her cold exterior." For the character, it becomes about "her figuring out this world, and it will also coincide with her recognizing her place, within herself, and knowing then, what she's going to do about it", Debnam-Carey said. In the second season, Alicia tries to connect with the voice of another survivor, which gives her "a sense of normalcy", Fred Topel wrote for Rotten Tomatoes. "She's only just coming to terms with a lot of the information and events that have taken place", Debnam-Carey said. "She's tried to take the initiative and do something helpful", and having been a short amount of time since the outbreak, "you don’t suddenly relinquish those habits of just wanting a connection with someone". Liszewski said Alicia yearned to "hang on to any last bit of humanity that she could find", and after her mistake was confirmed, she "wasted no time stepping up and taking full responsibility" and "went to work setting things right". She becomes a "young woman who is growing more confident by the day", proving "on multiple occasions that she won't sit idly by while a group of adults decide her fate". Forced to grow up quickly, Alicia has had to "face some harsh realities", and has also "taken a direct stand against her mother" several times, staying resolute "in what she thought was best." Debnam-Carey said, "It's the first time she’s been able to step into that leadership role ... and proving herself as an equal." Alicia "starts to think what's important is what's in front of you". Her dynamic with her mother has been "filled with tension for a long time, because of the fact that Nick has been running off, and fueled by Travis becoming part of the family, and the two of them finally come head-to-head." In his review of the third season's "This Land is Your Land", David Zapanta of Den of Geek described Alicia as "bold but not fearless, brave but vulnerable, elated yet in mourning", and "at her most vulnerable". She is "the flip side of [Nick and Troy's recklessness], thinking before she acts", while "her choices weigh heavily on her." "Killing the living—even in the name of the greater good—has killed something vital in Alicia that she will likely never get back", Zapanta wrote. She knows "that safety is an illusion ... so it makes sense that she’s striking off by herself", now "more