If you haven't seen it yet and don't want to know who meets Lucille, don't read any further.
My original posts about it: HERE and HERE.
I don't think I've ever loathed a fictional character so much. I hate Negan! So I was wrong about who it would be, and I wish I wasn't ~ I loved Abraham, the funniest character in the whole show ... he 'took it like a champ' (even offered himself up, in the last ep of Season 6), and he'd made the most of every post apocalyptic moment, but it was still so shocking to see.
Even more gut wrenching, somehow, was the second death. Yeah, yeah, I know it's how it is in the comic books (I haven't read that far), but this is real life; how could the producers do it to us???!!! Don't know about you, but when they were all sitting there in the clearing, after Negan and the Saviour demons had all gone, I blubbed. I mean, my eyes didn't just water, I cried real tears. That bit when Sasha approached Maggie...
So the Atlanta 5 become the Atlanta 4. I'm hoping Daryl doesn't get blamed for Glenn, because he pounced on Negan ('I told you, you get the first one free'), or because this all started when he wasted the Saviours....
...but then again, if he hadn't killed them, they would have killed him, Abraham and Sasha. And, as Rick said, they would have come for them sometime, whoever killed who first. Wonder what the hell is going to happen to Daryl - cross fingers he gets to make the revolting Dwight history pretty soon.
I've read that Maggie isn't going to spend the rest of the series in a sodden heap, but is going to become a fighting badass. Good.
It's the saddest episode ever. Even more than when Carl & Daryl had to put Lori and Merle down, or when Rick and Carl thought Judith had been eaten by walkers when the prison blew up ... or even the death of Hershel/Beth/Tyreese/Bob/T-Dog (I can feel a saddest moments post coming on...). Saddest of all, though, is what could have been....
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| “Bet you thought you were all going to grow old together, sitting around the table at Sunday dinner with a happily ever after.” |
~ RIP Abraham and Glenn ~
and perhaps there is hope of new allies.....
I'm always intrigued and, yes, I admit it, a bit amused by these TV posts, TT. Not having it sometimes makes me wish I did, though. It all sounds so intense!
ReplyDeleteThey must seem ludicrous to someone who hasn't even watched it, let alone is as much of a 'fan girl' as I am, Val!!!! But you're missing a treat... ;)
DeleteI'm still in a state of shock! I was right about Abraham, but I didn't see Glenn coming! We watched it last night so had to avoid social media all day on Monday - didn't want to see any spoilers lol. Worst/best/scariest/bloodiest episode so far.
ReplyDeleteI did that too, Shelley - didn't go on Twitter until I'd seen it! I've watched it twice and cried both times. There will be a lot of tough stuff to come before it gets better, I fear...
DeleteEveryone is in shock, so sad!
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DeleteAm I the only one who thought it was great? We needed Rick's gang to be scared. We needed Rick to get kicked in the balls (figuratively, of course) for once. And we certainly needed to have one of the main and much-loved characters bite the dust. Can we now finally assume that no one is safe on this show? I doubt it.
ReplyDeleteBecause, as Negan tossed Rick out of the camper van into a horde of zombies, I didn't really care; because I knew Rick wouldn't die, or get bitten.
More trauma for Rick and his group is just what this show needs.
Oh, yes, don't get me wrong - it's the BEST plot development! And one of the 'gang' had to go at some point, they couldn't all keep being safe.
DeleteYou're right - although you catch your breath when Rick gets thrown into an impossible situation, you know it's going to end up okay. I think the whole Negan thing is going to give the show a kick up the arse. I love it best when they're at lowest - I think my favourite series was 4, when they were all at rock bottom after the prison. It's challenge and conflict that keep a story great, after all!