The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus has spoken about Andrew Lincoln’s final scene – and may have revealed a little too much

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Is this how Rick leaves in The Walking Dead season 9?

Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, who will leave during The Walking Dead season 9

The Walking Dead season 9 is going to be a tearjerker, we already know that much. But, if Norman Reedus is to be believed, Andrew Lincoln’s very final scene might just raise a chuckle. In fact, the actor behind Daryl Dixon has maybe gotten a little too chatty when talking about what’s to come. Possible spoilers ahead as we dive right into the last shot involving Rick Grimes…

"[Andrew Lincoln’s] very last scene, he's laying there, and he's supposed to giggle," Reedus tells ComicBook.com.

For one thing, he’s laying down. Maybe he’s succumbing to a bite, I’m not sure, but I can’t exactly imagine Rick Grimes’ final scene after over 100 episodes ends with him having a quick nap. 

The giggle, too, seems like a giveaway. It sure sounds like a man who’s been through it all, had some fun (and a lot of heartbreak) along the way and is just enjoying his final moments. Who knows? Maybe he’s just heard a good joke.

But Reedus wanted to make sure that what could have been a very emotional moment was turned into a side-splitting one – at least for Andrew Lincoln: “The camera's [up] here and I'm under the camera tickling his feet so he can giggle. So, it was a good way to end it,” he says.

So, when we do sit down and watch the scene, try and forget that Daryl Dixon is off-camera, tickling his feet. It’s probably for the best.

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Bradley Russell
Bradley Russell
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