Upon seeing a zombified little boy, Carol’s words seemed to echo in his head and cause a mental breakdown for Sam.
In a way, it’s a shame that Carol came out of the closet during the Wolves’ attack on Alexandria.
Her duplicitous nature in the safe zone was pretty fascinating to watch, as was her secret relationship with Sam.
He stopped in his tracks, and the hordes of walkers who has invaded Alexandria ended up devouring all three remaining members of the Anderson family- including Rick’s lady friend Jesse.