Walking Dead

Chuck33079

For readers of the comic - is Rick actually a decent leader? On the show, I can't for the life of me figure out why people continue to follow him. He completely lost his **** a long time ago, and he makes some truly boneheaded decisions that get his people killed.

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Jordo!

Yes and no. TV Rick is an actor being very actor-y at times and is only as consistent as the staff of writers and directors bother to make him. The end result is that TV Rick just has a different personality than comic Rick (deeper??? probably just the result of a dozen different writers) -- they're kind of just two different guys.

Earlier in the comic Rick was a bit... unstable... like TV Rick to some extent, but for the most part people follow him because he is cunning (even ruthless) and seemingly un-killable. Basically, come hell or high water, he survives. Being on his side means you will probably survive too (of course, life is unpredictable when you've got the dead rising from their graves eating people...).

And not TV character Carol, who went from housewife in abusive marriage to one woman Navy SEAL team un-killable. She hasn't gotten a scratch since season one.

I mean comic Rick gets hurt BAD all the time and just keeps going.



That said, as in the TV show, every now and then, he has someone looking to take him out and take over, so not everyone is happy with him.

Speaking of personality, I hadn't thought of this before, but if you have ever played The Last of Us, Joel's character is a lot like comic Rick.

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