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Neutronman67 · 04-05-2013, 09:15 PM

Do you think Carlton was paranoid and overreacting in the episode where will gets shot by a thef when they were going out camping, it just seemed out of his character to be acting like a crazy man ?

*ROGER* · 04-06-2013, 11:05 AM

Will is the one who got shot when he was with Carlton at an ATM. They weren't out camping.

Jason75 · 07-31-2021, 10:32 PM

I didn't like Carlton in that episode.

Old School · 09-06-2021, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by *ROGER*

Will is the one who got shot when he was with Carlton at an ATM. They weren't out camping.

Carlton went off in the hospital room flipping Will's food and table in the air...

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Summary

While withdrawing some money from ATM for a night out, Will and Carlton are attacked by a robber, who ends up shooting Will. The whole family comes to check on Will in the hospital and are left traumatized, especially Carlton, who feels that the justice system he depends on has failed him. He considers taking an extreme measure: buying a revolver.

Plot

Will, Carlton and Philip are leaving for a camping trip. However, after ruining a life raft Carlton had in advance for the trip, Will his cousin money for a replacement. They go to an ATM, but a robber shows up with a gun. Carlton reaches out for some more money, but the robber assumes that he has a gun, shooting him. Will pushes Carlton out of the line of fire and is instead hit by the bullet himself. At the hospital, the whole family is variously worried about Will and upset by what happened to him. Carlton is the most deeply affected by the experience and reveals to Will that he bought a gun for self-protection. Will convinces Carlton to hand it over and reminds him that he saved his life. Once Carlton leaves, Will sitting in his hospital bed as he opens the chamber of the gun to find there are bullets inside and breaks down in tears, which shows how scared he was that the shot could have paralyzed or killed him.

irehtman · 09-13-2021, 10:43 AM

What a losing idiot Carlton is for messing up, TBH, IMO...

04-05-2013, 09:15 PM	#1
Neutronman67 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 23, 2013 Location: Sarasota Posts: 2,538	Carlton's Attitude in the Gun Episode Do you think Carlton was paranoid and overreacting in the episode where will gets shot by a thef when they were going out camping, it just seemed out of his character to be acting like a crazy man ?

04-06-2013, 11:05 AM	#2
ROGER Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 05, 2007 Location: United States Posts: 2,776	Will is the one who got shot when he was with Carlton at an ATM. They weren't out camping.

07-31-2021, 10:32 PM	#3
Jason75 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2021 Location: Ohio Posts: 31	I didn't like Carlton in that episode.

09-13-2021, 10:43 AM	#5
irehtman Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 15, 2013 Location: Montgomery County, Maryland Posts: 4,826	What a losing idiot Carlton is for messing up, TBH, IMO...