Another day another TV star haircut to worry about, but this time it’s not Game of Thrones or Kit Harington under scrutiny. No, it’s that other popular cable show with the high body count: The Walking Dead. Lauren Cohan—who plays the female half of beloved couple Glenn and Maggie—has hacked off her longish wavy hair. The cut she debuted on Friday looks cute, but, according to some, could be cause for alarm.

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As was the case when Andrew Lincoln shaved his beard, fans are worried that Cohan cut her hair because she will no longer be appearing on the show. There’s some spoilery information that might support that theory, but before we get to it, remember that Lincoln’s clean-shaven face was all part of his character’s transformation within the show. And as many have pointed out, in an earlier part of the Walking Dead comic book, Maggie and Glenn cut their hair together as a way of coping with their new life. It could be that Maggie’s dramatic trim has just been moved up to this season in order to help her deal with some future trauma. Let’s talk about that a bit more after the spoiler jump.

If the show winds up following the comic book closely over the back half of Season 6, then Maggie is headed for a lot of heartbreak. Not only would she have to deal with the death of her husband, Glenn, but she would have to confront the notion of raising their baby all on her own. Bear in mind that Maggie recently lost both her sister and her father, so I think we could all understand if she wanted to take out her grief and frustration on her hair.

But what if Cohan is leaving the show? After the mid-season finale, show-runner Scott Gimple hinted at the upcoming confrontation between Rick’s group and the terrifyingly brutal Saviors. He told Entertainment Weekly: