This thread will be used to discuss both the comic book and leaks for the TV show. Discussion of leaks is to be limited to this thread and nowhere else.
This thread will contain SPOILERS. Enter at your own risk!
-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
-
We have made minor adjustments to how the search bar works on ResetEra. You can read about the changes here.
SPOILERS The Walking Dead TV show leak and comic book thread SPOILERS
- Thread starter RatskyWatsky
- Start date
This thread will be used to discuss both the comic book and leaks for the TV show. Discussion of leaks is to be limited to this thread and nowhere else.
This thread will contain SPOILERS. Enter at your own risk!
Gonna open this up with the recent major rumour going around.
Which I'm actually going to spoiler tag because if it's true, it's going to fundamentally change the show.
:(
Which I'm actually going to spoiler tag because if it's true, it's going to fundamentally change the show.
TSDF are working to confirm that Carl dies in the MSF/MSP. They're in the "we are fairly sure it happens but can't say for sure" stage, but Carl hasn't been seen filming since the end of August.
:(
Last edited:
OP
OP
I'm in the camp that all major deaths help the show so my interest has def gone up
Doesn't he play a significant role in the comics? Very random, did the actor need to get away from the show perhaps?
Yes, he plays a major part in the comics especially after the storyline with Negan.
The talk is that he wanted to leave the show/~spread his wings~ and is into music and DJing now.
The talk is that he wanted to leave the show/~spread his wings~ and is into music and DJing now.
In any case...keeping in mind, this is still a rumour/unconfirmed, but there are filming reports pointing towards it.
Why does it feel like none of the character deaths on this show are ever their own doing? I feel like all of them have been tied to people leaving to do other things or being Darabont alums who wanted out when he was chased off after S1. Carl rumor makes sense since there was talk last year he just wanted to go to college like a normal kid.
To be safe.
Because you are most likely right. Glenn was one of the few major 'planned' ones. I really don't understand why the show has such a hard time killing off its extremely large cast. Poor Carol, they keep yo-yoing her development, I wonder if she will leave again this season. Put her out of her misery.
As a huge comic fan losing
would really fucking suck. He has so much awesome material after All Out War. I'm really hoping this is the one time spoilers turn out wrong but if not it will be interesting to see how the show handles all of this. Will other characters get his storylines or are they going to stop following the comics so closely.
Carl
I'm really curious too, to see what they do with the material. Or maybe the show is going to end this season or next. Have we heard anything about renewal yet? When does TWD usually get renewed?
I'm really hoping it turns out wrong too.
I dunno though. The last time Chandler was filming, he had a lot of blood on his shirt, there were a lot of closed sets, there were horrible screams from a woman, most think Michonne, and Chandler now hasn't been seen since end of August. He also has moved back to LA (apparently) and posted something on his IG about how he was happy to be a part of something that meant so much to people.
I hope it's not true :(
ive read about this on reddit and yeah, all signs point to it being true.
cant wait to see how the characters react, especially michonne who told him "its your show now" just one episode earlier lol
I hadn't read any spoilers for this season. I thought, "Maybe this will be the first season I go in blind" (barring what I know from reading the comics). Then I see this thread.
I kinda wished I was still going in blind.
Let that be advice for any comic-reader entering this thread who's debating on whether or not to read the spoiler in the first reply.
I kinda wished I was still going in blind.
Let that be advice for any comic-reader entering this thread who's debating on whether or not to read the spoiler in the first reply.
I know. Just hoping it's not :(
Yeah, as a comic reader, it's a shock and definitely a...departure, from the comic. :(
Carl
Chandler Riggs is 18, he has been doing this since he was 11, he probably wants to do something else. How many of us didn't want to get out as a young adult and spread our wings? If he has any ambitions other than acting now is the time to do it, go to college, get an education.
Even if he wants to keep acting, he should still leave, staying won't help him. He probably got all out of The Walking Dead that he could, exposure, connections, experience etc., playing Carl for 5 more seasons won't help him further.
Even if he wants to keep acting, he should still leave, staying won't help him. He probably got all out of The Walking Dead that he could, exposure, connections, experience etc., playing Carl for 5 more seasons won't help him further.
That's not relevant if
Chandler Riggs quit the show
Do we have to use spoiler tags? This is a spoiler thread after all.
