Hershel is pretty religious, as is alot of the current comic book so if I were you, I'd get use to certain characters behaving this (life is precious) way. He just had his spiritual awakening or w/e over Michonne when he was reading to Beth and Maggie, and that cross at the end could be a hint thats where things are headed.
Also people need to relax about certain plots being left open, they are obviously going to pick them all back up. Governor will be back with a new and more appropriate army of killers I'm sure, he's learned not to rush in, he'll bring seige weapons like tanks this time. The Carl thing will be adressed etc.
It'd be cool if next season they kill off the Governor half way through and spend the last part of the season having to go back on the road. Kirkmans already said the being use to walkers thing will also come back to bite them, literally. Maybe what Milton said will play a part, they are starving but much slower. Perhaps as they starve they will become more ravenous.
Honestly heres my only complaint, I want more weather. It seems like it barely rains, and I'd love to see snow rather than just skipping over winters. Natural disasters would also be awesome. Georgia is a part of Tornado alley isn't it? I'd love to see them have to take shelter from a Tornado and watch it ripping apart walkers.