[The Walking Shooter]

She said she saw it fall, she had no reason to lie about that part. I think she came back to pick up Lizzie and Mica, and maybe Daryl, because they were her family and she wouldn't leave without them. Plus if Rick didn't tell anyone about banishing her, she might have felt that she could persuade him to be quite about it. Of course, if she pulled that stunt Rick wouldn't believe her in the first place and would have outed her right there and then.

[The Walking Shooter]

i just wasnt sure because the part about her being out still looking was a lie and i am pretty sure the part about her seeing them run into the woods was a lie too because she looked pretty shocked.....i really love carol in the show....and i disliked her in the comic.....kinda the opposite of andrea lol

I don't think it was a lie. It did seem suspicious that she didn't immediately catch up to Tyreese and Lizzie/Mica, but she could have been held back by some sort of obstacle, thus her miracle appearance when she saved Judith from her near death.

I actually liked comic!Carol a lot. I won't post information about her but I sympathised with her a lot with all the shit she went through. In fact, I would even say I liked her better than TV!Carol, because TV!Carol annoyed me extremely in season2 and still has a few moments of that shining through, whilst with comic!Carol I liked her all the way.

Agreed on Andrea, but lately to me comic!Andrea is getting a bit stale and bitchy.

[The Walking Shooter]

i didnt like carol the first few seasons either but after sophia died i really started to like her..... not quite sure why that is because i missed sophia greatly when she died.  

Carol stepped up for me in season3. She was a lot more productive, useful and active within the group than she was in the previous two seasons. Carrying around a grenade that could accidentally explode and harm others (granted it did save them). Hardly doing anything to look for Sophia but instead making breakfast whilst Rick, Daryl, Andrea, the rest slaved away looking for her. Blaming Rick for Sophia's disappearance. Not turning up at Sophia's funeral. Not trying to help Andrea in the finale (she saw Andrea shoot the zombie which fell on her, but she ran away like the coward she was).

She's definitely more interesting now, but she can also be cold and ruthless, which is a very ugly aspect to have IMO. She thinks she can play God, and wasn't prepared to deal with the consequences of such actions. She also choose the easy way out in telling Tyreese about Karen and David, after killing Lizzie. She did what she needed to do, but I think she should have confessed to Tyreese immediately, especially when he started to beat up Rick. That came across as very sneaky and sly, and I hate those kind of people. Don't get me wrong I like her, but she's definitely a very controversial and flawed character which I think the cast needs more of.

[BigEd]

she told him she had been out looking for goods and had made it back to only see the prison fall.....we know that the first part is a lie but did she see the prison fall? she kinda seemed like she was being honest about that part. like she had tried going back to ask for forgiveness or something and ran away because when she got there it was being attacked. idk

 

Carol most likely heard the battle. A M60 Patton tank firing can be heard for about 20 miles depending on the terrain.

By the time she had got there, she saw walkers everywhere with random people and vehicles fleeing the area.

[The Walking Shooter]

Carol most likely heard the battle. A M60 Patton tank firing can be heard for about 20 miles depending on the terrain.
By the time she had got there, she saw walkers everywhere with random people and vehicles fleeing the area.

Plus, like she said to Tyreese:

"We can't go back to a graveyard".

That said, I think Carol would have been the last person to have seen the prison (depending on where Glenn and Tara are at this point). Like BigEd said, she would have more than likely heard it if she didn't see it if I'm wrong on that area.

[DaniB7]

Up until watching the marathon this weekend, I totally forgot that Carol was in the courtyard area with Tyreese, Daryl and Rick.  I'm with Shooter on this one, she absolutely should have confessed right then and there.  There were several stumbles for Carol this season.  Another one that bothered me was her telling Carl to lie to his dad about what "story time" was really about.  Mmmm....I had another one a minute ago and now it's gone.  Dang!  

 

Anyway, I don't think she lied about seeing the prison fall.  I also think that perhaps Carol was following Tyreese and girls at a safe distance because she didn't know if Rick had had time to tell Tyreese that it was her that killed Karen.  I think once the girls were in imminent danger she had to step in and help no matter the consequences at that point.

 

It's going to be interesting to see how all the decisions she made and things she had to do last season will change her character.  She really seems to be a character that evolves more than others.  

 

And to Nerdy Girl, I've had the same discussion with Shooter.  I'm a much bigger fan of TV Carol vs. Comic Carol!  

[The Walking Shooter]

Up until watching the marathon this weekend, I totally forgot that Carol was in the courtyard area with Tyreese, Daryl and Rick.  I'm with Shooter on this one, she absolutely should have confessed right then and there.  There were several stumbles for Carol this season.  Another one that bothered me was her telling Carl to lie to his dad about what "story time" was really about.  Mmmm....I had another one a minute ago and now it's gone.  Dang!  
 
Anyway, I don't think she lied about seeing the prison fall.  I also think that perhaps Carol was following Tyreese and girls at a safe distance because she didn't know if Rick had had time to tell Tyreese that it was her that killed Karen.  I think once the girls were in imminent danger she had to step in and help no matter the consequences at that point.
 
It's going to be interesting to see how all the decisions she made and things she had to do last season will change her character.  She really seems to be a character that evolves more than others.  
 
And to Nerdy Girl, I've had the same discussion with Shooter.  I'm a much bigger fan of TV Carol vs. Comic Carol!

You know Dani, I never thought about Carol slowly following them in case Rick had told Tyreese. I just figured she had to face several obstacles on her way haha.

Don't get me wrong, I love TV!Carol now. She's totally went against my expectations and she is played by a great actress. But she has done questionable things in the past, and I've never really forgotten how she made me pissed off in the first couple of seasons. That's why I like her better in the comics lol, plus I feel sorry for her a lot more. But that's just me.

[Fenriradra]

Comic Carol is just ... more of a wuss, in plenty of ways, she was pretty difficult to identify with, or empathize for, for me.

 

TV Carol on the other hand, really evokes a lot of empathy - she has enough of a train of logic behind her actions that you can't help but see her anger & frustration at the things the post-ZA world has pushed her to do, and empathize with that.  These are things Comic Carol could never really accomplish.

[Mr. NomNom]

Carol didn't know if Ty knew about her killing people. He was just in a battle the last thing i would want to do is find somebody that might kill me because of something terrible i did...still in battle mode i think.