(03-22-2018 05:31 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  The show appears to be drifting far away from the comic. Obviously with Carl's death, but Carl and Rick capture Negan, seeing Negan taken prisoner by Jadis looks like the story turns even further from the comic. I guess she could always turn Negan over to Rick for a chance to join his community. It also appears the show jumped ahead skipping the next comic villains "The Whispers".

Show runners are setting expectations high for season finale which will include the final battle with the saviors, introduction of new characters and potentially some departures from The Hilltop. It sounds like going their own way, maybe Morgan's departure.

Thats just what the show does. For instance, there is no Daryl in the comic. Daryl just proved to be really popular and they have kept him around. In terms of story lines, they tend to have Daryl carry out story lines that actually belong to different characters in the comic. My guess is they will do the same thing with Carl. Any Carl story line that significantly affects the overall show narrative will get picked up by another character. Since Daryl doesnt exist in the comic--AND he is a major character in Ricks TV group---he probably will end up being the favored vehicle for most of Carls key story lines.

It doesnt really matter---but the comic book fans have always assumed that Carl is the "writer". But since Rick met up with Carl and Daryl at the same time after the plague---Daryl could be the "story teller" for the TV show.