Followers of The Strolling Lifeless largely agreed that the best episode of the sequence got here within the Season 6 finale, when Rick and his group have been hunted by the Saviors and got here nose to nose with Negan for the primary time. The episode ended on one of many greatest cliffhangers of the last decade, with the lives of a number of main characters hanging within the steadiness, and a brutal loss of life for a minimum of one fan-favorite assured.
Nonetheless, the Season 7 decision, which concerned the loss of life of each Abraham and Glenn by the hands – or bat – of Negan turned massively controversial for its gratuitous violence, which generated many complaints. Whereas Abraham’s loss of life was a curveball, Glenn’s violent demise was precisely because it performed out within the comics, however for Andrew Lincoln, maybe the present’s depiction of Glenn’s loss of life was somewhat an excessive amount of. Chatting with Empire Journal earlier this 12 months, Lincoln stated:
“I do nonetheless assume [Glenn’s death] may need been after we over-egged the omelet. Perhaps it was lingering an excessive amount of.”
Nonetheless, one factor that Lincoln felt even worse about was the fan-hate that was aimed toward Jeffrey Dean Morgan following the episode.
“[He is] one of many nicest guys you are ever going to satisfy, taking part in one of the disagreeable characters. He had to do that extraordinary monologue on his first day at work, and everyone was on their knees and weeping once they weren’t on digicam. [Morgan] came visiting and went, ‘Is that this regular?’ I went, ‘Yeah, everyone simply retains going.’ It was a unprecedented evening.”
Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan Has Been a Driving Pressure in ‘The Strolling Lifeless’ Universe
As soon as he arrived in The Strolling Lifeless, Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan didn’t simply change into a part of the franchise, however was an enormous a part of the sequence’ continued success and will have even ensured it survived so long as it did. You can even say that he was the savior of the zombie saga. When an episode of the flagship sequence didn’t function Negan in some capability, there was one thing lacking, so it appeared inevitable that he would get his personal spinoff sequence.
The Strolling Lifeless: Lifeless Metropolis was the primary sequel sequence to air on AMC after the conclusion of Season 11 of the primary present. The rankings have been robust, the opinions have been even higher, and the sequence has change into an exhilarating extension of The Strolling Lifeless that targeted on the fraught relationship between Negan and Maggie (Lauren Cohen) as they ventured right into a zombie-filled New York Metropolis to avoid wasting Maggie’s son, Hershel.
The second season of Lifeless Metropolis concluded in June, however it won’t be lengthy earlier than Season 3 rolls out. The following season can have a change of showrunner, with Seth Hoffman taking up from Eli Jorne, who oversaw each of the primary seasons. Filming on the subsequent season is ready to start this week in Worcester, which implies it’s doubtless that we are going to see the subsequent chapter of Negan and Maggie’s journey coming someday in 2026.
Season 3 will choose up after the occasions of Season 2’s ultimate, when Maggie decides to lastly put to mattress her comprehensible grudge in opposition to the person who killed her husband, and focuses on constructing a brand new neighborhood inside Manhattan. As anticipated, although, there might be some vital challenges, and it’s doubtless that there might be some robust instances forward for the pair.
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2010 – 2022
- Community
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AMC
- Administrators
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David Boyd, Ernest R. Dickerson, Billy Gierhart, Man Ferland, Laura Belsey, Jeffrey F. January, Michael Cudlitz, Sharat Raju, Alrick Riley, Michael Slovis, Michelle MacLaren, Rosemary Rodriguez, Seith Mann, Tricia Brock, Daisy von Scherler Mayer, Daniel Sackheim, Fred Toye, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Jon Amiel, Kari Skogland, Kevin Dowling, Tawnia McKiernan, Larry Teng, Julius Ramsay
- Writers
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Channing Powell, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Glen Mazzara, Jim Barnes, Vivian Tse, Robert Kirkman, Erik Mountain, Evan Reilly, Kevin Deiboldt, Julia Ruchman, Nicole Mirante-Matthews, Nichole Beattie, Eddie Guzelian, Geraldine Inoa, Magali Lozano, Curtis Gwinn, LaToya Morgan, Eli Jorne, Adam Fierro, Frank Renzulli, Ryan Coleman, Jack LoGiudice, Charles H. Eglee