One can only act based on the lines and scenes given to them.......Up until this point, Carl has been nothing more than the growing son of Rick........Give him a break
Baloney. He says every line, in every scene with the same monotonous tone. His face never changes. Doesn’t matter if he’s asking someone where his father is or pleading for his life. It’s the same. Gimme a break. Horrible.
*But*, had he been allowed to live, he was to be the linchpin to the new saga of Negan in the cell.
For all I know, now that Negan’s future chat buddy is gone, they may kill him, too.