11 theories about who the masked man is on ‘The Walking Dead’ – Insider – INSIDER

Duane only appeared on the first episode of "TWD." AMC

The theory: Forget Morgan Jones. Some fans are hoping the masked man is Morgan's son, Duane, all grown-up.

Why this may not be the case: In season three, Rick surprisingly comes across Morgan again for the first time since the show's first episode.

When we see Morgan again, he's not the man he once was. He was driven mad by the death of his son. Morgan tells Rick that Duane was bitten by his zombified wife and died.

Why we really like this: While we want to take Morgan at his word, we never actually saw Duane die on the show. Can you really believe that someone is dead and gone on "TWD" if you never see their body?

The real reason we're into a Duane reappearance is because it would be an incredible remix from the comics. In the graphic series, Michonne always assumed her daughter had died early in the apocalypse. Toward the very end of the comic series, she's reunited with her grown daughter, who has been living at the Commonwealth community.

It's an incredible reunion that caught longtime fans offguard. With Michonne off the series, it would be an extremely satisfying reunion to see for another character like Morgan. We've already seen Kang and the writers do some pretty clever remixes from the comics since she took over the show on season nine, so we're ready for her to surprise us again.

Why it's such a long shot we'll see this: We're not entirely convinced the show would try and invalidate one of the show's finest episodes from season three by revealing that Morgan, in some way, wasn't honest about his son's fate.

The only way this may be convincing is if the writers flashback to season three to show Morgan and his son having some sort of falling out that profoundly altered their relationship. Duane's absence then resulted in his father's mental spiral in which he convinced himself that his son died. That seems a bit too dark though.

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