The Walking Dead Season 7 Premiere Review Discussion. There will be SPOILERS. The season 6 finale wasnt without its controversy or detractors, as the cliffhanger ending felt in many ways like another unnecessary decision by the shows writers to toy with their audience in much the same way as when Glenn went dumpster diving and appeared to meet an early end that was distinctly different from what series creator Robert Kirkman gave him in the comics. Instead of simply generating curiosity and excitement for the reveal a few months down the line, the show wound up earning some ire. Unpopular and unnecessarily gimmicky storytelling choices aside, you have to hand it to the cast and crew of The Walking Dead, the news that Abraham and Glenn would be the ones to meet their end remained a secret until the premiere aired on the East Coast, anyway. Watch The Judge Online Forbes. It was certainly a horrific sequence of events for Rick and his fellow survivors and the audience as it took nearly 2. As it turns out Abraham went first before Negan turned his attention to Rosita, prompting Daryl to step up and punch the bat wielding maniac. This spurred the villain to then attack Glenn, as a means of retaliating against Daryls disobedience. The scene was a close to a reproduction of the comics as anything this show has offered, turning the bait and switch of Abrahams death into a brutal two for one. But Negan didnt stop there. The Walking Dead Season 6 Episode 6 Discussion' title='The Walking Dead Season 6 Episode 6 Discussion' />After taking Rick on a jaunt in the Grimes Family RV, Negan threatened to kill the rest of Ricks group if he didnt cut off his own sons arm. It was another test of Ricks obedience and how much misery the audience was willing to put up with, as Rick nearly went through with severing his childs arm before Negan stepped in, satisfied that he had his adversary completely under his control. For a brief moment, the reveal that Abraham would be Negans victim managed to be an effective surprise, if not the major blow to the status quo many had expected in the wake of the shenanigans the show pulled last season with regard to Glenn. For just a moment longer, Abrahams demise especially as it played out with the same lines of dialogue Jeffrey Dean Morgan spoke in the season 6 finale created a clever misdirect, one that delivered an extremely gory moment and followed it up with one that was much worse. And while getting the audience to believe one thing and then revealing another affords The Walking Dead ample opportunities to surprise and, surely, in some extreme cases entertain its viewers, the consequence of engaging in this sort of trickery is twofold for one, it requires the show to engage in the act of one upmanship against itself, and to face the already present prospects of rapidly diminishing returns from reaching for higher highs that are frequently focused on lumpy piles of meat and bone. Secondly, repeated acts of deception arent a great way to earn the trust of viewers, and given that the show is already over reliant on repetitive story arcs, revealing a penchant for unpleasant ruses isnt exactly the habit you want a show to have picked up at the start of its seventh season. BW05Y2qBK8/hqdefault.jpg' alt='The Walking Dead Season 6 Episode 6 Discussion' title='The Walking Dead Season 6 Episode 6 Discussion' />After such a harrowing first episode, the question now is what does this mean for the series The producers and writers frequently discuss the ways in which each major character death changes the show in fundamental ways, but for a series that offers character death as its major selling point or the only selling point, theres bound to be a question or two about where the show goes from here. Watch The Wedding Party Online (2017). In essence, The Walking Dead has achieved a major goal it has killed off two major characters at once and did so in spectacular fashion i. AMC got the most bang for its advertising buck, but whats on the other sideAs with most achievements in life or on post apocalyptic television shows the question of whats next in the face of diminishing returns is a perpetual storm cloud hovering on the horizon. And now that Negan has proven his Big Bad bona fides and dropped two major characters, The Walking Dead might actually face a greater obstacle than it has in its entire six season run. Beverly Hills 90210 The Next 50 Years Full Episode. How do you keep the excitement alive in a show that is only truly exciting when teasing certain death For her part, Maggie is ready to seek retribution against Negan and his Saviors. Formerly in life threatening prenatal distress, Glenns widow has steeled herself against her grief and chosen anger and reprisal. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the premiere, then, is that Rick, ever defiant in the face of adversity, appears wholly cowed by his experience confronting Negan, losing two of his allies in mere moments before facing a narrow biblical choice. The sheriff who so often embodies the shows only the strong survive ethos wound up on the wrong side of a skirmish and was stripped of his defining characteristic. He couldnt protect his people, and couldnt overcome an adversary through sheer will. This was, despite his appearance in the season 6 finale, Negans big splashy entrance. Jeffrey Dean Morgan was given the majority of the episodes dialogue, and he certainly was game to play the character as the strutting aole who also envisions himself as a charming truth teller, elucidating others as to new world order. But as a pragmatist swinging a bat wrapped in barbed wire, Negan isnt spouting anything these characters or this show hasnt said a thousand times before. And while it seems obvious that Rick is going to have to do what he dislikes most i. Watch The Walking Dead Season 7, Episode 12 Say Yes Members of the group scavenge for supplies. Meanwhile, back in Alexandria, someone must make a morally. Season 7 of the postapocalyptic drama deals with the aftermath of the previous seasons ending Negan Jeffrey Dean Morgan kills two beloved characters and breaks. 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