The five best deaths from AMC’s The Walking Dead

In light of Siddiq’s death, I’ve decided to take a look back and answer a question that’s been bugging me: What are the BEST deaths in The Walking Dead?

As of this writing, Siddiq is the latest major character to die in The Walking Dead. He was murdered by Dante, just as he figured out both why everyone in Alexandria was getting sick, and that Dante was a spy for the Whisperers. While, in-universe, that’s a terrible time to die, as far it being part of a TV show is concerned, it’s brilliant, because it leaves us, the audience, surprised and worried, because now Siddiq’s gone, and Dante is free to run amok.

But, that death got me thinking: What are the best deaths thus far in The Walking Dead? Well, the first thing to figure out is what makes a death “good” in the first place.

Firstly, its timing has to be right. If a character dies either before they’ve been around for a significant enough amount of time to make an impact, or, long after they’ve been a focal point of the show…it’ll land with a thud.

Secondly, if the death lacks a certain amount of drama, while it may be realistic, it also may feel rushed or wholly insignificant. If, for example, a major character is standing in the background of a scene, gets gunned down by a villain (Whilst still just being in the background), and then the show simply moves on to the next scene without anyone mentioning that now-deceased character, it will be like that character was some nameless generic we weren’t supposed to care about.

And, thirdly, if the death is too controversial, the controversy might just overshadow the in-story impact of the character’s death and the response you’re hoping to get from the audience, which is kind of counterproductive.

There are other factors I’ll take into consideration, but, these three are going to be the big ones. And now, with that out of the way, let’s get started.