Out of every character in The Walking Dead television and comic book series, it's safe to say that Carl Grimes has been the character that has evolved the most since the beginning. He went from a defenseless little boy that couldn't shoot or protect himself to a cold-blooded killer.
Surprisingly, Carl actually has a nice list of kills. He indirectly killed Dale because he didn't tell anybody about the walker that he saw in the woods and he basically got the zombie free of the mud. He put down the zombified Shane in one of the best scenes in all of season two when Rick thought Carl was pointing the gun at him, but he was actually saving his father. The he had to kill his own mother, Lori, before reanimation. Any character that has to put down their own mother can go through anything, whereas most people would struggle with that.
Lastly, he killed Jody, that kid from Woodbury at the end of season three. Even Hershel wasn't that cold enough to be able to put that kid down. But I think that kid did have busy eyes, meaning that he was putting his gun down but he was looking around to maybe get a shot off or something of that nature. Afterwards, I think Hershel makes it sound like to Rick that Carl did the wrong thing. But I think Carl did the right thing in that situation and he did what he had to do, as he would say.
I think Carl has figured out the rules of the zombie apocalypse where other characters like Hershel have not quite figured it out yet. There is a line between being kind to others and having no choice but to kill.
The question that I've heard the most about Carl is who does he resemble more: Rick or Shane? I would have to say that he behaves more like Shane, although Rick can definitely put characters down if they need to be put down like Dave and Tony at the bar in season two. However, Carl seems to have less trouble pulling the trigger, which may be a conflict between him and Rick because Rick can be too kind at times.
In terms of what I expect to see in season four, I would tend to think that Carl will be just like his comic book counterpart and become even more ruthless, start arguing with Rick a lot and start speaking his mind on important manners. I think he will be one of the most interesting characters to watch in the future.
In addition, Carl will be growing up a lot faster in the television series then in the comic books because in every season of The Walking Dead, Chandler Riggs grows another year older. He's 13 right now, so if The Walking Dead goes to a season seven or eight, Chandler Riggs would 17 or 18 years old. That would be pretty weird to see, but I think he would make for a really good main protagonist at that point if the show does reach that many seasons.
Carl is finally starting to come into his own and not be that annoying, bratty kid from the first two season that made a bunch of stupid mistakes. I can't wait to see the arguments he has with Rick next season and how they don't see eye to eye on anything anymore.
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