Carol Peletier (TV Series)

"The only thing that keeps you from becoming a monster is killing."

- Carol to Sam Anderson

Carol Peletier is a main character and survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. During the initial outbreak, she evacuates with her abusive husband, Ed, and her daughter, Sophia, to Atlanta. They eventually join a camp of survivors. In the events following her daughter's disappearance, Carol forms a close, loving bond with fellow survivor, Daryl Dixon. After discovering that her daughter was bitten and reanimated, Carol, now the last surviving member of her family, gradually builds inner strength, becoming increasingly proficient with weapons. She also gains medical experience through Hershel Greene's assistance. She later becomes the parental guardian of Lizzie and Mika after the death of their father, albeit briefly. Carol is currently the only known remaining female survivor of the original Atlanta group.

Personality
At the outset of the series, Carol is introverted and soft-spoken, though often meek and defenseless, particularly when it comes to facing her abusive husband, Ed. She remains fiercely protective over her daughter Sophia, attempting to shield her from the various dangers of their surroundings. After Ed is beaten half to death, Carol rebels against her husband's wishes for Sophia to spend time with him and begins to participate in group activities alone with their daughter. Due to Ed's loss, Carol slowly begins to empower herself. After Sophia's death, she begins to stand up for herself and gains more independence, while strengthening her bonds with the group. She is shown during season two to be a devout Christian, frequently praying for the well-being of herself and Sophia. She fervently holds onto her beliefs even after Sophia's death, insisting that her daughter is in heaven.

Starting in the third season and more prominently in the fourth season, Carol later obtains a pro-active and pragmatic stance when she secretly kills two sick members of the group in an attempt to prevent a deadly disease from spreading and shows little remorse over the deed, claiming that it was necessary. Rick Grimes deems Carol's actions morally questionable and exiles her. Later, Carol confesses to Tyreese Williams, the boyfriend of Karen (one of the two ill members she kills), that she is responsible for the deaths and gains the forgiveness of Tyreese. When Lizzie's psychotic tendencies escalate to the extent of killing her younger sister, Mika, Carol feels obligated to kill her in order to protect her group: herself, Tyreese, and Judith. The difficult choices Carol makes to stay alive leave her emotionally wounded as a result. In the fifth season, her resourcefulness is exemplified when she wipes out of the cannibalistic death compound, Terminus, where the other survivors are held captive, saving them all from potential death. Doing so, she regains the respect and praise of Rick. Despite her initial hesitation to rejoin the newly established group permanently, she eventually welcomes the idea, she and is seen as leader during the group's separation on their journey to Washington, D.C. Carol is revealed to be agnostic by the fifth season, revealing that she is no longer sure if she believes in God or the afterlife.

Carol's development has revealed her to be highly intelligent, cunning, objective, and resourceful, serving as a reliable confidant and counselor to Rick, typically advising the most cerebral and analytical approach. She is not afraid to take matters into her own hands and is shown to be prepared to kill anyone whom she views as a threat. She is also a brilliant liar, as she is able to convince the entire town of Alexandria that she is a meek, incompetent old lady in an attempt to mask her much more savvy and skeptical personality. She still retains her sanity and her emotions of sympathy, but Carol will always take the logical route at any cost. Carol is occasionally shown to be extremely cold and cruel, as shown when she threatens to leave Sam for the Walkers if he tells of her presence in the gun gallery and coldly telling him to move on after his abusive father's death. She also threatens and attempts to kill Morgan for getting in her way of killing Owen, the leader of the Wolves, despite the latter being confined and restrained. Carol is shown to be similar to Rick in the sense that both are now unwilling to take chances when it comes to dealing with human threats and show an enthusiastic desire to kill them without hesitation.

Southern United States
Before the outbreak, Carol lived down south where she eventually met a man named Ed Peletier. He was initially charming enough for her to date and eventually marry. However, his true nature would be revealed throughout the course of their marriage. She was a housewife, she and fiercely looked after their daughter, Sophia, by nurturing and providing her with comfort while Ed consistently neglected her.

Throughout their marriage, she and her daughter were victims of verbal and physical abuse. Because of her restrained independence, she remained hesitant to inform any outsiders of the situation. During a conversation with Rick in the Season 4 episode "Indifference", Carol mentions that Ed drank often and that she had gotten her shoulder dislocated several times due to Ed's abuse. She learned how to heal it via the internet, being too embarrassed of continuously having to return to the hospital, only to make the excuse that she had fallen down the stairs.

She once took Sophia to a shelter in Atlanta in an attempt to get away from Ed, but after a day and a half, they went back to him. After they went back, Ed beat them both very badly.

During the outbreak, she, Sophia, and Ed travel toward Atlanta, which was supposedly a safe-zone. They later meet Shane, Lori, and Carl while on the road. Carol tries to give some food to them, but Ed stopped her, saying that they would not have enough for themselves. They eventually formed a campsite outside the outskirts of Atlanta, along with other survivors, sometime after the city was napalmed by the military.

"Tell It to the Frogs"
Carol, together with Sophia and Ed, was first seen watching Rick and the others coming out from the truck from their mission at Atlanta. At night, when the survivors are resting around dimly lit campfires, Ed attempted to make his fire bigger, stating that its cold. Shane asked him to put it out, stating that the light and smoke may attract any walkers lurking around. Ed finally gave in and ordered Carol to dim the fire to embers. The next morning, Carol was cleaning Rick Grimes's clothes for him, stating that was the best she could do, especially without a real washing machine, and Rick thanked her.

Later, Carol was doing laundry at the quarry with Andrea, Amy, and Jacqui, joking about what they missed. When Andrea said that she missed her vibrator, Carol looked at her husband, then back at the women and whispered "Me, too," prompting laughter to explode from the women. The laughter drew Ed over, who orders them to stop and do the laundry. Andrea, fed up by Ed's attitude, said that if Ed doesn't like the way laundry's done, he could do it himself, tossing his clothes at him. Ed threw it back at Andrea roughly, starting up an argument. Ed demanded for Carol to come with him. Jacqui then made a remark to Ed, proving that she and everyone else knew how Ed abused her in private. Carol was then submissive to Ed, but Andrea told Carol that she didn't have to go. Carol then began to resist, to which Ed responded with a slap to her face, drawing blood from her lip. Andrea and Jacqui, both upset, pushed Ed away as Amy held Carol in her arms. Shane, who was observing the situation from a distance, was enraged with what he has just witnessed. He approached Ed and beat him senseless, threatening him to not ever lay a violent hand on his wife or daughter or that next time, he wouldn't stop hitting. Carol was upset from the beating and tended to her husband, weeping and apologizing.

"Vatos"
Carol was seen sewing some clothes while Andrea and Amy returned from fishing. She was then present for the confrontation with Jim, standing with Sophia and Carl, with her arms around them. She remained shy and hesitant to speak when Jim resorted to openly expressing how Shane shouldn't have interfered with her and Ed's personal issues, stating that it was their marriage and thus their own business to sort out with each other. Carol and Sophia later gave Ed some water in the family tent, and Carol invites Ed to come outside with everyone. He rejects her invitation and tried to force his daughter to stay and keep him company. Carol, visibly concerned about Sophia and managing to finally stand her ground, said "Ed, she wants to join in." and brung the girl outside. Carol eats fish at night with the rest of the survivors and was intrigued by the conversation about Dale Horvath's watch. Moments later, when zombies descended upon their camp, she grabbed Sophia, shielded her, and fled to the RV with some of the other survivors as the zombies invaded the camp, killing Ed, Amy, and others.

"Wildfire"
The next morning, Carol took care of Sophia while the men dispose of the zombie corpses and tried her best to reassure her about their current situation. As Daryl Dixon went through each zombie with a pickaxe, she stops him when he gets to her dead husband. She proceeded to stab her husband multiple times, initially in a hesitant but then furious manner, venting out the anger that she had kept inside of her for many years. She later attended the funeral for her husband, Amy, and the other fallen survivors. While the others figured out what to do next, she took care of a bitten Jim in the RV and noticed his deteriorating physical health. Before departing the base camp, Morales and Miranda broke the news that they were not going with them, but instead to Birmingham to find their extended family. She shared a goodbye hug with Miranda and Morales before they left. Carol, Sophia, and the remaining survivors reached the Center for Disease Control and were about to flee as zombies begun to approach their location, but the doors suddenly opened, drowning all of them in light.

"TS-19"
The group was admitted into the CDC by Edwin Jenner after going through a blood test to ensure none of them were infected. Carol was introduced to the luxuries the facility has to offer, including hot water and real beds. She was able to live in a comfortable room with Sophia and noted the wonderful feeling of sleeping in a real bed for the first time in months. She enjoyed dinner and wine with everyone and learned about TS-19 and Dr. Jenner's work, and the fall of the CDC's infrastructure. After Dr. Jenner revealed the purpose of the countdown timer and locked the control room's door, she was hysterical and plead with Edwin to let them go, explaining how inhumane it was for him to be keeping them locked inside there and that Sophia deserved a better death than this. As the survivors finally got Edwin to open the door for their escape, they all reached the lobby to find the doors permanently locked and the windows bulletproof. Just as all hope diminished, she approached Rick and took a grenade out of her purse, telling him that she found it in his uniform the day he arrived at camp and she washed the clothes. Rick used the grenade to break the glass, successfully escaping the CDC. She reached the RV just in time and she drove off with the group away from the complex as the ruins burned in flames.

"What Lies Ahead"
Dale's RV broke down on the way to Fort Benning, forcing the survivors to stop in the middle of the road. While searching other cars on the roadside, a herd of Walkers caught the group by surprise. Sophia, while her horrified mother watched helplessly, was chased into the woods, and Rick goes to lead the walkers away. When her daughter disappeared, the others headed out to look for her. They found an abandoned church, where Carol stops to pray for her daughter's safety.

"Bloodletting"
As they continued to look for Sophia, the group was found by Maggie Greene, who turned up on horseback to retrieve Lori. Maggie took Lori to her home, and gives the others the location of the Greene family farm, telling them to find their way there. They made it back to the highway, but Carol didn't want to go to the farm without Sophia. Dale, Andrea, T-Dog, and Daryl decided to stay with Carol and see if Sophia comes back, Glenn and T-Dog, meanwhile, head to the farm to seek aide for T-Dog's infection.

"Save the Last One"
Carol stayed behind at Dale's RV, hoping to find Sophia. Upon hearing Carol's crying in the middle of the night, Daryl and Andrea go back out into the forest to search for Carol's daughter, but returned without her. The next day, they left a sign and food for Sophia at the highway, and Carol consented to go with the remainder of the group to look for Hershel's farm.

"Cherokee Rose"
After leaving some food on the highway for Sophia, Carol and the others headed to Hershel's Farm. She was then seen setting up tents with the other survivors and cleaning the RV, in the hopes that it would look good when Sophia returns. Likely, she had also done this in an attempt to keep busy and distract herself from her fear of what had happened to Sophia. When Daryl returned, he gave Carol a Cherokee rose to give her hope that they would find Sophia and bring her back safely.

"Chupacabra"
The episode began in a flashback and shows a number of survivors (including Carol, Ed, Sophia, Lori, Carl, and Shane) on the highway outside Atlanta in the hopes of finding refuge. When Carl asked for food, Carol offers to get him some; but when she attempted to do so, Ed pushed the door shut. He yelled at his wife, telling her they wouldn't have enough for the two of them if she "keep[s] running [her] damn mouth off" to everyone they meet. Her efforts having been rejected, Carol instead pulled some food out of her purse and offered it to Carl, but Lori, who had seen the confrontation, declines. In the present, Carol was ​seen doing laundry with Lori and commented that it would be nice to cook in a real kitchen again, and she offered the idea to cook for Hershel and his family that night. The offer having been accepted by the other members of the household, Lori and Carol were welcomed into Hershel's house and cooked dinner with the help of Patricia and Beth. Towards the end of the episode, Carol brought dinner to an injured Daryl and gave him a kiss on the forehead, stating that by risking his life to find her daughter he has done more for Sophia than her own father did in his whole life.

