Tara Chambler

Tara Chambler is a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. She is the daughter of David, the younger sister of Lilly, the aunt of Meghan, and the last remaining survivor of her immediate family until her death. After encountering Philip Blake, better known as The Governor, she and her family left their apartment complex they had been holding up in to find a safer place. She is the last remaining known survivor of Caesar Martinez's camp. After helping Glenn Rhee escape the destroyed West Georgia Correctional Facility, she became a part of the group led by Abraham Ford on a mission to Washington, D.C., in search of a cure. She soon becomes a member of Rick Grimes' group. After joining the Alexandria Safe-Zone, Tara formed a romantic relationship with Denise Cloyd. During a supply run with Heath, she finds a community named Oceanside. Three years after Rick's assumed death, Tara resides at Hilltop and serves as a co-leader to Jesus. After his death, she becomes the de-facto leader of Hilltop due to his and its residents' trust in her. During the fair, Tara becomes one of the leaders of the Coalition alongside Michonne, Ozzy, Ezekiel, Carol Peletier and Rachel Ward.

OverviewEdit
Tara initially came off as cold and hostile upon meeting The Governor as he made his way into her family's apartment building. She was seen exhibiting varying degrees of rude behavior towards him, even when Lilly insisted it wasn't necessary.

As her character continues to be explored, we see that Tara's hard exterior is only a facade, which she presumably puts on for reasons of self-preservation or insecurity. In later appearances, she demonstrates a more friendly, compassionate, and honest nature. She is shown to be playful at times, such as when she played a game of tag with Meghan, as well as when she expressed amusement at finding a yo-yo in a discarded bag with Glenn and Rosita.

Tara is shown to express severe guilt for her involvement in the attack on the Prison that ultimately caused its downfall, as well as the deaths of Hershel Greene and countless other residents; even though she had little to no influence on the actual fight, she still bears the brunt of responsibility by virtue of having been there at all. This guilt eventually subsides after Tara is accepted into Rick Grimes' group and receives forgiveness from him, as well as Glenn Rhee and Maggie Greene.

Throughout the fifth season, Tara shows numerous signs of developing emotional maturity and inner strength, often shown through her growing friendship with Eugene Porter. The strength and determination she exhibits later gives Eugene the courage to display those same traits, saving Tara's life after she herself is seriously wounded and rendered unconscious during a supply run for the Alexandria Safe-Zone.

By the eighth season, Tara has grown much more cold and vengeful, especially towards the Saviors, and she has a strong desire to kill them all, except for the workers and prisoners, to avenge her girlfriend, Denise Cloyd, and her friends, Glenn, Abraham Ford, and Olivia. This shows that she is perfectly willing to eliminate human threats, just like most of the rest of her group. She was particularly hostile towards Dwight, who was responsible for Denise's death, wanting to kill him despite his decision to switch sides and help them and conspiring with Daryl, who likewise wanted all of the Saviors dead regardless of whether or nor they surrendered and likewise particularly despised Dwight, to do so. She was also the only one who participated in Daryl's plot to let walkers into the Sanctuary despite knowing that innocent workers and prisoners would die if they did so, showing that like Daryl, she has allowed her hatred to blind her to what is the morally correct thing to do.

However, after Dwight lures his fellow Saviors away from their location, Tara seems to soften, and remembers how she had once been one of the Governor's people, acknowledging her own hypocrisy. When she thought she had been shot with a poisoned arrow by Dwight and would die soon, she accepted this and said she thought she deserved it for the way she had behaved before, stating she may have pushed Dwight into switching sides again. After realizing he had shot her with a clean arrow and she was not dying, she seemed to finally let go of her hatred and told Daryl she would no longer aid him in his desire to kill Dwight and all the other Saviors.

Following the 3-year time jump, and the deaths of Gregory and Jesus, Tara has found herself as the Co-leader of Hilltop. As a leader, she seems to be stern and pragmatic, but still kind, understanding, honest, and willing to listen to others. When Alden and Luke went missing, she wasn't willing to put an entire group of her people at risk to find them, by going out to face an unknown threat, preferring to return to Hilltop to get more information before acting. Though she appears certain in her decisions, she openly admits to Yumiko that she doesn't know if she knows what she's doing, inviting her to talk to her if she ever disagrees with one of her decisions, and is also quick to forgive Yumiko and her group for going against her orders to search for Luke, understanding their fear for the safety of their friend.

