As much fun as it is to speculate about who will go tonight, I really do not think we will lose 3 or 4 or 5
major characters in one episode - especially since we've already lost Lori, T-Dog and Merle this season. There has to be a cast left over for season 4!
The only way I could see that a whole bunch of major characters would be killed in one swoop would be if season 4 of
TWD was going to take place in a different city, with an all-new group of survivors (which would actually not be a bad idea at all). They could do something like what "
American Horror Story" does, and just switch settings and introduce all-new characters - except not use the same actors to play those roles! (By the way, "
American Horror Story: Coven" sounds awesome!

)
Also, they can't kill off too many women and leave too many men standing because it's important to have that male-female dynamic for TV. A primarily male cast would be boring. The Governor has to die at some point, but this show is unpredictable enough to where he may not go when we expect him to go. For example, he may go in episode 1 of season 4, or he may escape tonight and come back to torment the gang one last time next season. It would be convenient for him to get killed tonight, but they (the writers) may not let him go so easily.
I think we might lose one major, major character (possibly 2) tonight - like a core member of the group - and some lesser characters, like perhaps that Martinez guy or someone of that caliber. I don't think that both Milton and Hershel will go tonight. I think it would be one or the other.
In any case, at some point someone is going to say "Welcome to the tombs" to someone, and that will obviously be Andrea or someone from the Governor's camp being "welcomed" in (though maybe not in a good way

).
Yesterday I wrote up and posted my "Top 10 Things That Have Bugged Me About The Walking Dead (Past & Present)" on my Facebook page. I won't post my list here because I have a hunch that a lot of people won't agree with me, but let's just say that I was pleased to know that I am not alone in my feelings about Carl (and his hat!

)! Others came out of the woodwork to share their opinions.

Sure, he's a kid. But he is also a fictional character on a fictional show about a made-up zombie apocalypse. He is not real, and I don't wish any ill will on the real kid in real life, so Carl, the character, is okay to dislike!
