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"Conquer" is a strong title for a season-ending episode. Thumbs up. That’s what’s ahead in The Walking Dead Season 5Season 5, Episode 16, which airs this Sunday, March 29 at 9 p.m. ET and will last an extra 30 minutes. Hopefully at least 10 of those minutes contains actual footage, not comercials. All of the Alexandria-set episode titles appear to be tied to Dale’s Faulkner quote about time from back in Season 1. But they chose "Conquer" for the finale, so who will conquer what?

AMC shared its usual promo and two sneak peeks, then shared an extra brief but juicy preview when promoting the weekend marathon. Since this finale episode is supersized, and they have never teased Morgan even once this season, there’s a lot the promos won’t be telling us about what happens next. But here are some things we learn from the promos, along with a few filming and comic book spoilers that could help out with the context.


We need to talk about Rick

We could talk about Rick all day long and consider it a day well spent. The people of Alexandria? Maybe not. AMC's promo starts with a close-up of Rick's bandaged face (looking close to the comic) then shows Deanna leading a group meeting, apparently at night in front of a fire. She says, "We're going to talk about Rick Grimes." Curious to see if this goes as well as Dale's let's talk about Randall meeting in Season 2, where it was basically Dale vs. Shane (again) with Andrea jumping in on Dale's side at the end while everyone else basically looked at their feet, waiting for someone else to make the tough decision. No one wants to take blame so they stay silent.

Alexandrians in fear

Is that let's talk about Rick, bay-bee scene also where Jessie and a group of Alexandrians look scared? That shot is in the newer, shorter promo. (See below) They all look afraid, and they seem to be facing a fire, so it could be in the same scene.


Maggie defends Rick

AMC's first sneak peek shows Maggie — who has been working with Deanna on the political side — talking to Deanna and Reg. Deanna asks what Maggie needs to talk about. Maggie says the meeting tonight. Deanna says she wants to talk to everyone about what happened and what we need to do about it. (Why not just do nothing, as usual? She's used to turning a blind eye to problem people like Pete, Nicholas and her own son.) Maggie says, "If it includes turning Rick away, it's not gonna work." Deanna says to tell her what that means. Maggie says she let all of them in. She talked to them and decided. Now she wants to put that decision on frightened people who might not have the whole story. That's not leadership. Reg says tonight is just a forum for people to speak their minds. Deanna says she'll make the decision as she has done since the beginning. Maggie says Rick was frustrated, the things he's seen, the things they've all lost. Deanna notes that Rick took a gun and pointed it at people. Maggie says he didn't pull the trigger. Reg points out that Michonne stopped him. Michonne, a member of his own group. Deanna says she's going to do what she has to do. What will that be? She seems smart enough to be able to see through guys like Nicholas, even if she hasn't done anything about it, so would she really exile Rick, knowing that it means they would be losing all of his team?


Rick - perp walk?

In the promo, we see Rick walk down the sidewalk in between a group of guys. Is he headed to some kind of trial? Going to whatever passes for Alexandria's jail? And for heaven's sake, why is Nicholas not locked up? If anyone deserves to be locked up, it's Nicholas. And Pete. Rick just needed a time out. Later in the promo, Rick appears to walk past Deanna's house, or wherever she is looking down from. It does seem like he's about to face his judgment. Maybe she’s made her decision and she’s going to share it. In the comic, Douglas Monroe and Rick had a heart-to-heart; Douglas shared the story of Alexandria’s founder and how he had to be exiled. Rick shared the story of Shane and Lori and how he never wanted to be leader to begin with. Maybe they’ll do a version of that here, with Deanna explaining why she felt the need to exile those people she mentioned back in Episode 12.

Glenn checks in

We see Glenn asking Rick, "Did you want this?" Is this in Rick's room, like a quarantine place? Rick answers, "No. I hit my limit."

Knife out

Who is that breaking out the knife in the dark? It looks like it might be Rick’s bandaged face.

Father Gabriel, what are you doing?

