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[UnforgivenTwin]

Sigh....So let's start the speculation. Who got Lucille?

The viewers.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

LOL that last fan video looked like some dude in his killroom asking about weapons.

 

[DangerMouse]

Also props to Abe for rising up when Negan had the bat pointed at him. Balls of steel.

That was so good.

It would be such a copout if it's Aaron.

I don't want Abe to go, we need his one-liners.

 

[The One and Done™]

These fan videos, lmao.

The viewers.

Aaaaand in pissed again. Goddamnit Gimple I can't believe you've done this.

 

[rekameohs]

What a pathetic move. This show has never been anything special, but at least they'd try to entertain the audience, instead of jerking them around. A perfect capper to a season of poor production decisions. Sepinwall's gonna be good...!

 

[The One and Done™]

What a pathetic move. This show has never been anything special, but at least they'd try to entertain the audience, instead of jerking them around. A perfect capper to a season of poor production decisions. Sepinwall's gonna be good...!

I fully expect an attempt at contained rage.

 

[Baroquemantic]

Don't you dare diss Warrior Grandma.

I wouldn't dare!

 

[BigJonsson]

A walker got ganked, it was gonna eat Glenn but Negan saved him

 

[TheSeks]

Aaron was there.

You're missing the Alexandria guy. I forgot his name.

I doubt it's Aaron, but given they haven't even shown his boyfriend since season 5. You're probably right.

 

[border]

Michonne and Daryl would result in the biggest meltdowns. As in... some people would literally stop watching.

People really watch the show for Michonne? I can't remember the last time she had an interesting role to play.

 

[Yabberwocky]

I'd be so pissed off if it was Aaron, because, eeey, let's kill the guy who hasn't had one line of dialogue with his boyfriend all season!

 

[Jarrod38]

Don't you dare diss Warrior Grandma.

Warrior Grandma will be the next villain in season 8.

 

[jond76]

Bold choice and I'm ok with it. Someone is legit dead. We know that.

They really turned the moment into two gut punches. You know someone is dead, but then to find out who at the beginning next season... Gut punch number two.

Sorry instant gratification seekers, you just got a "who shot JR?" moment.

 

[Korigama]

Feeling more analytical about this whole thing than angry (rather refreshing after caring far more about stupid decisions they've made in past seasons that legitimately did piss me off). Really would've been a lot more memorable, and actually well-executed, if they had just gotten on with it. That's the entire point of contention with the "wasted tension" complaint: a whole lot of build-up that amounted to absolutely nothing.

But, whatever. They won't lose anyone, the Twitter campaign will be a rousing success, and the gravy train will keep chugging along.

 

[Volimar]

Lol swear dice.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

*cries*

 

[Cidd]

Lol swear dice.

lol figures.

 

[More_Badass]

If my family is an indication, the general audience is going to eat this up. It was my parents, grandparents, siblings all watching the show together, and I'm the only one who's read the comics.

They loved it. Were tense the entire episode, sweating, freaking out during the final scene, and entered intense discussion on who died after the credits

 

[The Artisan]

they're talking about the cliffhanger now

 

[BlackGhost]

*cries*

My child

 

[Leeness]

Addressing that people are upset on Talking Dead

 

[DangerMouse]

Time to talk about the cliffhanger

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

It's pretty insulting how they are trying to spin this

 

[The Last One]

What the fuck was that? I'm mad, really mad.

 

[UnforgivenTwin]

Of course I'm taking a shit while they discuss the ending. Well,at least I'll know what happens at the end of this...

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Wow gimple has goddamn examples lol

 

[Volimar]

Lol mcdreamy

 

[The Artisan]

that's a bullshit explanation.

YOU LET THE AUDIENCE KNOW SOMEONE WAS DYING. THUS, IT IS PART OF THE STORY. YOU DIDN'T SHOW THE AUDIENCE WHO IT WAS.

 

[The One and Done™]

If my family is an indication, the general audience is going to eat this up. It was my parents, grandparents, siblings all watching the show together, and I'm the only one who's read the comics.

They loved it. Were tense the entire episode, sweating, freaking out during the final scene, and entered intense discussion on who died after the credits

That makes me sad.

Mother bitch.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

My child

Theycantkeepgettingwaywiththis.gif

 

[aspiegamer]

"It's not a cliffhanger!" ...Wasn't expecting that justification. This feels like some FOX News-tier wagon-circling going on.

 

[border]

But, whatever. They won't lose anyone, the Twitter campaign will be a rousing success, and the gravy train will keep chugging along.

I think the shitty thing though is that it doesn't have to be this way. Fans will keep watching no matter what -- they don't need to string them along with fakeout deaths and cliffhanger deaths.

 

[MajorMane]

Wow gimple has goddamn examples lol

Look at the google history on his phone.

"famous tv cliff hangers"

 

[crazyrabbits]

If my family is an indication, the general audience is going to eat this up. It was my parents, grandparents, siblings all watching the show together, and I'm the only one who's read the comics.

They loved it. Were tense the entire episode, sweating, freaking out during the final scene, and entered intense discussion on who died after the credits

My family watched it, and they're pissed, and that's after I told them it would be a cliffhanger several days ago. They knew it was coming, and were still angry.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

It's a stunt

 

[Kickz]

Ok I am set on either Glenn or Eugene, outside chance of Abe but thats it

 

[WaffleTaco]

Yeah...and then you will piss us off again, when you do something similar to this as well.

 

[rekameohs]

Sorry instant gratification seekers, you just got a "who shot JR?" moment.

The comparison to "Who Shot JR" (or Mr. Burns) doesn't work because each of those shows created the cliffhanger as a mystery with clues peppered around that the audience could speculate on who it was. This show presents no mystery: the group of potential victims are shown, the killer is shown, the weapon is shown. They just went this way to provide a poor excuse of a cliffhanger, there's no mystery.

 

[The One and Done™]

The explanation makes it so much worse lol

 

[Cidd]

RIP expectations, you had a good run. (

 

[Volimar]

For the people who are pissed, no explanation will be good enough.

 

[-griffy-]

If you gotta invoke Lost cliffhangers to justify your finale you probably screwed up.

 

[squeakywheel]

That explanation was sheer garbage from Kirkman and Gimple.
Ah well, see y'all in the fall.

 

[The Artisan]

there's so many things wrong with it i just don't have the extensive vocabulary to describe it

 

[Samurai G0SU]

.. Yeah let them know the fans rage of that cliffhanget chris. Lol talkingdead.

 

[Tankard]

Screw this show, this is pathetic.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

I'm not watching this show again until October

 

[_Ryo_]

There arent enough words to accurately articulate just how fucking dumb that ending was.

 

[MiamiWesker]

The comparison to "Who Shot JR" (or Mr. Burns) doesn't work because each of those shows created the cliffhanger as a mystery with clues peppered around that the audience could speculate on who it was. This show presents no mystery: the group of potential victims are shown, the killer is shown, the weapon is shown. They just went this way to provide a poor excuse of a cliffhanger, there's no mystery.

Not only that but there is a source material where we know how much impact the real scene could have had.

Them talking about the premiere makes me a little bit more optimistic. If they can pull off an hour long episode about the moment and make that scene matter the same way it did tonight maybe it could work. But still offseason casting and news will ruin everything.

The point remains this is supposed to be a GOAT moment and now it's not and it never will be. Who shot JR is what made the moment special, the cliffhanger created the drama. We know everything here, the climax is watching someone we care about die. That's the moment. Not a who done it.

 

[Dunedain_Ranger]

I'm not watching this show again until October

I already broke watching again right now