"Secrets"
Carol wasn't seen much in the episode. However, she appeared first standing behind Patricia looking out into the forest; and later, when Shane and Andrea come back from their search for Sophia, Carol helped Andrea clean off.

"Pretty Much Dead Already"
Carol was first seen cooking a meal for the rest of the group. When Glenn told them that the barn was full of walkers, she joined the group when they went to investigate. Later on, she tried to stop Daryl from going out looking for her daughter, Sophia, because he was still healing. He threw the saddle to the floor and walked away, insulting her in his frustration. Some time after that, they both were seen walking along a river, where he found another Cherokee Rose. He apologized for the earlier incident and said that they will find Sophia. Carol answered that he's right and that she can feel it. Later, Shane broke open Hershel's barn doors and a swarm of zombies poured out. After the group killed them all in self-defense, labored breathing was heard and one last walker comes out of the clearing cloud of dust, Sophia. Carol was beyond devastated and, sobbing, ran toward her, but Daryl caught her. Rick walked up from the back of the group and shot Sophia in the head.

"Nebraska"
Carol refused to attend Sophia's funeral, claiming that the dead walker was no longer her daughter, which angered Daryl. Back at the barn Shane was washing up at a water pump when Carol emerged from the forest, muddy and scratched. Shane cleaned her cuts and apologized for what happened to Sophia and claimed that if he knew she was in the barn, he wasn't sure what he would have done; but he assured Carol that he was only trying to ensure the safety of his fellow survivors.

"Triggerfinger"
Back at Hershel's farm, Daryl told Carol that Lori had asked him to find Hershel, but he had refused. He speculated that Lori went on her own to town. Carol started to leave, but turns around and asked Daryl not to pull away like this. He didn't respond. Later that night, Carol went back to check on Daryl, finding many dead squirrels, dead rabbits, and the necklace of severed walker ears hanging on a clothes line. Daryl caught her and confronted her about coming to look for him again. This exploded into a full-on rant on Daryl's side, to which Carol quietly told him to "Go ahead." Carol lets Daryl vent his frustration on her (showing an enviable amount of emotional strength, or perhaps the fact that she had become accustomed to this sort of thing with Ed), while still not backing down and holding her ground. Daryl reached his boiling point and screamed that Sophia wasn't his daughter and blamed Carol for not keeping an eye on her. He moved forward in an aggressive way, and Carol instinctively flinches away. Daryl pulled away, realizing what he had done, and stared at Carol without saying a word. The next day, Daryl finally returned to the folds of the group by entering the house during a group discussion and gave Carol an apologetic smile, which she returned.

"Judge, Jury, Executioner"
Carl was kneeling by Sophia's grave when Carol approached. She reassures him that they'll see Sophia in heaven, one day. Carl snapped back that heaven is just a lie, "And if you believe it, you're an idiot". Carol approached Lori and Rick, telling them that they needed to control Carl for being disrespectful towards her. Lori unknowingly told Carol to calm down and Carol took it personally, telling Lori that she just lost her daughter days ago and that she hadn't lost her mind. During the group meeting, Carol said she wants the fighting to stop and for them to just make a decision about Randall. Dale retorts back saying "Not saying anything or killing him yourself... there's no difference." Carol was seen with the other survivors gathering around a dying Dale before the injured man is shot by Daryl both out of mercy and to prevent reanimation.

"Better Angels"
Carol was seen with the group when they were preparing to move into Hershel's home, and again when Rick and the group investigated the barn after Randall's disappearance. Rick stated that the handcuffs were still locked and that he could have slipped them. Carol asked if it was possible and is answered with "It is if you've got nothing to lose."

"Beside the Dying Fire"
When the herd of walkers advanced on the farm, Lori was horrified to discover that Carl is missing. Carol reassured her that they won't leave without him and that she would help look for Carl. When they were unable to find him, Carol assumes that he snuck out and went looking for Rick to help find Randall. When Lori wanted to go looking in the woods for Carl, Carol convinced her that they needed to leave the farm instead, as it had become overrun. Lori reluctantly agreed and told Carol to get Beth and Patricia. She did so and the four women ran from the house. Carol ran ahead of the other women in the confusion and got separated. As Carol ran, she was cornered against the shed by a couple of walkers. Andrea came to her rescue, but Carol soon lost track of her. As the rest of the survivors fled the farm, Carol was left behind and was chased by walkers. Daryl, who had been watching the chaos, heard Carol's screams and came to her rescue, picking her up on his motorcycle and narrowly avoiding a group of walkers in the process.

In the morning, Daryl and Carol were riding away from the overrun farm, dodging walkers along the dirt road as they go. They eventually met up with the rest of the survivors on the highway. Carol was happy to discover that Carl was still alive and was reunited with his mother. Carol showed concern for Andrea when she did not show up with the others.

When the group stopped on the side of the road, Carol worried for the group's safety when they decided to stay the night. She became angry at Rick when he revealed that everyone is infected and had known so since they had been at the CDC. Later that night, she expressed her concerns to Daryl, telling him that she felt unsafe with Rick. Carol told him that he deserved better than to be Rick's henchman. When Daryl asked her what she wants, she responded with "a man of honor". Daryl brushed her off, claiming "Rick's got honor." When the group heard a noise in the woods, Carol said that they should go and tells Rick to "do something" to which Daryl responded harshly.

"Seed"
Seven to eight months following the events of the preceding season, Carol has gone through a significant transformation. She was shown to be increasingly proficient with weapons and was taking a more active role within the group, such as when it came to securing the prison. In addition, her self-confidence had grown and she seemed to have moved on from mourning her daughter. The relationship between her and Daryl had also become closer and more personal, with the two of them casually joking around and assisting each other with various things. There was also the hint that she might have been harboring romantic feelings for him now, although that is up to interpretation. Her trust in Rick has been regained, to the point where she believed that within the past few months, Rick had done more to keep the group alive than Shane ever did.

She and Lori had strengthened their bond as well, with Carol helping her through her pregnancy and providing her with reassurance. The two had shared a cell together since settling into the prison.

"Sick"
Carol was mostly seen in this episode helping the other survivors take care of Hershel as he had given her some medical advice prior to being bitten. Carol asked Glenn for a favor which involved helping her kill a female walker so she could practice performing a C-Section. She wanted to do this both because she thought she may have to be the one to deliver Lori's baby due to Hershel's current condition and because Lori had needed one when she had Carl. Carol was seen about to cut into the stomach as she was being watched from afar by Andrew, who was believed to be deceased.

"Killer Within"
Walkers invaded the prison, separating the group. Carol and T-Dog were one of the groups that were separated from the others. While locking up one of the gates to ensure no more Walkers get into their safe haven, T-Dog was bitten on the shoulder from behind by a quickly advancing Walker. He insisted on getting Carol somewhere safe inside of the prison rather than sitting down and waiting for his time to run out. Once they got to the end of a hall, two Walkers blocked their escape and they have no where else to go. Since he had already been bitten and would turn anyway, T-Dog heroically charged the two zombies, holding them back and sacrificing his life to allow Carol to escape. After the situation at the prison is controlled, Daryl and Rick found her headscarf and revolver left behind next to T-Dog's devoured body, and they assumed her to be dead. While they did not find any other evidence to support this, they probably assumed she had been devoured as well.

"Hounded"
Finding Carol's knife jabbed in the throat of a walker, Daryl broke down in grief, still believing Carol to be dead. Overcome with sadness and anger at his loss, Daryl began stabbing the ground with her knife, but was distracted by a rocking door. He angrily pulled it open assuming he will find a walker, but he found Carol, weak and dehydrated, inside. Daryl picked her up and carried her back to the group.

"When the Dead Come Knocking"
Daryl took Carol back to the safety of her cell to recover. He presumably got her some water and called Rick, who was questioning the recently arrived Michonne, over.

Having previously believed Carol to be dead, Rick was overcome with stunned relief upon seeing her. They shared a friendly, emotional hug, along with some of the other survivors. When Carol saw the baby, she was overjoyed, but, when she noticed that Lori is not there, she realized that Lori had died in the birth and was devastated. She grasped Rick, broke down, and apologized, blaming herself for not being there to help with the birth. They both consoled each other. Later on, Carol was seen holding baby Judith while bidding Daryl farewell as he left for Woodbury.

"Made to Suffer"
Carol observed Axel complimenting Beth on caring well for Judith (Rick and Lori's baby) and asking for her age, and she took it as Axel making a move on her. She pulled him aside and orders him to leave Beth alone and not make any advances on her (as she was seventeen years old and he was a full-grown adult). Axel offered as a rebuttal that there are few women around who could satisfy him, because Maggie was in a relationship with Glenn, and he assumed Carol to be a lesbian due to her short hairstyle (a stereotype often attributed to lesbian women). When she informed him that she wasn't, he dubbed their conversation "interesting," to which Carol replied, "no it's not," and walks away.

Later, when Beth questioned Hershel about Carol and Axel's location, when she heard voices in the prison, Hershel replied that it couldn't have been them, as they were together in the guard tower keeping watch.

"The Suicide King"
Carol began talking with Carl about Lori while they waited for Rick and the others to come back from their trip to Woodbury. When they eventually came back, Carol frantically looked in the car and became worried when she can't find Daryl. She questioned Daryl's whereabouts and Rick told her that Daryl is still alive, but he left the group so that he could be with Merle again. Carol was shocked and in a state of disbelief, asking Rick many times if Daryl was actually gone and how he could possibly leave the group. Later, when she was preparing a crib made out of a cardboard box for Judith to sleep in, Beth walked up to her and began talking to her about Daryl's departure from the group and also about Judith. Carol tells Beth that Sophia, her daughter, used to wake the neighbors and how Ed, her now deceased husband, used to sleep at a friends house. Carol also told Beth how men like Ed, as well as Merle, got into people's heads and made them feel like they deserve the pain and abuse they give them. Beth mentioned how angry she was at Daryl for leaving the group for Merle, but Carol said not to be because Daryl had codes and that they needed more men like that in this world. She seemed to be at ease with Daryl leaving, despite initially being crestfallen.

"Home"
Carol and Axel were seen erecting barriers around The Prison in preparation for an impending attack from The Governor and Woodbury. During this time, Carol and Axel began to bond, as Axel informs her of how he ended up in prison for "armed robbery" due to a misunderstanding. Because of their time together, Axel now saw Carol as a friend and approached her again later on in the episode. While Carol was talking with Axel outside, he is shot and killed by The Governor, starting a battle between The Prison group and The Governor's group. Carol then quickly ducked down and uses Axel's body as a shield in order to protect herself from the crossfire. Maggie quickly rushed outside and provided Carol, Beth, and Carl with weapons that they then used to defend themselves.

"I Ain't a Judas"
In the episode, Carol walked into Daryl's cell and talked with him about Merle. Carol told him how she's glad he came back for them and that she thought Merle wasn't. good company for Daryl and that he was only bringing him down. She told Daryl to look how far he'd come without Merle in his life and that he was a better man without Merle. Later, when Andrea arrived at the prison, as soon as she saw Carol, they embraced each other and Carol told about how, once Andrea saved her, they thought a walker killed Andrea back at the farm in "Beside the Dying Fire". Later on, Andrea came up to Carol so that she could see Lori's baby. Carol told Andrea that the baby's real name was Judith and Daryl gave her nickname "Little Ass Kicker". As she was talking with Andrea and catching up, Carol suggests to Andrea that she end the whole Prison-Woodbury conflict. Carol suggested that Andrea should sleep with The Governor, give him the best night of his life, then, while his guard was down, kill him in order to end it. Carol influenced Andrea enough so that she thought about it, and when she was back in Woodbury, she slept with The Governor. Afterward, as The Governor was asleep, she walked up to The Governor with a knife and was going to kill him. However, she realized that she couldn't do it, so she put her knife down and walked away.

