The Walking Dead: 10 Highly Anticipated Moments We'll See In Future Seasons

8. Carol€™s Suicide

An intensely defining moment in the comic€™s Prison arc was when Carol killed herself with the help of a chained-up walker. The Carol from the comics was more socially awkward, dangerously dependent and weak of will. After starting a relationship with Tyreese and losing him to Michonne, Carol begins to unravel, coming on to Lori and offering to marry her and Rick. When rejected she becomes despondent and her need for companionship grows irrational. In one final breakdown, she seduces Hershel€™s young son, Billy, and wanders dazedly into the prison yard where a walker has been chained up for experiments. Carol confesses her loneliness to the walker, saying it is her only friend since no one else trusts her now. She then steps forward and allows it to bite her neck, shuddering with pleasure in the moments before she dies. She passes in Tyreese€™s arms and is put down by Andrea. Her story was short and sad, a fact that Robert Kirkman said belies the fate of such emotionally instable people in apocalyptic scenarios. Carol€™s daughter Sophia still lives in the comics, although she has been largely in the background for the later half of the series. On television, we see a different Carol but with certain similarities. In seasons one and two, she bore more resemblance to comic book Carol, however by the end of season four, TV Carol is less dependent and has grown into a fierce survivor. Still, those shattered and shifting emotional pieces are still part of her and it does not seem a stretch to assume season five or six could see her intentionally spiraling into the arms of some lucky walker. However, in the television re-mix, Beth Greene appears a likely candidate to perish in this manner, having been set up as dependent and uncertain, attempting suicide in late season two. Carol€™s death was a turning point for the group, coming in the books just before the Governor returned for his final vengeance. On the show it would most likely occur somewhere on the road between Washington and Alexandria. Such timing, whether it is Carol or Beth, provides a hard and soul-searching catalyst for the break into the second half of the complete story€™s arc.