Carol Peletier

Carol Peletier, also known as "Queen" Carol by the Kingdom, is a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. During the initial outbreak, she evacuates with her abusive husband, Ed, and their 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, and gains medical experience through Hershel Greene's assistance. Later on, she becomes the parental guardian of Lizzie and Mika Samuels after the death of their father, albeit briefly. Upon her arrival at the Alexandria Safe-Zone, Carol briefly forms a romantic relationship with fellow Alexandrian Tobin and becomes an adviser to Rick Grimes following Hershel's death. Following the end of the war against the Saviors, Carol moves to the Kingdom. She later marries Ezekiel and becomes Henry's adopted mother. She also becomes one of the six co-leaders of the Coalition alongside Michonne, Tara Chambler, Ezekiel, Rachel Ward, and Ozzy. Following the fall of the Kingdom, Carol ends her marriage to Ezekiel and moves back to Alexandria with Daryl.

Overview
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 deems Carol's actions morally questionable and exiles her. 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 Williams, and Rick's daughter Judith. Later, Carol confesses to Tyreese, the boyfriend of Karen (one of the two ill members she kills) that she is responsible for the deaths and gains Tyreese's forgiveness. 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 an 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 fellow group member Morgan Jones 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 unwilling to take chances when it comes to dealing with human threats and show an enthusiastic desire to kill them without hesitation.

Starting in the back half of the sixth season, it is shown that she does feel remorse in killing people, writing down a list of the peoples she has killed as she begins to feel the weight of her actions since the apocalypse began. Deep down Carol desperately wants to believe what Morgan believes, but the facts haven't lined up like that for her. She's a hardened combat veteran but born out of necessity and reluctance. Around this time she also confesses to considering herself the "mother" to all of the survivors and is able to do terrible things while maintaining her motherly side, to protect them. Her motherly side is shown in her threatening Pete Anderson for harming his family, as well as her refusal to let Maggie do anything dangerous, such as help in the assault on the Saviors while she is pregnant, going such lengths as to stick around to make sure Maggie doesn't slip away to protect her.

Despite her remorse in killing other survivors, Carol is still very much capable of committing murder to keep herself and those she cares about safe from danger as shown when she kill an entire group of Saviors that kidnapped herself and Maggie and coldly guns down a member that nearly slashed the pregnant Maggie in the stomach with a knife. Following this, Carol choose to exile herself from her group claiming she can no longer kill any more human threats. Carol however has not weakened in any way as she single handily takes down another small group of Saviors herself after they refused to surrender. In the season six finale, it seems like Carol is accepting her fate just like when she is nearly killed by the savior who survived her attack.

After being rescued by Morgan and allowing herself to recover from her wounds at the Kingdom, Carol is still adamant about isolating herself from the world and hence leaves to live in a small house on the Kingdom's outskirts. Morgan and leader of the Kingdom, Ezekiel occasionally check up on her much to her annoyance. In her solitary life, Carol continues to believe in avoiding involvement in violent confrontation as she immediately rejected Richard's - Ezekiel's head of security - plea to incite war with the Saviors. However, after hearing from Morgan about the deaths of Glenn Rhee and Abraham Ford at the hands of Negan, Carol returns to the Kingdom and tells Ezekiel they need to get ready to fight against The Saviors, which was shown when she gunned down members of the Scavengers and the Saviors without hesitation when helping to save Alexandria.

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, and she 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. In "Omega", Henry tells Daryl that her hair used to be long, but when she tried to run away from Ed, he would grab her hair and slam her head against the wall, so one day, Carol cut off all of her hair so Ed couldn't grab her.

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.