"Arrow on the Doorpost"
Carol only appears very briefly in this episode. Carol is first seen when she begins to open the gates for Rick and the others, who are returning from their meeting with The Governor. She is not seen inside until Rick gathers them, which implies that she was outside, keeping watch, while Merle and Glenn were fighting inside. When Rick gathers everyone, Carol is seen listening carefully to what Rick has to say, and when Hershel walks outside to talk with Rick, he mentions that he and Carol believe that they should leave the Prison behind and take their chances out on the road rather than take the risk of losing the prison and being killed by The Governor, but that they would go along with whatever Rick thought would be best for the group.

"This Sorrowful Life"
As Merle is walking around the upper level of the Prison, Carol calls to him from the common room downstairs. She asks if he is with them. When Merle says yes, Carol believes he doesn't understand what she is asking of him; she adds that she does not mean if he is living in the same place with them, but if he is on their side, and tells him he needs to choose. Merle replies that he's on Daryl's side, and Carol says that Daryl's with them. Merle goes on to say that Carol is no longer who she was back at the Atlanta camp: A mouse afraid of her own shadow. Carol replies that that was her husband's shadow she was afraid of, not hers. Merle then leaves an aggravated Carol behind.

Later on in the episode, Carol is seen sitting around with the rest of the group in the prison-yard, holding Judith in her arms. She listens to Rick reveal his plan to give Michonne to The Governor (and how he decided to pull back on said plan) and inform everyone that he is stepping down as leader. Carol does not say anything, but looks on in astonishment.

"Welcome to the Tombs"
Carol is first seen helping the group loading supplies, clothes, and belongings in the cars so they could leave the prison if necessary. While doing so, she comforts Daryl, who was grieving over the loss of his brother. Carol had decided stay in the prison with the rest of the survivors when the Woodbury army attacked. Meanwhile Carl, Hershel, Beth, and Judith would remain outside in the woods. During the attack, Carol fires against the Woodbury soldiers as they fled the prison in fear. As Rick, Daryl, and Michonne leave to go after the fleeing Woodbury survivors, Carol is one of the survivors who stay in case The Governor returned for another attack. She helps clear the gates of walkers when Rick's team leaves. When they come back, Carol, sad to see Andrea hasn't returned with them, helps unload the cars and goes back to the prison.

"30 Days Without An Accident"
Carol, along with the other survivors and former Woodbury residents, have built-up the prison so that it's more fortified. She is seen talking to Daryl about the prison and the recent rise in the number of walkers near the fences, comparing the situation to a month ago. Later on, Carol is shown in the library, reading stories to the children; however, she is using 'story time' as a cover to teach the children how to use weapons so that they will have a better understanding of how to survive in the apocalypse. When Carl enters the library and notices this, she ask him not to inform his father.

"Infected"
Carol is seen helping Karen in putting the children inside the cells after a zombified Patrick attacks the cell block. After Ryan Samuels is bitten, she is seen carrying him in one of the cells. She prepares to amputate his arm, only to discover he is also bitten in the nape. Later she brings in his two daughters. After Mika and Lizzie say their goodbyes to him, she pulls out her knife and walks to Ryan, before she can end his suffering, Lizzie volunteers to do it herself. She ends Ryan's suffering after Lizzie suffers an emotional breakdown. Later she is seen telling Lizzie that if she wants to live, she has to be strong. After Lizzie walks away, Mika tells Carol that Lizzie is just messed up and that she is not weak. Later after a brief talk with Lizzie, Carol cuts a flower and puts it at the side on her ear. They both share a smile and Lizzie holds her hand.

"Isolation"
Carol is first seen with Rick, Tyreese, and Daryl, examining the bodies of Karen and David. When Rick and Tyreese get into a fist fight, Carol tries to break them up. Carol is later seen talking to the group about isolating the Infected in Cell Block A. Later, she is holding the door for the infected walking in. As she closes it, Lizzie walks in and tells Carol she isn't feeling well. Lizzie begins to cry, and Carol comforts her, and assures her that she'll be fine. Lizzie asks Carol if she could tuck her in. Carol, not wanting to stay exposed to the virus, tells her that Glenn can tuck her in, saying he is the "best" at tucking kids in. Much later in the episode, Tyreese visits to Carol at the kitchen area and asks her to watch over Sasha since she has a natural mother instinct. Carol apologizes about Karen. After Tyreese leaves, she begins to cry and dumps some of the water. Afterwards she heads to the fences to pump water, knowing many walkers are nearby. She is close to being bit, but Rick comes to her aid. At the end of the episode, Rick confronts Carol and asks her how much she cares for everyone and how much she'd give. His final question to her is "Carol, did you kill Karen and David?" After a long pause, Carol responds "Yes" and walks away.

"Indifference"
Carol goes with Rick on a medical supply hunt for Hershel after the others do not return. They meet a couple named Ana and Sam and they ask Rick if they can go with them to the prison. Carol speaks in favor of them. After splitting up, they are in a house and Carol explains to Rick she did what she did because she believed everyone else would have gotten sick and died. Outside while finding food, Rick asks Carol why she never talks about Sophia, and Carol explains that she is dead. Later on while heading to the safe house, they find Ana's dead body, to which Carol has no surprising reaction to. They wait for Sam to return but he never does, and they assume he either is dead or he left. They head to the car and Rick makes a decision to banish Carol from the group. He insists that Karen and David might have lived regardless of their illness, and that killing them was not Carol's decision to make alone. To avoid having Tyreese kill Carol, the possibility of others not wanting her at the prison, and Rick not wanting her around his children, he gives her gas and other supplies and sends her on her way in another vehicle. Before they say their goodbyes, Carol gives Rick a watch that Ed gave her on their first anniversary, and then she leaves.

"Inmates"
Carol returns in this episode, saving Lizzie, Mika, and Judith from walkers after Tyreese goes to investigate the sound of nearby screaming. She and the three children go to find Tyreese. When she confronts him, she realizes that he is still unaware that she killed Karen and David. Carol reveals that she witnessed the end of the prison assault, and that she saw Tyreese in the distance and followed him.

"The Grove"
On their way to Terminus, the group is seen sleeping on the tracks one night, where Carol is tending to Judith and talking with Lizzie. Carol later mentions her daughter Sophia, before telling Lizzie to go to sleep. In the morning, the group is on the move, and Carol and Tyreese smell smoke in the air. Carol takes Mika with her to find supplies nearby, and Tyreese stays back with Lizzie and Judith. Carol attempts to convince Mika that people need to kill other people sometimes in order to survive. During this trip, a walker approaches Tyreese, Lizzie and Judith, but its leg falls into a hole in the tracks. Tyreese approaches it to attempt to kill it, but is stopped by Lizzie, when she tells him that they don't always have to be killed. Meanwhile, Carol and Mika stumble across a pecan grove with a house on the property. They backtrack to get the rest of the group before entering the house. Tyreese and Carol leave the girls outside with Judith while they clear the house. Suddenly, a walker emerges from a side door, prompting Mika to shoot it, alerting Tyreese and Carol. Lizzie is visibly upset with Mika killing the walker. Later that evening, the group is in the house. Carol and Lizzie are at the table cracking pecans, and Mika finds a doll upstairs to play with. During this time, Tyreese takes a moment to look around at the unusual sight of being able to sit in a living-room. Mika simply tells him to relax, and that they could stay there forever.

The next morning, Carol starts the teapot, only to look out the window and see Lizzie playing with a walker. Carol immediately runs outside and kills it, while Lizzie vehemently protests. Carol later takes Mika out to go deer hunting, but she is unable to shoot a deer due to her personal vendetta against killing. Carol and Tyreese are seen later getting water from the well, in which Tyreese tells her that he's not ready to be around people yet, and that he trusts her as a person. During this time Mika runs outside the house to find Lizzie, and spots her rounding the yard. Lizzie can be seen feeding a mouse to the walker who had fallen on the railroad tracks toward the beginning of the episode. Mika catches up with her, and tells her that they're not alive, and that they're bad. Lizzie insists that she can hear them talking. During their argument, burned walkers begin emerging from the forest, and the two girls run back to the house, screaming for Carol. Carol and Tyreese hear their cries when they get back to the yard, and begin shooting the walkers that are chasing after the girls. Lizzie and Mika join in the shooting. Later that night, Carol asks Lizzie if she understands walkers now, and Lizzie says that she does. She cooks pecans with Lizzie and Mika, and mentions that she used to bake them with her grandmother when she was little.

The next morning, Tyreese and Carol are out hunting, and Tyreese begins talking about Karen, and telling Carol that he sees her in his sleep, haunting him. Carol tells him that people who are dead probably exist there to remind you of what once was. Upon returning to the house, Carol and Tyreese stumble upon a horrific sight. Lizzie has killed Mika with her knife, firmly believing that she would come back to life. Carol reaches for Lizzie's knife, but Lizzie pulls her gun, and tells Carol that they need to wait. Lizzie also mentions that she planned to kill Judith, but Carol convinces her to give her the gun, and to go with Tyreese back inside the house, creating the ruse that she will tie up Mika. Lizzie agrees and returns to the house with Tyreese and Judith, while Carol is suggested to kill Mika before reanimation. Later on, Tyreese and Carol make the revelation that Judith is not safe around Lizzie, and Lizzie can't be around other people. The decision regarding Lizzie is silently unanimous: she had to be executed. Later on, Carol takes Lizzie out under the ruse of gathering flowers for Mika. Lizzie gets the sense that Carol is mad at her, but is convinced that Carol's anger is because Lizzie pointed a gun at her earlier. Crying, Lizzie turns away, and Carol tells Lizzie to look at the flowers as she shoots her in the back of the head. Tyreese watches the execution from the kitchen window of the house, and they bury the two girls together in the yard. Later that night, Carol hands her revolver to Tyreese and confesses to Tyreese that she was the one to kill Karen and David at the prison. After Tyreese learns that Karen's killing was quick and that she was unaware of what was happening to her, he forgives Carol. The two leave the house in the morning with Judith, continuing on their way to Terminus.

"A"
Carol appears during a flashback in the prison, where she is seen walking with Tyreese and Ricks stops them to ask for Carol's spear pole so he can kill the walkers gathered near the fences.

"No Sanctuary"
While traveling with Tyreese and Judith, Carol tells Tyreese that she will make sure that him and Judith are safe inside Terminus, but that she will not stay there. They then see a walker come out of the woods, which Tyreese refuses to kill because of his emotional instability. Carol does it and realizes that a herd is coming through the woods. They hide from the herd, but the herd is distracted by the sound of gunshots coming from the direction of Terminus. The trio dodges the herd and finds another track that leads east on the other side of Terminus. They then get the drop on Martin (a Terminus resident) setting up charges to distract any potential walkers from the sound of the gunshots. When they overhear him mention Michonne and Carl, it becomes clear that Rick's group is being held at his base and is in danger. Carol and Tyreese tie up Martin, and she leaves Judith with Tyreese and heads out to the compound to rescue her friends on her own. She smears herself in walker blood to sneak in with the herd that they encountered, which is approaching the complex.

Upon reaching Terminus, she infiltrates the complex by exploding the large propane tank by the gates by using a high powered military rifle and bottle rocket. She then sneaks in with the herd. This distraction gives Rick, Daryl, Glenn, and Bob the opportunity they need to escape from the butchers, who are about to slaughter them for meat. While searching through the buildings, Carol happens upon a room where the captives' possessions are held. She spots Daryl's crossbow and finds the watch that Rick had given to Sam (S4 ep. "Indifference"), who was also being held at Terminus. Carol then enters the ritual room, where she is cornered by Mary. Carol manages to fight her off, asking Mary where Rick and the others were. When Mary doesn't answer, Carol shoots her in the leg, crippling her. Mary tells Carol that Terminus was a sanctuary at one point, but changed into a complex where they lured people in, in order to take their possessions and be used as a food source. Carol is disgusted by Mary's immoral delusions and opens the door to the outside, allowing several walkers in to devour the crippled Mary. Carol then leaves.

As the facility is overrun, Carol makes it back to the woods and encounters the group. Daryl, Rick, and the rest of the survivors are stunned and have an emotional reunion with her. Daryl is overcome with emotion and runs to Carol hugging her and crying because he was so happy to have her back. Upon realizing that Carol set the events at Terminus in motion, Rick is overwhelmed with gratitude. Rick, Carl, and Sasha are further overjoyed when she leads the group back to the cabin where Tyreese is with Judith. Tyreese admits to Carol that he'd been forced to kill Martin, after Martin had threatened to kill Judith.