In her final moments, Tara proved her bravery and strength of character, as she fought to the death against the Whisperers, fighting to protect her friends until the very end.

Atlanta, Georgia
Tara had aspirations to become a police officer. This was evident in her actions. She held a gun as if training, had been well underway before the "virus." She talked the talk. She may have been fresh out of the academy. She speaks of a past relationship that meant more to her than the other half. This character develops and grows as the episodes progress.

Post-Apocalypse
During the initial stages of the outbreak, Tara's sister Lilly, their father David, and Lilly's daughter Meghan had picked Tara up from the academy and holed up together inside of an apartment complex. For about a year, Tara continually cleared their area of walkers. However, she was unaware that she needed to destroy the brain in order to kill one.

Death
In order to mark a border between the land belonging to the Whisperers and the communities, Alpha disguises herself and infiltrates the fair to kidnapp several residents. Afterward, she decapitates them and then places their heads on wooden pikes to mark the border, with Tara being among them. After finding the border, her zombified head is put down by Yumiko.
 * Killed By
 * Alpha (Alive, Off-Screen)
 * Yumiko (Zombified)

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Tara has killed:
 * Older Savior (Caused)
 * Zia (Caused)
 * 15 unnamed Saviors (5 Direct, 10 alongside Alexandrians)
 * At least 2 unnamed Whisperers (1 Direct, 1 Caused)
 * Numerous counts of zombies

Relationships
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David Chambler
Tara loved her father and fiercely protected him during the days of the apocalypse. Tara constantly worries for her father's worsening condition, and takes care of him. When David died, Tara held his hand and cried. When Philip kills a reanimated David, she tries to stop him from doing so. Later, Tara tells Phillip that she understands what he did and thinks her father would be glad that someone stopped him before he could bite her. Tara was saddened of her father's death, but eventually moved on.
 * "Tara's been up there a bunch of times blasting them bastards to pieces. She says that they just keep getting back up. I told her no more."
 * —David to Phillip about Tara[src]

Lilly Chambler
Lilly is Tara's sister and they are shown to clash due to their differing personalities. Lilly often appears to scold Tara on her use of swear words in front of Meghan and her attitude towards "Brian". Despite this, Lilly and Tara had a sisterly relationship and clearly loved each other. It is clear that Tara trusts her sister with knowledge of her sexual orientation and other details of her private life. After Tara sprained her leg Lilly offered to look after her. Tara hid in a fenced off part of the prison during the attack on it, from there she witnessed her sister get swarmed by zombies. Tara is clearly saddened at the loss of her sister and shuts down after watching her die, this death stays with her for a long time.
 * "All I saw was my sister in that field. She wasn't supposed to be there. She had a gun, but they just...swarmed her."
 * —Tara to Glenn about her sister[src]

Meghan Chambler
Tara loved her niece, Meghan, and fiercely protects her during the days of the apocalypse. She enjoys playing and spending quality with Meghan. When Tara swears during lunchtime, she tells Meghan to not swear like her. It is revealed in "Us" that she knows of Meghan's death.
 * "Meghan, don't say that, okay?"
 * —Tara to Meghan[src]

The Governor
Upon first meeting Philip he introduces himself as Brian. Tara is shown not to trust him and openly asserts her dominance by threatening him and showing off her weapons, but after he kills her re-animated father, she tells him she understands what he did and thinks her father would be glad someone stopped him before he could bite her and she grows more accepting of "Brian" and decides to trust him. However, during the prison assault when Philip decapitates Hershel, Tara seems to grow afraid and disgusted by him. Tara later expresses deep regret for ever trusting him. It is later shown that Tara was told of Phillip's previous identity as "The Governor". In "Swear", when Cyndie states that nobody is evil and that they just decide to forget who they are, Tara corrects her by saying that some people are evil and that Tara herself has seen it (she was most likely referring to Philip given that she had witnessed him decapitate the good-natured Hershel Greene in cold-blood and for no good reason whatsoever).
 * "Fist bump."
 * —Tara to Phillip[src]

