Who did Negan kill in The Walking Dead season 7 premiere?
Was it worth the wait?
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Abrahams death didnt quite come as a surprise to me.
Michael Cudlitz (Abraham) should be pleased with how he went out.
Hes the answer to the question fans had been obsessing over for months.
Im not going to sit here and tell all of you how sad I am about Abraham.
The large main cast made it so that he was often relegated to a background character.
His love affairs with both Rosita and Sasha didnt quite ring true to me, either.
Im not even convinced with Rick and Michonne yet, and theyre a far more important couple.
Maggie, Ill find you, he manages to mumble before Negan finishes him off with Lucille.
Its THE heartbreaking moment of the episode, hammered down by Maggies look of pain and horror.
By the way, how great is Lauren Cohan (Maggie) in this episode?
Im really glad it wasnt Maggie, who still shows she has a lot to do in this story.
Im really excited to see Maggie follow a similar trajectory to her comic book counterpart.
I think Cohan will kill it.
Of course, tonight belongs to Glenn, who Ill miss dearly.
Tonights episode is exceptional for more than just the big deaths, though.
The acting is remarkable.
Morgan plays the role of Negan with relish.
Morgan has a masterful command of every single gesture and line of dialogue in the premiere.
Negan is every bit as sadistic as his comic book counterpart.
Creator Robert Kirkman should be very proud.
Theres a bit of credit to be given to Gimple and the writers, too.
I think the writers, like Negan to Rick, impressed upon us that they arent fucking around.
Rick vs. the fog walkers and the Carl mutilation scenes are by far my favorite of the episode.
In fact, there isnt much I didnt like about the episode.
attitude to camera work that made those final moments of season 6 so goddamn annoying.
Luckily, the episode course corrects eventually, putting all eyes on Maggie.
(Seriously, how good is Lauren Cohan in the final ten minutes of the episode?!)
Morgan would totally kill Kirkmans most colorful language.
Still, if you havent read the comics, I doubt you noticed anyway.
So here we are its almost surreal to say an episode into a whole new season ofThe Walking Dead.
I hope that season 7 can keep up its momentum a bit better than past seasons have.
Hopefully that wont be the case here.
But things were already as bad as they could possibly be in an hour of television.
The moment between Sasha and Rosita is nice.
The fact that Daryls the one that dooms Glenn to die will have big repercussions for him.
I mean, this must be like the fourth or fifth time, right?
Why is Ricks signature weapon suddenly an ax?
I cant be bothered to remember why he doesnt have his revolver with him.
Rating:
4 out of 5
