Ya I did and they said it's a cliffhanger.
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*SPOILERS* The Walking Dead TV show, leaks, and comic book SPOILER discussion thread
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Ultra Numb
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A chance?!
edit: fuck!
edit: fuck!
More_Badass
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Isn't that the point? He'd say it's a cliffhanger because his version would end there?
Yep exactly.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Oh, they're going for a Dallas "Who Shot JR?" kinda thing, except it's who did Negan introduce to Lucille? Eugh, not a fan. But I can see people eating it up.
They've done weird edits and cliffhangers like this before. I think the episode that lead to the midseason break was originally supposed to end in a different place but they cut it off at the "Mom? Mom!" instead.
They've done weird edits and cliffhangers like this before. I think the episode that lead to the midseason break was originally supposed to end in a different place but they cut it off at the "Mom? Mom!" instead.
Please God, no cliffhanger. It'd be so much better with Rick's "I will kill you one day" line (I'm paraphrasing, obviously) and Negan riding off into the sunset after a "Ta-ta".
This also keeps them from having to linger at the site of the killing too long afterwards, because I worry they'll mess that up in some way and it'll feel awkward to see them either continue taking Maggie to the Hilltop or returning back home, etc. Ending the season with their encounter finished and then starting season 7 with everyone back at Alexandria and the Saviors coming to pick up half of their shit seems like such a better, more logical, and evenly paced way to go.
This also keeps them from having to linger at the site of the killing too long afterwards, because I worry they'll mess that up in some way and it'll feel awkward to see them either continue taking Maggie to the Hilltop or returning back home, etc. Ending the season with their encounter finished and then starting season 7 with everyone back at Alexandria and the Saviors coming to pick up half of their shit seems like such a better, more logical, and evenly paced way to go.
And then everyone votes Negan, so he just beats himself to death in front of everyone.
I guess they wouldn't show any of the possible suspects that may be killed, but even then that's stupid. They have to know it's going to leak when they start filming. It completely takes away the shock when these are the scenarios for how we found out who dies:
A) We find out via leaks.
B) We find out 7 months later where it loses most of the impact it could've had.
Just typing these scenarios out sounds so stupid...
bodyofanamerican
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There's SO much more after the death that establishes Negan. Case in point:
and
You can't have it end on Lucille.
So I just took a look at the last episode again and from my point of view it's very much clear they wanted the season to end with a cliffhanger. Because the last scene goes like this: Negan basically counts down with Lucille pointing towards one of Rick's gang and as he ends the camera switches into the 1st person view of the chosen person and we see how his vision gets more foggy and Negan says: "Look at that. Taking it like a champ. Damn!" Screen fades to black and we hear desperate/horrified screams of the others ... I am not really optimistic they're going to make last minute cuts to that and I've been subtitling for more than 10 years now and while we do get last minute dialogue changes, we never get such big edits like this one would be.
UberTag
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I'm sure they'll tackle all of that material before the opening credits during the Season 7 premiere.
Thanks for chiming in to the thread to clarify how those last few seconds of the finale go down for everyone.
Because it would totally be an AMC thing to do, watch them tack on an extra clip to air during the Talking Dead SEPARATE from the end of the episode that will show Negan walking away from the Lucille victim.
Whhhhyyyyyyyyyy 😩
PadWarrior
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Well this is disappointing to hear.
the_firewithin
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Piston Hyundai
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Those idiots.
Ultra Numb
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How in the holy fuck do you botch arguably the most iconic scene in the entire franchise?
Hobbestetrician
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Welp.
IcyRhythms
Member
This is one of the most popular shows on TV. They're coming back regardless.
They have to know at this point how pissed people are. These leaks have spread like wildfire the last 48 hours and the reactions haven't been good. Everyone on the big walking dead spoiler sites are complaining just as much. AMC is never going to hear the end of this if the scene ends in a pov cliffhanger.
bodyofanamerican
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As I posted, book it:
Ultra Numb
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You also damn know that the "fan questions" during the talk show will be scripted. They probably are anyway but still.
Jack Scofield
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Someone earlier compared this to having the Red Wedding from Game of Thrones end on a cliffhanger, and I think that's a perfect comparison. I can't imagine how furious I would be if I waited YEARS for the TV adaptation to reach the most famous part of the books and have it be mishandled horribly.
By the sounds of it, it seems like a cliffhanger would ruin the shock, surprise, and horror from the comic. Basically everything that made it memorable.
By the sounds of it, it seems like a cliffhanger would ruin the shock, surprise, and horror from the comic. Basically everything that made it memorable.
Captainbojanglesiii
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I honestly can't believe they're going to fuck up this moment so badly. I'm positive it's going to happen now, but I just can't even begin to understand it. This is the most iconic moment of the series thus far, and they're going to throw it away because why not? Remarkable. Before this recent confirmation on GAF I was pretty sure Aaron was just there to take Heath's role as the Alexandrian in the line-up, but I think I could see him getting whacked now. The writers of this show need to get their shit together because they're effectively ruining the source material now.
Ultra Numb
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Guess I need a TWD avatar with the finale incoming
dustyherb has already taken Negan... maybe Shiva? Comic Carl?
dustyherb has already taken Negan... maybe Shiva? Comic Carl?
Shiva all the way, But Carl would be cool just cause he's actually going to be in the lineup. At least they didn't fuck that up.
Piston Hyundai
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Well, it sure as shit ensures that I don't.
Ultra Numb
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Even better
Hobbestetrician
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I can. They have been doing it all season so it's no surprise they are going to do it again.
First, the insulting garbage (pun intended) of the Glenn fakeout. They took his fucking name out of the credits to add to the "Is he dead?!?" meta conversation and then made us wait a full month before telling us what we already knew.
Then the midseason finale. Everything has been building up to this tense moment and then BAM ends with a literal whimper. Wait 2.5 months to see what should have been the actual midseason finale where we see that dumb family get eaten and Carl get shot. Would have wrapped up the arc of the half-season nicely and allowed for a natural time jump. But no, gotta keep people wondering.
How many times has this show actually stuck the landing and how many times have they dragged things out past their natural end? They screw it up more than they get it right. Wish Talking Dead was more than just a fluff piece because I want to see someone take Gimple to task for this.
8BitsAtATime
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so we've already seen the very end thanks to the leaked footage.....ahhah
echoshifting
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Whelp, I'm glad my willpower broke and I clicked this thread again because this is a hell of a fuckup if it's true
Word.
If they end on a cliffhanger I'm not watching this shitshow any longer. Fuck AMC.
It won't make any difference but I actually did tweet the walking dead amc, robert kirkman, and gimple saying that I really hope the cliffhanger rumors are wrong. I also said it would really suck if they were true. I know it's useless but I just had to express how awful the mere idea of this is lol.
8BitsAtATime
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I need to send them a tweet but telling them that I was hoping Negan was actually the ghost of T Dog
But then we'd spend 2 seasons with him saying next to nothing.
Yep, if I went in blind I would have been monumentally disappointed to witness this crap.
Still hoping against everything that it doesn't end in a cliffhanger, cuz if it does I think I'm done with the show.