The Walking Dead Season 9: How Rick's Death Should Happen

3. Rick Loses His Hand

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Rick losing his hand is a big plot point from the comics, and whenever there's talk of things left out by the TV show it's sure to be brought up. It's one of those iconic moments that fans have longed to see, even if the practicalities have meant it's been impossible.

Now, though, The Walking Dead can have its cake and eat it, or rather cut Rick's hand off without having to waste time and money on the effects every single episode.

If the Whisperers attack, then one of them could cut off part of his arm, leaving him severely wounded, but not necessarily mortally so. It'd completely be fan-service, but when the lead character of the show is going that's no bad thing, and it's the final chance to do it.

At first, fans would think that was the worst that had happened, before eventually having it revealed that, while he was so distracted by the human wound to his arm, he also suffered a small bite to another part of his body (with elements borrowed from Andrea's death in the comics).

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