The Walking Dead The finals of the season were defined by curve balls in history, action -fired sequences and external deaths. The final of the series of the AMC series was no different. The subject of discussion in the aftermath of The Walking Dead Season 11, episode 24, “Rest in Peace”, was the return of Rick Grimes and Michonne in the last minutes, confirming their status to set up their series of spin-offs Those who live. A moment which was swept under the carpet due to the excitement of the return of the former protagonist was the death of Rosita Espinosa.

Played by Christian Serratos, Rosita had been a regular series The Walking Dead Since season 4, episode 10, “prisoners”. She was the spitting image of her comic counterpart, standing next to her companions Abraham Ford and Eugene wear tiny shorts, crop top and earrings. Her embarrassing wardrobe for the apocalypse was a bit of a gift for the male gaze, but over time, she has become a much more defined character than her appearance. Regarding the female characters, she was among the best, displaying great complexity as a woman who kissed her sexuality, was fully able to defend herself and was a loving mother for her daughter. Rosita was proof that women can have everything, so it broke the hearts of fans when she died in the last episode.

The death of Rosita Espinosa on The Walking Dead, explained

Rosita died as a warrior saving her family

In “Rest in Peace”, the group works against Pamela Milton to withdraw it from its management position to install a fair democracy, but to prevent a horde invading the Commonwealth. The ambulance carrying the little daughter of Rosita, coconut and other children, crashes in the aisle behind the hospital and soon becomes surrounded by walkers. Rosita, Eugene and Gabriel do not take time to cut the walkers and save the children, but the only way to get out of the remaining horde is to climb a drainage pipe leading to a window.

Rosita falls from the pipe with coconut attached to her, and the pair falls into the horde. But Rosita manages to fight her way, deceiving Gabriel and Eugene to believe that she was safe. Later, however, a sick Rosita reveals Eugene that she was bitten by a walker in the fall. Because the bite is on its left shoulder, nothing can be done to save it. Rosita and Eugene keep secret until the defeat of Pamela and the Horde, as it can take a few minutes to two days for the infection completely transforming a person into a walker. Rosita dies peacefully in her bed surrounded by her loved ones, especially Eugene, to whom she speaks her last words: “I’m glad it is you at the end.”

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Rosita refers to Eugene preventing him from turning into a walker, but also that he was the last person she saw before passing. The two are friends living with each other, having lost Abraham in the first of season 7. Eugene’s promise to keep her human even after death makes her proud to see her growth over the years, A coward who could not kill a single walker to a brave companion whom she was happy to call her best friend. A year later, Eugene appointed her own daughter “Rosie” after her. Rosita is also honored on a commemorative plaque of people who have lost their lives in the invasion of Walker.

How Rosita died in walking dead comics

Rosita’s life has been interrupted and more brutally in the comics

As appropriate as to put an end to the series which had one of the most killed counts in the history of television, by killing a character as favorite of fans, the death of Rosita never seemed to be in the original plan . Serratos was the one who suggested that Rosita should die in the final, and showrunner Angela Kang granted her wish. Serratos said Weekly entertainment After the final, there were speculations among the actors that no one was going to die in the final, so she decided to “break [the fans’] hearts one last time: “

“It shoots on your heart, it was something that I really fell in love with the series. And I really wanted people to have this emotional experience in our final, especially. I think that a show that may have been To lose your loved ones, you want to lose someone at the end.

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It is generally sad for many actors to see their characters die, but Serratos wanted to have the closure of his character. After all, there are many Traveling Characters who still hang out because they refuse to die. But if The Walking Dead had faithfully adapted each scenario of the comics to each last detail, Serratos would never have had a say in the death of Rosita. In fact, Rosita is said to have died in season 9, episode 15, “The Calm Before”, when Alpha kills many coalition survivors and puts his head on points to shoot a border.

In the television show, Tara and Henry were the big dead on the pike scene, but in the comics, it was Rosita and Ezekiel. The infamous event took place in The Walking Dead # 144 and Rosita’s death, in particular, were much more horrible because she was pregnant. The cruel act marked Alpha as the most bloody villain of the comics which could never be forgiven. At least in the show, Rosita had time to be with her daughter before her peaceful death, as opposed to the psychologically scar death she received in the comics.

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The Walking Dead

Release date

2010 – 2022

Showrunner

Frank Kangont, Angela Kang, Scott M. Glemple, Glen Mazzara

Directors

Greg Nicotero