Summary
- Many characters in The Walking Dead had mental breakdowns due to the traumatic post-apocalyptic world.
- Lizzie’s mental state worsened, leading to her killing her sister Mika, resulting in Carol having to shoot her.
- A fan theory suggests Lizzie’s encounters with The Whisperers influenced her belief that “walkers” were still people.
It’s no surprise how many characters from The Walking Dead had complete mental breakdowns due to how severe and traumatic their living environment was. Trying to exist in a post-apocalyptic world where, if it wasn’t the “walkers” trying to eat you, it was other survivors trying to kill you, was more than a challenge, even for the show’s most robust characters. However, for The Walking Dead‘s children, trying to figure everything out while being scared to death could be even harder, and for Lizzie and her sister Mika, the already torturous apocalypse got much worse indefinitely.
One of The Walking Dead‘s most heartbreaking scenes was witnessing the deaths of Lizzie, played by Brighton Sharbino, and Mika, played by Kyla Kenedy. Not only because they were kids, but because their lives were cut so short and, in that time, the pair faced the horrors of watching their father die at the prison and the demise of the group due to the Governor’s sadistic actions. Left in the care of Carol, the two girls were in safe hands, but Lizzie’s mental state was a constant worry. Things finally came to a head when, after the events at the prison, Carol, Lizzie, Mika, Tyresse, and Judith discovered an idyllic cottage located in a pecan grove, and their apocalyptic fairy tale came to a nightmare end.
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The Walking Dead Fan Theory Suggests Lizzie Talked With the Whisperers
It’s safe to assume that most people don’t want to see the death of a child, but this was something that The Walking Dead didn’t shy away from. Due to Lizzie’s belief that “walkers” were still people whom she would feed even live rats too, her delusional mental state took a steep decline when the small group settled at the quaint cottage surrounded by pecan trees. Despite Carol trying to make Lizzie see that the zombies weren’t actually alive, Lizzie wanted to prove her wrong and killed her sister Mika to watch her turn. In an incredibly difficult scene, Carol had to shoot Lizzie as she believed there was no way back from her actions, laying the foundation for Carol’s most famous quote, “Look at the flowers.”
Over on Reddit, a Walking Dead fan has come up with a wild theory that links Lizzie to the show’s Whisperers. Posted by Prize-Blood-3054, their theory is that Lizzie, at some point, had met with the ruthless group of survivors, led by Alpha and her second-in-command Beta, who wore the skins of the dead as clothing, allowing them to pass through roamer herds unnoticed. This hypothesis then suggests that this is how Lizzie got the idea that “walkers” could talk and were still some form of their human self. While many of the comments in the post think that this theory is a pretty good one, most believe that Lizzie had a serious mental health disorder, and it wasn’t the result of encountering The Whisperers.
One commenter replied, “I love this theory, but the Whisperers were by Maryland (assuming they’re not far from AHK or the Sanctuary) and the prison was in Georgia.”, while another countered this argument by stating that there could have been more Whisperers scattered in different areas. Another fan of the show said that they were disappointed that Lizzie was killed off before The Whisperers were introduced as it would have been fascinating to watch her behavior. This particular theory ties back to Morgan, who says he sees “people wearing dead people’s faces”, which could have also been a possible connection to The Whisperers, rather than him having a mental break. However, The Whisperers were introduced to The Walking Dead comics in 2014, while season three of episode 12 aired in 2012.
The Walking Dead is currently streaming on Netflix, with season two of The Walking Dead: Dead City airing sometime this year.
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The Walking Dead
- Release Date
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2010 – 2022
- Network
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AMC
- Showrunner
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Frank Darabont, Angela Kang, Scott M. Gimple, Glen Mazzara
Source: Reddit