you?". The fact that he then proceeds to call Lee a ''monster'' for that makes it nigh impossible to take him seriously, especially since no matter what, Lee will at least be taken aback by the accusations]].

** Ben. Him [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calling out]] Kenny in Episode 5 for blaming him for [[spoiler:indirectly getting his wife and so killed]] is portrayed as him venting his frustrations over being unfairly antagonized. However, Ben had confessed to Lee earlier that he was the one who had been [[spoiler:supplying the bandits]], meaning Lily had been right about him being the one stealing and Doug (if you had chosen him over Carley) [[spoiler:had been killed for nothing]]. While they're in Crawford, Ben tells Lee that he feels guilty over what he had done and wants to tell Kenny, but Lee ''insists'' that he not say anything given the situation. Even ''Kenny'', prior to learning, tells Ben that whatever he has to say can wait until later, but Ben chooses to tell him ''while they're struggling to hold back a horde of walkers from bursting in''. This caused some players to view him as unsympathetic when he's ranting to Kenny since he chose to tell him at the worst time and Kenny didn't start antagonizing Ben until after his confession. Furthermore, Ben says that Kenny knowing his family is dead is better than Ben's situation (not knowing if his loved ones are alive or dead) since at least it gives him closure. There are players who took issue with this because 1) Kenny's wife and son only died ''hours'' earlier so his grief is still incredibly fresh and 2) finding your wife's body after she committed suicide and then having to put down your own son is in no way better than not knowing the fate of your family and Kenny obviously didn't get any closure from it (something we see continue into season 2). All in all, Ben's rant to Kenny has caused some players to see him less as a frustrated and tired young man and more as a spineless coward who can't deal with the consequences of problems that he caused for himself.

** Kenny [[spoiler:losing his wife and son]] results in him [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a level in Jerkass]], involving bullying Ben and dissolving into alcoholism. The game presents his grief as a means of giving him some sort of leeway, but not every fan buys it. Especially not helping is that, if you don't help him [[spoiler:kill Larry]], your relationship with him is permanently affected, to the point where he considers ''leaving Lee to die'' at the start of the next episode. His decision to refuse to help [[spoiler: look for Clementine unless you've built a high enough relationship value]] had lost him some fans, though he does manage to redeem himself in [[spoiler: the finale when he (seemingly) sacrifices himself for either Ben or Christa and urges a bitten Lee to rescue Clementine]].

** Ben. Him [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calling out]] Kenny in Episode 5 for blaming him for [[spoiler:indirectly getting his wife and so killed]] is portrayed as him venting his frustrations over being unfairly antagonized. However, Ben had confessed to Lee earlier that he was the one who had been supplying the bandits, meaning Lily had been right about him being the one stealing and Doug (if you had chosen him over Carley) [[spoiler:had been killed for nothing]]. While they're in Crawford, Ben tells Lee that he feels guilty over what he had done and wants to tell Kenny, but Lee ''insists'' that he not say anything given the situation. Even ''Kenny'', prior to learning, tells Ben that whatever he has to say can wait until later, but Ben chooses to tell him ''while they're struggling to hold back a horde of walkers from bursting in''. This caused some players to view him as unsympathetic when he's ranting to Kenny since he chose to tell him at the worst time and Kenny didn't start antagonizing Ben until after his confession. Furthermore, Ben says that Kenny knowing his family is dead is better than Ben's situation (not knowing if his loved ones are alive or dead) since at least it gives him closure. There are players who took issue with this because 1) Kenny's wife and son only died ''hours'' earlier so his grief is still incredibly fresh and 2) finding your wife's body after she committed suicide and then having to put down your own son is in no way better than not knowing the fate of your family and Kenny obviously didn't get any closure from it (something we see continue into season 2). All in all, Ben's rant to Kenny has caused some players to see him less as a frustrated and tired young man and more as a spineless coward who can't deal with the consequences of problems that he caused for himself.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Kenny [[spoiler:losing his wife and son]] results in him [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a level in Jerkass]], involving bullying Ben and dissolving into alcoholism. The game presents his grief as a means of giving him some sort of leeway, but not every fan buys it. Especially not helping is that, if you don't help him [[spoiler:kill Larry]], your relationship with him is permanently affected, to the point where he considers ''leaving Lee to die'' at the start of the next episode. His decision to refuse to help [[spoiler: look for Clementine unless you've built a high enough relationship value]] had lost him some fans, though he does manage to redeem himself in [[spoiler: the finale when he (seemingly) sacrifices himself for either Ben or Christa and urges a bitten Lee to rescue Clementine]].

