If you haven’t heard by now, well there is some major news with The Walking Dead TV show. Robert Kirkman was interviewed by Entertainment Weekly and he said that in episode 8 on December 2nd, the mid-season finale, a fan-favorite comic book character will be introduced on the show. Who is it going to be? Tyreese?
But according to Robert Kirkman, who is the creator of the comic and exec producer of the TV adaptation, we’re about to see another big name character make the leap from page to screen, and it’s going to happen very soon – in the fall finale on Dec. 2, to be specific. “There’s a new character added,” says Kirkman of episode 8. “A big deal fan favorite from the comic book is introduced into the show in this episode, so be on the lookout for that.”
Could it be Tyreese, a former NFL linebacker who was introduced in issue #7 of the comic and endured a rocky relationship with Rick (and romantic relationships with Carol and Michonne) while serving as Grimes’ right hand man of sorts. “I don’t know, man!” says Kirkman. “I don’t know. I got no clue!” While Kirkman is playing coy, rumors have swirled that actor Chad Coleman (best known from The Wire and I Hate My Teenage Daughter) has been spotted in the Atlanta area where the show films and could be playing the comic book fave. Whomever it is – be it Tyreese, or another character entirely, like, say, friendly scout Aaron or Fu Manchu mustache rocking Abraham – he (or she) will be appearing on Dec. 2.
Source: EW.com
But here’s something that made me think that Tyreese won’t be coming onto the show until the end of season 3. The mid-season finale was wrapped up back on August 10th and I’ve only seen reports of people seeing actor Chad Coleman recently (and I think it was last week I read on Glen M.’s Twitter saying that he was writing the season finale). So that makes me think that either Robert Kirkman is trolling, like he’s famous for, or there is another character coming in the mid-season finale. But who else is a fan favorite from the comic that isn’t in the show yet and is around the prison arc in the comic? No character comes to my mind. It has to be Tyreese, right? Could it be Morgan? But Morgan would be considered a returning character because he was in season 1, right? What do you think? Who’s the new character coming in the mid-season finale?
