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[The Artisan]

New preview scene from the upcoming episode
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So those are probably the Saviors? Since the Wolves don't really use guns

damn, that's an action packed preview.

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so the saviors get daryl captive, but, i thought the rumor was negan was supposed to show up on the season finale

 

[dustyherb]

damn, that's an action packed preview.

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so the saviors get daryl captive, but, i thought the rumor was negan was supposed to show up on the season finale

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saviors will show up before Negan makes an appearance. It's only when Ricks group starts killing a bunch of his men that Negan decides to show his face.

 

[The Artisan]

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saviors will show up before Negan makes an appearance. It's only when Ricks group starts killing a bunch of his men that Negan decides to show his face.

hm.

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makes sense that once everyone who missing (except for daryl) comes back to alexandria, that rick will go looking for daryl and kill saviors in the process. was there someone in the comics help captive by the saviors in daryl's place?

 

[Quazar]

Rick living up to Shane's stereotype by never checking on his family lol

 

[dustyherb]

hm.

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makes sense that once everyone who missing (except for daryl) comes back to alexandria, that rick will go looking for daryl and kill saviors in the process. was there someone in the comics help captive by the saviors in daryl's place?

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this actually didn't happen in the comics. Rick and everyone was introduced to the saviors after Jesus showed up and they went to hilltop and learned about them there. If this is indeed the saviors we see trying to kill Abe, Sasha and Daryl don't expect them to go into any detail or anything about them yet. I would think this is kind of a way to set them up for the second half of this season if it's truly the saviors.

 

[Ichabod]

I was wondering, is there a precedence in the comic for

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that super rare, immune to zombie bites character that occasionally pops up in zombie fiction? I ask because of the whole Glenn situation. Would make an escape more plausible if he took a few bites getting away but discovered he was immune to the effects.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

I was wondering, is there a precedence in the comic for

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that super rare, immune to zombie bites character that occasionally pops up in zombie fiction? I ask because of the whole Glenn situation. Would make an escape more plausible if he took a few bites getting away but discovered he was immune to the effects.

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They're already infected. Everyone. Every single person is already infected. All the zombie bites do in The Walking Dead is give you an infection that eventually kills you, and then you come back. Yeah, it doesn't make sense since the same thing should probably happen if they fight with open wounds but whatever. But there isn't a precedent for anything like that in the comic, as far an immunity goes. The show is a little bit more liberal with people coming in super close contact with the zombies though. In a later arc of the comic, someone uses weapons that have zombie guts on them so they could make people sick. Not really sure if the show could get away with that since they literally just had Maggie digging around in a zombie's ribcage this week.

 

[The Artisan]

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They're already infected. Everyone. Every single person is already infected. All the zombie bites do in The Walking Dead is give you an infection that eventually kills you, and then you come back. Yeah, it doesn't make sense since the same thing should probably happen if they fight with open wounds but whatever. But there isn't a precedent for anything like that in the comic, as far an immunity goes. The show is a little bit more liberal with people coming in super close contact with the zombies though. In a later arc of the comic, someone uses weapons that have zombie guts on them so they could make people sick. Not really sure if the show could get away with that since they literally just had Maggie digging around in a zombie's ribcage this week.

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is it possible baby judith is not infected? not that it really matters coz if she dies, then she's dead. she just doesn't come back as a zombie.

 

[IrishNinja]

I dunno man. If he was there for a flashback then he wouldn't be amongst several of the other cast members

i know, but hey, Rick is pretty messed up these days, who knows what that guy sees sometimes

what is the point of dragging it out and being semi ambiguous about his fate if he is in fact dead?

see i don't really feel they're being ambiguous at all - we saw what we saw, and we just saw maggie get whatever closure she's gonna

 

[Grizzlyjin]

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is it possible baby judith is not infected? not that it really matters coz if she dies, then she's dead. she just doesn't come back as a zombie.

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The show could do something like that, if they wanted. As for the comic, Judith is long dead, and with the way she died, we don't really ever get the chance to see what became of her. I'd imagine that she is though. I think the infection just is what it is, for whatever reason every single person on earth has it in them and one day it just "turned on" and started bringing the dead back to life.

