Foreshadowing is a literary technique that is a recurring theme in The Walking Dead. It is when an event that has yet to happen is referenced, usually in a way only the reader/viewer can pick up on.
Occurrences
Comic Series
- While Andrea and Dale were hunting in the woods, Andrea jokingly says that she would eat Dale if she could get away with it. This foreshadows that Dale is later going to be eaten by the Hunters. (Issue 12)
- Tyreese tells Rick about how he saved his daughter Julie from being raped by killing the assailant. In Issue 57, Rick saves Carl from being raped by killing the assailant as well. (Issue 7)
- Chris and Julie constantly talk about wanting to "do something" together, foreshadowing their suicide pact. (Comic Series)
- Andrea says that it's good to practice shooting in case they're attacked by another group of survivors in the future, foreshadowing that the prison will be attacked by Woodbury. (Comic Series)
- When talking about being sentenced to jail for tax fraud, Thomas turns away from the group. This foreshadows Thomas lying and killing both Susie and Rachel (Issue 14)
- Rick tells Dexter that he will beat him to death if he finds out he killed Rachel and Susie. When Thomas is revealed to be the killer in the next issue, Rick almost beats him to death. (Issue 16)
- Dale tells Rick he might not be able to use his right hand again after he broke it beating Thomas. This foreshadows the Governor cutting his right hand off. (Issue 18)
- Dale wonders what would happen if an organized group attacked the prison, foreshadowing the Governor attacking the prison in Volume 8: Made To Suffer. (Issue 18)
- Billy wonders if he might have a shot with Carol when talking to Otis about women, foreshadowing their affair in Issue 41. (Issue 30)
- Rick jokingly tells Dale that he should be trying to eat pieces of him. This foreshadows Dale getting eaten by the Hunters.
- While at the National Guard Station, Andrea spots a tank and wonders if anyone knows how to drive it. In Issue 42, the Governor attacks the prison with a tank. (Issue 38)
- Hershel Greene says that he thinks he may have seen his daughter Maggie for the last time after she leaves the prison after the initial attack, foreshadowing that he will die in the assault. (Issue 45)
- Dale tells Andrea how weird it is that they haven't run across a single roamer the day Ben killed Billy. In the very next issue, Dale is bitten by a zombie. (Issue 61)
- Douglas tells Rick how he was horrified about reading a story of a man sucking out his son's eyes. This foreshadows Douglas accidentally shooting out Rick's son's right eye. (Issue 70)
- Rick tells people not to get a gun from the armory if they're not comfortable with one, as they don't need accidents. This foreshadows Carl getting accidentally shot in the eye by Douglas. (Issue 80)
- Maggie isn't sure if it's safe to travel to the Hilltop, as the Saviors could be out there watching them, foreshadowing the group getting captured on the road by the Saviors and Glenn getting killed in the next issue. (Issue 99)
- Spencer Monroe was seen praying in the church for "The strength to do what must be done." This was foreshadowing Spencer betraying Rick Grimes by pleading with Negan to kill Rick and make himself the new leader of the Alexandria Safe-Zone. (Issue 108)
- While fighting off roamers Negan says that no one gets bit by them anymore. That very same issue, Andrea gets bit. (Issue 165)
- Negan mentions that Sherry is an opportunist. This foreshadows Sherry's plan to take over the joint communities after the Whisperer War is over. (Issue 158)
- Dwight likens Pamela Milton to Negan while he holds her at gunpoint. At the end of Issue 190, Pamela orders her forces to attack Rick in a strikingly similar manner to Negan ordering the Saviors to attack in Issue 119. (Issue 186)
- Pamela tells Sebastian to be quiet when he opposes her incarceration, unless he wants to end up in a cell next to her. In the following issue, Sebastian is arrested and imprisoned for the rest of his life for murdering Rick Grimes. (Issue 191)
TV Series
- Glenn Rhee explains to Rick Grimes that he saved him because someone may do the same for him. Ultimately, it is Rick who does this when Glenn and Maggie Greene are taken to Woodbury. (Days Gone Bye, When the Dead Come Knocking)
- Jim digs multiple graves near the Atlanta camp before a walker attack claims several camp survivors due to a dream he couldn't remember. After the camp attack, he finally remembers why he did it. (Vatos)
- When Rick tells Dr. Edwin Jenner that he is grateful after he opens the doors of the Center for Disease Control to release the group, he tells Rick "the day will come when you won't be", foreshadowing all the horrible events to come. (TS-19)
- When Lori is talking with Hershel Greene about their children, Hershel tells her that she should be grateful she doesn't have a daughter because they are a handful. Lori does end up having a daughter. (Secrets, Killer Within)
