The Walking Dead Season 9: 10 Reasons To Actually Be Excited

One major mystery that’s been plaguing TWD fans since last season is who the hell that random helicopter belongs to. First spotted by Rick at the end of ‘The Big Scary U’, the helicopter went unmentioned until the latter half of the season when it popped up again in ‘Still Gotta Mean Something’ flying over the Scavenger junkyard where Jadis (or Anne as we now know her) was keeping Negan captive.

Its cameo in the latter episode implied that Jadis/Anne had some kind of connection to it. She had a packed suitcase, a flare gun to signal it and an alarm on her watch that went off as the helicopter arrived. A few episodes earlier we also learned the Scavengers had a helipad at the junkyard which is a rather redundant luxury unless you know somebody with a helicopter.

A link to Jadis seems pretty likely at this point and it’s a sign that there’s definitely more survivors out there and with better technology too. Fans have speculated it could also be connected to Georgie and her travelling book of knowledge or possibly the Commonwealth community (more on them later).

Judging by a promo poster that features a helicopter hovering in the background, it looks like we might find out who the mystery chopper’s pilot is this coming season – a smart move on the part of the powers that be that’ll both tie up some frustrating loose ends from last season while also laying the groundwork for some interesting new plots and people.

Who knows, maybe the reveal will even add a bit more depth to Jadis’ character who up until now has just been a somewhat extraneous weirdo who talks in a daft made-up dialogue.