The Walking Dead’s Normas Reedus slammed for ‘ruining’ season 10 finale with Instagram tribute to murdered character

NORMAN Reedus found himself in hot water with fans of The Walking Dead after his latest Instagram post.

The AMC drama aired its hotly-anticipated season 10 finale this week, which was heavily delayed amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Reedus' character Norman Reedus certainly pulled his weight in the battle againt The Whisperers, who had laid siege to the allied communities with their colossal herd of walkers.

However, Daryl managed to scatter their forces after taking out Beta (Ryan Hurst).

Daryl delivered a slash to his arm, before plunging two hunting knives into his eyes in gory scenes.

Beta was later eaten alive by the zombies he lead into battle, ending his brief reign of terror in the wake of Alpha's (Samantha Morton) death.

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While fans were thrilled to see Daryl deliver the killing blow, they were less pleased with Norman Reedus' subsequent post on Instagram to conmemorate the moment.

He shared a picture of Daryl looming over Beta with his knives drawn, alongside the caption: "Love [heart] this guy."

Fans quickly took to the comments section to accuse him of giving the death away too early.

"What the f**k, you just spoiled it," one fan moaned, while another compalined: "Ugh I haven't watched it yet."

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A third sarcastically quipped: "Thanks for the spoilers I guess."

Meanwhile a fourt echoed: "Not the spoiler though."

Reedus clearly felt bad about the backlash, as he has since deleted the post, even though several days have passed since the episode aired.

In its place he shared a tribute to The Walking Dead's wider team, alongside the caption: "Best cast and crew around."

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Other aspects from the finale that proved to be divisive included the mysterious 'masked man' - who remained unidentified.

Elsewhere, fans claimed The Commonwealth's soldiers bore a striking resemblance to Star Wars' Storm Troopers.

The furore comes after Maggie Rhee actress Lauren Cohan revealed her dream ending for The Walking Dead, with Rick and Michonne reunited.

The Walking Dead season 10 will continue with its six-episode extension in 2021 on AMC in the US and FOX in the UK.

Fear the Walking Dead will return later this year on AMC in the US and on AMC UK in the UK.