- After arriving on the farm, while talking about Sophia Peletier, Andrea believes they won't be able to find her alive, to which Daryl Dixon replies saying, "It's not mountains of Tibet, it's Georgia. She can be hold off in a farm house.". Indeed, Sophia is later found in the barn on Hershel's farm. (Save the Last One, Pretty Much Dead Already)
- Rick explains to his son Carl that people, in particular Rick and Lori, will die and there is no way he can ever be ready for it, foreshadowing Lori's death. (Better Angels, Killer Within)
- When Dale Horvath warns Lori about Shane and his belief that Shane murdered Otis, he says that sooner or later, Shane will kill someone else. Four episodes later, Shane kills Randall and attempts to murder Rick. (Nebraska, Better Angels)
- After Shane breaks the window at the public works station during his fight with Rick, the reflection of Shane's battered face in the window he breaks seems to make him resemble a walker, foreshadowing his death and reanimation two episodes later. (18 Miles Out, Better Angels)
- Morgan telling Rick that his son Carl will die, foreshadowing Carl's death. (Clear, Honor)
- Merle Dixon proposes an idea to take the the prison and move Woodbury there. After the fall of the Governor, Rick takes in all the Woodbury citizens. (Hounded, Welcome to the Tombs)
- Merle also tells Hershel Greene that when The Governor returns to the prison, he's going to kill Merle first. Then four episodes later, Merle is killed by The Governor during his one-man army mission to kill The Governor. (I Ain't a Judas, This Sorrowful Life)
- Glenn cuts off a walker's pinky and ring finger in order to take the ring off of the walker's hand. Later in the episode, The Governor bites off Merle's pinky and ring finger. (This Sorrowful Life)
- Caesar Martinez tells Daryl that the Governor and Rick will not work anything out. (Arrow on the Doorpost)
- When Rick and Clara are wandering the woods together, they pass a dead beetle being swarmed by ants, in a fashion similar to the way that the prison was swarmed by walkers. (30 Days Without An Accident, Too Far Gone)
- Beth Greene tells Daryl she is glad that she didn't say goodbye to her boyfriend Zach and that she hates saying goodbye. Later, she doesn't get to say goodbye to her father Hershel. (30 Days Without An Accident, Too Far Gone)
- When Philip Blake, Martinez, Pete Dolgen, and Mitch Dolgen are out on a run, they come across mutilated bodies with signs hanging on them informing of their crimes. One body is decapitated with the word "Liar" written on its sign, foreshadowing Hershel's death in the same manner in the following episode and what the Governor says before committing the deed. (Dead Weight, Too Far Gone)
- Michonne threatens to kill the Governor while she and Hershel are held hostage. Later, she mortally wounds the Governor by stabbing him through the chest while he is strangling Rick. (Too Far Gone)
- Lizzie Samuels' death and Mary's evil secret were both foreshadowed in paintings found by Michonne: one of flowers, hinting at Lizzie's death when Carol tells her to look at the flowers; the other of a woman who bore a very high resemblance to Mary but with her eyes scratched and crossed out. (Claimed, The Grove, A)
- Daryl tells Beth that she would never see Maggie again, foreshadowing her death before she could reunite with Maggie. (Still, Coda)
- Beth says to Daryl he'll miss her when she's gone, hinting at her later disappearance and subsequent death. (Still, Alone, Coda, Them)
- Rick demonstrates a cone-shaped trap he set for rodents. At the end of the episode, Rick's group is trapped in Terminus. (A)
- Martin tells Tyreese that he is a good person and that is why he will die. Tyreese later dies, and a hallucination of Martin reminds him of what he said. (No Sanctuary, What Happened and What's Going On)
- Rick tells Gareth what weapons he buried in the duffel bag, saying that inside is a red-handled machete, which he will use to kill him with. Later, Rick kills Gareth by hacking him multiple times with the red-handled machete. (No Sanctuary, Four Walls and a Roof)
- Shortly before his death, Bob Lamson warns Rick that someone is going to die when he tries to negotiate with Dawn Lerner to exchange two of Dawn's men for Carol Peletier and Beth. Later in the episode, both Dawn and Beth die as a result of the negotiations gone wrong. (Coda)
- Dawn states "One of yours for one of mine" during the negotiation between her and Rick. Soon afterwards a member of both factions die as Beth and Dawn are both shot in the head. (Coda)
- While the group is making their way to Shirewilt Estates, Tyreese is the only one to glance at a skeleton on the ground, foreshadowing his immediate death. (What Happened and What's Going On)
