Andrea

*"No one can make it **alone** now. **I never could**. I just didn't want **anyone** to die."*
―Andrea justifying her actions to Rick, Michonne, and Daryl before committing suicide.[src]
**Andrea** was a survivor of the apocalypse and an original member of the Atlanta camp. Before the outbreak, Andrea was a lawyer. During the downfall of Atlanta at the start of the apocalypse, Andrea and her younger sister Amy were saved by Dale Horvath. Sometime later, the three eventually found and joined a group of survivors at a camp outside the city.

Following Amy's death in a walker attack, Andrea became distraught and suicidal. After deciding to commit suicide in the CDC explosion to end her suffering, Dale forced her to leave the building by vowing to stay as well and this event strained their friendship. Eventually, Andrea overcame her desire to die and, under Shane's tutelage, she gained strength in being talented and skilled with firearms, becoming the group's main sharpshooter and one of its best defenders, albeit briefly.

When a giant herd invaded the Greene farm, Andrea was left behind by her companions in the chaos. Alone in the woods and out of ammunition, Andrea was saved by Michonne and the two formed a friendship. Eight months later, they were taken to the town of Woodbury. While Michonne remained suspicious and left, Andrea became the lover of the twisted Governor and assisted in his efforts to keep the town safe.

After learning of the Governor's true intentions of going to war with her previous group, which was now living in a prison, Andrea tried to warn her former companions of the incoming battle in an attempt to prevent any more bloodshed, but was captured. Andrea was tied up in a chamber and unfortunately bitten as part of a sick game. Shortly after, a dying Andrea was found by Rick, Daryl, and Michonne, who accompanied her friend as she committed suicide to prevent reanimation.

## **Pre-Apocalypse**

Andrea was born twelve years ahead of her sister, Amy, and they both grew up in Florida. Because of their different personalities, their parents gave them different upbringings. As part of a family tradition, Andrea used to go fishing with her father, who taught her that fish should be conserved for consumption.

During her time away in college, Andrea remained distant from her family, frequently missing Amy's birthday parties. After getting a degree, Andrea eventually became a successful civil rights attorney.

As an effort to try to reinforce their family bond, Andrea offered Amy to take a road trip. Before leaving, their father gave Andrea a gun for protection, which she remained protective over ever since.

## **Post-Apocalypse**

When the outbreak happened around the world, Andrea and Amy were heading back to Amy's college after their trip when they were stranded in Atlanta. As the city was overrun, they were saved by Dale Horvath. Sometime later, they encountered and joined a campsite of survivors on the outskirts of the city.

* Season 1

## Death

Killed By
* The Governor *(Caused)*

As part of a torture method and a sick game, the Governor stabbed Milton in the stomach, intending for him to reanimate and then eat a bounded Andrea alive.

* Milton Mamet *(Infected, Caused)*

As Andrea managed to free herself, a zombified Milton bit her on the neck, before being put down.

* Herself *(Suicide)*

Shortly after being found by her companions, Andrea urged them to allow her to kill herself so Rick handed her his revolver. As a tearful Michonne stays behind with Andrea, she shot herself in the head.

## Killed Victims

* Amy *(Zombified)*
* Shawn Greene *(Zombified, alongside her fellow survivors)*
* Arnold Greene *(Zombified, alongside her fellow survivors)*
* Duncan *(Zombified, alongside her fellow survivors)*
* Lacey *(Zombified, alongside her fellow survivors)*
* Mr. Fischer *(Zombified, alongside her fellow survivors)*
* Mrs. Fischer *(Zombified, alongside her fellow survivors)*
* Annette Greene *(Zombified)*
* Michael Coleman *(Zombified)*
* Milton Mamet *(Zombified)*
* Herself *(Suicide)*
* 6 unnamed Greene farm inhabitants *(Zombified, alongside her fellow survivors)*
* Numerous counts of zombies

## Appearances

TV Series
Season 1
* "Guts"
* "Tell It to the Frogs"
* "Vatos"
* "Wildfire"
* "TS-19"

Season 2
* "What Lies Ahead"
* "Bloodletting"
* "Save the Last One"
* "Cherokee Rose"
* "Chupacabra"
* "Secrets"
* "Pretty Much Dead Already"
* "Nebraska"
* "Triggerfinger"
* "18 Miles Out"
* "Judge, Jury, Executioner"
* "Better Angels"
* "Beside the Dying Fire"

Season 3
* "Seed"
* "Walk With Me"
* "Killer Within"
* "Say the Word"
* "Hounded"
* "When the Dead Come Knocking"
* "Made to Suffer"
* "The Suicide King"
* "Home"
* "I Ain't a Judas"
* "Arrow on the Doorpost"
* "Prey"
* "Welcome to the Tombs"

Season 10
* "What We Become" (Hallucination)

## Trivia

* Andrea is the first main character to die in a season finale.
* Andrea is the last character to die in Season 3.
* According to Laurie Holden, Andrea wasn't supposed to die in season 3 and her death was a last-minute decision made by Glen Mazzara for "shock value". None of the writers or cast members agreed with the idea but had no choice but to film the scene as they no longer had time to stop production.
	+ Something similar happened to her actual death scene. The one that was aired was actually re-written by Scott Gimple, while the original (which was written by Mazzara) showed Andrea was bitten by Milton on the hand while still bound to the chair, screaming. In the end, Tyreese and Sasha were the ones who found her, and then the two freed Andrea from the chair. Sasha said that she would not leave her alone, but Andrea then insisted that Sasha should give her a gun. Sasha gave her what she wanted, and the two left Andrea to commit suicide. The shooting sound was then heard.
* Andrea is remembered numerous times after her death by other survivors.
	+ The Governor saying to Rick that they can't live together after Andrea's death in "Too Far Gone".
	+ Michonne saying to Carl that she misses Andrea and she changed her in "A".
	+ Glenn saying to Enid that she is still a part of him in "Start to Finish".
	+ Rick revealing her death to Morales in "Monsters".
* The only human that Andrea directly kills is herself.
* Laurie Holden originally auditioned for the role of Lori Grimes.

## References

1. ↑ Vatos
2. ↑ Wildfire
3. ↑ Guts
4. ↑ What Lies Ahead
5. ↑ http://www.thewalkerstalkers.com/086-laurie-holden-and-greg-nicotero-qa-panel-walker-stalker-con-chicago-2014/