The Walking Dead Season 7: Ranking Every Major Character From Worst To Best

19. Carl

The Walking Dead Carl
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There was once a time when Carl was labelled as the worst thing about The Walking Dead, so he's certainly made a lot of progress on that front (it's ever since he ate all the pudding, really).

Like a few characters in Season 7, his arc is largely concerned with revenge, as he sets out on a mission to kill Negan before Rosita's even thought of it. It doesn't work, obviously, but he does at least take out a couple of Saviours in impressive fashion.

Mostly, though, he's used as a tool with which to torture Rick, whether it's Negan threatening to kill him, forcing Rick to cut his hand off (and props to Carl for being prepared to take it), or having a nice cosy dinner with him. There's little there for Carl himself, instead all coming back, as is so often the case, to Rick and (in terms of this season) Negan.

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