Beth
The last time I prognosticated about characters getting killed on this show I had Beth at #1 on my list because she was incredibly underdeveloped and really served no purpose whatsoever. Now I actually like Beth. She has gone from the singing shrinking violet little sister of Maggie to a fully formed character of her own that I have grown to appreciate and really do want to see more of. However, her character arc has led us up to a point where Beth’s dying would have a maximum impact what with her time on the road alone with Daryl creating a pretty nice budding romantic relationship. That newfound closeness would be the thing that would absolutely wreck Daryl if Beth were to die as well as the damage it would do to Beth’s sister Maggie. Her inherent innocence would also be a crushing blow to the rest of the group as it would be one more in a long line of events to totally squash any hope or optimism they are trying to hold on to.
Crustula 
Weigh this thought: what if the person to die in the season finale were Rick Grimes himself? Before the penultimate episode there were three episodes in a row in which Rick made no appearance at all. This could have been a test to see if people would still watch without him. Also, Andrew Lincoln is the guest on Talking Dead for the first time ever after the finale. It has been mentioned that a lot of people have made their way onto that couch after their demise on the show. Just throwing that one out there, Derek.
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Y’know now that you mention it this second half of the season has been remarkably light on Rick Grimes. If they were to actually kill that character off it would blow the collective minds of every fan who watches this show because I think the 2 sacred cows that people think are bullet proof would be Rick and Carl.
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Yep. Exactly.
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Bob’s a goner, possibly Carol. Both had their moment in the spotlight this year. But yeah, definitely Bob.
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Of everyone mentioned I am most confident in Bob getting killed off. I would say I am at 98% sure that he is a goner.
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Maggie and Glenn are safe; at least until Maggie gets pregnant, because that is totally happening. After that, Glenn is fair game.
I feel like Tyreese may be expendable as well, but with how little they have used him so far, versus the books, I don’t think they’d kill him off yet. Not until he has his moment.
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Daryl would be a bold choice but also might lose some viewers 😀
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As much as I would hate to lose the character I would enjoy the overwhelming online freakout it would cause.
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