The Walking Dead: 10 Great Moments When The Show Ignored The Comic

2. Lizzie And Mika

When millions upon millions of TV viewers were told to "look at the flowers" in season four's "The Grove", it was clear that this show was willing to take chances. Everyone was talking about it. It was the subject of memes, op-ed pieces, raging tweets and who knows what else. The story of Lizzie, a slightly unhinged 11-year old, and her more stable sister, Mika, was present in the comics. In issue #61, Dale's symbolic stepson Ben murdered his little brother Billy. This prompted a group-wide debate about what to do with him, and Carl eventually took action into his own hands and shot him. On the tv series, it was handled in a much more complex way. Lizzie and Mika, two adorable little girls who joined up with the prison crew shortly before the beginning of season four, were a very rich set of characters. Lizzie began to show some odd behavior when she started naming the walkers, and seemed to have a sense of affection for them. Her sister, on the other hand, was a bit more on the up and up. Lizzie took to the art of killing rather nicely, planting a head shot on one member of the Governor's assault group at the prison. We later found out that she intended to wound the invader, hoping that she would become a walker. Lizzie soon fulfilled her role as a stand-in for Ben, and murdered Mika in hopes that she would eventually turn. Because of the way it was handled, Lizzie's motivations for killing Mika became much more credible. Her convictions were much stronger, and Brighton Sharbino was turning out quite a performance. What she was asked to do, even for a seasoned actress, was quite a challenge. But she handled it well, creating a complete arc for one of the most controversial episodes in the show's history.