Alisha
While Lilly Chambler heals some wounds on Alisha's hands, Tara comments on her rifle, saying its not good in the field, and that she is more of a "Smith and Wesson gal" herself. Alisha asks if she is always so full of shit, in which Tara replies yes. Later they are seen sleeping together and hanging out together, implying they have started a relationship. Tara's opinion of fighting the prison quickly changes after the Governor kills Hershel; Alisha's doesn't. Though Tara pleads with her, that they shouldn't have to fight, Alisha talks her out of it. Instead, she reminds her of their plan to meet in the forest after the chaos dies down. Tara revealed in "Us" that she knows that Alisha is dead.
 * "We have to stay here, it's too late, you understand me? You stay behind me, and if we get separated, you just run somewhere safe and hide, you hear me? You go someplace safe and hide, and I will find you when this is all over. I will find you. "
 * —Alisha to Tara[src]

Caesar Martinez
Initially, Martinez was surprised to see Tara and her family with "Brian," but he agreed to let them join the camp. Tara and Martinez formed a friendly, mutually respectful relationship during their time at the camp. As the group bonded over drinks, she praised him and his leadership. Tara was shocked when she learned of Martinez' death.
 * "Wait, your father was a Catholic priest? So the father became a daddy?"
 * —Tara chatting with Martinez[src]

Mitch Dolgen
Tara doesn't say much about Mitch, though it can be assumed she was grateful to him and his fellow survivors for saving her family. However, when Tara expresses her dismay of Pete taking over the camp, Mitch silences her and starts a fight with her, but Lilly steps in. This was most likely the start of why Tara didn't like the new camp. During the assault on the prison, Mitch becomes angry at Tara for doing nothing, and orders her to fight.
 * "You. Pick up your weapon! Fight, now!"
 * —Mitch telling Tara to fight[src]

Pete Dolgen
Tara doesn't say much about Pete, though it can be assumed she was grateful to him and his fellow survivors for saving her family. When Pete announces that he will take over as the leader of the camp, Tara expresses dismay over him taking leadership of the camp, and says that he can't take over. This results in Mitch silencing her and starting a fight with Tara, but Lilly managed to step in. Before returning to her business, Tara glares angrily at Pete until Mitch shouts for her to move in her face.
 * "You can't just take over!"
 * —Tara to Pete[src]

Rick Grimes
Rick first interacted with Tara during the prison attack in "Too Far Gone", asking her if she was okay with attacking and taking over the prison. After the rescue from Terminus, Rick interacted with Tara again as he could tell that Tara was worried while she watched Glenn and Maggie hugging. Rick forgives her for her involvement in the prison attack, saying that he could tell she didn't want to be there and it's why he tried to reach out to her while he was negotiating with The Governor. The two seem to be on good terms as he accepts her as a member of the group and fist bumps her back when she reaches out to him. In "Heads Up" Rick and Tara's relationship seems to be on good terms. Rick scolds Tara for attepmting to save Spencer from the walkers, which Tara replies by flipping him off. Their relationship seems repaired by the end of the episode, as Rick apologizes to her, which she accepts.
 * "Tara, what the hell?! You almost died once for these people already!"
 * —Rick scolding Tara for making the risky decision to shoot walkers while hanging from Alexandria's walls to save Spencer.[src]

Glenn Rhee
Glenn and Tara became great friends in the time that they knew each other despite their opposing relations to different factions.
 * "Rule number one of scavenging. There’s nothing left in this world that isn't hidden."
 * —Glenn to Tara and Maggie[src]

In "Inmates", Glenn finds Tara closed off in a fenced off area of the prison courtyard. He goes back for her and convinces her to help him, even though he knows she was part of the destruction of the prison. Glenn and Tara discuss what happened and she realized they shouldn't have trusted "Brian" when he decapitated an old man and she is the one who has to tell Glenn that Hershel (Glenn's Father-in-Law) was killed. They discuss Maggie who Glenn wants her to help him find Maggie, but Tara can't understand why. Glenn tells her he doesn't want her help, but in his weakened state he needs it, they are interrupted by a walker attack and Glenn collapses of fatigue. Tara is shown to be apologetic for her role in the prison assault and helps save his life. Their relationship improves significantly in "Claimed"; Glenn seems to genuinely trust Tara by the end of the episode, and Tara even assisted him in getting Abraham to stop the truck so he could go back and look for Maggie. In "Us", Abraham mistook Tara for having romantic feelings for Glenn, which he soon realized wasn't the case. Tara is also shown to be feeling very guilty and in a great deal of debut to Glenn since even when she injuries her leg she continues walking and follows him into a dark and dangerous tunnel, in the tunnel she is trapped by fallen debris and the walkers move in, Glenn refuses to abandon her and fights off the walkers until they are rescued by more of the group. When Glenn is reunited with the others he decides not to mention Tara's involvement in the prison attack so she can have a fresh start with them.