"Strangers"
Carol can be first seen at a creek with Tyreese, filling water bottles. Tyreese tells her that he talked to the rest, and that everyone knew what she did at the prison, and that they were okay with it. Both she and Tyreese seem still scarred about the events with the girls during their trek towards Terminus. Tyreese expresses he doesn't want to tell the others about what happened. She's later seen talking with Rick, and he's expressing his gratitude towards her and he owes her everything. Rick seems to be apologetic about banishing her, but she tells him he did it so she can survive. He tells Carol he's with her all the way, and asks her "Will you have us?" and she nods her head yes. She then can be seen with Daryl, at nighttime on guard, saying that she doesn't want to talk about what happened. He respects her wishes on not to speak about it and leaves it alone. She and Daryl then hear a noise, but don't discover what the noise is. Daryl the next day can be heard talking to Rick about his suspicion that someone was watching them the night before. Carol then helps the group kill some walkers attacking Gabriel, who is pleading for help. Gabriel takes the group back to his church and several group members search his it. Carol is amongst them, and finds Gabriel's writings on his desk, referring to the Bible and the divine word of God.

Later, Carol can be seen with Daryl getting gallon jugs of water and rigging up a car for travel. Daryl tells Carol that she can go back to the way things were, to which Carol seems reluctant. Daryl tries to flirt with Carol and ends up throwing a jug of water at her feet. Carol smiles for the first time in a long time. During Abraham's speech at the church about survivors, Carol is seen to be looking intently at the door and seems to be planning to leave. She soon disappears, only to be discovered by Daryl at the car that they rigged up earlier. Daryl asks what she's doing, and she says that she doesn't know. He tells her to come on with him back to the church. They then see another car pass by in the dark, and Daryl recognizes it immediately as the same car that took Beth. He smashes the tail lights out on the car and tells Carol to get in. The two drive off in pursuit of the car.

"Slabtown"
Carol appears briefly at the end of the episode. She has been rendered unconscious after being hit by a station wagon, driven by 2 officers at Grady Memorial Hospital in an attempted rescue mission for Beth. Shocked, Beth witnesses her being brought in on a stretcher, very soon after the events of "Consumed".

"Consumed"
Carol and Daryl drive on in pursuit of the mysterious car until their vehicle runs out of gas. They spend the night in an abandoned women's shelter where Carol and Sophia once stayed to temporarily escape from Ed's abuse. Nearby noise leads them to a pair of walkers - a mother and child - trapped in one of the other rooms. Carol moves to kill them but Daryl insists that it isn't necessary. The next morning Carol sees Daryl outside cremating the mother and child, and she goes out to thank him. They leave and scout the area, spotting in the distance a white cargo van hanging off the side of a highway - marked with the same white crosses that were on the other vehicles Daryl encountered. They are soon ambushed by Noah, who steals their weapons and flees. Carol draws her hidden revolver and tries to shoot him in the leg, but Daryl stops her, much to her anger. She reveals that she left the church due to not wanting to see anyone else die. Daryl is angry because she said she was with him and trying, reminding her that they are both in this together. They move on to investigate the white van, finding nothing but a stretcher from Grady Memorial Hospital, which gives them their first solid lead. They are quickly surrounded by walkers, forcing them to escape by riding the van over the edge and onto the ground below, holding hands as they go. Carol sustains a few injuries, leaving her with a limp. Having both survived relatively unharmed, the two head up another office building to scope out the hospital. Up to this point of the episode the pair has been discussing their respective journeys and why they need to keep surviving despite all the horrors they have been through. Noise from elsewhere in the building leads them back to Noah fighting off some walkers and fleeing once again. Daryl chases him, and Carol catches up to find Noah trapped beneath a book shelf with a walker trying to get at him from the unblocked doorway. Carol begs Daryl to save him, and after some reluctance Daryl kills the walker and helps to free Noah, who tells them of Beth and their recent escape from the hospital. They flee when a white-cross car approaches, but Noah collapses on his injured leg and Daryl stays back to help him. Carol runs ahead and is accidentally struck by the white-cross car seen earlier, knocking her unconscious. Daryl is frantic to get to Carol but Noah - promising that she will get proper medical treatment and that she and Beth can be rescued - convinces Daryl to stay back, and they watch as Officers O'Donnell and Alvarado place her on a stretcher and into the car before speeding off.

Throughout the episode, several flashbacks convey some of Carol's experiences after being banished by Rick: the first one shows her taking shelter in a law firm in Griffin, Georgia for an evening before she notices the smoke rising from the nearby prison, prompting her to drive over and discover the settlement in ruins. She is next seen burying Mika and Lizzie's bodies at the pecan grove and then looking up at the sky to see the plume of smoke seen originally in "The Grove". The next one shows her watching the bodies of Karen and David burn. The last flashback shows her alone in the immediate aftermath of the Terminus breakout, cleaning herself off from her walker camouflage-disguise and then walking away.

"Crossed"
Carol is seen briefly at the start of the episode, still unconscious from the car incident, when Beth is examining her from the door, and Steven Edwards checks on her.

Rick tells Michonne that he has to go as he reminds her that he owes Carol everything. She is then mentioned by Officer O'Donnell, who is suggesting turning off the machines that are keeping Carol alive and letting her pull through herself, saying they "can't keep wasting valuable resources".

Carol is seen again, briefly, towards the end of the episode, when Beth successfully completed her plan to get Carol drugs, "Epinephrine", as told by Steven would save her life. Beth administers the epinephrine and waits for Carol to wake up, holding her hand and looking down in anguish."I just wanted you to know I was here," Beth says, in a way to comfort both her and Carol. Carol, however, remains unconscious for the rest of the episode.

Carol is mentioned several times throughout the episode by Rick and co., regarding their plan on saving her and Beth.

"Coda"
After receiving medication, Carol is seen starting to wake up as Beth and Dawn are talking. Later when the hostage exchange is about to take place, Carol is seen being wheeled by Beth and they hold hands as they see their group. Officer Licari is exchanged for Carol and Officer Shepard is exchanged for Beth. After Beth is accidentally shot in the head by Dawn, Carol and the rest look on in horror. Carol comes to try to comfort a distraught Daryl to put down his gun, and they both begin to cry. Carol is seen being helped to walk by Tyreese as they leave the hospital with the rest of the group, and everyone looks on in grief to see Daryl carrying Beth's corpse.

"What Happened and What's Going On"
Carol and the others stay behind while Rick, Michonne, Glenn, Noah, and Tyreese investigate a neighborhood which could be a potential safe haven. After the group discovers that the neighborhood had fallen, and that Tyreese had been bitten and later died, they regroup and bury Tyreese.

"Them"
Carol is first seen sitting on the road with others waiting for Daryl, Maggie and Sasha. When the truck ran out of gas, Carol is seen walking on the side of the road with rest of the group. When Daryl leaves to hunt/forage, Carol goes with him and comforts him over all that they have lost and gently kissing him on the forehead. As they keep moving on and find some cars, Daryl decides to circle back and Carol suggests going with him, but he refuses. While sitting on the road 4 dogs come out of know where, but Sasha kills them. Later when the group spotted the bottles of water, Carol pointed out that the water might have been poisoned, but they hear thunder and lightning and they all enjoy the rain until they feel a tornado coming and headed to the barn that Daryl found earlier. While they were clearing the barn she says to Maggie that some people don't give up just like them. Carol is later seen sitting next to the fire, she comments that Carl keeps bouncing back and listens to Rick's story.

"The Distance"
When Aaron is being interrogated by Rick, Carol looks in irritation as Aaron avoids a question. She later helps tie Aaron up after Rick knocks him unconscious. She rides in the RV during the night, arriving at the flare which Eric fired unharmed and happily embraces Rick and Michonne. She then rides the RV arriving at the safe zone with the others and tells Rick "even though you were wrong, you were right."

"Remember"
Carol enters the Alexandria Safe-Zone with the rest of her group and is individually interviewed by Deanna Monroe. During the interview, Carol pretends to come off as weak, stating that she was a housewife who only did the laundry and gardening before the apocalypse and always prepared dinner for her "stupid, wonderful" husband. She goes on to say that she was happy her group accepted her, stating that she felt like a den mother who is always protected, purposefully leaving out details of the events she endured and her transformation into a strong survivor. She expresses that she is a people person and wants to join a junior league to help others. After everyone is interviewed, she is the last to hand over her weapons to Olivia, struggling to remove her rifle and placing it in the bin, further displaying her "weakness". As the group begins to settle in their house, she and Carl go to their other house next door to explore. Inside the empty house, she takes a notepad that she uses to doodle as seen that night. The next day, Carol receives her assignment as a caretaker to cook for senior citizens and busy mothers, having changed her appearance to well-groomed in a blouse, cardigan, and khaki dress pants. The night after the confrontation at the town gates, Carol emerges from the house onto the porch and speaks with Daryl and Rick on the porch, discussing that they can get comfortable but not weak.

"Forget"
Carol is first seen outside the walls, plotting with Rick and Daryl to steal guns. When a walker comes along, she empties her clip into it to give the illusion they had gone shooting. She is seen exchanging cooking tips with other women before excusing herself to talk to Rick, telling him she can handle stealing the guns herself. She heads to the storage house and asks Olivia for cokking supplies, amazed that the group have chocolate. When Tobin and another man come to check out some weapons, she feigns interest so she can unlock the window for later access. At the party, she socialises for a bit before snekaing off to steal guns. She takes three before Jessie Anderson's son Sam spots her. She threatens to abduct him and leave him for walkers if he tells what she had been doing. The next day she gives a gun to Rick, but Daryl refuses to take one.

"Spend"
After hearing a disturbance in her house from upstairs, Carol goes down to the pantry underneath the stairwell, where she finds Sam trying to steal ingredients to make cookies. He states that he can't make them at his house, because they don't have power (due to Alexandria's solar arrays malfunctioning). Carol is unsympathetic, and tells Sam to leave. Sam insists that he helps her make the cookies himself, and Carol reluctantly obliges, on the condition that he must steal chocolate from Olivia and not get caught in doing so. He is successful, and the two bake cookies. Sam then continuously tries to talk to Carol, despite her repeatedly asking him not to Finally, she begins to open up to him somewhat, saying that cooking helps her to feel better when she gets sad. Sam then states that he breaks things when he gets sad, and that he was the one who broke the owl statue that he, Jessie, and Ron had been working on. Taken aback, Carol asks Sam why, but he counters by asking why she stole the guns. He then asks Carol if he can have one, only to run off back to his house when she asks him who it's for. She then goes to Pete and Jessie's house to make sure Sam was alright. When she asks Pete this, he nervously asks why he wouldn't be. When she asks to speak to Jessie, he grows even more nervous and says that she can't be seen right now. Having experienced this with Ed in the past, Carol is immediately cued in to Pete's abuse of Jessie (and possibly Sam), which she later reports to Rick. She tells him that he knows the only way he can put a stop to this: by killing Pete.

"Try"
After the death of Aiden Monroe, Carol prepares a casserole and delivers it to Deanna to express her sympathy for her loss. As she was preparing the meal, Sam appeared outside the house and told Carol about Pete's abuse of Jessie, including a harrowing incident where Sam found his mother unconscious in the middle of the night. Carol relays this information to Rick, who asks her why she cares about Jessie's situation. Carol tells him he knows why and then reveals she's seen the way Rick talks with Jessie. Carol admits that if the walkers had failed to kill Ed then she would not be standing there right now. Rick assures her she would, before briskly walking away.

The following day, Carol witnesses a brutal fight between Rick and Pete. A frightened Sam runs to Carol, who comforts him as the battle continues. When Rick gains the upper hand, Carol watches as Rick points his gun at Deanna and the other spectators and tells them that don't know how to run things with the world the way it is now. He then reveals that their way of doing things is done. Carol appears to agree with Rick's speech, but he is knocked out by Michonne.

