Still, the scene involves a young child getting shot in the back of the head, so no amount of narrative defense will numb that hard-edged truth, and we apparently have director Mike Satrazemis to thank for keeping that scene from being 10 times more depressing by refusing to show actress Brighton Sharbino’s body falling to the ground.
Strange to think of that as such a laudable decision, but it definitely applicable.
The episode in question was “Grove,” one that still serves as an important piece of Carol’s tragic character development, giving her a chance to step up and do the right thing without a need for glory or recognition, the same as it went in the prison when she killed off the infected survivors.