The Walking Dead: 50 Greatest Deaths So Far

And just like that, the sixth season of The Walking Dead has come to a brutal close, bringing a critically-acclaimed run of episodes to an end that has left fans stunned and forever changed the game going forward.

Throughout its run, the series has only continued to rack up losses, putting Rick Grimes and company through a ringer that has seen the deaths of family members, friends, foes, and random souls time and again. With such a massive cast of characters big and small, each new death in the series has always brought with it the potential to bring fans to tears, get them to cheer, or even leave them speechless and in shock over what they've witnessed.

With the sixth season proving to be the series' deadliest yet, let's take the opportunity now to update last year's look at the 50 best deaths the show has had since kicking off in 2010 to see how this year's losses stack up to those of seasons past. From emotional send-offs of beloved characters to visually memorable ends for minor characters, the whole spectrum of The Walking Dead's list of casualties is represented here, with the exception of deaths that have been relayed exclusively in dialogue, such as Duane and Lilly, and the unspecified loss that closed out this season.

Keeping all that in mind, be warned that extreme spoilers lay ahead