"Conquer"
The morning after the fight, Carol visits Rick and Michonne alongside Abraham and Glenn. Carol puts on an act in front Michonne, Abraham and Glenn and asks Rick why he stole the gun from the armory. Rick appears somewhat taken aback that Carol wants to keep up their ruse in front of the others, but he plays along and says he stole the gun just in case. Glenn reveals that Deanna is holding a meeting to discuss what to do with Rick. Carol tells Rick he needs to tell the townspeople that he was worried about someone being abused and nobody was doing anything about it, and that he stole the gun to protect himself from a man who wound up attacking him. When Michonne asks her why that would work, Carol reveals that the people of Alexandria are children, and children like stories. Rick then comes up with a plan with the others where they take the town by force if need be.

Later on, Carol returns to Rick alone and wakes him up. She reveals it's good what happened last night and that they have more cover now, she then hands over a gun. Rick asks why she kept the guns from Michonne, Glenn and Abraham and Carol reveals that she did it just in case, because Michonne was the one who knocked Rick out. He assures Carol that Michonne is with them. Rick confides to Carol that he doesn't want to lie anymore. Carol points out that he doesn't want to lie but he also doesn't want to take the town, she then says "sunshine, you don't get both."

Carol visits Pete and delivers him food. She insists that he check on Tara Chambler's condition. When he tries to kick her out, Carol pulls out a knife and threatens him. Initially, Pete appears amused, but when Carol reminds him that everybody would believe her if she killed him in cold blood and then lied and said that he attacked her. He cowers upon realising how serious and deadly she is. Carol calls him small, weak and nothing and remarks that with the world the way it is, he's even weaker. She hands over the food and demands coldly that she wants the dish back clean when he's done.

During the town meeting, Carol defends Rick against Deanna and continues her helpless act by revealing that she would be dead if it wasn't for Rick and that everybody should listen to what Rick has to say. Sometime later, Rick turns up and brings along a dead walker that got into the town after the gate was left open. After he makes a passionate speech about what needs to be done to keep the town and everybody in it alive, Pete enters the scene, armed with Michonne's sword. Carol urges Rick to not act straight away and see how it plays out. Pete then accidentally slits the throat of Deanna's husband Reg, who dies seconds after. A devastated Deanna gives Rick permission to kill Pete, which he does without hesitation. Just then, Carol and the others watch as Daryl and Aaron arrive back into town alongside Morgan, an old friend of Rick's from the early days of the apocalypse.

"First Time Again"
Carol is seen in flashbacks in this episode showing the aftermath of Peter and Reg's deaths. As Rick is explaining his plan to lead the large group of walkers away from Alexandria, Carol speaks up, supporting Rick and saying that although the situation is terrifying, there does not seem to be another way.

In another flashback as Alexandrians are building up the wall to block the walkers from heading in the wrong direction, Carol is seen handing out cups of water. She has a short conversation with Rick saying since Rick and Daryl are teaching her how to shoot, she should go with Rick and the others in the quarry with Rick jokingly stating that he thinks  Carol is good enough with a gun. Rick tells Carol to keep up her persona to get a feel of how the Alexandrians feel about Rick. Rick says they have a long way to go with Carol telling Rick that Deanna is in charge, but Rick is in charge now. Carol then has a conversation with Morgan. She hands him a cup of water and Morgan thanks her. Morgan asks her how long she's been with Rick and she says shes been with Rick since the start back at Atlanta. Morgan asks if she was a cop too like Rick. Carol asks why he thinks that and he says that he notices that Carol is always watching, always ready to handle things. Carol says "aren't you sweet" and she walks away.

"JSS"
Carol is seen talking with Olivia, Erin, and Shelly Neudermeyer in the pantry. She tells Shelly to stop complaining about the pasta if she plans on smoking inside the house. Later, while preparing dinner, she witnesses Shelly smoking outside. Suddenly, a member of the Wolves appears and brutally kills her. Carol springs into action, orders Carl to watch over Judith and sneaks out to help stop the attackers.

Carol notices the W's on the Wolves' heads, kills one of them who had just fatally wounded Erin, and disguises herself in order to move freely among the chaos. She holds Erin in her arms and attempts to soothe her as she bleeds out and then puts her out of her misery with a knife to the back. Whilst disguised, Carol kills at least four more Wolves in spite of Morgan trying to talk her out of killing the attackers. She makes it to the armory and finds Olivia hiding in a closet. She orders her to guard the bigger guns as she takes a bag full of the smaller ones to distribute to the others. She comes across Morgan tying up one of the Wolves and instead shoots him, rejecting Morgan's continuous efforts to stop the attackers by non-lethal means.

After the attack, Carol finds a pack of Shelly's cigarettes and briefly cries before noticing an A marked on the side of their house. At the end, Carol and Morgan walk past each other and share glances.

"Now"
A few hours after the wolves attack, Rick returns to Alexandria, bringing half of the herd from the quarry with him. Carol is present as Rick gives a speech to the surviving residents, urging them to keep calm and to keep noise to a minimum. He also reveals that Glenn, Nicholas, Daryl, Sasha, and Abraham are yet to return safely.

Later that night, Spencer takes Carol's shift to go on watch for the missing survivors.

"Heads Up"
Carol is seen, along with Michonne and Rick, confronting Morgan about him not killing the Wolves that had attacked them earlier, where Morgan tells her, Rick and Michonne that he knows that the people that attacked them can still change, but Carol herself tells him back that the Wolves had killed and burned some of the people in Alexandria.

She is then seen again watching Morgan suspiciously leading Denise to the makeshift jail cell he had kept the W Man in and goes to Jessie's house to drop Judith off there. Sam then asks her if the people who attacked them are the monsters and that if she'll turn into one, but Carol says tells him that killing is the only way to prevent oneself from turning into a monster.

Later, she follows Morgan and confronts him about what he's doing, and later asks him who he is keeping inside.

"Start to Finish"
Carol is seen along with Morgan running from the herd that has entered Alexandria, where she trips and hits her head. Morgan helps her up and they continue retreating towards the nearby house with the makeshift jail cell just as the herd begin to infest the streets.

Morgan then tries to tend to her injury on her head, but she refuses. Morgan urges her to rest, at first refusing, but later does so to pretend to actually be resting. Afterwards, as Morgan turns looks at the makeshift jail cell, she shoves him aside and runs downstairs where she finds the W Man below along with Denise, whom she orders to back away.

She and Morgan confront each other, where she tells Morgan that she doesn't want to kill him, but the W Man. Morgan tries to dissuade her from doing so, but Carol tells him that she has to in order to avoid letting more people die, refusing to let anyone else die. She then threatens Morgan that she will kill him if he gets in her way, but Morgan knocks her knife out of her hand and the two struggle against each other. However, Morgan later gains the upperhand and slams her to the ground, knocking her unconscious before he, himself, is knocked unconscious by the W Man after becoming distracted.

"No Way Out"
Upon waking up, Carol is anxious to discover that Morgan was also knocked out by the W Man and that he has escaped, taking Denise with him. Carol asks Rosita for her gun. Later on, Carol watches the horde of zombies through a window when Morgan approaches her and tries to talk about her family. He then says he didn't mean to hurt her, but Carol doesn't want to hear this, and says he tries to convert the W Man for himself, not for the group. Carol then expresses to Morgan how she wishes she had killed him. Morgan tells her she can't and walks away.

Sometime after, Carol spots Denise and the W Man making a run for the infirmary. She pulls out her gun and shoots the W Man in the chest, whilst shouting at Denise to get to safety. Carol appears shocked to see the W Man sacrifice himself to the walkers so Denise can escape.

Carol tells Tara that Denise is safe and also reveals that Rick is making a stand against the zombies with Michonne and several others. Carol joins them and helps fight off the walkers. The survivors are successful in winning back Alexandria. The following morning, Carol is among the survivors seen resting outside the infirmary, holding a silent and reflective vigil for Carl, who was seriously wounded by a bullet to the head during walker invasion.

"Not Tomorrow Yet"
Carol is first seen collecting ingredients at the pantry and acorn. She then bakes cookies and distributes them to the residents of Alexandria, and has a brief conversation with Tobin.

Later, she is seen at the cemetery, and is confronted by Morgan, who asks why she didn't tell Rick and the others about the W Man. She evades the question and leaves, placing a cookie by Sam's grave.

She is present at the church meeting to discuss the Saviors and the course of action against them. That night, she writes down the names of every person she's ever killed, eighteen total. She goes out for a walk and again meets up with Tobin. He tells her that she's able to do terrible things but still keep her maternal instincts, being in some ways, a mother for the survivors. She then asks if he considers her a mother, and he tells her that he considers her something more, and they kiss.

She is part of the strike team against the Saviors, and questions Rick as to why Maggie is with them, given her state. She is approached by Rosita, who questions her about Morgan and why they haven't told anyone.

At night, she tells Maggie that she shouldn't be out there with them. She hears the alarm coming from the Saviors outpost, but stays behind with Maggie.

"The Same Boat"
Carol will appear in this episode.

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Carol has killed:
 * Ed Peletier (Before Reanimation)
 * Ryan Samuels (Before Reanimation)
 * Karen
 * David
 * Mika Samuels (Before Reanimation)
 * Lizzie Samuels
 * Mary (Caused)
 * Aphid
 * Erin (Out Of Mercy)
 * Sam Anderson (Indirectly Caused)
 * Owen (Alive, Caused)
 * 5 unnamed Terminus residents (Caused and Direct)
 * 6 unnamed members of the Wolves
 * Numerous counts of zombies

Relationships
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Sophia Peletier
"That's not my little girl. It's some other...thing. My Sophia was lost in the woods. All this time, I thought. But she didn't go hungry. She didn't cry herself to sleep. She didn't try to find her way back. Sophia died a long time ago."

- Carol talking about Sophia after her death

Carol is the mother of Sophia. Carol is very protective of her daughter and is willing to risk her own life in order to keep her safe. At the Atlanta camp Carol only ever left Sophia alone when she was doing camp tasks or when Sophia went off to play with the other kids, such as Carl or the Morales children. When Sophia goes missing, Carol becomes extremely distraught and prays for Sophia's safety. During this time, she begs the group to go looking for her after dark and constantly cries during the night. When her worst fear of Sophia becoming a walker turns into a reality, she goes into disbelief and says that it was not her daughter that they shot. She then refuses to attend Sophia's funeral, claiming that what Rick shot wasn't her daughter and that Sophia had died a long time ago. She eventually recovers from her grief, and states that Sophia is in a better place, Heaven. However, in season 4, when Rick asks Carol why she doesn't ever say Sophia's name anymore, she responds to him that Sophia is dead and refers to her as somebody else's slideshow. After the fall of the prison, Carol tells Mika that she has to survive not just by running away, and states that her daughter ran away and got killed.

Ed Peletier
"Ed never let me wear nice things."

- Carol to Lori

Carol and Ed were married before the apocalypse. Ed constantly abused Carol and their daughter, Sophia, even after the apocalypse had hit. At the Atlanta camp, Ed acted very controlling of Carol, forcing her to pull a log out of a fire, ordering her to go in the tent, slapping her when she disobeyed him, as well as other acts. While Carol, Andrea, Amy, and Jacqui were washing clothes during "Tell It to the Frogs", Ed shouted at them, things like "This ain't no comedy club" when they were laughing, and "I'll still knock you on your ass" to Andrea. He tried to drag Carol away in anger, but she was pulled away by Andrea, Jacqui, and Amy. This caused Ed to become even angrier and caused him to slap Carol across her face. Shane quickly grabbed Ed, threw him to the ground, and started beating his face, telling him that if he ever laid his hands on another women in camp then he would beat Ed to death. Carol started to cry and tried to pull Shane away from Ed. When the camp was attacked during Vatos, Ed was devoured by walkers that swarmed his tent. The next day, Carol asks to stop Ed from becoming a walker and destroys his corpse before he "comes back."