Super curious about Gabriel. He is seen appearing to return to Alexandria in the main promo. He's wearing a white shirt and even his demeanor is different. The shorter newer promo shows a guy in a white shirt, seems to be the same one, stabbing a walker in the road. So not something Gabriel would do so are we seeing this wrong or what?


Daryl and Aaron on the move

Only a couple of shots of Daryl and Aaron in the finale promo. The first shows them walking through a field during the day, possibly trying to chase that light they saw in the distance in Episode 15. Brave of them, if that's the case, but they want the story behind the upswing in walkers. Or maybe they just want to see if whoever is at the light wants to be recruited. Maybe it's Morgan! Later in the promo, Daryl and Aaron run past a trailer. According to The Spoiling Dead Fans filming spoilers from the set, the writing on the trailer is "how the harvest gets home." Their source said we will see some of The Wolves this week, so get ready.

Hand over the gun

As someone pointed out for us, this gun hand-off appears to be from Rick (bandaged hand) to Michonne (tie). In the comic, after she knocked him out, she said to get his gun. Maybe he got another weapon and he's trying to give it back; her hand suggests she's saying to keep it.

Sasha aims

Sasha appears to be inside some house and she's aiming her sniper rifle. What is she aiming at? Is she in the same house that Rick is in, in the mini promo?


Glenn seems to sob

There are a couple of shots of Glenn in the promo, beyond asking Rick if he wanted this. We see Glenn pass a walker in the woods, so we know he goes outside the gate. Later, we see Glenn at night, almost looking like he's crying. The Spoiling Dead Fans tackled this one, and their source said this is tied to Nicholas (who dug up the gun he stole from Rick's blender). The said Nicholas shoots Glenn in the shoulder and, in this particular shot, Glenn is actually pointing a gun to Nicholas' head. He doesn't seem to shoot, though. He spares his life and carries Nicholas away. All life is precious to Glenn.

Walkers in Alexandria?

The Spoiling Dead Fans said walkers don't overrun Alexandria, but the shorter promo seems to show a walker either in Alexandria or outside a house that seems to be in the area. Rick is there, with his coat on, like he's outside. Where is that, though?

Rick's weapon

Toward the end of the promo, Rick takes a serrated weapon out of a sleeve. Is that his red machete? If so, did Carol give it to him, or Glenn or Michonne?


Carol vs. Pete

In the Talking Dead sneak peek, Carol knocks on the door, then barges into Pete's house (with another casserole?) and tells him to check on Tara. He tells her to get out. She breaks out her knife. "I could kill you right now. I could. I will. And then, who would believe I did it because I didn't like you? No one. They'd believe you tried to hurt me. They'd definitely believe that." Pete looks terrified. Is he really in any state to be helping Tara, though? Not saying Tara dies. Apparently no one in Rick's group dies, which is good news.
There are some big answers on what happens, but still many more questions and surprises ahead!
 
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6 Reasons Why Glenn Isn't Dead. #6 is Rock Solid Proof.

#1. He's Filmed More Episodes
Glenn has been spotted filming episodes with characters that have not yet been introduced this season, namely "Jesus"

#2: IMDB Credits
He is also listed as appearing in all 83 episodes on IMDB.

#3: He's Part of a Major Plot Twist
Glenn is part of a major plot twist that happens in The Walking Dead comics. Though the TV show does veer off from the comics to a certain extent, it is highly unlikely that they would omit Glenn from this major plot point.

#4: Executive Producer David Alpert pretty much admitted it.
In an interview with MTV, Walking Dead Executive Producer David Alpert had this to say, "He's the guy who's never killed anybody in cold blood. He’s always been that guy. So the moment last night — regardless of what’s happened to Glenn — the Glenn as good angel, I believe, is dead."

So basically he is saying that the old Glenn is dead, meaning he is still alive just a different person after this ordeal.

#5: Talking Dead
Glenn was not shown as deceased at the end of the Talking Dead during the "those we lost segment", and also did not appear on the Talking Dead afterwards. Usually when characters die they appear on the show to talk about it.

