Not a lot is going on in the world where The Walking Dead is concerned, so I’ve compiled a list of the most depressing deaths that TWD has to offer. While this list could have went on forever, I managed to whittle it down to the top 5 deaths and one honorable mention.

Honorable Mention: T-Dog

T-Dog is actually our honorable mention. It was sad to see him go, but he was also one of the least developed of the regular characters. As such, he wouldn’t typically make the list if you compare his death to some of the others that have also met their demise. T-Dog’s death was definitely one of the hardest to watch, just because he was the one character with the least amount of development, yet in spite of that, he was always the first to throw himself in front of another to save them. He saved Carol in one of the saddest death scenes the show has presented thus far. T-Dog didn’t get a lot of time to shine, which is sad, but he is remembered fondly for his heroics.

5. Andrea

Andrea was always bucking the system, ignoring the needs of the group, and doing her own thing. It wasn’t until the end that she really had Rick and the needs of the others at heart, so it was especially sad to see her go when she did. Andrea really evolved over the seasons, but it wasn’t until pairing her with Michonne and meeting The Governor that she truly changed. The fact that she made it as long as she did, including trying to fight off Milton, was a testament to her strength. Watching her take Rick’s gun to finish herself off was almost too much to bear.

4. Merle

Let’s face it, few nice things can be said about Daryl’s redneck, hot-headed brother. Not only was he out for himself, he was all about getting Daryl to abandon the group. Merle tried to do good in the end, though. Once a henchman for The Governor, he did what he had to do to protect his brother, and the people his brother considered his family. When Daryl had to kill Zombie Merle, it proved what an excellent, sometimes underrated actor Norman Reedus, is and it showed us how many more layers there are that make up Daryl Dixon.

3. Lizzie & Mika

I’m putting the two young girls together, because the death of one occurred as a result of the other. It was mind blowing to see Lizzie kill her sister, Mika. What was even harder to take in was Carol killing Lizzie. Carol did what had to be done, as Lizzie’s grip on reality was slowly fading, but at the end of the day, Carol put a child to sleep and something like that is hard to watch.

2. Lori

By the time Lori was going to die, there was a good sense that it was going to happen. She was planning for it, explicitly, though no one wanted to believe it was going to happen. The hard part was not seeing Lori go. It was watching Carl have to kill her. He had the option of having an adult do it, but felt it was his responsibility. This was one of the many acts that has shaped Carl over the last five seasons, but at that point in the show it was one of the biggest.

1. Hershel

Hershel was the most level headed of all of the characters on TWD. He never seemed to let the apocalypse change who he was. Even after losing his leg he managed to retain his sense of self and not let that get him down. In an apocalypse, any difference could be seen as a deficit, but when needed, Hershel would use his crutches as a weapon. So, when The Governor brutally took him out, execution style, in front of the entire group at the prison, it made me (and everyone I know) hate The Governor just a little bit more.
Five seasons down and Hershel is still the character that I miss the most. Did I miss your favorite (or least favorite) death? Feel free to let me know in the comments!