In "The Suicide King", Carol tells Beth that she is not the same woman she was a year ago and that if Ed came through the door alive and told her to go with him, she would tell him to "go to hell," showing that she isn't afraid of him or people like him anymore. In Indifference, Carol talks to Rick about her relationship with Ed, including knowing how to treat a separated shoulder because she'd learned to do this for herself instead of having to go to the ER and answer questions from the doctors. After Rick banishes her, she hands him a small timepiece (he'd lost his watch), one that Ed had bought her for their first anniversary. She says she should have gotten rid of it a long time ago.

In The Grove, Carol tells Tyreese that Ed used to tell her his favorite hunting jokes (namely, "What's the difference between beer nuts and deer nuts?"). This, coupled with the fact that Ed bought her a watch for their anniversary, implies that Carol and Ed may indeed have gotten along with each other at some points.

Rick Grimes
"You said you don’t want to take this place, and you don’t want to lie?... Oh, sunshine. You don’t get both."

- Carol to Rick about Alexandria

Rick and Carol get to know each other during their stay in the Atlanta Camp. After Carol's husband Ed is killed by walkers, Rick and Lori begin looking out for Carol and her daughter Sophia. It is Carol who gives Rick the grenade [she'd found it and put it in her purse] that frees them from the CDC shortly before the explosion.

When walkers swarm the highway, trapping the group, Sophia runs into the woods. Rick quickly follows her, asking her to hide while he kills the walkers pursuing them. She never returns, setting off a lengthy search and, ultimately, Rick having to put down a walker Sophia when she emerges from the barn of the Greene farm.

Carol becomes distant from Rick and his family, due to Sophia's death, and an insulting comment Carl makes to her. For this or other reasons, she becomes one of the people to oppose Rick's leadership, stating that she doesn't trust Rick to lead them properly following Shane's murder and the revelation that he had known for some time that anyone who dies will become a walker. Rick challenges her, and anyone else who doubts him, to leave the group. Carol chooses to stay.

As months pass on the road, Carol admits that Rick has done a good job and got them farther than Shane ever could have. Their close friendship is evident when Daryl brings her back to their cell block after the group believed her dead. Close to tears, the friends embrace as Rick can hardly believe her miraculous survival. When Carol learns of Lori's death, they again seek comfort with one another. Carol helps Rick to look after his baby for him and remains supportive of him and his decisions.

When Rick learns that Carol was responsible for Karen and David's death, he is very displeased with her, telling Carol that they could have been saved, that he wants to keep her safe from Tyreese's anger (Tyreese had gotten into a fistfight with him after discovering Karen's charred remains), and that he no longer trusts her around his children. Ultimately, Rick evicts Carol from the group, leaving her heartbroken and alone.

When Carol reappears to the group at the end of "No Sanctuary," Rick is overcome with gratitude towards her for selflessly putting herself at risk to save him and the rest of the group, despite him having exiled her. This gratitude seemingly intensifies when she leads Rick, Carl, and the others to Judith, whom Rick and Carl had presumed to be deceased. Rick later expresses his confidence in Carol that he is sorry for having sent her away, and welcomes her back into the fold of the group with open arms.

Lori Grimes
"You've gotta be worried sick about delivering the baby."

- Carol to Lori over delivering her baby

Both original members of the Atlanta survivors, and mothers, Lori and Carol form a friendship. Both women are shown comforting and offering advice to one another, especially regarding their children. It is evident that Carol looks up to Lori as a matriarch, even referring to her as the "first lady" of the group. Throughout the series, Lori and Carol have grown incredibly close, which is clearly evident when Lori and Carol decide to live in a cell together. Carol plans to perform a C-section on Lori, practicing on a walker beforehand. After Andrew releases walkers into the prison, Carol becomes separated from the group, and was the only member of the group who did not know of Lori's death. After being reunited with the group, she learns of Lori's death and is reduced to tears.

Carl Grimes
"Your mom was proud of you."

- Carol to Carl

Carol can often be seen keeping a close eye not only on Sophia but on Carl as well. When Carl is accidentally shot by Otis on a hunting trip, Carol becomes very nervous about his well-being (in spite of her own daughter's recent disappearance). She is quite relieved to find out that Carl makes a full recovery. After Sophia's rediscovery as a Walker, a bout of tension briefly erupts between Carl and Carol: When Carol sees Carl at Sophia's grave, she tells him Sophia is in heaven now; he scorns her for this, saying that there is no God or afterlife, and if Carol believes it she is an idiot. This event is long forgotten, however; though Carl and Carol seldom interact in Season 3, they appear to be on good terms with each other. In "The Suicide King," Carol and Carl work around the guard tower to keep watch and await Rick's return. As they are doing this, they have a heart-to-heart conversation about life before the apocalypse, and how it compares to life as it is now. Further into the conversation, Carol tells Carl that Lori was proud of him; though he seems to believe otherwise. Carl appears to be concerned for Carol's safety during The Governor's attack on the Prison in "Home," as she lies on the ground vulnerable to gunshot with only Axel's dead body as a shield. He seems relieved when Maggie covers her and allows her to join him and Beth in safety behind a wall of the Prison. In 30 Days Without An Accident, Carl spots Carol teaching children how to use knives, and Carol asks of him not to tell his father. She does this again in Infected, which causes some trouble between them. As of "Remember," it seems that their relationship is once again stabilized.

Judith Grimes
"You cozy in there? Yes."

- Carol to Judith when putting Judith into her crib

After getting over her grief regarding Lori's death, Carol takes a fondness to Judith and is often seen cradling her in her arms and caring for her. After being found by Daryl after she was separated from the group, Carol was surprised to see Judith in Beth's arms, and since then, uses her experience of having a daughter to good use in nurturing Judith. Carol, along with Beth, are the primary caretakers of Judith. Carol also tells Andrea about Judith's nickname when she goes to the prison for the first time, and in the process discovers about the deaths of Shane, Lori, T-Dog and Axel. When Beth is not seen cradling Judith, she is either asleep in her crib or is being cradled by Carol. After the prison assault, Carol finds Tyreese, Mika, Lizzie and Judith. Carol is soon seen looking after Judith with Tyreese, also convincing Lizzie not to kill her, insisting she can't even walk.

Daryl Dixon
"I don't think we get to save people anymore..."

- Carol to Daryl

A close bond began to develop between the two during Season 2 as Daryl risked his life by going out in the woods to search for Sophia. After Daryl gets injured by accidentally getting shot by Andrea, Carol brings him food and even gives him a kiss on the forehead as an act of thankfulness. She later tells Daryl that he did more for Sophia than her own father, Ed, ever did, and that he is just as good of a person as Rick and Shane. Their relationship becomes strained after the events during the barn massacre and Sophia's revelation as a walker, with Daryl becoming rude towards Carol. However, he soon apologizes to her, and even rescues her from zombies on his motorcycle during the barn invasion in the Season 2 finale. In the Season 3 premiere, "Seed", Carol brings Daryl some food and they begin talking. While they converse, Carol rubs her shoulder uncomfortably, and Daryl asks "What's wrong?" She replies she had used a rifle, and that she wasn't used to the kickback. Daryl then gently massages her shoulder, but stops after realizing how this might seem. Carol starts to jokingly flirt with Daryl, but he denies the offer and they both laugh. Additionally, in Season 3, in the episode "Hounded", Daryl goes to look for Carol, who has been presumed dead, after finding her knife stuck in a zombie. Daryl finds Carol in an empty cell and proceeds to carry her back to the safety of the group. This likely strengthened their relationship. In the return of Season 3, "The Suicide King" Daryl leaves the group with his brother, Merle, and when word comes back to the other members of the group, Carol is saddened at the loss, but is later happy of Daryl's return. Daryl is shown to be extremely upset with Rick's decision to banish Carol in Season 4, despite the fact that she killed Karen and David.

Daryl was ecstatic to see Carol outside of Terminus at the start of Season 5, he shows his gratitude for rescuing them all from being killed by the Terminants and relief of seeing her alive by embracing her. Their relationship stays strong and stable despite the events of Season 4. The two seem to pick up where they left off, with the exception of the unspoken understanding of Carol's actions at the prison which caused Rick to excommunicate her. Despite her claims to the opposite several times throughout "Strangers", Daryl respects her privacy in not wanting to talk about it.

Merle Dixon
"He gave us a chance."

- Carol to Daryl regarding Merle

Carol and Merle didn't get along well during their time in Atlanta and the campsite. Carol was shocked when she learned that Merle was still alive and that he left with Daryl. When Merle joins the prison group, Carol is distrustful of him and tells Daryl that Merle isn't good for him.

As Merle is walking around the upper level of the Prison, Carol calls to him from the common room downstairs. She asks if he is with them. When Merle says yes, Carol believes he doesn't understand what she is asking of him; she adds that she does not mean if he is living in the same place with them, but if he is on their side, and tells him he needs to choose whose side he is on. Merle replies that he's on Daryl's side, and Carol says that Daryl's with them. Merle goes on to say that Carol is no longer who she was back at the Atlanta camp: A mouse afraid of her own shadow. Carol replies that that was her husband's shadow she was living in, not hers. He complimented her for stepping up since the apocalypse first started.

Carol appears saddened to learn of Merle's death, and praises him for giving the group a fighting chance against the Governor and Woodbury.

Shane Walsh
"I want you to know that I'm real sorry for your girl. When I opened that barn I had no idea. If I did... Everybody thinks that I am a... I was just trying to keep everybody safe. I had no idea she was in there."

- Shane to Carol

Carol, while never directly lashing out at him or antagonizing him, appeared to have a poor relationship with Shane. This may stem from his habit of intervening in situations where Ed seemed like he was about to become hostile towards her, or someone else in the camp. When Ed slaps Carol across the face, Shane beats him savagely, leaving a sobbing, remorseful Carol to tend to her injured husband. Their relationship sours much further in Season 2 due to how Shane handled the case of Sophia's disappearance and is directly responsible for her revelation as a walker in Hershel's barn. Subsequently, as he is trying to comfort her, Shane trails off topic and instead gets on the subject of how everyone in the group is against him. This causes Carol's disdain for him to increase even further. Despite Carol's strained relationship with Shane, she is shocked to learn that it was in fact Rick that killed him. This prompts Carol to try to leave the group with Daryl, before the latter turns down her offer to do so.

Glenn Rhee
"You know my friend Glenn? He's the best tucker I know. And he'll make sure that you feel toasty and warm, okay?"

- Carol to Lizzie regarding Glenn

Carol and Glenn are good friends and look after each other during their stay at the Atlanta camp. Glenn shows concern for Carol due to her being unable to defend herself from walkers, and protects her whenever he can. When Sophia goes missing, Glenn assists Carol in finding her. Glenn is saddened and sorry for Carol when Sophia's fate is revealed, and constantly looks after her. After Hershel is bitten, Glenn is thankful towards Carol for assisting in saving him and appreciates his medical skills. Later, Carol asks Glenn for a favor which involved helping her kill a female walker so she can practice performing a C-Section as she may have to be the one to deliver Lori's baby due to Hershel's current condition and because of Carl being born that way, which improves their friendship. When the flu spreads throughout the prison, Carol tells Lizzie that Glenn is a good tucker and that he'll make sure that Lizzie gets to sleep.

Dale Horvath
"If the RV is staying, I am too."

- Dale offering to stay at the highway to wait for Sophia

Carol and Dale are good friends and look after each other during their stay at the Atlanta Camp. The two are shown to care for each other, and work together during their daily chores at the camp. Dale shows concern for Carol due to her being unable to defend herself from walkers, and protects her whenever he can. When Sophia goes missing, Dale assists Carol in finding her. At the highway, Dale tells Carol that he is willing to stay behind to wait for Sophia, to which Carol is grateful towards him for. Dale is saddened and sorry for Carol when Sophia's fate is revealed, and constantly looks after her. When Dale is disemboweled by a walker, Carol is saddened of his death.

Andrea
"The Governor... you need to do something, No... you need to sleep with him, give him the greatest night of his life, get him to drop his guard, then when he's sleeping...you can end this."

- Carol to Andrea

Andrea and Carol have a good relationship. At the Atlanta camp, Andrea and Carol were joking and laughing with each other. Ed walked over and tried to drag Carol away which resulted in Andrea shouting at him and defending Carol; this shows she cares about her.