Death
Killed By While traveling with Katie to the Hilltop, Carol is grabbed by Beta. After she urges Katie to run, Beta stabs Carol in the heart and pushes her to a horde to be devoured.
 * Beta (Alive)

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)
 * Pete Anderson (Indirectly Caused)
 * Aphid
 * Erin (Out Of Mercy)
 * Sam Anderson (Indirectly Caused)
 * Jessie Anderson (Indirectly Caused)
 * Ron Anderson (Indirectly Caused)
 * Owen (Alive, Caused)
 * Donnie (Caused)
 * Molly (Caused)
 * Michelle
 * Paula (Caused)
 * Miles
 * Jiro (Caused)
 * Rudy
 * Machine Gun Savior
 * Joey (Caused)
 * Paulie (Caused)
 * Gavin (Before Reanimation)
 * Derek
 * Tobin (Zombified)
 * Bruce (Possibly, Alive or Before Reanimation, Off-Screen, Out of Mercy)
 * Lance (Alongside her fellow militia members)
 * Norris (Alongside Jerry, Beatrice, and Kathy)
 * Jed
 * Regina
 * Abigail (Zombified)
 * Jerry (Zombified)
 * At least 11 unnamed Terminus residents (2 Direct, 2 Caused, 6 Indirectly Caused)
 * 7 unnamed Wolves
 * 66 unnamed Saviors (20 Direct, 40 alongside Kingdom Soldiers, 3 Alongside Morgan Jones, 3 Zombified)
 * 2 unnamed Scavengers
 * 5 unnamed Kingdom soldiers (Zombified)
 * Several elk
 * Numerous counts of zombies

Relationships
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Ed Peletier
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."
 * "Ed never let me wear nice things."
 * —Carol to Lori[src]

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.

In "Omega", it was revealed by Henry, that the reason Carol kept her hair short was due to Ed pulling it whenever he got frustrated.

Sophia Peletier
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.
 * "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[src]

Daryl Dixon
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.
 * "I couldn't lose anyone. I couldn’t lose any of them. I couldn’t lose you."
 * —Carol to Daryl[src]

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.

In season 6, Carol gets kidnapped along with Maggie. When the group finds them Daryl immediately pulls Carol to the side to ask if she is OK. When she answers "no" he pulls her into a hug. He later asks her what her kidnappers did to her, to which she replies that they did nothing and then walks away.

Carol leaves the group at the end of season 6 and relocates to a little house outside the Kingdom in season 7. Upon Carol's request, Morgan does not tell Daryl that he knows where Carol is and simply says tells him that she "is gone". Daryl is shown to be saddened by this.

In the following episode, Daryl gets in a fight with Richard after finding out that he has planned to kill Carol, and threatens to kill him if anything happens to her. After the fight, Daryl finds Carol's house and knocks on the door. When Carol opens, they first look at each other, Carol seemingly in shock, after which a teary-eyed Carol hugs Daryl who also is shown to be close to tears. During his visit, Daryl decided not to tell Carol that Glenn and Abraham have been killed by the saviors because he wants to protect her from the pain. He also knows that if he tells her she will want to fight, and that that's the last thing she needs at that moment in time. He shows how well he knows her by giving her a chance to heal. The two have dinner and then Daryl leaves, but before walking away completely he turns around and walks back to hug Carol, telling her to "watch out for herself", again showing great concern for her well-being.

Rick Grimes
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.
 * "I'm out here, because she's my family."
 * —Rick to Morgan about Carol[src]

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.

Maggie Rhee
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.
 * "Rick... Rick, where's Carol?!"
 * —Maggie to Rick[src]

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.

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.

Carl Grimes
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.
 * "In the middle of all this, he was out there helping a stranger."
 * —Carol to Henry about Carl[src]

Glenn Rhee
Carol and Glenn were good friends who always looked out for each other ever since meeting at the Atlanta camp at the beginning of the apocalypse.
 * "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[src]

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. Many months later when a deadly flu rampages the prison, Glenn falls victim to the disease while Carol is banished by Rick for killing Karen and David.

Carol saves Glenn along with the rest of the group from the Terminus compound after the fall of the prison and they continue their friendship where they left off. Glenn was unaware of Carol leaving Alexandria, their new home, when Carol suffers a moral crisis.

Carol appeared to be heartbroken when Morgan told her about his death.

