For one, I don’t think we’ve seen this much of Chandler Riggs’ face since Season 1 Carl’s hair was still too short to even stick out from underneath the hat that Rick gave him.
While almost everyone else in Team Family has maintained a pretty steady appearance, the Grimes men have seen a constant evolution in the hair department, though Carl’s hair mostly just grew out, as opposed to the various changes that Rick has gone through.
Especially if his vision got wonky from wearing an eyepatch on the set all that time.
Now that Carl’s days are numbered, though, with all of his future scenes already filmed, Riggs is likely grateful that he is finally free from adhering to his Walking Dead-specific appearance in the future.