Carol is saved by Andrea in "Beside the Dying Fire". Andrea also volunteered to search for Sophia when she was missing in earlier episodes. This is likely to have strengthened their relationship. Later in "I Ain't a Judas", Carol and Andrea embrace as Carol explains that they thought she was dead when the dead walker fell onto her. She also explains how T-Dog and Lori died. She then tells Andrea that she can end the war between the Prison and Woodbury and prevent more innocent people from dying by assassinating The Governor. When Andrea dies in "Welcome to the Tombs", as was the case with Lori, Carol notices she is not present when Rick and the others return from Woodbury and immediately deducts that she has died. She seems saddened and disheartened but also somewhat unsurprised, given the circumstances of Andrea's plight. However, Carol slowly begins to cry upon discovering the sad news, indicating that Andrea's death has in fact had a significant impact on her.

Amy
"You weren't there. Ed was out of control. He was hurting his wife."

- Amy to Jim regarding Carol

Carol and Amy are good friends and look after each other during their stay at the Atlanta Camp. The two are shown to care for each other, and work together during their daily chores at the camp. When Ed slaps Carol, Amy helps to defend her from him. Jim, later on, states that Shane beating Ed was wrong, to which Amy says that he did the right thing as Ed was hurting Carol. After the walker attack on the camp, Carol is saddened of Amy's death.

T-Dog
"I'll do what I have to. You're not becoming one of those things."

- Carol to T-Dog over his infection

Carol and T-Dog are good friends and look after each other during their stay at the Atlanta Camp. The two are shown to care for each other, and work together during their daily chores at the camp. T-Dog shows concern for Carol due to her being unable to defend herself from walkers, and protects her whenever he can. When Sophia goes missing, T-Dog assists Carol in finding her. T-Dog is saddened and sorry for Carol when Sophia's fate is revealed, and constantly looks after her. When Andrew releases walkers into the prison, T-Dog helps Carol to fight off the walkers, and is bitten in the process. Carol escapes with T-Dog through the tombs and tells him that she has to help him with his infection. T-Dog brushes her off, saying that everything is God's plan. The two later encounter more walkers, and T-Dog, knowing his time is up, selflessly holds the walkers back and tells Carol to escape. Saddened, Carol escapes and looks back as T-Dog is devoured. After reuniting with the group, Carol acknowledges that T-Dog saved her life.

Jacqui
"So she can show up with fresh bruises later, Ed?"

- Jacqui defending Carol from Ed

Carol and Jacqui are good friends and look after each other during their stay at the Atlanta Camp. The two are shown to care for each other, and work together during their daily chores at the camp. When Ed attempted to tear Carol away from the laundry group of woman, Jacqui attempted to prevent it from happening, noting the bruises that Carol already had, and the new ones she was sure to receive. Jacqui later comforts Carol when Shane beats Ed up. Carol and Jacqui improve their friendship when they celebrate a new life in the CDC. When Jacqui decides to stay behind at the self-destructing CDC, Carol is saddened, but respects her decision to do so without any arguments.

Miranda Morales
Carol and Miranda appear to have been good friends, as they are both mothers and presumed to have been housewives before the outbreak. When Morales announces that he, Miranda and their children are going to Alabama to find family instead of traveling with the rest of the group to the CDC, a disheartened Carol says goodbye to Miranda and gives her a warm hug before the two parties separate.

Jim
"I'll get some."

- Carol offering to get water for Jim

Initially, Jim and Carol did not interact much and were distant towards each other. Carol is seen to be rather worried when Jim begins to dig holes for no apparent reason. When it is revealed that Jim was bitten, Carol looks after him in the RV when he begins to have a fever, even offering to get water for him. After Jim decides to get left behind and reanimate, Carol is shown to be saddened and stays with him in his last moments, alongside the other survivors.

Hershel Greene
"Oh, there you are!"

- Carol to Hershel as she reunites with the group

Hershel teaches Carol a few minor medical techniques in preparation for the birth of Lori's baby. The two become close to one another in their time alone in doing this. After Hershel is bitten by a lurker, his leg is amputated by Rick to stop the infection. Carol, like Maggie, is not optimistic about Hershel's chances of survival, but works as hard to keep him alive anyway. When Carol reunites with the rest of the group,she is extremely happy to see Hershel again and gives him a strong, bracing hug (despite his now-limited balance). Hershel seems equally happy to see Carol. It is possible that the fact that Carol helped save Hershel's life helped to strengthen their growing bond. After Rick gives the news of him kicking Carol out of the group, Hershel seems upset, almost crying.

Maggie Greene
"Rick... Rick, where's Carol?!"

- Maggie to Rick

Carol and Maggie seem to get along, though little interaction is seen between them. Maggie, unlike Beth, does not believe that Carol alone will be able to help Hershel make it through his amputation and subsequent recovery. Maggie saves Carol's life in "Home" during the Woodbury invasion by covering her until she could join Maggie, Beth, and Carl in safety behind a wall of the prison. This may strengthen their relationship in subsequent episodes.

In "Internment", Maggie notices Rick returns from his supply run without Carol, and expresses immediate concern for her. When Rick explains why Carol is no longer with the group, Maggie understands and agrees with Rick's decision, though she stated she could not have done it herself.

Beth Greene
"I think she saved my life.... She saved yours too, right?"

- Carol to Daryl about Beth

Beth is seen being kind and friendly to Carol. When Hershel's life hangs in the balance after he is bitten by a walker, Beth seems highly confident in Carol's ability to save her father's life. Carol seems to be developing a bond with Beth, similar to that of a mother and daughter, as evidenced by her intervening during the incident between Beth and Axel in "Made to Suffer," in which Axel began to flirt with Beth. The two of them are the primary caregivers of Judith, as Carol is experienced in taking care of children and Beth loves taking care of Judith. In "The Suicide King", while Carol is doing laundry, Beth comes up to her with Judith and they talk about Daryl leaving. The two have bonded and now can talk about almost anything together. In "I Ain't a Judas" Carol glances at Beth as she is singing, making Beth feel more comfortable further suggesting they have a close relationship. When Beth was killing walkers in "Welcome to the Tombs", Carol was by her side, protectively holding Beth close to her. After the war is over and the new residents from Woodbury arrive at the prison, Carol and Beth come out of their hiding place, holding hands.

When Beth is just about to begin a plan to kill Dr. Edwards and escape from Grady Memorial Hospital, she hesitates when she sees Edwards wheeling in an unconscious Carol on a stretcher. In light of this, Beth decides to stay at the hospital, despite her overwhelming urge to break out, in order to see to it that Carol survives and makes it out with her. She later works fervently to help keep Carol alive, eventually obtaining a dose of epinephrine for her to give her a chance of survival. Beth holds an unconscious Carol's hand as she waits for her to wake up, telling her that she just wanted her to know she was there for her.

After Beth's accidental death at the hands of Dawn, Carol is saddened to the point of tears, seeking comfort from both Daryl and Tyreese.

Patricia
"Thank you, Patricia, so much for letting us into your house."

- Carol to Patricia

Patricia and Carol's relationship seemed to be a strong friendship. As they are both the oldest women at the farm, they seemed to bond over laundry and caring for the children. In "Beside the Dying Fire", Carol seemed worried for Patricia and the other women's safety as they stayed within the house while everyone fled. Carol was clearly disheartened when she learned of Patricia's grizzly demise at the hands of the walkers.

Axel
"You're quite a lady."

- Axel to Carol, being flirtatious

When the group discussed the idea of the remaining prison survivors joining the group, Carol voiced her misgivings stating that the men are in fact convicts. In "Made to Suffer", she observes Axel conversing with Beth Greene and, sensing that he may be making advances towards her, privately tells him to keep away from the girl. When Axel shows interest in Carol, she quickly brushes it off. Carol does not trust Axel, but works with him to guard the prison in the watch tower. Despite her distrust of him, Carol comforts Axel in "The Suicide King" when he and the rest of the group learn of Oscar's fate. Axel is also seen protecting Carol from Rick when he starts yelling and waving his revolver over seeing a hallucination of Lori.

In "Home", Axel and Carol began to bond and become friends. While they were talking outside of the prison, Axel was shot and killed by The Governor, leaving Carol to have to use his body as a shield for herself. Carol became extremely distraught at using her new friend's dead body as a shield to protect herself.

Michonne
Though Carol and Michonne have not interacted often, they are shown to be on good terms with each other. Michonne voices her appreciation to Carol for saving her and the rest of the group at Terminus. Later, when it begins to rain after an apparent drought in "Them," Carol and Michonne happily embrace each other, suggesting a sort of friendship between them.

Tyreese Williams
"I forgive you. I'm never gonna forget. It happened. You did it. You feel it. I know you do. It's a part of you now. Me too. But I forgive you. We don't need to stay. We can't stay."

- Tyreese to Carol

Tyreese did not have much initial interaction with Carol, but it can be assumed that they had a fairly good relationship with each other. Carol is one of the people who stays behind at the prison while most of the men leave to free Maggie and Glenn from the Governor's clutches. Tyreese and his group arrive at the prison around this time. Carol and the others keep the group locked up, as a precaution, but give them food and water and allow them to bury their dead (Donna). Carol seems to have no problem with Tyreese's group joining the prison permanently.

Eventually, Tyreese and Sasha return to the prison, and he presumably gets to know Carol better. In "Isolation," Carol is shocked and distraught as Tyreese fights with Rick upon discovery of his girlfriend Karen's charred remains. Tyreese is devastated, but before he leaves to find medicine for Sasha, he lets Carol know how he appreciates her support.

Unbeknownst to Tyreese, Carol is the one who killed Karen (along with another man, David, who was also ill). Carol confides her actions in Rick, who, disturbed by her lack of remorse, banishes her in "Indifference," while Tyreese is still away from the prison. When Rick is about to inform Tyreese of the situation in "Too Far Gone", The Governor and his militia arrive at the prison.

Tyreese flees the prison with Lizzie and Mika (the little girls Carol had agreed to raise), along with baby Judith. After some time on the road, Carol finds the girls and they go to Tyreese (who'd left them in the woods because he heard yelling on the train tracks). Initially, Carol believes Tyreese knows the truth and will harm her, but instead, he hugs her. Tyreese is delighted at Carol's reappearance because he thought Carol had died (Rick returning to the prison alone made him think so.) Carol chooses to keep quiet about her role in the murders. They continue to follow the tracks to try to find Terminus.

In "The Grove", he and Carol have become closer, with Carol treating the infection on his arm and sharing in taking care of the girls. After they find a small cottage to rest in, Tyreese even says he would be happy starting a life there with Carol and the children, because he trusts her. After Carol executes Lizzie (due to Lizzie killing her sister and nearly killing Judith), she, exhausted and guilt-ridden, confesses to Karen and David's murders, placing a revolver on the table to let him decide her fate. Tyreese is shocked and nearly grabs the revolver, but says he forgives her, but he would never forget what she had done because it has now become a part of who she is. He tells Carol they can't stay at the cottage now, and they, along with Judith, resume their search for Terminus.

Sasha Williams
Their relationship is not heavily explored. Though it can be assumed they are on good terms

Ryan Samuels
"Lizzie and Mika. You care about them. I've seen it. I don't have anybody else. Kids on their own, they don't have a chance. Can you look out for them? Like they're yours?"

- Ryan to Carol about his daughters

Little is known of the relationship between Carol and resident Ryan, but in 30 Days Without An Accident, he sits in on her story class before leaving, suggesting that he might have known about her efforts to teach the kids how to use knives. When Carol discovered that Ryan was bitten she quickly makes an attempt to amputate his arm to save his life, but is horrified to discover that he had a bite on his nape as well. She comforts him, as he is dying and brings his daughters into the room to say their goodbyes. He asks Carol to look after his children, showing that he trusts her with his children.

Lizzie Samuels
"Just look at the flowers, Lizzie..."

