The Walking Dead
EveryThe Walking Deadfan has their favorite character , and for many , it is Carl Grimes . While at first he was just a kid stress to survive in a world go haywire , Carl matured into a capable fighter and an important plus to the squad . for certain , he made error along the style , but he more than made up for them with his kindness and hopeful optimism . It ’s graspable why fan were outraged whenCarl was prematurely killed offThe Walking Deadin time of year 10 , despite his grapheme living on in theTWDcomic universe .
TWDshowrunnerScott M. Gimple explain the reason for Carl ’s death , stating that it was an crucial part of the overall story . Even so , Carl ’s decease was unmanageable for fan of both the television series and the comic books to accept . It became even harder when another character ’s story start to closely resemble Carl ’s from the comics : Henry Sutton .
Henry Took Over Carl’s TWD Plotlines
He Becomes A Blacksmith Apprentice & Befriends Lydia
Henry Sutton ’s first appearance was inThe Walking Dead , season 7 , episode 2 , " The Well " . A resident of the Kingdom , 10 - year - old Henry was a sensible tyke who was looked after by his honest-to-goodness brother , Benjamin . When Benjamin was pop by one of the Saviors , Henry became obsessed with retaliate his death . Henry was amazingly adept at killing , although he never enjoy it . Eventually , he wasadopted by Carol and Ezekiel .
Since Carl ’s character had been killed off in the TV show , the Creator had to find someone else to fill his brake shoe .
Once Henry ’s character was established , the role he would serve inTWDbecame watch glass clear . In season 8 , Henry takes an apprenticeship in Hilltop to learn the blacksmithing trade from Earl , result his family behind in the Kingdom . reader ofThe Walking Deadcomics would straightaway recognize this plotline , asit was Carl who in reality became the blacksmith learner in the comic account book . However , sinceCarl ’s character had been stamp out off in theTWDTV show , the Divine had to line up someone else to fill his shoes .
AMC ’s The Walking Dead was inspired by the successful comic series , but despite follow the same story , the TV show makes some major changes .
From that tip on , Henry would go on to fill in for Carl in other major plots of season 8 and 9 . In theTWDcomics , Carl was the one who befriended Lydia and help to rescue her from the Whisperers , while Henry does this on the show . The major difference between them is that in the end , Henry was capture by the Alpha and murdered .
Why Henry Provoked The Ire Of The TWD Fandom
Many Thought He Was A Poor Replacement For Carl
The fan reaction to Henry once they recognise what his role would be onThe Walking Deadwas infringe , to put it mildly . With Carl being not only an important character in the strip but also on the show , fans were not thrilled with seeing someone else try out to make full his shoes . However , theTWDTV series still had some major storylines to carry out , and they require to make a graphic symbol who could do that .
It really was n’t until actor Matt Lintz took over as teenager Henry thatTWDwatchers really begin to detest him . Some seemed to still be salty over the show kill off Carl , especially when he had just evolved into a more likable character . Others thought that Henry was too much of a lovesick puppy , and that he moved on too chop-chop from having feeling for Enid to being entrance with Lydia .
Fans of the show were so annoyed with Henry that they pack to online forum to voice their displeasure for the quality . OneReddit posterdescribed Henry as a “ simp , ” and yetanotherdubbed him “ the worst . ” Still , others argued that Henry was roleplay like any normal teen would — making mistakes and look at with the consequences being par for the course .
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Why Henry Doesn’t Deserve The Hate
It’s Not His Fault He Wasn’t Carl
However rooter might sense about him taking over Carl ’s story in the comics , Henry has get perhaps an unfair amount of critique . Theshow actually did a decent business of setting up the part in the offset . As a 10 - class - former , Henry was an innocent kid who face up to his big brother , and was devastated by Benjamin ’s death . He rapidly latched onto Carol as a female parent anatomy , foreshadowing his adoption by her and Ezekiel later on inTWD . And yes , he messed up when he lease his emotions get the better of him , just as any child ( and even some adults ) would .
Even Carl got his part of hatred from the fandom at one peak .
The truth is that many fans dislike Henry simply because he was n’t Carl . Ironically , as manyTWDviewers may remember , even Carl got his share of hatred from the fandom at one peak . Carl ’s cruel words to Carol about thedeath of her girl Sophiawere unforgivable . He was also pinned as being indirectly responsible for Dale ’s demise in season 2 . Of naturally , Carl evolve over time to redeem himself for the wrongs he ’d committed , while Henry was kill off before he had that chance .
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In regards to Henry as a character , it all really comes down to a affair of pre - existing prejudice . In light , some fans were so hang up on the fact that Henry was filling in for Carl ’s plot in the comic books that they would n’t even give him a prospect to be his own soul . Living in the tail of a buff - favourite fictional character is n’t easy , and Henry was doomed from the start .
Why Henry’s Death Was A Good Thing
Fans Would Never Accept Him & He Served His Purpose
Much to the delectation of his hater , Henry was killed in theTWDseason 9 finale . Just when he and Lydia were back safe behind the Kingdom ’s walls , the Whisperers somehow managed to capture Henry along with a mathematical group of others from the Kingdom . Siddiq was then force to watch asHenry was decapitated by Alpha after she infiltrated the fair . His reanimated head word was spike on a pike , and later taken down and put out of its misery . Lydia mourn his end , and paid tribute to Henry by commit the Hilltop medal he ’d establish to her at the site where his head had been displayed .
Regardless that some fan were glad to see their least favorite eccentric killed offThe Walking Dead , Henry ’s dying was actually always inevitable . The creators had to know from the start that he would n’t stick around , since he would never be accept by the fans as Carl ’s replacement . Of of course , Henry filling in for Carl was belike never meant to be long - full term , anyway . He ’d fulfilled his purpose to move the Whisperers and Lydia ’s storyline forward , and that was enough .
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