- As the supply runners enter Aiden's van, the song "Internet Friends" by Knife Party plays and the lyric "Now, you're going to die" can be heard. Both Aiden and Noah are devoured by walkers in this episode when a herd shows up during a supply run. (Spend)
- Michonne Hawthorne asks Heath if he has ever been covered in so much blood, that he didn't know if it was his blood, or his friends', or walkers'. This foreshadows what happened to Glenn later in the episode, who was covered in so much blood, he didn't know if it was his, Nicholas' or walker's blood. (Thank You)
- Carol tells Sam that if Sam tells his family about Carol sneaking into their house then he will end up being devoured due to fear, which eventually happens in No Way Out. Also, at the start of Start to Finish, ants are seen swarming a cookie on a plate, foreshadowing all of the Anderson Family being swarmed during No Way Out. (No Way Out)
- After Bud and his group are blown up, Bud is decapitated and one side of his face is significantly more burned than the other, possibly foreshadowing Dwight's fate. (No Way Out)
- Glenn finds pictures of smashed in heads in The Saviors' compound, fitting the M.O. of their yet to be introduced leader, who later in "Last Day on Earth" kills Abraham with Lucille and later Glenn himself in "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be". (Not Tomorrow Yet, Last Day on Earth, The Day Will Come When You Won't Be)
- Donnie, the Savior who Carol shot in the woods, threatens to kill Carol and says "shoot her in the arm too". This foreshadows Carol's being shot in the arm by Roman three episodes later, who also is a Savior. (The Same Boat, Last Day on Earth)
- After Dwight and the small group of Saviors that he leads kill Denise and hold Eugene, Daryl and Rosita at gunpoint, Eugene, who thinks of an escape plan from their captors, says that if Dwight is going to kill someone else, then he can start with Abraham who is hiding behind the nearby oil barrels. This foreshadows Abraham being the next member of Rick's group to be killed by the Saviors (particularly their leader Negan) only a few episodes later. (Twice as Far, Last Day on Earth, The Day Will Come When You Won't Be)
- Rick is told by a Savior that the current day could be the last day on earth for him or a member of his group. Abraham and Glenn would soon experience that day as their last. (Last Day on Earth, The Day Will Come When You Won't Be)
- Spencer goes into the woods on his own and, to get a bow and arrow from a tree, cuts down a walker that is hanging from the tree next to the bow and arrow and the walker has its guts hanging out. Later, in the following episode, after Spencer tries to convince Negan to kill Rick so that Spencer can take charge of Alexandria, Negan, disgusted by Spencer's cowardice, disembowels Spencer with his knife. (Sing Me a Song, Hearts Still Beating)
- Richard digs a grave close to a drop-off point between the Saviors and the Kingdom intended for himself. Richard's plan was to lighten the load of the current supplies required and have himself executed as it was promised he would die if discrepancies occurred, all in order to spark an all-out-war between the two groups. Despite being killed under different circumstances, Richard is still buried in the grave he dug for himself. (Bury Me Here)
- A dying Savior gloats to Rick that Carl will die as a result of going to war with Negan. Carl is later bitten on the abdomen by a walker. (Mercy, How It's Gotta Be)
- In Carl's dream of a better future, Negan is seen to be close to Judith Grimes. Six years after Rick's apparent death, the two do in fact have a close relationship to the point that Negan risks his life during a dangerous blizzard to rescue Judith. (Honor, Who Are You Now?-The Storm)
- While exploring the Smithsonian Museum, the group sees a walker go over a balcony and land on a rebar, penetrating the side of its stomach. Rick ends up in the same position after being thrown off his horse. (A New Beginning), (The Obliged)
- Jed ambushes Carol and Rick by pretending to be a walker in order to get Carol to holster her gun and use her knife instead. This possibly foreshadows the Whisperers, who also pretend to be walkers and camouflage themselves in herds. (Warning Signs)
- Alpha decapitates Helen, possibly foreshadowing the events of "The Calm Before". (Guardians)
- Enid and Luke are seen eating apples on sticks foreshadowning Enid's death at the end of the episode. (The Calm Before)
- The Whisperers are seen keeping walker skins on the pikes. This foreshadows the massacre made by Alpha at the fair. (The Calm Before)
- After Ezekiel, Carol, and their entourage retrieve the bulb from the Royal cinema, a symbol of a group known as the Highwaymen can be seen on a post. (Bounty)
- Daryl and Michonne's scars seen throughout season 9 are revealed in the episode "Scars." (Season 9)
