Quote Originally Posted by Bubba View Post
Have I missed something? I don't remember the husband being abusive to anyone. OK, maybe verbally but nothing physical. Carol saying to Rick that he has to kill him is a ridiculous overreaction.
They haven't said it outright but they've been heavily hinting at it by showing him to be a jealous drunk. Hell, he was quite hostile just sitting on his porch at night when Rick hadn't done anything more than talk to his wife.

And the thing with Carol is that she lived that for years and has since become the kind of person who not only wouldn't take that crap anymore, but would actively murder anyone who tried and not think twice about it. She recognizes the signs, and her suggesting Rick kill him may be an over reaction, but it's certainly not a stretch for her.

I'm half surprised she didn't just go murder him herself.