Soyongdori
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Can't be mad at AMC. They DID promise they will introduce Negan by the end of season 6, and they delivered. They didn't promise anything after that.
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The Walking Dead Season 6, Part 2 Sundays on AMC
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TimeEffect
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Why on earth would RIck allow his kid to come with him??
He didn't think they'd run into Negan's group. He was thinking he wanted him there for Maggie's birth to show that Lori's death/birth wasn't the norm in the old-times. With proper doctors, they can make a new life. (Him/Enid)
ChimpBottle
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That sucks to hear. He must not have understood that scene in the comics. Why does everything have to be about Rick? A (possibly) major character is dying, bringing their arc to a close. Can't they just have the focus for that one scene?
josecitoxnyo
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I just can't believe how a writer can't drop the ball so hard. Seriously, they did'nt even have to tried to do something, it was all perfectly written, they needed to put it on a screen and that's it.
That's more frightening than Negan itself tbh
That's more frightening than Negan itself tbh
MaddenNFL64
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So, Scott Gimple just lost almost all credibility he built over the last few seasons as show runner.
Why'd he do this? WTF!
Why'd he do this? WTF!
Yup. That's all I could say during that last part. I knew the cliff-hanger was coming so I was trying to look at the positives. I'm glad JDM is on the show now too, even if he's on the wrong side of things.
IcyRhythms
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He really said that? lmao
This sounds like preemptive damage control for the backlash of it just being a character most care little about. Exposed
Issue 100.
Brainfreeze
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To be fair to the show runners, this feels 100% like an executive decision and not a writing decision. There are absolute huge ups and downs of quality on this show, so the writers don't get a pass or anything, but I severly doubt they made this call. Gimple's justification for it on Talking Dead made that even more evident. He seemed to have little in the way of honest reasoning and his argument felt super prepared ahead of time. I don't think they would have expected such a negative reaction if they didn't sort of get it themselves.
Not that AMC meddling with this show is even slightly beyond them either. Stuff like this just makes me more and more wish for the day the Netflix model has full control. The show would be much better without the need to write around shitty executives and tone down characters and events for advertisers and cliff hangers like this trying to make sure people continue to tune in.
Not that AMC meddling with this show is even slightly beyond them either. Stuff like this just makes me more and more wish for the day the Netflix model has full control. The show would be much better without the need to write around shitty executives and tone down characters and events for advertisers and cliff hangers like this trying to make sure people continue to tune in.
josecitoxnyo
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All the leaks were real, even the months old video that shows the exact POV moment when lucille hits.
DXLelouch153
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just google something to fear(least i think thats the Negan intro issue)
SolidChamp
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I wouldn't go with individual issues.
Just start from trade volume #17 (titled "Something to Fear").
It'll give you just the right amount of context (which differs in several ways from the show) leading up to "that moment" in the show (or, issue 100 in the comics), and then takes you a bit further beyond that.
Great place to start, IMO.
P.S. I would be VERY curious to read your thoughts on that arc once you've finished it, especially THAT moment!
MaddenNFL64
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This was probably my favorite season so far as well, especially the 2nd half...
and they end the season in a way that no one wanted, and just killed all the hype.
It's Mass Effect 3 all over again.
Jesus fuck on a stick. Fuck.
SuperAndroid17
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It's probably going to be that dude nobody gives a shit about. Whats his name? Todd?
This show...
This show...
Nealand Liquor
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Getting real sick of these cheap cliffhangers and I'm glad to see I am not the only one feeling they diminish the impact of the character's death. Just by doing this Gimple and Co has missed the boat on what made the Character's death have meaning to the arc and resonate with the viewer. I didn't know how someone could ruin the single most impactful moment of the comic when it was already laid out for him, but he did it. Congrats on that I guess.
This season has been bad for hackey serial "tune in next time fans" endings.
This season has been bad for hackey serial "tune in next time fans" endings.
the_firewithin
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Haha wow that cliffhanger was worse then I could have imagined. JDM looks too skinny but he easily pulled off the charisma of the character
The one redeeming thing I can see them doing is opening the season with the victim being someone minor like Aaron or Sasha. Cue grumbling. And then Negan goes to town on one of the characters people actually care about as well. Would reintroduce some of the swerve element that the finale lacked.
NYR
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Yeah, he slimmed down since Watchmen, my image in my head was way different.
LowParry
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You do know they were being lead the whole time right?
MaddenNFL64
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Oh man please be this...
*Aaron dies*
"Omg.... this show lost its balls...."
*Glenn dies a few seconds later*
:O
Mad Season
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gotta be the mullet dude or rosita..... they dont 'count'
DXLelouch153
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its why Daredevil is the best
fuck Negan Punisher series is gonna be 20x as brutal as the issue hes introduced
There's still plenty of merit in the week-to-week releases. The Breaking Bad Season 5B GAF thread was legendary. Don't use dumb decisions TWD makes to categorize all TV.
Eh. binge shows also totally destroy any sort of lasting conversation so while things gets glossed over, nothing seems to standout either.
M_A_C
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Looked more like he ate a can of clams that had gone bad.
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The Autumn Wind
This was the season finale. If it were on Netflix, the wait until the next episode would be even longer.
LegendofDragoonLives
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They could have still done that by killing someone at the end of this one and then again at the start of the premiere half a year later.
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