- Carol to Lizzie before shooting her

After Ryan Samuels's death, Carol is now Lizzie's adoptive mother. Lizzie experiences slight anger towards Carol over the killing of her father before reanimation as well as Nick and the other walkers around the prison fence (as she still believed the walkers to be people). Carol tells Lizzie that she was weak during the moment of Ryan's death, and she needs to become strong if she wants to survive. This causes Lizzie to have a change of heart, and she later takes the knife out of Carol's hand, signifying that she is ready to kill walkers if she needs to. Carol picks a flower from the ground and puts it in Lizzie's hair, and the two share a smile. They appear to be much closer by the end of the episode. In "Isolation", Carol comforts her when she contracts the flu. At the start of Indifference, Carol again tries to encourage Lizzie before she leaves on a supply run with Rick. At one point Lizzie calls her, "Mom," leading Carol to ask her not to call her that again. Carol very reluctantly leaves Lizzie and Mika behind after Rick banishes her. In Too Far Gone, Lizzie insists to Mika that they do what Carol would want them to do, and defend the prison instead of hiding with the other children. This leads to Lizzie shooting Alisha and another of the Governor's group in the head, saving Tyreese's life. (It is left unclear whether Carol taught her how to shoot).

After discovering that Lizzie had killed Mika and was feeding the undead, Carol realized that she was beyond help, and executed her.

Mika Samuels
"Sooner or later you're gonna have to do it. You'll have to do it or you'll die. So you're gonna change the way you think about it. You have to change. Everyone does now. Things don't just work out."

- Carol to Mika about changing

After Ryan Samuels's death, Carol is now Mika's adoptive mother. When Carol tries to lift Lizzie's spirits after her father's death, Mika tells her that Lizzie is "messed up," which makes Carol uneasy. After the prison assault Carol finds her way to Tyreese, Lizzie, Mika, and Judith. She is seen talking to Mika often trying to convince her to toughen up. In the Grove, Carol lets Mika shoot a deer, but Mika refuses and Carol once again says she needs to toughen up and that she can't just run, as that's how her daughter died. When she finds Mika murdered by Lizzie she is seen to be shocked and traumatized, later executing Lizzie after finding out how she really is. She then buries Mika and Lizzie and leaves the grove.

Tobin
Carol and Tobin are on good terms. Carol gives Tobin cookies, he is greatfull for it. Later on when Carol can't sleep she sees Tobin sitting on his porch. Tobin tells Carol he scared for her to go fight the Saviors. He also tells her that she is still a mom and everyone at the Safe-Zone looks at her as a mom. Carol asked if he also looks at her like a mom, Tobin says no that she is something more. Then Carol and Tobin kiss.

Patrick
"Sometimes you're gonna have to fight through it. What if you wind up out there alone? You just give up because you're feeling bad?"

- Carol to Patrick

Patrick seemed to be on rather good terms with Carol, instantly stepping in for her when she asked him to look after the kitchen for her. Much like how he called Daryl "sir", he would also refer to Carol as "Ma'am" respectively. This is shown when Carol is giving knife lessons to the group and he asks Carol if he can leave.

Sam
Carol and Sam seemed to have a stable relationship in the short time they knew each other. Carol noticed that Sam's arm was dislocated and pushed it back into its socket, as she learned how to due to having to do it to herself after Ed brutally beat her. Carol suggested that Ana and Sam should look for supplies with them and they were quick to agree to try and prove their worth as Rick and Carol had accepted them into the group and told them about the prison. Once discovering Ana was dead Carol and Rick waited at the house for a while for Sam, once he didn't arrive Carol suggested they leave and when Rick agrees Carol tells him that it was a nice watch what he gave Sam which suggested that she was more saddened about the loss of the watch than Sam or Ana.

Ana
Carol and Ana seemed to have a stable relationship for the short time they knew each other. Carol reattached Sam's dislocated shoulder and Ana was shown to be incredibly grateful like Sam. Carol also suggested that Ana and Sam help them search the houses. Ana and Sam agreed to try and prove they are helpful and go their separate ways, once Rick and Carol discover Ana's body being devoured and her leg completely removed she wasn't shown saddened, but more shocked and alerted.

Mary
Carol and Mary have a fight right when they meet each other Mary has a gun pointed on her and says she wants too see Carols face, Carol turns around and tries to shot her causing Mary to fall. They both leap for the gun which Carol gets too. Carol and Mary have a little quick talk about how Terminus started and that it wasn't awalys like this and at first it was a sanctuary. Carol then shoots Mary in the leg and leaves the door open for the dead and to eat Mary alive.

Pete Anderson
"I could kill you right now. I could. I will. And then who would believe I did it because I didn't like you. No one. They'd believe you tried to hurt me. Definitely believe that. Come at me. (...) Yeah? (...) The way this is played out, you have a chance. You're here. Your wife's there. You're a small, weak nothing. And with the world how it is, you're even weaker. Play your cards right, maybe you don't have to die. And I want my dish back clean when you're done."

- Carol threatening Pete

Carol find out via Pete's son Sam that Pete is abusing Jessie, and possibly his kids. Later, she goes to his house to ask for Jessie, but Pete says she's not available, confirming her suspicions. She then asks Rick to kill Pete. After Rick attempts to kill Pete, she visits him in the house he is in and threatens him, which ultimately causes Pete to lose it and attempt to kill Rick, killing Reg in the process and leading to his own death.

Erin
"Shh... Shh..."

- Carol mercifully putting Erin down after she had been critically wounded by a wolf

Erin admires Carol for her culinary skills and agrees with her after she criticizes Mrs. Nuedermeyer for smoking. When Erin is critically wounded by a wolf, she mercifully kills her and ends her suffering. Carol then begins to cry about Erin's death and the deaths of the other Alexandrians.

Morgan Jones
"I will kill you, to kill him because I don't want anyone else to die!"

- Carol threatening Morgan over the Wolves Leader

Morgan and Carol have a poor relationship. They first interact while Carol is handing out drinks at the construction site to lure the Walkers in the quarry away and Morgan questions her if she was once a police officer like Rick. Carol questions him of why he thinks this and Morgan replies it is because he notices that she is always watching and ready to handle things. Carol simply replies "aren't you sweet" and walks away.

During the attack on Alexandria by the Wolves, Morgan and Carol's differences are shown by Morgan's refusal to kill the attackers and Carol killing them without hesitation. Morgan appears to be disgusted at Carol killing the Wolves, including the one that he and Gabriel had subdued and tied up. Following the attack Morgan and Carol pass each other on the street and exchange glances without a word.

Later, it is shown that Carol completely disagrees and is annoyed with Morgan's philosophy of not killing people and appears to be highly suspicious of him as she follows him and Denise to the cell where the Wolves Leader is being held by Morgan and demands to know who is inside but Morgan blocks her from entering.

After a massive heard of Walkers enters Alexandria, Morgan saves Carol after she falls down and the two take refuge in the same building that Denise and the Wolves Leader are. Once safely inside, Carol reveals that she does not trust Morgan in the least but that she never thought he was lying. Later on, Carol tricks Morgan and pushes him aside and runs to the basement to kill the Wolves Leader.

Once downstairs Morgan and Carol confront each other over the fate of the prisoner. Carol is determined to kill him, but Morgan refuses, claiming that they can be better people than the Wolves. Carol refuses to listen, forcing Morgan to knock the knife out of her hand and the two get into a physical confrontation where Carol attempts to stab Morgan, Ultimately Morgan overpowers her and knocks her out before himself being knocked out by the Wolves Leader.

Sam Anderson
"The monsters will come. The ones out there. And you won't be able to run away when they come for you. And they will tear you apart and eat you up while you're still alive. All while you can still feel it. And then afterwards, no one will know what happened to you."

- Carol threatening Sam. Carol and Sam have an unusual relationship. Carol threatens Sam when they first meet telling him what will happen to him if he tells anyone that he saw her sneak into the gun room telling him he'll be tied up to a tree and be eating by the dead. Sam then gets scared. When Rick and Pete get in a fight, Sam runs behind Carol for her to protect him.

Later, Carol tells him that his dad died and that he needs to get over it. Not long after, he questions her if a person kills another someone, does that turn them into a monster, to which she responds that the only thing keeping a person from becoming a monster is killing,

While her reaction to Sam's death is not shown, she visits his grave two months after his death and leaves a cookie by it.

Shelly
"You know, Shell, I can teach you how to make pasta with your own two hands. But you'd have to promise not to smoke in the house. It's just a disgusting habit, and it kills you. If you ask me, there are too many things trying to do that already."

- Carol to Shelly. Carol and Shelly seem to have a stable relationship. When Shelly is complaining about the lack of a pasta machine, Carol says she can teach her how to make pasta with her own hands, but Shelly would have to promise not to smoke in the house, saying it is a disgusting habit that kills you, and that there are too many things out there trying to do that already.

After Shelly is fatally injured by a Wolf, Carol stabs her in the head to end her suffering and prevent reanimation.

Gabriel Stokes
"Leave Him!"

- Carol telling Morgan to abandon Gabriel during the Wolf attack.

Gabriel and Carol barely interact. When Carol is pretending to be a Wolf and has Morgan in a chain as a fake prisoner he notices Gabriel which he says that they have to help him. Carol yells "leave him" which Morgan says he can't and runs over to save him. After Carol gets the guns, she gives one to Morgan and one to Gabriel.}}

Appearances
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Season 1

 * "Tell It to the Frogs"
 * "Vatos"
 * "Wildfire"
 * "TS-19"

Season 2

 * "What Lies Ahead"
 * "Bloodletting"
 * "Save the Last One"
 * "Cherokee Rose"
 * "Chupacabra"
 * "Secrets"
 * "Pretty Much Dead Already"
 * "Nebraska"
 * "Triggerfinger"
 * "Judge, Jury, Executioner"
 * "Better Angels"
 * "Beside the Dying Fire"

Season 3

 * "Seed"
 * "Sick"
 * "Killer Within"
 * "Hounded" (No Lines)
 * "When the Dead Come Knocking"
 * "Made to Suffer"
 * "The Suicide King"
 * "Home"
 * "I Ain't a Judas"
 * "Arrow on the Doorpost" (No Lines)
 * "This Sorrowful Life"
 * "Welcome to the Tombs"

Season 4

 * "30 Days Without An Accident"
 * "Infected"
 * "Isolation"
 * "Indifference"
 * "Inmates"
 * "The Grove"
 * "A" (Flashback)

Season 5

 * "No Sanctuary"
 * "Strangers"
 * "Slabtown" (No Lines)
 * "Consumed"
 * "Crossed" (No Lines)
 * "Coda" (No Lines)
 * "What Happened and What's Going On"
 * "Them"
 * "The Distance"
 * "Remember"
 * "Forget"
 * "Spend"
 * "Try"
 * "Conquer"

Season 6
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 * "First Time Again"
 * "JSS"
 * "Now" (No Lines)
 * "Heads Up"
 * "Start to Finish"
 * "No Way Out"
 * "Not Tomorrow Yet"
 * "The Same Boat"

Trivia

 * Carol's weapon of choice is a trench knife and she commonly uses revolvers as her sidearm of choice.
 * Carol has a mild case of claustrophobia as stated in "TS-19."
 * Originally, Carol was supposed to be killed in "Killer Within," but the producers eventually decided against it and killed T-Dog in her place.
 * Carol is one of the five remaining survivors left from the original Atlanta group.
 * Carol is the last known original female Atlanta camp survivor and is the only female character to appear in all seasons thus far.
 * Carol is the only female Atlanta survivor confirmed to have killed one or more living people.
 * Carol has killed the third largest amount of living people with a total of more or less 26 kills, while Rick has the second largest with at least 35 kills and the Governor has the largest with over 50 kills.
 * In Not Tomorrow Yet, Carol is seen writing down the amount of people she has acknowledged to have directly killed in what seems to be a diary. The amount written is 18. However, she did not include Erin, who she mercy killed, on her list, which brings the count to 19.
 * Carol is one of two characters in the series to appear in a program outside of The Walking Dead; the other is Merle.
 * Melissa McBride and Michael Rooker reprised their roles as Carol and Merle, respectively, on a 2013 episode of The Conan O'Brien Show, in which the pair disrupts O'Brien's live studio audience under the guise of "hiding from walkers."