- Alpha predicts to Daryl that there is a hard winter coming. Later, at the pikes where the decapitated heads were displayed, snow flurries come down as Daryl and Lydia leave, foreshadowing the massive blizzard to come and the fact that the Kingdommers have to cross through that exact spot to survive. (The Calm Before, The Storm)
- Siddiq fixates on Dante's mouth while having a PTSD episode, foreshadowing that Dante is a Whisperer spy. Siddiq is unnerved by his mouth because he remembers Dante forcing him to watch Alpha slaughter his friends, with only Dante's mouth being visible due to him wearing a Whisperer mask. (Lines We Cross)
- Beta finds a note that says "these 2 eyes see 1 truth" foreshadowing Beta loosing both of his eyes 2 episodes later. (Look at the Flowers, A Certain Doom)
- After Lance Hornsby is killed by Carol, a Commonwealth convoy is shown driving down the road with a noise similar to a walker's growl. (What's Been Lost) This foreshadows Lance's later return as a walker at the Commonwealth. (Rest in Peace)
Webisodes
- As Hannah runs through the neighborhood looking for her children, a bicycle can be seen at the side of the road, referencing her eventual fate as the bicycle walker. (A New Day)
Fear the Walking Dead
- Madison Clark finds Art Costa sitting in a chair bent over and unresponsive before learning that he is merely distracted. (Pilot) This is similar to how walkers are sometimes found and foreshadows Art becoming a walker. (So Close, Yet So Far)
- While talking about Griselda Salazar's injuries, Liza Ortiz predicts that "forget the fractures, the lacerations. When the foot was crushed, the tissue began to die. And it will die. Infection will poison her blood. Her organs will fail." (The Dog) Later, despite an amputation of her crushed foot, Griselda goes into septic shock from an infection caused by her crushed foot, and she dies, just like Liza had predicted could happen. (Cobalt)
- While talking with his father about Brandon's Group planning to kill James, Chris states that they've known James since he was around six years old and are still planning to do it. "Imagine what they'll do to me if anything happens, Dad," Chris comments. (Date of Death) In the very next episode, it's revealed that Brandon Luke had killed Chris after he broke his leg in a car crash. He also uses the weapon that he had killed James with. (Wrath)
- At the Chateau Lafite, a barometer predicts rain coming which all of the residents fail to notice along with other clues such as a rapidly-spinning windmill and walkers being washed downriver which is initially mistaken for a damaged bridge being responsible. Later, the barometer changes to Stormy, but again Victor Strand fails to notice. Only after June sees a panicked flock of birds does she understand what all of the signs mean. Shortly thereafter, a massive hurricane hits, catching everyone off-guard and separating the group. (People Like Us)
- When en route to Austin, Wendell asks Jim how is he the only one "without a scratch" and the former brushes it off as him being "good". In the same episode Jim is bitten on the back by a walker. (MM 54)
- Al comments that Martha ran her SWAT van without coolant and fills the vehicle with anti-freeze. This foreshadows the later revelation that Martha has poisoned everyone through the tampered water bottles with anti-freeze. (... I Lose Myself)
- At the plane crash site, Alicia discovers a sign warning of high radiation levels, (Here to Help) foreshadowing the revelation that a power plant had melted down nearby, flooding the area with radiation. (The Hurt That Will Happen)
- Grace admonishes Alicia for her recklessness while fighting a herd as she could've been exposed to radiation while killing a radioactive walker. (The Hurt That Will Happen) Later, while fighting another herd, Alicia is splashed with blood from what turns out to be another radioactive walker, exposing her to radiation. (Still Standing)
- While at Humbug's Gulch, a flirty June asks John about several trick shots, including the San Antonio Split and the St. Louis Barn Raiser. John later uses the San Antonio Split to take down two walkers and save Dwight's life. (Humbug's Gulch) Later, John Dorie Sr. asks June if his son had ever told her about the St. Louis Barn Raiser before they proceed to use it to disarm Dakota. (The Beginning)
- Isabelle warns Al that if the CRM Maps or Al's tape of them fall into the hands of someone who can figure out to read them, the maps can be used to make CRM and everything that they are trying to build vulnerable. (The End of Everything) Al later discovers that the Doomsday Cult has gotten their hands on another copy of the maps and used it to target at least one CRM drop site. (The Holding)
- Isabelle warns Al that the CRM's Reclamation Team is something that she never wants to meet. (The End of Everything) Al later faces the Reclamation Team while trying to protect an AWOL Isabelle from the CRM. (Reclamation)