After the group's escape from Terminus, Glenn and Tara continue to be close and have gone on numerous supply runs. While she was gone, she had no knowledge of his tragic death when he was captured alongside fellow group members by Negan and the Saviors. Tara is seen to be heartbroken by his death on her return to Alexandria.

Maggie Greene
Maggie and Tara didn't know each other but Maggie was grateful to Tara for saving Glenn and gives her a hug. In "A", Maggie notices Rick looking at Tara and says, "they're our friends", showing that she trusts her. After the group's escape from the train car, Tara spends more time alone with Maggie and Glenn, which increases her guilt about her role in Hershel's death. Once Tara tells her about being with the Governor, Maggie forgives her. She has since accompanied her and Glenn on runs. In First Time Again Maggie tells Tara that she is one of the most important people in the world to her and the two hug, suggesting a now very close friendship.
 * "You're here with us, now."
 * —Maggie to Tara[src]

Abraham Ford
Despite having a rough and disagreeable first meeting, Tara and Abraham seem to have a good relationship, as she follows his "orders", even though Tara questions why he smiles while killing walkers and doubts Abraham's intent to assist Eugene to Washington. While on watch Abraham tells Tara when they first met he thought she was in love with Glenn until he caught her looking down Rosita's shirt and realized she was a lesbian. Tara didn't get mad at Abraham after he accidentally pushed her when he was protecting Eugene.
 * "You got a damn mouth on you, you know that?... What else you got?"
 * —Abraham to Tara[src]

When Tara leaves for a supply run, she is unaware of Abraham's execution at the hands of Negan. When she learned of the news on her return, she was devastated to hear about his unfortunate demise.

Eugene Porter
Eugene and Tara have become best friends in their time together. While they don't speak a lot during their first meeting, it is shown in "Us", that Eugene spends time talking to her about video games. When Abraham decides to let Tara and Glenn go through the tunnel alone, Eugene confesses to Tara that he finds her hot. Tara explains she "likes girls" and Eugene claims he already knew that. Later, Eugene tricks Rosita into driving to the tunnel exit so he can make sure Tara and Glenn made it out safely. Eugene and Tara interact several times throughout the journey to Terminus, Gabriel's Church and the road to Washington. Eugene confides in Tara that he was the one to disable the bus carrying them to Washington, and despite her best judgement, Tara keeps his secret.
 * "Thank God; nothing happened to your hair."
 * —Tara to Eugene[src]

During their time at Alexandria, Eugene goes on a run with Glenn, Tara, Noah, with two Alexandria residents to find a device that would restore power to Alexandria. Tara is severely injured in an explosion, and due to his new found friendship with Tara, Eugene has a change of demeanor. He vowed to Glenn that he'd keep Tara safe, and surrounded by walkers, Eugene picks Tara up and exits the warehouse in which they'd entered to find the device; killing walkers as he brings her to the van outside. Later when Tara wakes from her injuries Eugene greets her with much happiness.

As the series progressed Tara has spent less time with Eugene. It is assumed they still have a healthy relationship.

Rosita Espinosa
It is mentioned that Tara is attracted to Rosita, during a conversation with Abraham he reveals that he saw her staring down Rosita's shirt at her breasts. Rosita seems protective of Tara because when Tara agreed to carry on walking for Glenn after she injured her leg, Rosita accused Glenn of taking advantage of Tara's debt to him. Tara has often been seen close to Rosita when in the group and even peeped in on her and Abraham having sex, showing how close they've become.
 * "I'm sorry, Tara."
 * —Rosita consoling Tara about Denise's death[src]

In "Conquer", Rosita cares for Tara while she is in the infirmary and is visibly joyful when she wakes up, offering a warm smile.

