The Walking Dead: See Bloody Behind-the-Scenes Look at Reapers Victim

RIP Roy, who didn’t see his death coming on The Walking Dead. When the ex-Hilltopper played by C. […]

August 30, 2021, 4:00pm

RIP Roy, who didn’t see his death coming on The Walking Dead. When the ex-Hilltopper played by C. Thomas Howell returns for the first time since his Season 9 cameo appearance, it’s to help Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) save Alexandria in “Acheron: Part 1” and “Acheron: Part 2.” After Roy abandons the group’s mission to Meridian in the tunnels of the D.C. metro, it’s Dog and Daryl (Norman Reedus) who find Roy half-dead, wandering alone in the depths of the tunnels crawling with walkers. The bloodied Roy survives just long enough to see the end of “Part 2,” where he’s suddenly killed by a Reaper’s arrow.

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Season 11 newcomer Glenn Stanton, who plays Frost of the Wardens, shared a behind-the-scenes look at Roy’s corpse after he’s struck in the head with an arrow:

Show me you’re having a bad day without telling me. #twd #twdspoiler #TWDFamily #twdbts #RIP pic.twitter.com/LGk0PPMr8r
— Glenn Stanton (@glennstantonact) August 30, 2021

Roy is the latest named victim of the Reapers, who send the sniper (Mike Whinnet) that murders Maggie’s friends Billy, Jen, Maya (Brianna Butler), Ainsley (Haley Leary), and Gus (David Atkinson) in the Season 10 episode “Home Sweet Home.” This new enemy group is revealed in full to end “Acheron: Part 2,” and the Reapers are hunting down the survivors in Season 11 Episode 3, “Hunted.”

I was about to tweet how awesome it was that Roy survived the entire episode because I didn’t think he’d make it out of the subway tunnel then I blinked… #TWD pic.twitter.com/JbkM6oHj8Z
— jarrod (@DixonBrother_) August 30, 2021

READ: The Reapers Revealed in TWD Cliffhanger Ending

READ: The Reapers Hunt Maggie and Negan in TWD Trailer: “Hunted”

READ: C. Thomas Howell Makes a Cameo Appearance on TWD

Here’s how Walking Dead fans reacted to Roy’s death in “Acheron: Part 2”:

From @Timcasso99 and @beadixler

I literally said “he’s still alive?!” Then that happened about 2 seconds later😂😭
— Timcasso Games (@Timcasso99) August 30, 2021

This scene was sooo unexpected
— bea (@beadixler) August 30, 2021

From @tylerbarton13

I had a feeling they were bringing him back just to kill him. They did that with Morales, Beatrice, Sam from season 4 and probably more people I’m forgetting
— Tyler Barton (@tylerbarton13) August 30, 2021

I can’t believe Thomas Howell is done! After 3 episodes only.
— Letty montalvo s (@lettyms67) August 30, 2021

From @smilewhovian and @AnnouncerDavid

roy was so close to making it out of the episode alive against all odds #twd
— m (@smilewhovian) August 30, 2021

#TWD RIP Roy, and the rest of the group doesn’t seem to have much of a chance against the Reapers. Out of the frying pan and into the fire… @WalkingDead_AMC
— David Magill (@AnnouncerDavid) August 30, 2021

From @Jacrispyjay and @Syd_Lexia

Haha figured that was the only reason Roy survived the tunnels😂 #TWD
— Ja’crispy jay (@Jacrispyjay) August 30, 2021

Me watching the final minutes of #TWD: WTF, didn’t Roy (C. Thomas Howell) die in that tunnel? Are they going explain how he’s still alive?

Me thirty seconds later: No, they are definitely not.#TheWalkingDead
— Syd Lexia (@Syd_Lexia) August 30, 2021

From @jeffthigpen and @ArmyDave3382

@WalkingDead_AMC I mean @C_Thomas_Howell FINALLY gets a speaking role on #TWD; Then left for dead; Then Cool to see he’s still alive again and HE IMMEDIATELY gets whacked!!!!AHHHH!!! Killin’ me!
— Jeff Thigpen (@jeffthigpen) August 30, 2021

@C_Thomas_Howell @WalkingDead_AMC @AMC_TV @AMCTalkingDead why did they have to kill off #CThomasHowell ‘s character #Roy on ? #TheWalkingDead such a bummer #TWD #TalkingDead
— David Mitchell (@ArmyDave3382) August 30, 2021

From @TWalkingDWorld and @LostSisGrimes

Big round of applause for C. Thomas Howell (@C_Thomas_Howell) for his portrayal of Roy from S9E7 to S11E2 of #TheWalkingDead! pic.twitter.com/U8x42AMznr
— The Walking Dead World (@TWalkingDWorld) August 30, 2021

Why would they put C. Thomas Howell on the cast as Roy, give him no story line and kill him almost immediately??

Ponyboy deserved better 😢#TWD #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/qDQQzuqsSi
— Carla Grimes (@LostSisGrimes) August 30, 2021