Robert Kirkman revealed in an AMA that Judith is indeed Shane’s daughter. Judith was the only baby in the Comic Series who was born after the outbreak, until the birth of Hershel some time after All Out War: Part Two. Being a little over a month old at the time of her death, Judith is the youngest named character to die in the Comic Series.
And now, finally, Rick confirmed Judith is Shane’s daughter on The Walking Dead, which put a lengthy mystery to rest. Though Lori assured Rick that the baby was his when she found out she was pregnant, it seems like that was just another bid to reaffirm their relationship.
brings up results where viewers did the math and concluded the same thing Rick did: Judith is Shane’s daughter. The timeline of when Shane and Lori would have hooked up and when she found out she was pregnant aligns with when she gave birth to Judith more than the timeline following Rick’s reunion with Lori.
And now, finally, Rick confirmed Judith is Shane’s daughter on The Walking Dead, which put a lengthy mystery to rest. Though Lori assured Rick that the baby was his when she found out she was pregnant, it seems like that was just another bid to reaffirm their relationship.
Thus, one of most popular unanswered “Walking Dead” mysteries is now solved. Shane is Judith’s father. Let the freakouts begin
In the comics, the general consensus is that Judith was Shane’s child and not Rick’s, but Robert Kirkman never clarified one way or another. That’s likely because Judith died at the same time Lori did in the comics, so there wasn’t as much of a lingering question there as there is in the show where Judith remains a presence.
Rick Grimes, in the case of Baby Judith, you are NOT the father! Even Maury is shocked! Let’s dissect this: Judith’s biological father has been a mystery since forever. We know Rick’s wife, Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies), did a little hanky-panky with Shane ( Jon Bernthal) while Rick wasn’t around. Many fans believed Judith wasn’t Rick’s.
Who is Judith’s father on The Walking Dead?
At the end of the Nov. 13 episode of The Walking Dead , Rick confirmed that Shane is Judith’s father. That’s something that has been hinted at by the show and wildly speculated or assumed by fans, but never spoken out loud — until now.
“It was a brilliant way of explaining what Rick was enduring,” Andrew Lincoln said in a pre-taped interview shown on Talking Dead, “or capable of enduring.” He decided to love Judith as his own daughter, which Lincoln said echoes Rick’s decision to give in to the Saviors if it meant saving more lives.
Who is the showrunner for season 7 of The Judith?
Showrunner Scott Gimple told him about the Judith reveal before he got the first script for season seven. “It’s one of those watershed moments that happens, certainly between the two lovers, between Michonne and Rick, that brings them together,” said Lincoln.
Both of Rick’s children, Carl and Judith. Rick’s explanation to Michonne echoes what Lori said to Shane after he found out she was pregnant: that their child would always be Rick’s. “Even if it’s yours, it’s not gonna be yours,” Lori told Shane in season two, episode seven.
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Old school “The Walking Dead” photo from season two with Rick’s old pal Shane and his wife Lori. While telling Michonne that they need to accept the way the world is right now, with Negan in it, Rick told Michonne that he previously had to accept that the daughter who he has been raising isn’t his. Yes, Rick has known all along …
Though his character has been dead on “The Walking Dead” for years, even actor Jon Bernthal, who played Shane, guessed that Judith was his daughter several times. The actor told fans Judith was ” 100% Shane’s ” at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con in 2013.
Sunday’s episode of “The Walking Dead” saw the return of Negan reuniting with Rick and his group for the first time since the season seven premiere. While their reunion was anything but rosy, fans were in for a shock when the show ended up delivering an unexpected reveal that had nothing to do with Negan, the Saviors, or any other future characters.
