10 Terrible CGI Moments That Almost Ruined The Walking Dead

7. Denise's Eyeball

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Abraham's iconic death from The Walking Dead comics was always going to be one of the most difficult to translate over to the small screen. Taking an arrow to the eye whilst enjoying an otherwise peaceful walk, in the show this death was given to Denise and the end result was... a mixed bag.

Pushing aside for a second that The Walking Dead's worst habit of suddenly giving a character a huge focus in an episode only to kill them off by the time the hour's over was in full swing here, fans also didn't react well to Denise receiving Abe's pivotal death because of the awkward way it was shot.

The practical effect on the eye was admittedly well done in the few images it was visible, but it's the shot of Denise staring at Daryl and Rosita while the unconvincing CGI arrow awkwardly sticks out like a sore thumb that's so bad.

The slow-mo reactions which followed didn't help make the death feel any less comical either, and after seeing how gruesome the team can make facial injuries look when they want to (just look how messed up Glenn was after going seven rounds with Lucille), this CGI arrow feels far too slap-dash for such an iconic and anticipated moment.

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