"You Really Have to Consider What He's Been Through": Walking Dead Creator Admits It's Hard to Root for Rick, But He's Not "Despicable"

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"You Really Have to Consider What He's Been Through": Walking Dead Creator Admits It's Hard to Root for Rick, But He's Not "Despicable"
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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead, acknowledged that the difficult decisions Rick Grimes was forced to make – as he sought to keep himself and his loved ones alive following the zombie outbreak – made him a more difficult character to "root for" as the story progressed. However, Kirkman stressed that it was important to judge his protagonist in the proper context of a bitter fight for survival.

Robert Kirkman's "Favorite Thing" About The Walking Dead Comic A Morally Complicated Apocalypse Close While Robert Kirkman implored his readers to consider the factors that led to some of his characters' most shocking actions, he also acknowledged that his creations' increasing alienation from the reader was actually his "favorite thing about the book" at that stage in its publication.

According to Kirkman, Jessie and Ron's deaths were "possibly the saddest and most brutal...in the series." In large part, this was a result of the fact that, in their final seconds, they became just another obstacle to Rick, rather than people he'd sworn to protect.

And how is he repaid when he himself is in trouble a bit later, fighting off the zombie horde to save his son's life? People from all over town come to his aid. He would have left them and their kids to die, but when he is in trouble they all come to help him. He really didn't deserve that. At least Carl and the doctor lady are already saved...so their help is not wasted on just this despicable, selfish man...I used to admire Rick, because he was always there for his people.

In other words, while the fan's intense reaction is justified, it can also be said to be overly harsh toward Rick.

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