The Walking Dead: 7 Things That "The Grove" Did Right (And 3 It Didn't)

4. Carol's Humanity

When last we had a good look at Carol, she spent an entire episode remorselessly trying to explain to Rick why going rogue and murdering Karen and David was totally the right thing to do. The sole time that she showed any emotion was when she realised that Rick intended to return to the prison and tell the truth of how Karen and David had died. She even asked him to lie for her. All in all, she didn't come out of that episode looking too great. While some fans dismissed her actions as out of character and therefore irrelevant, others ultimately lost a lot of sympathy for her. If she was going to rejoin the side of the good guys in the second half of the season, Carol was going to have to show some real humanity. Fortunately, in "The Grove," she did. Although she almost certainly would not have been so wracked by guilt if she'd been paired with any adult other than Tyreese, she is quite obviously tormented by the pain that she caused him. Her breakdown over Mika's body was heartbreaking, and tears flowed freely in the homes of many a viewer as Carol shakily drew a gun and implored Lizzie to look at the flowers. There aren't many characters that could make us feel bad for them as they fire on a psychologically troubled little girl, but Carol managed it. She's a person again.