I wish he made it till the end
We often talk about Carl, Beth or Glenn. But Tyreese's death broke me. His sendoff episode was a great one. I've just rewatched it and it just hits me in the feels. It was such a great representation of his PTSD. A few episodes earlier, Tyreese & Rick are burying Bob outside the church and Rick asks Tyreese what happened to him on his way to Terminus, to which Tyreese replies "It killed me". Rick says "No, it didn't".
Tyreese had seen too much, and he was quite sensitive. But I truly think it could've been a strength if he made it. I really love 5x09, but I'm wondering : "what if he lived through this ?". Him adaptating to a new life without his arm, but it could've worked since they find Alexandria not too long after.
I would've liked to see him dealing with Negan. Witnessing Glenn dying. Fighting in the war after Sasha's sacrifice. Would he be willing to join Rick on the "mercy" philosophy or would he side with Daryl & Maggie on the Negan situation ?
Him fighting Beta would've also been so cool. Being there for Carol after she lost Henry. Being brought back to their shared trauma of Lizzie & Mika. Watching over Judith again after Michonne's departure. Then when Maggie gets back, the whole Negan-Maggie angle could be a nice reflection on Tyreese's history with Carol (even though both situations had very different circumstances).
In the end, what hits me the most is that both Sasha & Tyreese kinda "gave up" in the end