An alleged international The Walking Dead season 6 promotional image leaked online and freaking everyone out. It looks like a fake image just to tease comic book fans, but the event it refers to might actually happen in the show.
[Warning: THE WALKING DEAD COMIC BOOK SPOILERS AHEAD]
The Walking Dead season 6 image features Carl Grimes with a bandage over his eye. AMC hasn’t confirmed the authenticity of the image, but it’s pretty exciting for comic book fans if it’s real. You’re probably wondering why this is a big deal considering The Walking Dead midseason finale left viewers feeling like something horrible is about to happen to the group. Carl suffering an injury isn’t that big of a deal. Well, the image teases something much deeper than that.
View post on imgur.comIn the comics, Jessie’s son Ron panicked in the herd of walkers just like Sam did in the show. Ron cries out for his mother and draws the walkers to him. Jessie begs Rick to help her son, but he tells her they have to keep moving. Jessie tries to save Ron, but the walkers outnumber her. Jessie grabs Carl to force Rick into helping her, thinking he’d care enough to save both of them. Jessie learns the hard way Rick only cares about Carl. Rick chops off her arm to save Carl from the walkers.
Meanwhile, Alexandria leader Douglas Monroe tries to shoot down the walkers approaching Rick and Carl. He fails and the walkers over take him with the gun still in his hand. He presses the trigger and bullets fly everywhere. Rick and Carl think it’s safe to move to another location. As Rick turns to tell Carl what to do, he see Carl is missing an eye. Carl says a few words to him before passing out. Rick grabs Carl and tries to find Dr. Cloyd.
It’s a life changing moment for Rick in the comics. It brings Rick out of his mindset where he believes he doesn’t need the people of Alexandria to survive. Rick also believes he and Carl can leave at any moment and be able to survive on their own, which is delusional.
Don’t worry, Carl probably isn’t dying on the show any time soon. Carl survives the injury in the comic books, but his face is horribly disfigured. He’s too important to Rick’s story for the show to kill him off. The Walking Dead season 6 returns at 9 p.m. Feb. 14 on AMC.
