The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Robert Kirkman about the current season. WARNING: there are spoilers below, so read only if you've seen Sunday's episode:
Carol killed Karen and David! Will there be repercussions for her actions?
There's definitely going to be huge repercussions coming from that. I don't think Rick anticipated this danger that was inside the prison to be revealed to be someone they were so close with. It was always, "Hey, we've brought in a lot of people; who knows who it could be." But this is someone who's been one of them for a very long time, so the outcome of this is going to be something that none of them have been expecting and none of them could have prepared for. This is going to go in a pretty interesting direction.
How will we see her struggle with the emotional baggage that comes with this decision?
Carol has a lot going on this season. This is a person who has taken her pain and everything she's lived through and turned it into this pragmatic life she's trying to live now. With training these kids, every moment of her life now is about protecting her loved ones and trying to make sure a Sophia never happens to her again in any aspect of her life. In her making this decision and deciding to go through with this horrific act -- and it's something she's thought long and hard about and has decided that it's something that definitely needs to be done -- being aware of the repercussions that can come from that is part of that. She's very prepared and capable of whatever can come from this, and she's ready for it. This is something that really illustrates the evolution of this character and how much of a different person she is now.
What will Rick do with this information? Karen really is the first person he's lost in this new world and is out for blood.
This is the first big leadership thing that falls into his lap. It's really going to weigh on him because this is the exact decision he's been trying to avoid. Now he's put in a position where he's the only person who can handle this because of the circumstances you mentioned. This is really a big test for Rick. What is he going to do? What kind of decisions is he going to make? Is he prepared to step up into a leadership role again in this instance, or is he going to go a different way?
For the full interview click the link above.
No comments:
Post a Comment