Lori Grimes
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.
 * "You've gotta be worried sick about delivering the baby."
 * —Carol to Lori over delivering her baby[src]

Judith Grimes
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.
 * "You cozy in there? Yes."
 * —Carol to Judith when putting Judith into her crib[src]

Merle Dixon
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.
 * "He gave us a chance."
 * —Carol to Daryl regarding Merle[src]

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
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.
 * "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[src]

Dale Horvath
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.
 * "If the RV is staying, I am too."
 * —Dale offering to stay at the highway to wait for Sophia[src]

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.
 * "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[src]

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
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.
 * "You weren't there. Ed was out of control. He was hurting his wife."
 * —Amy to Jim regarding Carol[src]

T-Dog
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.
 * "I'll do what I have to. You're not becoming one of those things."
 * —Carol to T-Dog over his infection[src]

Jacqui
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.
 * "So she can show up with fresh bruises later, Ed?"
 * —Jacqui defending Carol from Ed[src]

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
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.
 * "I'll get some."
 * —Carol offering to get water for Jim[src]

Hershel Greene
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.
 * "Oh, there you are!"
 * —Carol to Hershel as she reunites with the group[src]

Beth Greene
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.
 * "I think she saved my life.... She saved yours too, right?"
 * —Carol to Daryl about Beth[src]

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
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.
 * "Thank you, Patricia, so much for letting us into your house."
 * —Carol to Patricia[src]

Axel
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.
 * "You're quite a lady."
 * —Axel to Carol, being flirtatious[src]

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.

Tyreese Williams
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.
 * "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[src]

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.

Ryan Samuels
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 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[src]

Lizzie Samuels
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).
 * "Just look at the flowers, Lizzie..."
 * —Carol to Lizzie before shooting her[src]

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

Mika Samuels
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.
 * "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[src]

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.
 * "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[src]

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 bad relationship. 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 always 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.

Tobin
Carol and Tobin are on good terms. Carol gives Tobin cookies, he is greatful 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.

Pete Anderson
Carol finds out via Pete's son Sam that Pete is abusing Jessie, and possibly his kids, making her despise him. 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 attempts to kill Rick, killing Reg in the process and leading to his own death.
 * "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[src]

Carol clearly shows no remorse whatsoever to his death.

Jessie Anderson
While not shown interacting together, Carol shares a natural caring for Jessie, as she had been a victim of abuse by the hands of her husband Ed as well; she is the first to notice and inform Rick after her previous attempt to talk to Jessie resulted in Pete closing the door.

When Carol notices Morgan and Denise walking together, she becomes suspicious and goes to Jessie's home. She asks her to watch after Judith while she investigates, which Jessie happily agrees to do.

Sam Anderson
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 eaten by the dead. Sam then gets scared. When Rick and Pete get in a fight, Sam runs behind Carol for her to protect him.
 * "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.[src]

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.

Erin
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.
 * "Shh... Shh..."
 * —Carol mercifully putting Erin down after she had been critically wounded by a wolf[src]

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.
 * "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.[src]

Morgan Jones
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.
 * "Do you really just not get it? After everything that's happened. If you care about people, there are people to protect, there are people that you will kill for. If you don't want to kill... or if you can't... then you have to get away from them. You do not get both. You, you should know that."
 * —Carol explaining to Morgan why she left Alexandria[src]

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 Owen 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 Owen 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 Owen.

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 Owen.

Gabriel Stokes
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.
 * "Leave Him!"
 * —Carol telling Morgan to abandon Gabriel during the Wolf attack.[src]

Denise Cloyd
The two first interact when Morgan secretly enlists her help to treat his infected wound. When Denise is captured by Owen, Carol immediately tries to save her. Later, Carol shoots Denise's captor, in-which saving Denise from dying. Carol is then seen digging Denise's grave with Daryl.
 * "Go! Go!!"
 * —Carol to Denise after she saves Denise from the herd.

Rosita Espinosa
Rosita and Carol appear to respect each other, though they don't have much interaction.

In "Not Tomorrow Yet" Rosita disagrees with Carol's decision to not tell Rick about Morgan keeping a prisoner. However, it's implied that she might just be taking out her anger over Abraham leaving her.