 

[The Artisan]

i know, but hey, Rick is pretty messed up these days, who knows what that guy sees sometimes

lol, that was an offset photo. taken by like a fan or something who got a glimpse of the walking dead set.

see i don't really feel they're being ambiguous at all - we saw what we saw, and we just saw maggie get whatever closure she's gonna

glenn wasn't a part of talking dead's death montage. last season, martin, the cannibal that tyreese claimed to kill, wasn't on it either, and he turned out to be alive and led the rest of the cannibals to the church.

and then there's the cryptic message that scott gimple said about glenn during talking dead: "you will see glenn again in some way shape or form to finish his story."

if he was dead, they would say flat out that he's dead.

 

[8-Bit Sunset]

New preview scene from the upcoming episode
Comic spoilers:

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So those are probably the Saviors? Since the Wolves don't really use guns

Looks excellent.
Wonder how Daryl loses the bike and gets separated?
Gonna be good either way!

 

[IrishNinja]

lol, that was an offset photo. taken by like a fan or something who got a glimpse of the walking dead set.

oh? totally running with my kickin it with his bros answer then

glenn wasn't a part of talking dead's death montage. last season, martin, the cannibal that tyreese claimed to kill, wasn't on it either, and he turned out to be alive and led the rest of the cannibals to the church.

and then there's the cryptic message that scott gimple said about glenn during talking dead: "you will see glenn again in some way shape or form to finish his story."

if he was dead, they would say flat out that he's dead.

ohhh wait ya'll are basing this pretty much off of talking dead then? i don't really watch that, nor do i read non-canon halo/star wars novels

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honestly i jumped on the book during its first arc & love Glenn, but i mostly ride for #TeamPermaDeath cause it'd be such a copout if he walks away from this one...it'd kinda open the door for a certain level of fuckery i'd rather not see in the show, is the thing

 

[Hoya Destroyer]

That was the worst episode of the season for me. Very boring, with no news on Glen or signs of what that (captive?) Wolf is going to do.

 

[WickedLaharl]

Every time i see deanna i can't help but be reminded of skeletor. Also this is probably the worst filler episode since season 3.

 

[Alpende]

I like how in the 'Previously on' part they showed Glenn again and in this episode nothing happened even remotely connected to Glenn, other than an off hand remark about him returning.

What a boring episode this was.

 

[HadesGigas]

I wonder if the average person thinks that Glenn is dead. It may be hazy or even obvious to us, but maybe the general audience just thinks Glenn is gone.

The average person has internet access and doesn't live in some weird bubble.

Even in the event of this average person who doesn't have twitter or facebook or tumblr or whatever the hell else people use these days, Talking Dead isn't exactly some secret thing that no one knows about either.

 

[rainking187]

and then there's the cryptic message that scott gimple said about glenn during talking dead: "you will see glenn again in some way shape or form to finish his story."

Is that how he phrased it? Sounds like Glenn is definitely still alive, but maybe not for much longer.

 

[ClosingADoor]

I like how in the 'Previously on' part they showed Glenn again and in this episode nothing happened even remotely connected to Glenn, other than an off hand remark about him returning.

What a boring episode this was.

There was a pretty big part about Maggie wanting to find out what happened to him.

 

[Fliesen]

I like how in the 'Previously on' part they showed Glenn again and in this episode nothing happened even remotely connected to Glenn, other than an off hand remark about him returning.

What a boring episode this was.

say what now??
like, one third of the episode revolved about Maggie not wanting to accept that Glenn is gone, wanting to go look for him, rubbing his name off the wall.

 

[Alpende]

say what now??
like, one third of the episode revolved about Maggie not wanting to accept that Glenn is gone, wanting to go look for him, rubbing his name off the wall.

There was a pretty big part about Maggie wanting to find out what happened to him.

Ah yes, that was true. Forgot about that already

 

[GreySquirrel]

Is there a thread to discuss the show without comic book or actor casting spoilers? Even with spoiler tags it doesn't take a detective to work out the general idea with posts like "Does this mean <character name> will <do something> because of Comic Book Spoilers"

 

[Chopper]

Is there a thread to discuss the show without comic book or actor casting spoilers? Even with spoiler tags it doesn't take a detective to work out the general idea with posts like "Does this mean <character name> will <do something> because of Comic Book Spoilers"

I agree that this is a problem. I don't understand why, say, GoT gets a spoiler thread, whilst we have to wade through pages of white bars.

