



Almost every interview we’ve read about the mid-season finale, “Coda,” promises a great tragedy is coming. Considering that Beth and Carol are both in extremely compromised positions, the obvious leap is that Daryl will not be able to rescue at least one of them from Grady Memorial Hospital and Dawn’s evil cops.

But considering that one of those evil cops, Bob Lamson, took advantage of Sasha’s kindness to clock her and run off and tell Dawn about Tyreese’s plan to non-violently resolve the situation, it’s very likely the mid-season finale will feature a plan that goes so bad other characters will die as well.

So our final poll of the half-season is multiple choice. Vote for whomever you think won’t make it out. After the episode we’ll compare the results with what happened and see how good our guesses were.

Warning: There are spoilers for previous episodes in this post and likely in the comments. But please, no spoilers for un-aired episodes. We will delete those if we see them.

Rick

Rick has smartened and toughened up through tragedy and learning from his own mistakes until he’s almost a force of nature, a pure survivor. Woe be it to anyone who threatens him or his friends. Rick’s death would be the most surprising, since most of the comic plots, for years worth of stories, revolve around Rick. Rick has smartened and toughened up through tragedy and learning from his own mistakes until he’s almost a force of nature, a pure survivor. Woe be it to anyone who threatens him or his friends. Rick’s death would be the most surprising, since most of the comic plots, for years worth of stories, revolve around Rick.



Carl

Other than chill in a boxcar, be reunited with Judith, play boy detective at Father Gabriel’s church and give Father Gabriel the machete he used to escape the church with, Carl hasn’t had much to do this season so far. There are things down the road that might be bad news for Carl, but death seems unlikely. Other than chill in a boxcar, be reunited with Judith, play boy detective at Father Gabriel’s church and give Father Gabriel the machete he used to escape the church with, Carl hasn’t had much to do this season so far. There are things down the road that might be bad news for Carl, but death seems unlikely.



Baby Judith

Judith has had her third major brush with death. She’s long dead at this point in the comics, but it doesn’t seem like the show has been willing to go through with it. She might be more valuable from a plot perspective as a vulnerable member of the group for others, like Tyreese, to protect. Also, we love the expressive new babies that play Judith and don’t want to see them go. Judith has had her third major brush with death. She’s long dead at this point in the comics, but it doesn’t seem like the show has been willing to go through with it. She might be more valuable from a plot perspective as a vulnerable member of the group for others, like Tyreese, to protect. Also, we love the expressive new babies that play Judith and don’t want to see them go.



Michonne

Looks like our favorite samurai got her katana back, but she’s proven she’s deadly with or without it. At the end of last season we we’re just starting to get hints of her backstory and she was getting closer to Rick and Carl. Killing her would be a wicked rug-yanking moment, but it’s more likely these story lines will be allowed to play out. Looks like our favorite samurai got her katana back, but she’s proven she’s deadly with or without it. At the end of last season we we’re just starting to get hints of her backstory and she was getting closer to Rick and Carl. Killing her would be a wicked rug-yanking moment, but it’s more likely these story lines will be allowed to play out.



Daryl

Through his relationships with both Carol and Beth, Daryl has discovered he “ain’t ashes.” He’s better than ever now, having something worth dying for has given him a reason to live. But the problem with having something worth dying for is sometimes you do. It’s not likely that Daryl will die to save Beth or Carol, but it could happen. Through his relationships with both Carol and Beth, Daryl has discovered he “ain’t ashes.” He’s better than ever now, having something worth dying for has given him a reason to live. But the problem with having something worth dying for is sometimes you do. It’s not likely that Daryl will die to save Beth or Carol, but it could happen.



Carol

The only survivor more willing to do whatever it takes than Rick is Carol, as evidenced by her nearly single-handed destruction of Terminus. But she got hit by a car and is no place to use those skills at the moment. She was also the recipient of Beth’s medical care based on advice from Dr. Edwards, which so far has a 100 percent mortality rate. It looks bad. The only survivor more willing to do whatever it takes than Rick is Carol, as evidenced by her nearly single-handed destruction of Terminus. But she got hit by a car and is no place to use those skills at the moment. She was also the recipient of Beth’s medical care based on advice from Dr. Edwards, which so far has a 100 percent mortality rate. It looks bad.



Beth

Beth is strong, but also maybe a little bit too naive. Last episode she trusted Dawn and Dr. Edwards, too people who clearly don’t have Beth’s best interests in mind. Also, simply by being in Grady and being an obvious bargaining chip for Dawn puts Beth in great danger. Beth is strong, but also maybe a little bit too naive. Last episode she trusted Dawn and Dr. Edwards, too people who clearly don’t have Beth’s best interests in mind. Also, simply by being in Grady and being an obvious bargaining chip for Dawn puts Beth in great danger.



Glenn

Glenn and Maggie just headed off to D.C. with Abraham. They found out that mission was based on a lie. Unless there’s a surprise, it doesn’t look like they’re going to make it back to Grady to get involved in the action there, so they might be relatively safe. Glenn and Maggie just headed off to D.C. with Abraham. They found out that mission was based on a lie. Unless there’s a surprise, it doesn’t look like they’re going to make it back to Grady to get involved in the action there, so they might be relatively safe.



Maggie

However, at the end of the last episode, Maggie went to check on a groaning Eugene. Was he groaning because he was finally getting up, or was he groaning because he died and turned into a walker? If it’s the latter, Maggie could be killed in a sudden shocking scene. However, at the end of the last episode, Maggie went to check on a groaning Eugene. Was he groaning because he was finally getting up, or was he groaning because he died and turned into a walker? If it’s the latter, Maggie could be killed in a sudden shocking scene.



Tyreese

Well, we know now that Tyreese won’t kill the living. He let Martin live even and he didn’t help in the massacre of the Hunters. Can a man hold on to his humanity in the zombie apocalypse and survive? Tyreese is still trying, coming up with a less violent plan to assault the hospital. Unfortunately we know that plan is blown, and Tyreese does not. Well, we know now that Tyreese won’t kill the living. He let Martin live even and he didn’t help in the massacre of the Hunters. Can a man hold on to his humanity in the zombie apocalypse and survive? Tyreese is still trying, coming up with a less violent plan to assault the hospital. Unfortunately we know that plan is blown, and Tyreese does not.