The 'Walking Dead' Brain-Dead Move of the Week: Sam I Am (Going to Get Us All Killed)

Every week on The Walking Dead, someone does something stupid that needlessly endangers the lives of themselves and others. Here, we commemorate those decisions in the hopes that they won’t be repeated. But of course, they know they will be.

The Walking Dead groaned back to life this week with plenty of zombie-hacking action, and even a few character deaths. Well, no, no one you actually care about died — not on this show! — but a few red-shirt Alexandrians did bite the dust. And even they might’ve been spared if someone had noticed the big honking red flags surrounding Sam.

You remember Sam: He’s Jessie’s scaredy-cat son who probably had to change his underwear after Carol cornered him with that threatening monologue about “monsters” tearing him limb from limb. Now the poor kid has zombie PTSD — so he’s not a great candidate to stay calm and silent while walking through an enormous sea of walkers.

Still, a good opportunity to get rid of him arises when Father Gabriel volunteers to take Judith to the church to keep her safe. Jessie asks him to take Sam, too, but Sam refuses to leave his mom’s side. And Jessie lets him stay! Look, Jessie, we know you haven’t always been the best mom, what with making out with the guy who killed your kids’ father and all, but this might be a good time to start putting your foot down.

RIP, Sam. Hope there are plenty of cookies and old-timey records up there in heaven for ya.