Stopped watching this show after last the premier last season, but I don't see why they couldn't just be writing Carl off for awhile to let Chandler have a break for a bit. He could have a falling out with his father and split off from the group for however long necessary.
As jarring as it would be
I think they'd be better off just recasting him after ending the war and having a time skip rather than just killing the character. He plays such a monumental role in the comics moving forward I am not sure how you would rewrite it all. I wonder if this is the real reason the Carl/Negan dynamic was never built up last season since the writers knew he seemingly wanted out.
Since it was a new thread, I didn't want anyone accidentally coming in to a first post saying "Carl dies in the MSF/MSP probably".
Now we've moved down the thread, so... doesn't matter so much :)
It's honestly kind of years too late if you ask me. I never really warmed up to the show's version of Carl. Riggs has improved but he's never been a very good actor. Just like after Glenn and the dumpster, I'm getting more of a "huh" reaction than anything else.
And as someone else mentioned, they do seem to have killed a lot of people off that wanted off the show rather than planned exits and that doesn't exactly help with character arc development
And as someone else mentioned, they do seem to have killed a lot of people off that wanted off the show rather than planned exits and that doesn't exactly help with character arc development
Oh yeah, I never considered that possibility. Maybe it really is a timeskip and they just cast an older Carl
Anyone feel like they just watch this out of habit anymore? I feel myself recording it and skipping more than half of the episode and missing nothing.
I find it hard to believe they'd recast Carl. Maybe when he was around season 2 or 3 they could do it, but now he's a grown man. They have to find someone so similar to him that it's creepy. So they either kill him off or they find some way to make him appear every 5 episodes or so, which is still almost impossible.
I say let's kill him off. Terrible character, terrible actor.
I say let's kill him off. Terrible character, terrible actor.
As someone who's never read the comics I feel like he's barely on the show anyway. I feel no attachment to his character.
As pertinent as it is to the story after this arc, it almost would make sense for Carl to take the mantle of Andrea in contribution to Rick's grief/character development.
I'm on board with this rumor. Maybe it's time for a time lapse and make him an adult or maybe a more cool stuff like the "Old Man" theory.
Kill Carl, time skip, make Rick's daughter a kickass teenager killah, and since you're there, actually cast a good actress
If this is a spoiler thread why are people using spoiler tags?
Doesn't it feel like the comic is winding down at all? This current unnamed volume 29 and the name of volume 30 make it seem like it's on its way out. I mean he is ending Invincible, I can't imagine he would want to do TWD forever.
Doesn't it feel like the comic is winding down at all? This current unnamed volume 29 and the name of volume 30 make it seem like it's on its way out. I mean he is ending Invincible, I can't imagine he would want to do TWD forever.
I hope they use the budget to make it at least really cool to watch even if it will be sad af.
This was one of the problems on the last site, was that the leak thread was also the comic spoilers thread. I think we should have kept the leaks under wraps for the show, especially if it diverges from the comic. Otherwise I would have no idea about Carl . . . although I doubt they kill Carl off. Half of what makes Negan fun to watch again is his interactions with Carl.
Maybe it's Jadis and the Scavangers who do it?
Eh I don't think so. But I suppose it depends on where Kirkman takes this next volume. He's always said 300 issues is what he's aiming for but who really knows at this point.
As for invincible something tells me either Kirkman or Ryan Ottley just grew tired of doing it. This last two part volume has felt pretty rushed in my opinion. There's still a few issues left but I just don't think it should be ending just yet.
Yep I was thinking they could do this as well. They would just have the make the timeskip longer for Judith.
Carl going after Lydia and getting held by the Whisperers is such an important part in the lead up to the war, they can't just give that storyline to anyone. It's gotta be someone Rick is willing to go after. An older Judith could definitely work. But someone still has to take Carl's Hilltop story as well. Maybe Enid could take it and become more of a leader idk.
I've been not watching because I've been waiting to return for the whisperers. Now it looks like I won't be returning at all
I'm not really into leaked spoilers but I'd like to discuss comic spoilers and how the show could or won't follow the comic storyline
as far as the rumored spoiler in this thread, I seriously doubt that character will leave the show, but it's possible. Maybe another character could take his story but I really do doubt it
as far as the rumored spoiler in this thread, I seriously doubt that character will leave the show, but it's possible. Maybe another character could take his story but I really do doubt it