Paula
Paula and Carol had a very negative relationship. She constantly mocks Carol because of her apparent fear of the Saviors as well as her faith. Carol, while dislikes her, gives Paula a possibility to escape alive, which she ignores and continues to taunt her. When Carol shoves Paula into a pipe and gets her killed, she is shown to be shocked by the act.

Ezekiel
Carol originally thinks very poorly of Ezekiel and thinks he foolish and joke with his King persona. Ezekiel quickly picks up that Carol is also putting on a persona as well.
 * "You are real, to me."
 * —Carol to Ezekiel[src]

Carol returns to the Kingdom and convinces Ezekiel that they have to fight the Saviors, which he agrees.

Carol joins the Kingdom army as they attack a Savior outpost. They are ambushed and nearly all of the Kingdom soldiers are killed. Carol see's Ezekiel and Jerry in danger and has to choose between saving them or preventing the guns from reaching the Sanctuary. She chooses to save Ezekiel. The three make it back to the Kingdom, battered, bruised and broken and Carol is heartbroken for Ezekiel's losses.

Carol tries to pull Ezekiel out of his despair by asking why he really came to visit her all those times when she was living outside the Kingdom walls. Ezekiel eventually admits that "You just made me feel real, not a fiction. Real."

Carol tells Ezekiel that to her and the people of the Kingdom, he is real and his people need him. Carol reminds Ezekiel that he has his inspired everyone to build the Kingdom.

Ezekiel and Carol both play parts in order to keep themselves and others safe. However, they both allow themselves to be vulnerable and real with each other.

Before Ezekiel is taken hostage by Gavin and his men, he asks Carol to safe the rest of the Kingdommers "like you saved me". After the Kingdommers are safe, Carol, alongside with Morgan and unbeknown to them, Henry, goes back into the community and rescues Ezekiel. They eventually reunite with the others and together travel to the Hilltop Colony.

At the Hilltop, Ezekiel and Carol are seen looking after Henry.

After Jared and his fellow imprisoned Saviors escape, Henry chases after them. The next morning, Ezekiel and Carol search the colony for him, but can't find him. Later, Ezekiel asks Carol for help in searching him outside, but she declines. Ezekiel realizes she believes Henry to be dead and calls her a coward.

When Carol does go out with Morgan, to keep an on him, she ends up finding and saving Henry. She brings him back to the Hilltop where he reunites with a happy Ezekiel. Carol tells Ezekiel that she lost herself after her daughter died, but that she found a better version of herself as a part of Rick's group. Ezekiel says that he was wrong and that Carol is not a coward. Later, the two are seen holding hands.

After the last battle against the Saviors, Carol moves back into the Kingdom with Ezekiel.

The two develop feelings for eachother and eventually enter a romantic relationship. Eventually marrying each other. Thus Carol becomes the "Queen" of The Kingdom.

However during "The Storm" they break up. While Ezekiel still loves her, she however does not.

Shiva
Carol first met Shiva in "The Well", and was shocked to see a live tiger. She later watched in horror as Shiva sacrificed herself.

Jerry
Jerry has taken a particular liking towards Carol. He is shown to be very hospitable to her, especially when it comes to food. She was deeply saddened by his death.
 * "Cobbler! Kevin said you'd like it, just in case you did open the door."
 * —Jerry happily dropping off some food to Carol's cottage.[src]

Richard
Richard apparently thought little of Carol. Thought of her as foolish for living out on her own. He was willing to sacrifice her to start a war with the Saviors but was stopped by Daryl.

Benjamin
Carol initially found Benjamin an annoyance due to his naive nature. Despite this, she was willing to give him some advice to help with his training in fighting walkers. When Benjamin was brought to her house unexpectedly due to him being shot and requiring immediate medical attention, Carol allowed them and tried to provide further aid. She was shocked and saddened when Benjamin soon died from blood loss.

Henry
Carol was very distant with Henry at first, possibly not wanting to be attached to another child and watch them die. Carol at first didn't want to look for Henry when he went missing, believe he was dead. However, Carol was deeply pleased that Henry is alive, and embraces him after saving his life.

