near the end of the year zombie In season four, emotionally unstable child Lizzie murdered her sister Mika, leading to one of the saddest ending scenes ever. It’s no secret that horror movies and shows – and popular culture in general – tend to shy away from killing children. Even lovers of the gory horror genre can sometimes get annoyed by the deaths of children on screen, and that will almost certainly annoy those who are already annoyed. For most, it’s just natural instinct, as killing one or more children is one of the most traumatic consequences imaginable.
The disgust at scenes of children dying in movies and television shows is somewhat similar to most people’s disgust at the sight of a dog or cat being killed, as children and pets are often seen as too much. innocent to suffer such a fate. This is actually what makes some horror writers decide to kill children in their stories, as the general taboo surrounding it can get their work noticed, even if sometimes for the sake of other things. negative reasons.
zombie Incredibly, during its ten seasons, they willingly kill children, although minors are still more likely to survive than adults. But for Lizzie Samuels and her sister Mika, zombie By making the child both the killer and the victim, he was able to deliver a punch.
The Walking Dead: Why Lizzie Killed Mika in Season 4
join the cast zombie In the first episode of season four, Lizzie Samuels lives with her father, Ryan, and younger sister Mika, in a prison run by the Rick Grimes group. Ryan was eventually bitten by the undead and died, but in his final words he asked Carol to take care of his girls and Lizzie to take care of Mika. People think he meant it, not how Lizzie did it. Lizzie acts a little “out of place” at first, especially towards walkers, who she believes will talk to her and be as intelligent as humans.
When this drags on to the point where Lizzie doesn’t want the pedestrians killed and seems to consider them friends, Carol becomes worried and tries to make sense of her. Things continued to escalate, and although Lizzie appeared somewhat understanding, her attachment to the walker continued. Dependent zombie In episode four “The Little Woods”, Lizzie loses her mind and stabs her sister Mika, but not because she hates her. Instead, she thinks Mika will be a friendly pedestrian, proving they’re no different from humans. Carol and Tyrese are horrified to discover Lizzie standing on Micah’s corpse, and things take a turn for the worse when Lizzie tells her that she was planning to kill baby Judith Grimes, too.
When Lizzie became an imminent threat to those around her and had no other choice, Carol led her into a field of flowers and shot her in the back of the head. While it’s hard to refute Carol’s logic, it’s still heartbreaking because Lizzie has never done anything to make her sick, and sometimes, the normal girl living inside her shines. However, once she decides to kill Mika, it becomes clear that her instability is too dangerous to deal with, especially in an apocalypse when proper mental health treatment isn’t really an option. select.