That makes perfect sense - great explanation, Tide Mom.I think because Dawn was starting to act like she cared about the people and Beth. (Their earlier conversations and such). Then Beth saw that she used Carol and Beth to just get Noah back. That she still was all about power and wanted Noah because he was easily persuaded.
So by trying to kill her, Beth was trying to save all the others from her.
Was anyone else disappointed in the reveal of Carol being awake? They just completely overlooked her waking up. I was looking forward to her first interaction with Beth.
It did seem like a gap in the flow of the storyline....maybe they shot some footage and then decided to edit it out.