- While making her way through Annie's Group's walker blockade, Alicia briefly finds her attention drawn to one walker in particular, appearing to notice something off about it. As Alicia prepares to put it down with her sharpened barrel shroud, she is interrupted by Dylan, Later, Alicia fights and puts down the same walker, getting splashed with its blood. To her horror, Alicia discovers a dosimeter tucked into the walker's shirt, revealing it to be one of the radioactive walkers that Alicia had been warned to watch out for and avoid. (Still Standing)
- Al and Dwight discover an embalmed walker at Statler Funeral Home. (Alaska) They later discover that the Doomsday Cult destroyed the funeral home, took the embalming equipment and embalmed several other walkers. (The Holding)
- John tells Rabbi Jacob Kessner the story of his father John Dorie Sr. and the insane serial killer and cult leader Teddy Maddox, foreshadowing the later appearance of both men and Teddy's role as the primary antagonist of the second half of Season 6 as the leader of the Doomsday Cult. (The Key)
- After discovering Wes' painting supplies during the destruction of Tank Town, Virginia questions him about it and Wes' supposedly-deceased brother Derek who they had originally belonged to, demanding to know more about Derek and apparently suspecting him to be responsible despite Derek supposedly being dead. (Bury Her Next to Jasper's Leg) Derek is later revealed to be alive and the one who had organized the attack on Tank Town. (The Holding)
- Dakota patches up Morgan's reopened gunshot wound, foreshadowing the revelation that she was the one that had saved his life and patched Morgan up in the first place. (The Door)
- After killing a walker attacking John Dorie, Dakota points a gun at him for a moment, foreshadowing her shooting and killing him with that same gun just minutes later. (The Door)
- June examines one of John's guns and contemplates killing Virginia with it. Later, June kills Virginia with one of John's guns in revenge for his murder at Dakota's hands. (Things Left to Do)
- The Doomsday Cult suddenly displays inexplicable knowledge about Morgan and his movements, (The Holding, In Dreams) foreshadowing the revelation that there's a traitor in the group passing the cult information about Morgan. (The Beginning)
- In Grace's dream state, Riley is killed by her and reanimates before eventually being put down by Morgan. (In Dreams) In reality, Riley is later shot by Charlie, dies and reanimates. (The Beginning) He is subsequently put down by Al. (Reclamation)
- After learning of PADRE, Alicia asks Will if it's Padre Island, but he tells her no. (PADRE) This foreshadows the revelation that PADRE is actually located on an island. (Remember What They Took From You)
- Wren inexplicably displays skills with a staff similar to Morgan's, foreshadowing the revelation that Wren is actually Morgan's daughter Mo. (Remember What They Took From You)
- Mo takes an interest in the writing on the walls of Morgan's Houseboat about Jenny, Duane and King County despite Morgan's attempts to dismiss it as unimportant. (Remember What They Took From You) This foreshadows Morgan's return to King County to lay his family to rest and Mo subsequently following him because of Morgan's failed attempts at dismissing the importance of the writing. (King County)
- June stares intently at a sign for the Coastal Railroad Museum, foreshadowing the revelation of her connection to it. (Blue Jay)
- After Adrian gives her a picture of his daughter Hannah, June stares mournfully at it, foreshadowing the revelation that June knows the girl and that Hannah is dead. (Blue Jay)
- When Morgan and Alicia first meet Grace, she warns them that she has absorbed so much radiation that one day it will kill her. (The Hurt That Will Happen) Over eight years later, Grace reveals to Morgan that she is terminally ill from the radiation, just like she had warned him would eventually happen. (King County) Specifically, Grace has terminal cancer, (More Time Than You Know) which is what she had predicted her illness would manifest as. (210 Words Per Minute)
- Morgan, Grace and Mo find Morgan's writing on the walls of the Drake Family Home when he doesn't recall ever returning there after Duane died. This foreshadows the revelation that Morgan had come back with a zombified Duane and had chained him up in the attic where Morgan had also left another of his messages on the walls. (King County)
- The mysterious survivor listening to Madison's message is shown to have the hammer that she had apparently used to kill Troy Otto with, (All I See Is Red) foreshadowing the revelation that the person is actually Troy himself, having survived Madison's attempt on his life. (Anton)
World Beyond