Nabila
Nabila and Carol have a good relationship. Carol helps her and everyone else from The Kingdom escape from the Saviors, and then leads them to Hilltop before going back to save Ezekiel.
 * "You versus all of them? They don't stand a chance."
 * —Nabila to Carol after learning Carol is going back to The Kingdom

Jed
Carol and Jed have a poor relationship, with Jed not respecting her leadership, presumably because he doesn't see her as one of them. During the camp brawl, Jed's distrust of Carol is only solidified when she tries to deescalate the situation, which Jed saw as Carol betraying the Saviors and siding with the other communities. He goes as far as holding a knife to Carol's throat in an attempt to extort guns from Rick. Carol frees herself by stabbing Jed in the shoulder, but opts not to kill him, much to his surprise. Despite Carol sparing his life, Jed's attitude towards her doesn't change as he later returns to the campsite with several other Saviors, this time armed with Alden's pistol, and once again attempts to extort the guns from the other communities. He also reveals that he sees Carol as weak, believing that her stabbing him was a lucky shot.

Tara Chambler
Carol and Tara surprisingly haven't interacted much. However they seem to have a good healthy relationship. Carol is very saddened by her death.
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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, No Lines)

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

 * "First Time Again" (Flashback)
 * "JSS"
 * "Now" (No Lines)
 * "Heads Up"
 * "Start to Finish"
 * "No Way Out"
 * "Not Tomorrow Yet"
 * "The Same Boat"
 * "Twice as Far"
 * "East"
 * "Last Day on Earth"

Season 7

 * "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" (Dream, No Lines)
 * "The Well"
 * "Hearts Still Beating"
 * "Rock in the Road"
 * "New Best Friends"
 * "Bury Me Here"
 * "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"

Season 8

 * "Mercy"
 * "The Damned"
 * "Monsters"
 * "Some Guy"
 * "The King, the Widow, and Rick"
 * "How It's Gotta Be"
 * "Honor"
 * "Dead or Alive Or"
 * "Do Not Send Us Astray"
 * "Still Gotta Mean Something"
 * "Wrath"

Season 9

 * "A New Beginning"
 * "The Bridge"
 * "Warning Signs"
 * "The Obliged"
 * "What Comes After"
 * "Who Are You Now?"
 * "Stradivarius"
 * "Evolution"
 * "Bounty"
 * "Chokepoint"
 * "The Calm Before"
 * "The Storm"

Season 10

 * "Lines We Cross"
 * "We Are the End of the World" (No Lines)
 * "Ghosts"
 * "Silence the Whisperers"
 * "Bonds"
 * "Open Your Eyes"
 * "The World Before"
 * "Squeeze"
 * "Morning Star"
 * "Walk With Us"
 * "Look at the Flowers"
 * "The Tower"
 * "A Certain Doom"


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Trivia

 * Carol has a mild case of claustrophobia as stated in "TS-19".
 * As of her death in "A Certain Doom", there are no surviving blood relatives in her family.
 * Carol has adopted the most children out of any other character on the Walking Dead with a total of 3: Mika Samuels, Lizzie Samuels and Henry.
 * Originally, Carol was supposed to be killed in "Killer Within", but the producers eventually decided against it and killed T-Dog in her place.[1]
 * Carol is the only female Atlanta survivor confirmed to have killed one or more living people.
 * Carol has the third largest kill count with at least a total of 110 victims, Simon has the second largest with at least 170 victims and Negan has the largest with at least 235 victims.
 * Carol currently possesses the highest kill count of any female character on The Walking Dead.
 * Carol is the first adult character in the show to directly kill a child.
 * In "Who Are You Now?" Carol kills Jed, Regina and 7 other Saviors by setting them on fire.
 * This is a callback to the episode "The Same Boat" when she did the same thing to Paula's reinforcements.
 * This also is a callback to the episode "Infected" when she killed Karen and David and burnt their corpses.
 * "Evolution" reveals Carol knows ASL, making her one of the few characters to know it, the others being Magna's group.
 * Carol is the seventh main character to be killed in a season finale.