I enjoyed it enough. I knew from peeking at the comic's wiki page that Negan would be captured. I missed the whole cutting of the throat thing the last time I was at the wiki, but I just rechecked and it did happen in the comic. I wish Rick had killed him outright. It would have been a surprise for the comic fans and a victory for the show fans. But, Jeffrey Dean Morgan is very popular in general, if not his character, and I think it will go along with what Captain Steel said about "the wolf living amongst the sheep."
When all the guns misfired, I totally thought
just for a second that people were shooting the guns out of their hands like The Waco Kid in
Blazing Saddles!
I'm not convinced that Daryl and Jesus are against Rick and Michonne. I know Maggie was upset they didn't kill Negan, but I can't see turning her into a scheming person, unless maybe you add up her attitude this season where she executed a prisoner in the wire cage at the Hilltop, but I'm not buying this change. I mean, good girl Maggie is suddenly The Godfather? They didn't develop her turn to traitor nearly enough. Plus, I've read an interview where the new show-runner, Angela Kang, is planning on going ahead with this story even as they negotiate with Lauren Cohan over the money situation. I totally cannot see Daryl betraying his "brother" Rick. Jesus, maybe, but then again he's not for killing people. So why would he go along with Maggie in a plan to kill Negan?
Captain, I'm with you also on the women from Oceanside suddenly just showing up. It would have made sense if they'd shown Aaron with them, having finally won them over and convincing them to help but I didn't see Ross Marquand there at all. He was lying sick on the ground the last time I saw him. It will make sense if they tell about it when the show starts up again, but...in the comic, right after the war with the Saviors ends
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there is a two-year time jump, with Negan "rotting in a cell" like Rick promised. And the interview I saw about the new show-runner strongly hinted that they're going to do "something different" unlike anything they've done before. But Angela Kang has been with the show since Season 2 and according to Scott Gimple, "knows the show inside-and-out" and the comic also. So one can only guess at how she's going to untangle things. Because if there IS a sudden two-year jump, then she can't go ahead with the "bad Maggie" plan. They could do that at first, then jump ahead.
there is a two-year time jump, with Negan "rotting in a cell" like Rick promised. And the interview I saw about the new show-runner strongly hinted that they're going to do "something different" unlike anything they've done before. But Angela Kang has been with the show since Season 2 and according to Scott Gimple, "knows the show inside-and-out" and the comic also. So one can only guess at how she's going to untangle things. Because if there IS a sudden two-year jump, then she can't go ahead with the "bad Maggie" plan. They could do that at first, then jump ahead.
We shall see.
There is also something supposed to happen after the war, with
WARNING: spoilers below
a new group of enemies called "The Whisperers" attacking our heroes. They are people who pretend to be Walkers, then attack the good guys. Several critics who are fans of the show have been cited as hoping they'll get to that story soon.
a new group of enemies called "The Whisperers" attacking our heroes. They are people who pretend to be Walkers, then attack the good guys. Several critics who are fans of the show have been cited as hoping they'll get to that story soon.
Captain, I laughed at your idea about all the animals getting the zombie virus. I like zombie shows where anybody or anything can turn.
I had an idea that would have been interesting, I think, if I may be so bold. In Season One, Glenn and Rick wore zombie guts to blend in with Walkers. They did it again in Alexandria when the stupid brat was calling out, "Mom, mom?" and thankfully got eaten.
And it seems like they did it in-between those events. And Negan and Father Gabriel wore the guts but only Gabriel got sick. Then the guts used by the Saviors on the Hilltop people infected many of them. So I was thinking that maybe there could be a mutation in the virus where certain people like Rick and Negan are immune to the guts. Then again *sigh* Father Gabriel only
wore the guts and got sick, but the victims at the hilltop were penetrated with zombified arrows and spears, so I guess that was just like getting bitten and contracting the virus. I don't know. I think I'm overthinking everything! Grrr!
One last thing---I was impressed with the size of the Walker horde Rick pointed out in the distance. I wish they'd still get a scientist on the show who could throw out ideas on what drives them in herds like that. I'm still holding out hope for somebody to eventually be found out to be immune and humans going after that person or persons to get an infusion of blood from them.
All-in-all, I was glad they stopped the Savior war last night and I hope they don't do the
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two-year time jump.
two-year time jump.