The Walking Dead: 10 Toughest Decisions So Far

5. What About Duck? (Around Every Corner)

It never works out well for kids in The Walking Dead. Well, apart from Clem, but we don't need to get into all that again. So it should come as no surprise, but plenty of tragedy, when Kenny's son finally sucumbs to the zombie bite he received in the previous episode. What's significantly tougher is making your mind up on what to do next. You can leave Kenny to kill his own son before he reanimates, thus either giving him closure or a horrifically scarring experience that will haunt him for the rest of his days. You can shoot Duck yourself, thus absolving Kenny of the responsibility...but, well, you have to kill a kid. Or you can just leave Duck to come back as a walker, which seems pretty mean but means nobody has to SHOOT A CHILD IN THE HEAD. There's a Sophie's Choice for you. Or Lee's Choice, I guess. Although he has had worse...
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