'The Walking Dead' actor throws shade at the show for how it handled his character

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for "The Walking Dead" if you're not caught up with the mid-season finale.

Carl's got jokes when it comes to "The Walking Dead."

Chandler Riggs, who plays one of the original survivors on the AMC hit series, went on a bit of a Twitter spree Thursday evening about his role on the show and how it's coming to a close.

He added a small several jokes to an old tweet from January 11 showing his character Carl get carried away from a burning house by Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira).

Riggs honed in on the image and started giving it different, humorous captions comparing the look on his character's face to video gameplay and music software.

But it was one tweet that stood out tucked in between the bunch.

It reads "when u spend like 3 years in the apocalypse but die bc you tripped and fell."

If the joke is lost upon you, you may want to go back and rewatch the season eight mid-season finale. In the episode, it was revealed Carl was bit by a walker on his stomach and there's no coming back from that.

If, like many, you were wondering when this occurred you can briefly see it happen on screen in season eight’s sixth episode. While helping his new pal Siddiq kill walkers in the woods, Carl trips, stumbles, and falls. A few of the undead fall atop him and he gets bit. You don't directly see it on screen, but you can see Carl wince in a few frames of a scene.

(You can read our full breakdown of the scene here.)

Riggs has confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that when the show returns from its winter hiatus that he'll be killed off the show. The death came as a huge surprise since Carl is still very much alive in the comics that are far ahead of the TV show.

Is Riggs sending a bitter message AMC’s way about his impending departure?

Maybe. But it's doubtful.

If you follow Riggs on social media, the 18-year-old actor and musician likes poking fun at the show.

The vocal teen has never been one to shy away from calling out the series on social media when it makes a silly error in a tweet or at poking fun at his own character’s faults.

Many fans saw Riggs’ dig at the show as a lighthearted jab even though it made them sad. 

Others showed their frustration with how his character's arc is coming to a close and saw it as the actor throwing shade at the show. 

Riggs' father, William Riggs, showed frustration with the way his son is leaving the show after eight seasons back in November. After the show's mid-season finale aired, he took to Facebook in a since-deleted post to put the show on blast.

"Watching Gimple fire my son 2 weeks before his 18th birthday after telling him they wanted him for the next 3 years was disappointing," wrote William in a deleted Facebook message. "I never trusted Gimple or AMC, but Chandler did. I know how much it hurt him. But we do absolutely know how lucky we have been to be a part of it all and appreciate all the love from fans all these years!"

But Chandler Riggs has made it clear to fans that while he's sad to be leaving the show he grew up on, he's extremely proud of his final work.

Before it was revealed on the show’s mid-season finale, Riggs reached out to spoiler site "The Spoiling Dead" to ask if they could not spoil his character's impending death.

"I poured my heart into a couple of episodes this season, and 808 is one of them. I'm so proud of my performance and a lot of it rides off of a surprise ending," Riggs wrote to the site. "The integrity of what happens is pretty crucial to my performance throughout the rest of the episode and I'd really appreciate it if you all would hold back just this one time [from spoiling]."

Riggs recently cut his hair, is working on a movie, and has been putting out his own music, which you can listen to here.

Carl's final appearance on "The Walking Dead" is set for February 25 when the show returns for its final eight episodes of the season.

You can follow Riggs on Twitter here and follow along with our “Walking Dead” coverage here.

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