Andrew Lincoln to Exit AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ in Season 9

I read the other day Lauren would be coming back on a part-time basis, so less screen time for her. Not surprising since she apparently has a new show coming.

I wonder if Chandler Riggs’ ousting had anything to do with it? Andrew saw Chandler/Carl as the future of the show. With Carl now dead, they didn’t give themselves many other options. Maybe it pissed off Andrew, which means they now lost another lead? Norman Reedus was also pissed off about Chandler getting fired, but said before he would stay on the show until the end. Who knows about it now though. It’s a sinking ship with no clear direction.

I stopped watching just before they killed off Carl. Negan ruined the show for me. I stopped watching around November.

"What's the plan, Daryl?" "Grumble, grumble, err, grumble." "Uh, ok then."

Danai is now a movie star, with Black Panther and the last two Avenger movies under he belt. I can’t see her staying on TWD much longer either. My guess is, when Rick dies (because you just know that’s what’s going to happen) she’ll likely be out too. The sow is dying, and has been for a very long time. The ratings are in the toilet. They used to pull in 14 million viewers, now they’re pulling in numbers as bad as season 2. That’s pretty bad.

Chandler in a way was lucky to get out when he did, because it’s going downhill fast. People are sick of Negan, they’re sick of Alexandria, they’re sick of the same crap every single season. Without Rick, the show won’t survive. Wouldn’t be surprised if season 9 ends up being the final season. They have nowhere to go, now that Carl is dead. There’s no one who has leadership quality after Rick leaves. Daryl and Michonne are nothing like their former selves, they’ve both become pathetic characters. Carol is a maybe. With Carl gone though, they only have 3 original characters left. With Rick being the next to go, the show is just done. They were idiots for killing off original characters, and now having so few left.

After they killed Carl, I had a feeling Andrew Lincoln wouldn’t be too far behind. Throughout the whole show we saw Carl grow up, and if there was a future to this show it seemed likely that Carl would be the next leader. But now with Rick losing his wife and now Carl - the reason he kept on living this whole time, I just didn’t see him lasting much longer. Andrew Lincoln even did an interview last year I think, talking about how Carl was the future of the show. With that now gone, what are they going to do...a time jump? Have Judith grow up to be the new leader?

Does anyone care about Daryl anymore? I used to be a big Daryl fan, but he went from being a badass to wreckless and boring. I started wishing they would kill him off because he was useless. Ever since that 1000 Zombie walk they did back in....was it season 5? That’s when i stopped rooting for Daryl. He can’t run the show. Carol is a possibility. She’s the only good character left. Michonne went the same way as Daryl...from badass to useless. And now with Rick gone it’s like..just end the show. I’m assuming it’ll be a time jump after he leaves, because without Rick there is no show. They’ll probably try and reboot it with Judith now an adult and still living in zombie land. There’s no direction for this show, hasn’t been for a long time. It’s the same thing over and over and over again.

Rick and his people were the heart and soul of the show and Rick's character traits drove the show, the writers killed that the moment they decided to make Negan the star.

ABSOLUTELY AGREE!
I won't watch after Andy leaves. I have always said, once he goes, that's it.

You lasted longer than me. I stopped watching back in November. A few episodes before they killed off Carl. I refused to watch Carl’s death to give them higher numbers. Just like they always do, they played up his death and didn’t actually show it until the next episode....2 months later. I’m just so sick of it. I’m sick of them doing the same crap all the time. I really was getting fed up in season 6. The back and forth with all the episodes, not finding out what happened for weeks whether someone lived or died, like Glenn’s first close call with the dumpster. And all the filler episodes inbetween, which pissed off fans even more. Like did we really need a whole episode about Morgan becoming a Jedi?

Negan absolutely killed the show for me. He made it unwatchable. And it was ridiculous how they made him bulletproof. They had so many chances to take him out since he showed up, and they either missed every single time they shot at him, or they didn’t even go for the shot when they could have. Rick and his team should have been able to take out Negan and every one of His cronies when they surrounded them and brought in those zombies. But of course every single one of them miss. Are you kidding me? That’s BS.

Yes, it is done. Gimple played fast and loose with us. The show suffered, the actors disgruntled, I HAVE NO DOUBT. Once it is history, someone will write a "behind the scenes" book. I cannot wait to read it.

I agree with everything you wrote!!! The way in which they killed Glenn was so over the top and disgusting, that I couldn’t stand to see Negan any more after that. For me, he completely ruined the show. I haven’t been a fan of the show for the longest time, but I kept watching out of habit and hoping it would improve and just get better. It never did. There were some episodes here and there that were great, but you are right in that they made a show about zombies and survival boring.

For me, the show took a huge dive after season 1. I was so sick of the farm, and the whole idea of it just seemed ridiculous. Having nothing securing the location except a wooden fence, was ridiculous. Wasting bullets for target practice on TREES and bottles/cans, instead of ZOMBIES was just mind blowing. The fact they seemed to have unlimited ammo too, was annoying. As were the teleporting/ninja zombies who didn’t make a sound until they were right beside you, was ridiculous. The fact it took us like a whole year I think it was, to find out what the hell happened to Carol’s daughter was beyond annoying. At least it felt like a year.

I also stopped watching a few episodes before they killed Carl. And I agree it was a huge mistake. A mistake that possibly led to Andrew Lincoln deciding to leave. A lot of cast were upset about Chandler being fired, especially Andrew and Norman Reedus. Andrew gave interviews saying how he thought Carl was the future of the show. That Carl would take over as leader after Rick dies. I think he even said that after he knew Carl had already been killed off. And you’re right in that it was used as a bandaid device. They thought killing Carl would be such a huge blow that it would somehow bring people back. But all it did was drive fans further away. Thinking about it now, Chandler is lucky he was fired when he was, at least he can know that he got out of the show before it really tanked in ratings. I’m surprised Andrew lasted as long as he did.