Why did Kenny stay behind with Ben?
He had enough time to lock Lee inside the fenced off bit so surely he had enough time to quickly shoot Ben in the head and climb up the ladder with Lee. It might be a little bit mean this way but there's not much point in dying (probably) just so Ben has a couple more seconds of living
It seems so unnecessary, I don't understand why he stuck around. Am I the only one who thought this?
It seems so unnecessary, I don't understand why he stuck around. Am I the only one who thought this?
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Maybe when he said that he was also trying to convince himself not to do it. But when Ben needed his help, he saw it as a chance to kill himself while still serving a purpose to the group.
Maybe?
In the attic, since the group finally had time to rest and think, everything Kenny had done up to that point (the meat locker, wanting Ben dead, never trusting anyone, and just a general loss of humanity) caught up with him, and he finally realized what he had become. He traded his humanity in order to protect his family, but then they died, and he couldn't handle it. He even says (in the Christa version) that Kat would talk to him every night about how selfish and unthoughtful (yes that's a word) he was becoming. He stayed behind with Ben and tried to save him so he could become someone Katjaa could be proud of again, and to make up for all the bad things he'd done trying to survive. For Redemption. He even says Katjaa would want him to do it.
Or maybe he's bad at math, and didn't realize how many walkers there actually were.
In the attic, since the group finally had time to rest and think, everything Kenny had done up to that point (the meat locker, wanting Ben dead, never trusting anyone, and just a general loss of humanity) caught up with him, and he finally realized what he had become. He traded his humanity in order to protect his family, but then they died, and he couldn't handle it. He even says (in the Christa version) that Kat would talk to him every night about how selfish and unthoughtful (yes that's a word) he was becoming. He stayed behind with Ben and tried to save him so he could become someone Katjaa could be proud of again, and to make up for all the bad things he'd done trying to survive. For Redemption. He even says Katjaa would want him to do it.
Or maybe he's bad at math, and didn't realize how many walkers there actually were.
(re reads own statement) on second thought i don't think he could be THAT angry from it. whatever you guys said makes more sence.
He didn't want to do it for himself, he wanted to do it for Ben.
In my own personal opinion...
When he says:
"You don't just end it cause it's hard. You stick it out, and you help the folks you care about."
I think he did exactly that, because he tried to help Ben and he obviously cared for him, especially after what Ben said to Kenny in Episode 5.
And also when Kenny says:
"It's just something I gotta do, you know that"
I think that he was talking about trying to save Ben, and after everything that happened Kenny can't just leave Ben behind, or shoot him and then leave. I think he was saying that he had to at least try to save Ben.
Edit: I agree with what Rock114 Zeruis said as well, him trying to save Ben (or Christa) was sort of redemption for past actions like what he did on Hershel's farm.
"Suicide ain't the answer, I tell you what - Now wait here whilst I walk to my death, Bobby..."
Lol, pretty much this:D
From my pov Kenny was using Ben as an excuse to end things early. To be fair, the guy had been through a lot and suicide is understandable at that point but...the fact that Kenny berates Katjaa moments before walking to his death is what pisses me off.:mad:
There might be a rational explanation for Kenny's behaviour in that moment, but it doesn't make the sequence any less infuriating. Ben was clearly a goner one way or another, and if Lee had shouted something to the effect of "Kenny, I'm bitten, you're the last chance Clem's got", he might have been convinced to escape alongside Lee. It's obvious that Kenny was basically unhinged by that point, even if his wish to save Ben was noble.
My other theory is that Kenny wouldn't give up on Ben, and so he stayed behind with him "You stay around for those you care you don't just end it cause it's hard." I think Kenny finally cared for Ben, and so he stuck it out with him.
The desire to go down fighting as an alternative to direct suicide perhaps?
It's like he says, his outcome would either be helping Ben, who was clearly beyond saving, or seeing Katjaa again.
I guess you can chalk up the end results to writer's convenience either way. I was just giving my interpretation of the Ben ending scenario.
Clementine.