In "Start to Finish", Tara motivates Rosita not to give up on Abraham or Alexandria. She also calls her gorgeous, reaffirming her sexual attraction and possible romantic feelings towards Rosita.

In "New Best Friends", Tara and Rosita get into an argument about going to search for and instead of going to back to Alexandria, despite Rick and Aaron being hurt.

In "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life", after Rosita gets shot by the Scavengers Tara gets her to the infirmary.

In "Time for After", Tara and Rosita argue on wether they should attack the sanctuary by driving the truck into the building and Rosita says it's too risky and leaves.

Bob Stookey
Tara and Bob met for the first time on the way to Terminus in an attempt to reunite Glenn and Maggie. Tara is now ready to help Sasha to bring Bob into the church since the group Gareth cut his leg and threw it on the ground outside the church. Later Tara is present with the rest of the group in the sacristy of the church to say goodbye for the last time to Bob since he was bitten by a zombie.

Noah
Tara and Noah didn't interact much, but it is assumed they trust each other. Noah joins Glenn, Tara, Eugene, Aiden and Nicholas on a run for micro-inverters, suggested by Eugene to repair the power grid, at a nearby supply store. Before they go, Tara teases Noah about Holly and playfully threatens to hurt him. During the drive there, Tara bothers Noah to tell her what he and Reg were talking about, if it was about Holly, but Noah resents. The group arrive at the supply store and is impressed with Noah's accuracy as he shoots a walker from quite a distance. She was unaware of Noah's death initially due to the fact she was in a coma, but asked for him soon after she woke up, and was shown to be deeply saddened when she found out.

Denise Cloyd
Tara and Denise, in the time that they knew each other, developed a strong relationship. During the attack of the Wolves, Tara encouraged Denise while she tried to save Holly. When Denise failed, Tara went to see how she was coping. Later on, outside, Denise kissed Tara on the lips, implying she might have feelings for her. Tara was flattered and surprised by Denise's kiss. When Denise is taken hostage by the Alpha Wolf, Tara appears heartbroken as he has the knife to her and is the first one to turn over her gun when he orders them to. When the Alpha Wolf takes Denise outside with him, Tara looks at them devastated as they go outside to the walkers. In "No Way Out", Tara is eager to go out to find and save Denise, despite the large amounts of zombies. Tara is relieved to find out Denise made it safely to the infirmary. Between "No Way Out" and "The Next World," Denise and Tara developed a loving relationship.

However, when Tara leaves with Heath to go on a supply run, Denise is killed by Dwight in her absence. Tara was never aware of her girlfriend's tragic demise among the executions of close friends Abraham and Glenn until she returned home from her supply run. Tara lies despondent in Alexandria's medical facility in which Denise used to work.

Cyndie
Tara is saved by Cyndie many times when she arrives at Oceanside. When Rachel attempts to kill Tara, Cyndie stops her, telling her that she's alive. Rachel tells her that they're supposed to, but Cyndie refuses. This causes Rachel to tell the members of Oceanside about Tara.
 * "You have to swear that you'll never come back, that you'll never tell anyone about us, not even to your own people."
 * —Cyndie to Tara[src]

When the members of Oceanside are surrounding Tara, Cyndie stops them, telling them to let her live. After much disagreement with her grandmother, Natania. They finally decide on letting Tara stay. After Tara attempts to leave and is almost shot by Beatrice, Cyndie tackles her, giving Tara a chance to run off. When Tara is surrounded by walkers, Cyndie helps kill them to save her. As Tara flees back to Alexandria, she looks back and see's Cyndie being captured by Kathy and Beatrice.

Daryl Dixon
Daryl and Tara are on good terms and seem to care about each other. In "Hearts Still Beating," Tara hugged Daryl when the group arrived at Hilltop. In "Time for After" Tara helped Daryl to attack the Sanctuary by providing the covering fire.

Gabriel Stokes
Despite Gabriel trying to get Tara and her group kicked out of Alexandria, the two are shown to be friends. This is shown when Tara opens up to Gabriel about how she lied to Denise before heading out to take on the Saviors' outpost. Tara is also shown to be in disbelief upon learning that Gabriel had disappeared, along with everything in the pantry, noting that Gabriel had found his courage.

