Who makes it home and who dies in The End?

Of the main characters, who do you feel will live all the way to the end and go home and who will die in the town and never make it out? Here are my thoughts

Boyd- Dies a heroic death either saving everyone or piecing together the final “answer” that leads to everyone’s freedom. Reasoning- Boyd has dealt with too much mental and physical trauma to ever be able to lead a normal life in the real world. Once he actually made it out and all of the horrible experiences inflicted upon him take hold he’d be psychologically spent and probably end up in a mental ward for the rest of his life. He has no wife and the series hasn’t provided him with a replacement love interest. All he has is his son Ellis and Ellis is a grown man now and wedded to Fatima. So Boyd has no one to take care of that would drive him to keep it all together. Living after the events of Fromville would actually be crueler than him dying and being able to rest and join his wife in the afterlife after he’s saved everyone.

Donna- Lives and goes home. I feel like if Donna were actually going to die then she would have after her heart attack in season 4. One of the “leaders” of the group should live and if Boyd is going to be the one to die then Donna will be the one to live and make it back to home.

Jade- I’m 50/50 on Jade as I can see reasons for him to live and reasons for him to die. A major reason for him to live is that it would be, along with Tabitha living, the ultimate signal that they “won” the “game” as Jade has been stuck in a reincarnation loop for hundreds of years and being able to live after finally figuring everything out and not having the townspeople kill him would be a satisfying closing of that loop for both he and the audience. But I also think that if he dies saving Tabitha or other towners then the ending of the “game” would come with the promise that his next reincarnation would be free of having to experience Fromville, which would be his “prize” so to speak. Jade has no particular loved ones to go back to and has no deep bonds outside of Tabitha (which isn’t romantic or even particularly friendly) so dying and reincarnating for a “fresh” start wouldn’t be devastating.

Ellis- If Boyd dies then Ellis will live. Boyd’s sacrifice will allow Ellis to return home, make a life for himself, start a family, and that way Boyd’s legacy lives on.

Fatima- Dies. I don’t think there’s any real “cure” or coming back from what she became at the end of season 4. Death will be her release from that terrible fate and either Ellis or Boyd will deal the “blow” that releases her unto eternal rest.

Tabitha- She will live as she has children. Jim was the sacrifice of life demanded of the family and therefore Tabitha will live on to take care of Julie and Ethan.

Henry- He will die. He’s an old man and reuniting with Victor and discovering what happened to his wife and daughter will pretty much close his story. He’ll die protecting Victor as the ultimate “redemption” for almost killing him in season 4.

Julie- Will live. The writers won’t kill a minor

Ethan- See Julie

Victor- Will live and probably will stay with Tabitha, Ethan, and Julie once they make it home. Of everyone in the series, Victor has proven he’s the ultimate survivor. His reward for such will be going home and having the family that was taken away from him “restored” in Tabitha (mother) Julie (sister) and Ethan (brother)

Kenny- Will live and probably be paired romantically with Kristi (although I can see a version of this ending where they stay friends but never hook up) he’s suffered the loss of both parents and still has remained resilient and determined throughout it all. I don’t think the writers would kill him, he’ll be allowed to make it out and like Ellis, start a family that extends his and his family’s legacy.

Kristi- Will live and might be paired romantically with Kenny, although as I said above, I can see a scenario where they stay friends but never end up together due to the devastating loss of Marielle. Plus there hasn’t been any real romantic subtext to Kenny and Kristi’s relationship since season 3 so they’d have to rev up the romantic angle between them in season 5 and there might not be time for that with everything they have to wrap up. Either way Kristi lives.

Sara- Dies. She has nothing and no one to live for in the outside world and she’s killed too many innocent people to make it out of Fromville scott-free. She’ll die doing something useful or semi-heroic to redeem her character but i’m 100% certain she never makes it out of Fromville.

Randall- I was fully expecting to come on here stating that he dies but as I write this i’m not so sure. I think its 50/50 because he could have died at so many points in the narrative but the writers have kept him around. The whole “asshole with a heart of gold” persona reminds me of Sawyer from Lost, and that character ended up living so maybe Randall will too.

Dani- Dies. Maybe she’ll do something useful before she kicks the bucket but she WILL die and never see home

Bakta- Not really a “main” character but I just wanted to put it out there that I HOPE she lives but I think she’ll die.