The Walking Dead: Every Character Ranked Worst To Best

42. Lori Grimes

Appearances: Season 1-3 (29 episodes).

First off, credit where it's due: Sarah Wayne Callies is so exceptional in Lori's final moments that it almost makes you forget how inconsistent she was during the early days of the series.

Written as a loving mother who'll do anything for her family, but also the key figure in a love triangle that sees her see-saw between conflicted and scheming -- pitting Rick against Shane only to become shocked and appalled when Rick puts his bestie in the ground -- Lori never becomes more than a misused plot device.

Lori had potential to be something great, her death proves that, but she's so erratic she never feels entirely real.