Morgan Jones
Although the two have barely interacted, Tara and Morgan are shown to be friendly towards each other. Despite Morgan being involved in Denise's capture, Tara doesn't seem to hold this against them, as she is shown to be happy and hugs him when she sees him upon arrival at The Kingdom.

Dwight
Tara possessed a hatred for Dwight due to his direct role in Denise's death.
 * "After this, I'm going to kill him."
 * —Tara to Daryl about Dwight[src]

After the Saviors assaulted the Hilltop and Tara was shot (and presumably infected) by Dwight, she started to believe that maybe Dwight deserved a chance to became a part of Rick's group. In "Still Gotta Mean Something" Tara decided to end her vengeance on Dwight even though she still remembers what he did.

Magna
TBA

Yumiko
As with most newcomers, Tara was slightly distrustful of Yumiko and her friends at first, but was willing to give them a chance, since Michonne vouched for them.

When Luke went missing, and Yumiko went against Tara's instructions to search for him, Tara, understanding how she felt, didn't hold this against her, simply telling Yumiko to talk to her next time. Tara seems to have accepted Yumiko and her friends into Hilltop, telling her that she doesn't want to see anyone dead, including them.

Yumiko seems shocked and horrified by Tara's death.

Connie
TBA

Kelly
TBA

Carol
Suprisingly Tara and Carol haven't interacted much. However they appear to have a good healthy relationship.
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Appearances
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Season 4

 * "Live Bait" (Flashback)
 * "Dead Weight"
 * "Too Far Gone"
 * "Inmates"
 * "Claimed"
 * "Us"
 * "A" (No Lines)

Season 5

 * "No Sanctuary"
 * "Strangers"
 * "Four Walls and a Roof"
 * "Self Help"
 * "Crossed"
 * "Coda"
 * "What Happened and What's Going On" (No Lines)
 * "Them"
 * "The Distance"
 * "Remember"
 * "Spend"
 * "Conquer" (No Lines)

Season 6

 * "First Time Again" (Flashback)
 * "JSS"
 * "Now"
 * "Heads Up"
 * "Start to Finish"
 * "No Way Out"
 * "The Next World" (No Lines)
 * "Not Tomorrow Yet"

Season 7

 * "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" (Dream, No Lines)
 * "Swear"
 * "Hearts Still Beating"
 * "Rock in the Road"
 * "New Best Friends"
 * "Say Yes"
 * "Something They Need"
 * "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"

Season 8

 * "Mercy"
 * "The Damned"
 * "Monsters"
 * "The King, the Widow, and Rick"
 * "Time for After"
 * "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"
 * "What Comes After" (No Lines)
 * "Stradivarius"
 * "Evolution"
 * "Adaptation"
 * "Omega"
 * "Bounty"
 * "Chokepoint"
 * "The Calm Before"
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Trivia

 * The casting call name for this character was "Melody".
 * Tara is one of the few characters adapted from the novels, along with her father and sister.
 * She is also the only main character to be adapted from the novels.
 * Tara is the first openly LGBT character in the TV Series, and the first openly lesbian character in the entire The Walking Dead franchise.
 * Tara is the first (and currently only) main character in the series to be introduced in a flashback.
 * However, she was introduced in a recurring role in Season 4, becoming a main character from the following season onwards.
 * Following her death in "The Calm Before";
 * There are no surviving members of the Chambler family and Martinez's camp.
 * Stacey was the only supply runner for the Alexandria Safe-Zone confirmed alive, until her own death in "Stalker".
 * Ariel, Eugene, and Rosita are the only characters introduced in Season 4 to be confirmed alive.
 * There are no more characters adapted from the novel series.
 * Aaron is now the longest living LGBTQ+ character.
 * Tara's signature gesture is a fist pound first shown during her interactions with the Governor.
 * Tara is the only main character not to appear in one season finale while still being alive, as she did not appear in "Last Day on Earth".
 * Alanna Masterson revealed that Tara was originally planned to only appear in 3 episodes.[1]
 * Tara has never directly killed a named survivor.
 * Tara's defection to Rick's group was due to witnessing the Governor murdering Hershel by decapitating him. Like Hershel, Tara would also be killed by being decapitated by Alpha in "The Calm Before."