* FourthWallMyopia: The reason why Larry is so hated by a lot of players is because they see Larry's distrust towards Lee as unjust and unfair because players know that Lee can be a good person deep down who's trying to protect Clementine during the walker outbreak. From Larry's perspective though: Lee was still a convicted murderer who was able to escape the police before he went to prison. if Lee enjoyed killing his wife and her lover then the Macon group may have a threat within their own community.

** [[spoiler:During the stranger's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech towards Lee, some of his arguments can come across as incredibly goody if you had played him as a NiceGuy up until then, he has almost nothing to call you out for, as he resorts to mentioning the Carley/Doug choice, which pretty much nobody in their right mind would fault Lee for, and taking Clementine to the St John's diary, which wasn't his idea in the first place, and then says "how many times has she almost died with you?". The fact that he then proceeds to call Lee a ''monster'' for that makes it nigh impossible to take him seriously, especially since no matter what, Lee will at least be taken aback by the accusations]].

** In Episode 1, looking again at the corpse of the police officer who was driving Lee to prison results in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEyXaxuYtkc this gem]]

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic
** Kenny [[spoiler:losing his wife and son]] results in him [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a level in Jerkass]], involving bullying Ben and dissolving into alcoholism. The game presents his grief as a means of giving him some sort of leeway, but not every fan buys it. Especially not helping is that, if you don't help him [[spoiler:kill Larry]], your relationship with him is permanently affected, to the point where he considers ''leaving Lee to die'' at the start of the next episode. His decision to refuse to help [[spoiler: look for Clementine unless you've built a high enough relationship value]] had lost him some fans, though he does manage to redeem himself in [[spoiler: the finale when he (seemingly) sacrifices himself for either Ben or Christa and urges a bitten Lee to rescue Clementine]].

* CompleteMonster: "Around Every Corner": [[DrunkWithPower Crawford Oberson]] was a ruthless tyrant with [[SocialDarwinist a firm belief in the survival of the fittest]]. From the sick to the elderly and children, Oberson exiled anyone he believed to be a burden, coerced pregnant women into abortion, and killed dozens of dissidents to form a barrier with their reanimated corpses. Even long after his death, Oberson's cruelty left a mark on Savannah with tales spread as a "ghost story come true".

* CompleteMonster: "Around Every Corner:" [[DrunkWithPower Crawford Oberson]] was a ruthless tyrant with [[SocialDarwinist a firm belief in the survival of the fittest]]. From the sick to the elderly and children, Oberson exiled anyone he believed to be a burden, coerced pregnant women into abortion, and killed dozens of dissidents to form a barrier with their reanimated corpses. Even long after his death, Oberson's cruelty left a mark on Savannah with tales spread as a "ghost story come true".

* CompleteMonster: [[DrunkWithPower Crawford Oberson]] was a ruthless tyrant with [[SocialDarwinist a firm belief in the survival of the fittest]]. From the sick to the elderly and children, Oberson exiled anyone he believed to be a burden, coerced pregnant women into abortion, and killed dozens of dissidents to form a barrier with their reanimated corpses. Even long after his death, Oberson's cruelty left a mark on Savannah with tales spread as a "ghost story come true".

** In Episode 3, while Duck is playing detective, he says Lee can be Batman while Duck pretends to be Dick Grayson. Three years later, Lee's [[Creator/DaveFennoy voice actor]] would voice one of Batman's allies, Lucius Fox in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight,'' and a year after that, would [[RoleReprise reprise]] the role in Telltale's own ''VideoGame/BatmanATelltaleSeries''.

** Cutting Lee's arm off at the morgue is gruesome enough if a companion you've brought along is doing the task, but it's much worse if Lee is alone, since the game forces you to make every cut yourself, with Lee screaming in agony the whole time. The entire process also takes a lot longer, since unlike the other scenarios Lee doesn't pass out until after he's cut off his arm and bandaged up the wound.