- Moments after the CRM destroys the wall around Omaha, a survivor, described as an escapee, approaches Elizabeth Kublek and Frank Newton, foreshadowing the revelation that the destruction of Omaha was more than just the CRM causing a massive herd to overrun the city. (Konsekans)
- Elton Ortiz is bitten in the left arm, although he is protected by his suit. Dev attempts to amputate his arm before Elton shows him that he is unharmed. (Exit Wounds) Later, Elton is bitten in the left arm while no longer wearing his suit and has to have his arm amputated. (The Last Light)
- Dennis tells Silas that there is a big supply drop coming that night and he needs the North Pads cleared off. (Blood and Lies) Huck later discovers that the supply drop is the chlorine gas that they're looking for which is confirmed by Corporal Diane Pierce. (Death and the Dead, The Last Light)
- Huck worries that the C4 that Dennis gives her could be traced back to his outpost. (Returning Point) The CRM later traces it back to the outpost, causing Jadis to realize that the chlorine gas is in danger. (The Last Light)
Tales of the Walking Dead
- When Gina glares at her, Blair Crawford sarcastically tells everyone to beware as Gina is going to bite. In one of the timelines that follows, a zombified Gina bites Blair. (Blair / Gina)
Dead City
- Maggie's possession of Negan's Wanted poster (Old Acquaintances) foreshadows the revelation that the Croat gave it to her and is forcing her to bring him Negan. (Stories We Tell Ourselves)
- Negan's subdued look and avoidance of the question when Maggie asks him about his family (Old Acquaintances) foreshadows the revelation that something bad has happened to them. (People Are a Resource)
- Perlie stares at an envelope with his brother Joel's Manhattan address on it, (Old Acquaintances) foreshadowing Perlie's subsequent visit to Joel's Apartment after he gets into the city. (Who's There?)
- Ginny takes a particular interest in the Bricks' grain silo, (Who's There?) foreshadowing the revelation that Maggie has been lying about all of the Bricks' grain being stolen by the Croat. (Stories We Tell Ourselves)
Daryl Dixon
- Losang tells Daryl about the importance of his staff as a weapon and pacifism over violence before offering Daryl a fight. However, Daryl refuses to fight Losang with "that toothpick." (La Gentillesse Des Étrangers) This foreshadows their later fight in the Catacombs of Paris where Losang fights Daryl using his staff and Daryl fights using his knife and morning star. Daryl's more violent fighting style emerges victorious with Daryl bashing in Losang's head with a human skull after being disarmed by the other man. (Vouloir, C'est Pouvoir)
- When Ash gets out of his plane, a Flare Gun falls out and he puts it on the floor near the door, foreshadowing Ash later using the flare gun to kill Hanna. (Moulin Rouge)
- Azlan's watch depicting the Nest's location is shown sitting open on a table in plain sight, (Moulin Rouge) foreshadowing that it will help Genet to find the Nest's location. (L'Invisible)
The Ones Who Live
- Just before his death, Donald Okafor tells Rick Grimes "when you get to that point swear on the sword. Don't let it take. You'll know. Trust me. You'll know." (Years) At Okafor's funeral, Major General Johnathan Beale is revealed to own a sword of great personal importance to him. (Bye) After giving Rick the Echelon Briefing, Beale instructs Rick to "swear on the sword" as the final step of his induction into the Frontliners. Rick remembers what Okafor had told him before instead attacking and killing Beale with his own sword. (The Last Time)
- Michonne warns Bailey not to fall asleep next to the dying Aiden. When Michonne returns, she discovers that Aiden had died, reanimated and bitten Bailey after he fell asleep next to her. (Gone)
- While looking out over the CRM base, Michonne plays with a lighter with the inscription "Danger." This foreshadows the danger that the CRM poses and possibly, the danger that Michonne poses to them. (Gone)
- During his first visit to Millenium Park, Rick is shown stopping to look at something on his way out. This foreshadows Michonne's later discovery that Rick had gotten his engraved iPhones from Benjiro's stand in the park which is what Rick had stopped to look at. (Bye)
- michonne and Benjiro's conversation about Carl and Rick's inability to remember his face to have Benjiro create a portrait of him (Bye) foreshadows Michonne's later revelation to Rick that she had Benjiro create a portrait of Carl for him. (What We)
- Rick warns Anne that he will kill her one day. (Bye) Rick later does in fact kill Anne who even references Rick's threat when she asks him to do it while she's dying of a walker bite. (Become)
