Carl Grimes
give me a character || @bcthgreene
and I’ll break their ass down:
How I feel about this character
It still breaks my heart to think about what the show did with Carl. This kid was the future, and I know that they’re taking that arc and giving it to Judith now, and don’t get me wrong I adore Judith and what they’re doing with her, but Carl’s loss, and the way he was lost, and the reason he was lost (to give Rick a reason to keep Negan alive *sighs*) and just… everything surrounding his death was such a missed opportunity and such a disappointment after seeing Carl grow and mature and knowing what this kid was supposed to mean for the future.
All the people I ship romantically with this character
This poor boy barely knew anyone in his age range growing up lol, I think really just Enid. (And Marco, bc @shootfortherightreasons has gotten into my head on that one :P )
My non-romantic OTP for this character
I really adored Carl’s relationship with Michonne, they had such a great dynamic. Their interactions were actually what got me to start liking Michonne after not being much of a fan throughout most of season three.
My unpopular opinion about this character
So, this is going back but I honestly never had an issue with Carl’s character?? Back in the early seasons I remember him being widely disliked –– the way a lot of kid characters are disliked, I guess. People complaining about him being a kid who, you know, occasionally did kid-like things, flipping out for “being reckless and getting Dale killed,” and hoping for him to be killed off, and… I’m not sure that opinion even largely flipped until he actually died. But, even in the early seasons, I always enjoyed him and liked watching this kid learning to adapt and survive in this new world.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
That he didn’t die. Or, failing that, I wish he’d been given a better and more meaningful death. I just… hate that he was killed by a stray Walker in a pointless fight that he should’ve known better than to walk into. He deserved a lot better than that.








