Warning: There are major spoilers ahead for "The Walking Dead."
Sunday's mid-season finale of "The Walking Dead" promised a big, shocking moment fans would be talking about until the show returns and it made good on its word.
The show made a huge departure from the comic series when Carl revealed in the episode's final moments he was bitten by a walker at some point earlier on the show. Showrunner Scott Gimple said Carl's bite will play out as other bites have on the series. AKA Carl's toast. In an interview with ComicBook.com, Andrew Lincoln, who plays Carl's father Rick Gimple told him Carl would be dying.
Though many were surprised, eagle-eyed fans may have had an inkling if they were watching the show carefully or have been paying attention to actor Chandler Riggs on social media. Keep reading to see the clues that hinted that Riggs time was short on "The Walking Dead."
1. Chandler Riggs worried fans when he debuted a new haircut for a movie role.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/936391281802170370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
ok so as a forewarning im doing this movie and they had to cut my hair a little
..into a mullet.
gonna be stuffing it into a hat until i wrap on the movie lmao pic.twitter.com/yfXJFh0pNQ
November 30, Riggs showed off a new mullet. Fans instantly thought it might be bad news for Carl. People started tweeting things like "rip Carl Grimes" to the actor.
2. Riggs tweeted a few somber messages about his time on the show over the past few months.
"Coolest part about being in la is seeing myself on billboards," Riggs tweeted in October. "Makes me really appreciate twd & the fans for giving me such an awesome opportunity and a career. Idk if I'll ever be as successful as I am right now, but I'm so glad I got this chance to help tell a story that actually impacts people."
More recently, Riggs went down memory lane to recall his favorite moment to film on the show.
"Saw a question somewhere about my favorite scene to film in the first 3 seasons on twd was, had me thinking," he tweeted December 1. "Tbh all of the last episode of season 2 was so much fun to film. coolest part was dropping the lighter to just obliterate a horde of zombies."
He even trolled other outlets in November tweeting "y'all think i'm getting killed off every year."
3. Riggs announced he was accepted into college last year.
Last November, Riggs told fans he was accepted to go to college at Auburn University in Alabama.
Riggs said he hoped he would be able to juggle the responsibilities of both school and filming "The Walking Dead."
"Theoretically, I could take one or two classes on campus and maybe an online class," Riggs told The Hollywood Reporter about being a full-time student while working on the show last December. "My professors would have to be willing to cooperate. It wouldn't be easy but I think that could be possible."
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