The Walking Dead Season 4: 5 Things That Should Not Happen Next

3. Carol Didn't Do It

While the first half of Season 4 had its fair share of plot twists, none were so controversial as that of Carol's. When she came out and admitted to Rick in the third episode that she was the person who had killed Karen and David, Rick was shocked. So was I. So, probably, were you. In fact, some people were so very shocked (and indignant) at the turn of events that they rose up in defense of Carol, formulating plenty of detailed and thoughtful theories to explain how Carol could have absolutely not committed the crime. The most popular of these theories is that her young ward Lizzie did the actual killing and that Carol is covering for her. It's a nice theory, and it is certainly more palatable to long-time fans of the character than for her to have cold-bloodedly killed anybody. Unfortunately, however, the theory doesn't really hold up to logic. It isn't at all inconceivable that Carol would lie to protect the young girl, but Carol had to know that nobody at the prison would have actually harmed Lizzie. Not even the apoplectic Tyreese would have pulled his hammer on her. She is a child with developmental problems; of course she would have been safe from retribution. Also, it's doubtful that Lizzie would have the strength and access to murder two adults, drag their bodies outside, and set them both on fire. Furthermore, for Carol to willingly enter into exile with the knowledge that a killer was still free in the prison would be far worse of a character assassination that her role as Karen's and David's murderer could have ever been. For the show to go back in the second half of the season and invalidate the murder mystery that took up a decent chunk of the first would be completely inorganic from a storytelling point of view. Carol committed these murders; the rest of the season--and her inevitable reappearance--should focus on the repercussions of the crime rather than try to retroactively rewrite an entire plot.