 

[More_Badass]

I agree that this is a problem. I don't understand why, say, GoT gets a spoiler thread, whilst we have to wade through pages of white bars.

Walking Dead does have a spoiler thread
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=465057

 

[Konka]

What if Glenn is only mostly dead?

 

[Herbs]

This show is just a stinking pile of drawn out shit. I still watch for the lols though.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

This show is just a stinking pile of drawn out shit. I still watch for the lols though.

uh huh keep saying that to yourself

 

[Apoc29]

Clearly, our lord and saviour Jesus Carol has gone out to rescue Glenn, and she will return on the third day with Glenn on her back, a machete in one hand and a bazooka in the other.

 

[Herbs]

Clearly, our lord and saviour Jesus Carol has gone out to rescue Glenn, and she will return on the third day with Glenn on her back, a machete in one hand and a bazooka in the other.

my guess is they kill carol and finally put a bullet in the head of all the characters worth caring about.

 

[Cornballer]

- THR: 'Walking Dead' Casts Major Comics Villain Negan

Jeffrey Dean Morgan ('The Good Wife,' 'Watchmen') will take on the iconic role from Robert Kirkman's comic series.

 

[Lashley]

Perfect choice.

I now have a reason to catch up.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

- THR: 'Walking Dead' Casts Major Comics Villain Negan

I approve. He did a good job with The Comedian in Watchmen.

 

[More_Badass]

Oh wow, awesome casting. I can totally see it

 

[bodyofanamerican]

- THR: 'Walking Dead' Casts Major Comics Villain Negan

I still think the show is dumb but this is fucking PERFECT. Very excited to see what happens with this now.

I could see them introducing the Saviors by having them literally save Alexandria from the Wolves/the walker herd and then demanding tribute.

 

[EulaCapra]

Sexy Negan?

That's unexpected.

 

[Herbs]

perfect choice for the smarm

 

[TheJollyCorner]

So... is it possible I have a legitimate mental illness for liking the first 6 episodes of Fear the Walking Dead more than the last few years of TWD? :{

 

[dustyherb]

- THR: 'Walking Dead' Casts Major Comics Villain Negan

It's finally happening, can't wait to see him in action.

 

[Thelonelykoopa]

What if Glenn is only mostly dead?

Glenn becomes the first half zombie and is used as a diplomat between the humans and walker to establish peace and bring about a New World Order.

Hmm lol I just thought of a situation where since you can live with half a brain what if you suffered brain damage killing part your brain and than that part becomes reactive due to the zombie virus meaning your brain is part human and part zombie.

 

[bodyofanamerican]

Spoiler warning for non comics folks. That THR link gives away a HUGE comic spoiler, if you're trying to stay totally untainted.

edit:

Other actors considered:

Timothy Olyphant, Matt Dillon and Garret Dillahunt

JDM was clearly the best choice.

 

[Skinny Pete]

Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Awesome.

 

[Konka]

So... is it possible I have a legitimate mental illness for liking the first 6 episodes of Fear the Walking Dead more than the last few years of TWD? :{

FTWD was a breath of fresh air in many ways. I think the one thing I'm tired of more than anything on this show is the lack of variety in terrain, housing, foliage, etc...A winter season or half season would be cool. The environment has gotten boring and samey.

 

[bodyofanamerican]

So...Negan is showing up in two weeks? Or the end of February?

 

[Skinny Pete]

So...Negan is showing up in two weeks? Or the end of February?

February

 

[bodyofanamerican]

February

Dammit, I figured. Oh well. It's nice be excited for something on this show finally.

But then again, I was psyched for the Governor and then...ugh.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Awesome.

I got my hopes up for Jon Hamm.

I'm disappointed.

 

[styl3s]

- THR: 'Walking Dead' Casts Major Comics Villain Negan

I like Jeff but he's no Rollins, Durand or Hamm who IMO are much, much better fits.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

- THR: 'Walking Dead' Casts Major Comics Villain Negan

nice

hyyyyyyyyyype

season finale gon be cray. Jon Hamm would have been hilarious and great though.

 

[Rollo Tomasi]

I like Jeff but he's no Rollins, Durand or Hamm who IMO are much, much better fits.

Personally I'm kinda sick of seeing Durand show up in like everything.

 

[Badlucktroll]

Jeffrey Dean Morgan is better than a weird british unknown, which is what i was expecting.