- As Anne is dying, one of her flashbacks shows her crafting a cat sculpture from shortly before Rick had sought her help against the Saviors. (Become) While searching for Anne's dossier on Alexandria shortly thereafter, Michonne finds it hidden inside of the exact same cat sculpture. (The Last Time)
Telltale Series
- While driving Lee Everett to prison, a police officer tells him that "people will give up and go mad when they believe their life is over", foreshadowing the chaos that is to come. (A New Day)
- Shawn Greene argues with his father about repairing the fence, foreshadowing that it will break. (A New Day)
- Hershel tells Lee that he will have to depend on the honesty of strangers. (A New Day)
- Larry fears that Duck has been bitten, foreshadowing Duck's later walker bite and death. (A New Day)
- One solution that Larry suggests for Duck if he's bitten is to smash his head in. Kenny later smashes Larry's head in to keep him from reanimating after he dies of a massive heart attack. (A New Day)
- Larry experiences heart problems, foreshadowing his later death from a heart attack. (A New Day)
- To motivate Mark to boost his work on the fence, Larry mentions some coins and considers giving them to Mark. These coins are later used to help the group to escape the meat locker. (Starved For Help)
- When speaking to Kenny while pushing Duck on the swing, Kenny will ask you if you're on his side. If you respond "I'm not choosing sides", Kenny will say "that time is coming", foreshadowing that Lee will have to choose sides in the future. (Starved For Help)
- Mark foreshadows his own fate before stepping foot on St. John's Dairy Farm. (Starved For Help)
- Mark foreshadows Larry's fate in the meat locker. (Starved For Help)
- After Larry's death, Lee can say that Kenny talks a big game but could he have done it if it were Katjaa or Duck. Kenny says that it would never happen. This foreshadows that either one of them would have to put Duck down in the next episode. (Starved For Help)
- There is some worry amongst the Motel Survivors about their theft from a station wagon potentially causing the family's demise, foreshadowing the eventual fate of the Stranger's family. (Starved For Help, No Time Left)
- Jolene mentions that with the St. John's Dairy Farm operating, Clementine has nothing to fear from bandits. This is foreshadowing that the bandits will be a problem for the survivors in the future. (Starved For Help)
- During Kenny and Lilly's argument, Lee can say "When's the last time someone got bitten?", which foreshadows Duck being bitten a few moments later during the raid. (Long Road Ahead)
- Katjaa says she loves Duck more than life itself, which foreshadows her suicide due to her son's death. (Long Road Ahead)
- Ben Paul tells Lee that he will "punch his own ticket" if a walker gets a hold of him, foreshadowing him bring grabbed by a walker and his attempted suicide. (Long Road Ahead)
- Christa says that Kenny is "on the edge" and that she is afraid of being there when he "falls over" since she cares about his relationship with Lee. This foreshadows that Kenny and Lee's relationship will be tested once more. (Around Every Corner)
- When interrogating Clementine about the radio, Christa explains to Clementine that the man on the radio does not want to help her find her parents. This foreshadows that his true intentions will be revealed. (Around Every Corner)
- Ben says that he has a bad feeling about the group's raid on Crawford, foreshadowing that night's events and his possible death. (Around Every Corner)
- Molly says to take care of Clementine as she leaves the mansion, foreshadowing that Lee will lose her the next morning. (Around Every Corner)
- If Lee takes Clementine to Crawford, he can say to her that he will teach her things like in school. This foreshadows how he teaches her how to get out of the jewelry store which is symbolically the classroom. (Around Every Corner)
- Lee can comment on a rat he sees in the sewers and how he hopes to not die due to a "god awful disease", foreshadowing him being bitten by a walker and dying from the infection. (Around Every Corner)
- During the stand in the mansion, Kenny asks everyone how many bullets they have left. Lee says five, Ben says two (Determinant) and Christa says four. The numbers are the numbers of chapters that character had left in the game; Ben dying in two chapters, Lee within five and Christa and Omid becoming separated in four. Interestingly, Kenny is the only one to not state his bullet count, likely due to his departing chapter differing depending on players choices. (No Time Left)
- If Clementine states that she's never shot a rifle, Peter Randall tells her that the gun's recoil "would probably knock you on your ass." This foreshadows the instance during the walker attack at the Moonstar Lodge as Clementine grabs a hunting rifle that Carlos dropped and attempts to shoot it, with the force of the gun sending Clementine to the ground. (All That Remains, A House Divided)
