After waiting more than a year, AMC's "The Walking Dead" fans finally learned what was in Carl's farewell letter to his love interest, Enid. Sort of.
Before he died, Carl (Chandler Riggs) wrote a stack of letters to be given to loved ones. These included notes to his father, Rick, Michonne, and even Negan. Viewers only saw and heard those three in some capacity, though there were definitely many more left behind, including one to Enid (Katelyn Nacon), which INSIDER previously reported existed.
On Sunday's episode of "TWD," Enid shared a summary of what Carl's letter to her entailed. What sage advice did teen Carl offer from beyond the grave?
"Someone else close to me died, someone special, with a big heart," says Enid, referring to Carl. "He left me a letter reminding me that 'just surviving,' it isn't living. It took me way too long to get what he really meant."
Read more: Here's what Carl's letter said to Negan
If you were a little thrown off by what Enid said, it was a direct throwback to conversations she and Carl had in the past. On season six of the zombie drama, we learned Enid was traumatized by the death of her parents and kept wandering around spelling out the letters "JSS" in blood, on dirt, and even with turtle bones. It was creepy.
Enid later explained "JSS" meant "just survive somehow," and it was the mantra that kept her going in the zombie apocalypse. After befriending Carl, he basically told Enid that there's more to life than that.
Nacon, who plays Enid, told INSIDER in December that Carl's letter helped shape the person she became.
"Carl's letter, I know was really important to her and I think it really affected the person that she is now, today, that we see after the time jump and everything," Nacon told INSIDER. "I think it shaped her to what she is. I think Glenn and Carl were two of the most influential people in her life at that time. She was going through a really rough patch, lost her parents, and didn't know how to really cope with any of that."
"It took her more than six years to get over Carl," she added.
Here's to hoping we get to see the full letter at some point, but something tells me that may be the most we see unless there's a deleted or extra scene somewhere.
"The Walking Dead" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on AMC. You can follow along with our ongoing coverage here.
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