Cammy Glover 
The Walking Dead‘s 12-year tenure is coming to a close this fall, and the death of Melissa McBride’s Carol would mark the perfect end for the show’s final season. Although various character-driven spinoffs, anthology series, and the planned Rick Grimes trilogy of films are in full swing, viewers can expect an abundance of walker-related goodness for years to come. However, with expectation comes pressure. The Walking Dead audiences will be looking for blood and guts galore in an epic but satisfying conclusion.
With the show’s final season teasing a Commonwealth war greater than Negan’s, said expectation is at an all-time high. Lance Hornsby’s transition from the Commonwealth’s most approachable friend turned deadliest foe has made for an exciting prospect. The Commonwealth’s sheer size and stature, along with its copious resources in mind, categorize them as undoubtedly the show’s most troublesome prospect to overcome. The final season as a whole has been lacking a clear shock factor and plot armor has been a prevalent theme within the show for a while now and is at an all-time high this season. Due to the series’ most popular and desirable characters facing little to no consequences for their abundance of fatal actions, a major character’s death is needed to raise the stakes.
Carol would certainly fill this void in question. Melissa McBride’s exit from Daryl and Carol’s spinoff certainly adds fuel to the flames. The recent announcement has come as a shock to those who watch the show, but should not be entirely surprising due to the demands it would mean for McBride. A long, strenuous shoot planned in Europe would mean McBride would spend serious time apart from her family, and the logistics simply don’t line up. Although disappointing for those who love the show and her character, McBride’s decision could allow Carol to meet a very different fate in The Walking Dead than was initially planned. With the third act of the final season not coming until October, there is plenty of time for showrunner Angela Kang to find an alternative conclusion to Carol’s arc, and the show ending with her death would be the most emotionally fitting way to end it.
Her on-screen presence has certainly outlived her Walking Dead comic book counterpart, and for good reason. Ever since Carol’s introduction in the first season, she has become a mainstay and developed into one of the most beloved and best-developed characters on the show. Maternal yet malicious, Carol has gradually evolved from a formerly abused wife to a fearless fighter, consistently protecting those under her wing from external threats, whether dead or alive. Hence, The Walking Dead‘s desperate need for a substantial sacrifice and shock means the death of a character of Carol’s magnitude is the only thing that would work. Alongside Daryl, Carol is the show’s longest-serving character, a trait that formerly would’ve ensured her survival until the very end. However, with The Walking Dead‘s final season yet to provide viewers with its inevitable twist, Carol’s extensive existence coming to either a heroic or tragic end would provide the latter.
Carol’s death could also provide Lance with the ultimate moment of villainy needed for a Walking Dead villain. Reminiscent of David Morrisey’s complex and cruel The Governor, The Walking Dead‘s Lance Hornsby is a near-identical reincarnation of the character. Seemingly kind and forgiving at first glance, yet ultimately broken behind closed doors, Lance’s spiral into murder and mayhem could lead to Carol’s demise considering the relationship she shares with him. Carol’s nosy nature has been heavily emphasized this season in The Walking Dead, moving Ezekiel up the queue to receive life-saving surgery the most notable example. This con of Carol’s could give Lance a free license to kill her in a move of motivation or momentary madness.
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