Themes: Cliffhangers




 * For other themes, see Themes.

Cliffhangers is a common way to end an episode, issue, chapter, or anything else in The Walking Dead that leaves the viewer/reader in suspense.

The Comic

 * Rick attempts to kill Otis after he had accidentally shot Carl.
 * The Governor and his army assemble to the Prison gates, and yells "Kill them all!", meaning Rick's group.
 * Rick and Carl escape The Prison after the massacre that took place there. (Issue 48)
 * Negan leaves Rick, Maggie, Carl, Michonne, Heath and Sophia with the corpse of Glenn. (Issue 100)

The TV-Series

 * Rick hears a voice over the radio moments before attempting suicide. (Days Gone Bye)
 * Carl Grimes is shot in the woods by Otis. (What Lies Ahead)
 * The Atlanta gang is left with the body of Sophia Peletier after discovering her zombified. (Pretty Much Dead Already)
 * Zombies hear Carl killing zombified Shane Walsh and start heading towards the sound. (Better Angels)

Webisodes
Coming

The Video Game

 * Immediately after the group finds shelter at the Motor Inn, the electricity is suddenly shut off, leaving them in darkness. (A New Day)
 * After taking supplies from an abandoned car, Lee and Doug/Carley watch footage from Jolene's camcorder, revealing that the bandits know where they are and might come after them now that the farm is overrun. (Starved For Help)

Dead Reckoning
Coming

The Novel Series
Coming