Still thinking about these years later.

As someone who has seen every season of The Walking Dead, I find it fitting to write an article about how the show made people lose their minds. Let’s get into it because there are plenty of moments.

Rick Killing Shane

Rick killing Shane was such a big moment for the show in general. It showed how far Shane had gone down the rabbit hole and how far Rick would go to protect his family and eliminate any other threats. Indeed, it was a shocking moment.

Sophia’s Death

The entire country was stunned when Sophia stumbled out of that barn in the Season 2 episode, “Pretty Much Dead Already.” Talk about one of the most heartbreaking deaths of the series.

The CDC Explosion

The Season 1 finale started relatively safe, with everyone happy to be in a shelter, but it soon turned into a massive need to escape when Jenner locked them inside. Everyone was on the edge of their seats for this one.

When We Found Out Everyone Is Infected

That line, delivered by Rick, in the finale of Season 2, changed the game. Turns out, you don’t need to be bitten to turn – the moment you die, you’re a walker. It’s pretty harrowing.

Lori’s Sudden Death

Lori was always meant to pass in some way with The Walking Dead comics, but she went a lot earlier in the third episode of The Walking Dead, where she’s forced into a C-Section to give birth to Judith, and she passes away from blood loss. Talk about shocking.

Discovering Those Heads The Governor’s Kept In Tanks

The Governor is certainly one of the best villains in The Walking Dead, but I don’t think anyone, not the characters or the audience, was prepared to see those heads in those fish tanks. It just shows how messed up the man was.

Thinking That Carol Was Dead In Season 3

Carol’s timeline on the show has certainly evolved a lot, and one of the most significant moments was when everyone and their mother thought Carol had been killed in that walker raid in Season 3. Thankfully, Daryl found her, but man, that was scary!

Lizzie Murders Her Sister

Lizzie in The Walking Dead is the perfect example of how a world can drastically change how you act and how Lizzie had thought that killing her sister would bring her back as a walker to be with her. It’s messed up.

Carol Killing Lizzie

After Lizzie kills her sister, Carol makes the impossible decision to kill Lizzie in Season 4. It was mainly to prevent Lizzie from doing this to someone else, but also because Carol was taking care of Judith after the prison fell – which could have ended terribly if Lizzie got her hands on her.

Rick’s Curse In Season 4

While it was removed from the televised series, The Walking Dead actually had Rick drop a serious curse word in the finale of Season 4. Fans everywhere lost their minds over this, as AMC rarely ever allowed swearing.

Dante Is Working As A Double-Agent

Dante seemed like a nice person in The Walking Dead, but then we find out in Season 10 that he was a spy for Alpha, the leader of the Whisperers. How dare he kill Siddiq.

Glenn “Dies” But Goes Under A Dumpster

Glenn certainly meets an end later in the series, but during Season 6, audiences thought he had met his end by getting eaten by zombies. In reality, a body was on top of him, and he was able to survive by going under a dumpster.

Carl Getting Shot In The Eye

During the Season 6 mid-season finale, when the people of Alexandria are trying to survive walkers invading their home, Carl is shot in the eye by Ron, who was intending to shoot Rick but shot Carl by accident when Michonne stabbed Rob. Everyone freaked out.

Maggie And Glenn’s Containment By The Governor

One of the more harrowing scenes featured Glenn and Maggie in an interrogation chamber by the Governor, mainly run by Merle, one of the most revolting TV characters ever. And there was some disgusting severe stuff going on that drew outrage everywhere.

The Well Walker In Season 2

The Well Walker was in Season 2 of the show when they needed water, but it was contaminated due to the walker deep below the well of Greene’s farm. However, they attempt to bring it up – only for half of its body to fall off. That sound of skin ripping still haunts my ears.

While The Walking Dead may be over, there are plenty of other shows in The Walking Dead universe to watch, and now I feel like binge-watching the whole show again, from the best episodes to the worst.