The very last image is Carl walking through a cemetery. He passes a grave. On it, a single word is carved: “Mom.”
He doesn’t stop. He just keeps walking. He has a lunchbox and a Thermos. The walkers in the distance are just shapes now.
It’s not epic. It’s quiet. And it’s the most perfect ending you could ever imagine. No cliffhanger. Just a dad going home for dinner.
