![]() It’s possible he’d let anyone die to save Carl. He couldn’t keep Lori alive, he had to let Jessie & the whole Anderson family die to protect Carl, the person he cares about the most. If Carl were killed, Rick wouldn’t have just failed as a leader – he would have failed as a father. While the death of any of the captured characters would be huge (aside from maybe Rosita) Rick’s grief would be taken to a whole new level. One of Rick’s primary goals has been to protect his family, which is now limited to Carl and Judith. While The Walking Dead has embraced more of an ensemble cast since its beginning, the show is still centered around Rick, leading a group of survivors. Maybe not “good” in the way of something fun to watch, but good narrative format and emotion.Īnd then there’s how the death would effect Rick. Imagine if they had to watch Carl died, while tied up and helpless. It was a surreal moment of hopelessness, that their search was pointless, and that none of them could really be counted as safe. She ran away, and she was found as a zombie. Think back to the death of Sophia in season two – she wasn’t stabbed, shot, or skewered. While the gang has lost many adults in war or walker herds, losing a boy to a bat-swinging maniac is its own kettle of fish. Carl has grown up a lot over the course of the show, but he is still very much a kid. As gut-wrenching as many of the deaths on The Walking Dead have been, the death of a child is almost always going to have more gravity to it. Those latter three also provide evidence as to what hits hardest about the show – the death, and how no one is immune, not even children. But it’s not out of the realm of possibility – we’ve seen leads die before, including deaths of younger people like Beth, Sophia, and the two Samuels Sisters. Being a main character, especially the son of the show’s protagonist, gives him some understandable immunity from the death that’s stricken a lot of characters. But it is two instances of him defying the odds and staying alive. Both elements are taken from the comics, and it’s not that his survival is totally unbelievable. He was shot back in season 2, bringing the gang to the barn, and in this past season he’s lost an eye. If we’re being honest, Carl’s gotten away with a lot. If someone has to be dead, there’s one death that will crush Rick more than anything, changing the feel and dynamic of all the characters. But The Walking Dead can’t coast off killing side-characters forever, hence Negan’s bloody arrival. For a show that’s prided itself on spontaneous deaths and emotional blows, Rick has always been able to protect his son, even as he gets shot in the face. He’s had three love interests, an infant daughter, and a host of village people by his side, but above all of that, he has always had his son Carl. Since the first episode, Rick Grimes has had one specific thing to fight for – his family. And out of the 11 main characters that could have been taken out, what would it mean for the show moving forward? The show runners purposefully made it an ambiguous ending, giving fans ample time to argue and debate about who’s head just had a violent encounter with villainous Negan and his trusty bat Lucille. It’s hard to say exactly who was killed in The Walking Dead’s season six finale. ![]()
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