The Walking Dead: 8 Reasons Glenn Is Dead For Realsies

Let's examine the full statement given by showrunner Scott M. Gimple. It was read by Chris Hardwick on Talking Dead, a weekly show that helps fans decompress and digest an episode.

"Dear fans of The Walking Dead, this is a hard story to tell and when we were planning to tell we knew our friends at the Talking Dead would be talking to you about it. And knowing you'd all be talking, and feeling and commiserating, I knew we should say something about it lest our silence say something we didn't mean to say or not say. So I'll say this: In some way, we will see Glenn, some version of Glenn or parts of Glenn again, either in flashback or in the current story to help complete the story."

While the fact that "we will see Glenn" is a promising hint that suggests he might not be dead, the clarifying clauses surrounding those words are enough cause for alarm. "Some version of Glenn" sounds like Gimple means walker Glenn. "Parts of Glenn" sounds like we're going to see his mangled, dismembered body at the foot of that dumpster. So, just because this isn't the last we'll see of Glenn, it doesn't mean he's coming back in the way we want.