- When talking to Clementine, Luke says that family is important and is something that a man would travel miles for. This foreshadows William Carver coming and reclaiming the group, particularly Rebecca, who may be carrying his child. (A House Divided)
- When alone with Clementine in the cabin, Carver notes how the white King on a chessboard is three moves from defeat, foreshadowing his own defeat in the next episode. (A House Divided)
- While fighting a small herd, Clementine breaks one walker's leg with a sledgehammer, incapacitating it, before putting another down with a screwdriver through the mouth. (In Harm's Way) This foreshadows Clementine subsequently learning to target the knee to incapacitate walkers from Jane and Clementine using a screwdriver as her primary melee weapon against walkers. (Amid The Ruins)
- When the group are sitting around the campfire, Luke and Bonnie have hazard signs around them, foreshadowing Luke's, and possibly Bonnie's, death the next day. (No Going Back)
- When talking to Kenny about Jane's attitude towards him, he tells Clementine that "it feels like another Lilly situation to me." Later on, Clementine will have to make a choice between siding with Kenny or Jane, much like how Lee had to make a choice between siding with Kenny or Lilly in "Starved For Help". (No Going Back)
- Tripp tells Francine "one of these days those doors are gonna close and your ass'll be on the other side!" In the next episode, "Ties That Bind - Part 2", Francine is captured by Max's group outside of Prescott's doors. (Ties That Bind - Part 1)
- After noticing a scratch on Gabriel's hand, Javier comments that he's lucky that it's not a bite. This foreshadows Gabriel potentially being bitten in the future depending on the choices that Javier makes. (Ties That Bind - Part 1)
- Both Tripp and Eleanor offer to help Javier to return to his family at the junkyard. Despite Eleanor being the friendlier of the two, Clementine urges Javier to trust Tripp instead, suggesting that Eleanor is the untrustworthy one of the two. (Ties That Bind - Part 1) Eleanor later betrays Javier's Group to Joan while Tripp remains loyal. (Thicker Than Water)
- On the gas station's sign is a warning for people to turn back. Shortly thereafter, a herd emerges from the nearby underpass and attacks. (Ties That Bind - Part 2)
- Marlon sneaks up behind AJ and puts a hand on his shoulder, resulting in AJ elbowing him in the groin. This foreshadows Marlon's death at the end of the episode, with AJ sneaking up behind him and shooting him in the head. (Done Running)
- During the card game, Clementine suggests that Marlon will be the first one of the kids present to die. He is later killed by AJ after murdering Brody who was not present at the card game. (Determinant) (Done Running)
- Mitch suggests that the shovel found in Ericson's Greenhouse could be good for digging graves in the future. (Suffer The Children) After Mitch is killed by Lilly, Ruby uses it to dig his grave. (Broken Toys)
- Violet says she wishes Louis' mouth would cease, this can actually happen to Louis in "Broken Toys" where he gets his tongue cut out and is unable to talk if he was taken in "Suffer The Children. (Done Running)
- If Clementine went alone at the end of Season Two, she will lose one of her fingers. Louis can take notice of her missing fingers if you went with him in "Suffer The Children" and if you choose to save him at the end of the episode, then he can lose his fingers in the next episode. (Suffer The Children)
- Violet says she would "give an eye for a chicken nugget". She can later become blind in her right eye in "Take Us Back" if she was captured by the Delta. (Suffer The Children)
Social Game
TBA
Survival Instinct
- During the cutscene after the first mission, Jess says that Merle isn't right, which foreshadows that he will go back to the bar to retrieve his medicine stash and kill the gang members which Daryl says to Merle that Jess was right about him.
Novel Series
- Tyreese foreshadowed the Governor's death by saying to him and Lilly Caul that Brian will "die by their own swords."
Themes
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Abstract | Betrayal • Cliffhangers • Denial • Depression • Discrimination • Distrust • Envy • Fear • Foreshadowing • Forgiveness • Hallucination • Heroism • Hope • Humanity • Humor • Leadership • Pride • Regret • Religion • Revenge • Sacrifice • Sanity • Secrecy • Symbolism |
Realistic | Amputations • Bad Weather • Camouflage • Cannibalism • Decapitations • Framing • Illness • Mercy Killing • Murder • Nicknames • Pregnancy • Punishment • Substance Use • Suicide • Teamwork • Unexpected Survival |
Miscellaneous | A's and B's • Antagonists • Continuity • Cultural References • Deuteragonist • Episode Title Meanings • Groups • Herd • Protagonists • Tritagonist • TV/Comic Death Comparisons • Variants • Wildfire Virus • Zombies |