We can bet that some of the consummate survivors will absolutely die before the series comes to a final end. AMC probably won't cancel The Walking Dead any time soon, and it's possible that actors will want to move on. Considering how many of us have been conditioned to our favorites dying gruesome deaths, an ending in which everybody except for Carl is dead might not be that bad. It would certainly be better than Rick stepping out of a bathroom and revealing that the entire show had been nothing more than young Carl's dream. In fact, Michael Rooker's ending is more reminiscent of a How I Met Your Mother ending than a Dallas or a St. Elsewhere ending. Since The Walking Dead isn't exactly a comedy, a death reveal late in the game might not tarnish the legacy of the series in the way that the How I Met Your Mother finale did for some fans.