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What character leaving a show made it less interesting or entertaining? (kbin.social)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Carl leaving The Walking Dead destroyed the entire meaning of the show, hear me out:

The main character in that show was Rick and the main motivation of the show wasn't just "to survive" it was basically in a world that fucked up, Rick trying to keep his son alive and bringing him up in a decent way.

Rick's quest to do that was the backbone of the entire story. Carl is its moral centre.

So the philosophical meta question is: does life still have meaning, is there a point to the human race continuing to struggle after the end of civilization, can we survive? And the plot embodies that with the question can Rick keep Carl safe? Can Carl grow up?

Carl dies. The answer is no. End of series as far as I'm concerned.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I agree although I am not sure Chandler Riggs was up to it

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