Carl Grimes, Rick’s son, died from a walker bite in season eight. He got bit saving a stranger, then shot himself in the head to save his father the pain. Carl was supposed to live forever, but the show had other plans—and fans had a collective meltdown.
Tyreese got bit on the arm, then hallucinated a whole therapy session before dying. He was the show’s gentle giant, so naturally the writers made him talk his way into the afterlife. Anti-climactic? Yes. Poignant? Also yes.
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Andrea spent two seasons making bad decisions. She finally picked a side—then got bit in season three and shot herself. Fans sighed in relief, then felt guilty for it. Andrea: the human equivalent of a dead battery.
Dale Horvath was the moral compass who wore a bucket hat. He got ripped open by a walker in season two. His last words? “I’m sorry.” Sorry for what, Dale? For leaving us with a half-empty jar of pickles and a moral void?
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