How Judith’s Walking Dead Commonwealth Story Improves The Comics
The presence of Judith Grimes in The Walking Dead's live action Commonwealth arc adds a sweet element that Robert Kirkman's original comic books missed out. When it comes to Rick's kids, The Walking Dead has suffered drastically mixed fortunes. On one hand, the decision to kill Carl off — especially when Chandler Riggs had no intention of quitting the role — remains among the show's most questionable creative calls across all 11 seasons. On the other hand, developing Judith into a main character has proven to be a masterstroke. In the comics, Judith tragically dies as an infant while Rick's group are escaping the Governor's prison attack. In AMC's The Walking Dead TV series, Judith survives, and has been portrayed by Cailey Fleming sinceseason 9's time skip.
Since her sudden growth spurt, Judith has unquestionably been one of The Walking Dead's best characters. Blending Rick's sense of justice, Carl's innate kindness, and Michonne's cool mentality (plus a hint of Shane's forthright directness), Judith is a wise head on young shoulders and an archetypal protagonist. If everyone just let her call the shots, everything probably would've gone a whole lot better for Alexandria. Alas, they didn't, and now Judith lives in the Commonwealth under the care of Daryl, having lost a grand total of 4 separate parents across 8 seasons — an impressive rate, even for the zombie apocalypse.
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When Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic books entered their Commonwealth phase, the youngest main characters were Carl Grimes and Sophia, Carol's daughter. Both youngsters were already alive when The Walking Dead's outbreak began, so would have at least some recollection of life
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