That ‘Shocking Moment’ On ‘The Walking Dead Mid-Season Finale Really Hit People In The Feels

You know you’re always in for a wild ride when we get to the finales of The Walking Dead, and it was no different with the mid-season finale for season 8. Previews running non-stop on AMC promised a ‘shocking moment’ that would blow us all away, and many expected that to involve a major character’s death. They were almost right.

Rather than watching someone get torn to shreds by the undead, we instead learned that Carl had been bitten earlier in the season, which certainly explained why he was staggering all over Alexandria for the majority of the episode. He’s not dead … but he will be, and the emotional moment where Rick learns of the bite had people expressing all the feels on Twitter.

— Rick Grimes (@RickAndThangs) December 11, 2017

Anyone else wanna join #TheWalkingDead #TWDMidSeasonFinale pic.twitter.com/3rEQbFxI8x

— TWD Support Group (@TWDSupportGroup) December 11, 2017

Me rn #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/AhNOqlmws2

— Ally DaNae (@allydanae_32) December 11, 2017

Carl had been there since the very beginning.

This one really hurts… #RIPCarl #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/qaWpPlrFNO

— Daryl Dixon (@ImmortalDixon) December 11, 2017

Carl Grimes got bit.

The Walking Dead won't return until 2018.

Tomorrow's Monday.

WORST. DAY. EVER.#TWD #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/nzVp8sMwbT

— Daryl Dixon (@ImmortalDixon) December 11, 2017

The episode didn’t waste any times kicking things off with Rick under fire from the newly liberated Sanctuary. Oh, and as usual the Junkyard Gang betrayed him the second things got the slightest bit hairy. Rick, when will you learn

— ESSENCE (@Essence) December 11, 2017

The trash people abandoned him again #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/MSMNDzyaJN

— Caitlin Topple the Patriarchy Masessa (@CJMasessa) December 11, 2017

And then we got a conspicuous flashback to Carl and his dad Rick from the start of season 8. It was around that point that people started to have a bad feeling, man.

Yeah that was kind of the fucking plan… #TheWalkingDead

— Rick Fucking Grimes (@RickFucknGrimes) December 11, 2017

Carl’s getting a little bit too much dialogue tonight. #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/fTuHg5IWfF

— Rick Grimes (@RickAndThangs) December 11, 2017

When a character is the main focus….they risk their life. #TheWalkingDead

— Hershel Greene (@HershelGreene1) December 11, 2017

And then things started to go very badly for the good guys as the Saviors rolled up on all their communities that attacked them.

DID IT DARYL DID IT REALLY! #TWD #TheWalkingDead

— #TWD Fan Page (@FTWDFans) December 11, 2017

Negan showing up to Alexandria like

“Here’s Negan”#TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/z3oIrkbCBN

— TWDJunkie (@TWDJunkie) December 11, 2017

https://twitter.com/RickAndThangs/status/940045087911710721

— The Walking Dead (@TheWalkingDead) December 11, 2017

“This is my show.” – Carl Grimes#TWD #TheWalkingDead

— #TWD Fan Page (@FTWDFans) December 11, 2017

Negan to Carl #TWD #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/JAgRTT2FLP

— ☆Robbi€☆ (@_Robbie_Rob) December 11, 2017

People still can’t get over how Eugene could screw things over for Rick and the gang so badly. I mean, so does Daryl but at least his catastrophic actions are screw-ups and not betrayals.

— TWD Support Group (@TWDSupportGroup) December 11, 2017

Eugene this how you play back Abrahams by serving the man that killed him #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/GjxZwYe2dV

— Sueboohs Corner (@SueboohsCorner) December 11, 2017

https://twitter.com/BrainsGoneBad/status/940050392087388161

— Rick Fucking Grimes (@RickFucknGrimes) December 11, 2017

Carl right now.#TWD #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/UR1MQtecxJ

— Daryl Dixon (@ImmortalDixon) December 11, 2017

And let’s give Dwight a hand for all that ridiculously dangerous double agent work, culminating in his killing of an entire team of Saviors.

— Rick Grimes (@RickAndThangs) December 11, 2017

The new entrance to Alexandria #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/eqdU6r9W5u

— Christian (@chrisitiankale) December 11, 2017

"You'll float too" – Carl Grimes #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/OH7BUQ1neP

— Alex Zalben (@azalben) December 11, 2017