#6: Nicholas is on Top of Glenn
As we can see from the fall, Nicholas is on top of Glenn in mid fall. Glenn lands first, so only sense would tell us that Glenn is on the bottom
 
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The Walking Dead is known for some serious cliffhangers and last week’s show was no different. It appeared that a major character had fallen victim to a pack of zombies, but it couldn’t possibly be true …could it?

Stop reading now if you aren’t caught up on this season of The Walking Dead and/or don’t like spoilers.

Last week’s show ended with delivery-boy-turned-badass Glenn Rhee at the bottom of a zombie pig pile, but there was a lot of doubt about whether he was actually dead. It looked like Nicholas (Michael Traynor) could have protected Glenn from the Walker attack, meaning that the best character on the show could have escaped a gruesome fate. That hope may have ended this week, though. Sunday’s show gave fans a major hint that Glenn is no longer among the living—actor Steven Yeun’s name was removed from both the opening and end credits. For many, that is confirmation that the fan favorite is really and truly gone.

However, last week The Walking Dead’s showrunner Scott Gimple offered a different take as he addressed the uproar on the after-show series, The Talking Dead. “In some way, we will see Glenn, some version of Glenn or parts of Glenn again, either in flashback or in the current story to help complete the story,” Gimple said. He didn’t go into details, but the phrase “parts of Glenn” is intriguing for fans eager to keep the character on the show, even as a zombie. So there may be hope–or there may just be a bunch of flashbacks to remind the audience of how great it was when Glenn was still on the show.
 
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Saw this on FB and thought y'all would get a kick out of it like I did...:)

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Why ‘The Walking Dead' zombies shouldn't look the same season after season

Okay, so Science has a thing or two to say about The Walking Dead.

At this point, TWD is known for its gore, its decomposing bodies, and yes, it’s zombie-fied action. But, just how realistic are the show’s reanimated corpses? MTV News had this same exact question, so they spoke to forensic archaeologist Kimberlee Moran, who gave us all the knowledge we could ever want about dead bodies.

First of all, there should be maggots – and lots of them. There should be so many maggots on TWD that they’d have to give them their own spot in the show’s credits. “Honestly, how come the walking dead aren’t completely covered in maggots?” Moran wonders. “Within 24 hours of death every fly in the neighborhood would sense that there’s a free meal walking around, and they would be covered in fly eggs — and in Georgia, where it’s hot, they would hatch very quickly, and be covered in maggots.” While this would be quite graphic, at least it’d be realistic!

Even though TWD is lacking in the insect department, they are doing a pretty good job with their, um, skin slippage. After being dead for a few weeks, the body begins to undergo internal decomposition. In other words: everything becomes soft and squishy, including your bones. Then, well… the skin begins to slip off of the body. You may recall the scene where Tara had to wrestle with a zombie and she began to peel of its skin. Yeah, so, TWD has that covered.

The popular TV series also has the whole “exploding zombies” thing down pat. As the inside of the body begins to liquefy, the bacteria that’s helping this process along is consistently producing gas. Since you’re dead, you can’t release this gas and it builds up inside the body. When your corpse can’t hold any more of this gas, it then explodes. So, when a car hits one of the walkers and they explode, that’s science in action, my friends.

It turns out that TWD could make one small improvement when it comes to believability. “The first thing that happens is the eyes go dull, and they decompose quite quickly,” states Moran. “After nine months, depending on the environment, there wouldn’t be eyes anymore. They’re basically big sacs of fluid, so they’re the first things to go. And within 24 hours, decomposition begins. It starts with a discoloration in the lower abdomen, and within three days the entire body is showing signs of decay. The initial stages happen quite quickly.” Now, all TWD has to do is get rid of all their cloudy zombie eyes and they are (almost – ok, not really) good to go.

Oh yeah, and how are these zombies able to move like right after they, ya know, die? “Another thing that’s unrealistic about zombies is that our bodies are subject to rigor mortis,” explains the forensic archeologist. “Within three to six hours of death, all the muscles in your body release lactic acid. You go completely rigid, it’s like a full-body cramp. It dissipates within a few days, so then your zombie could move around again, but immediately after death you wouldn’t be able to move at all.” All right, so this may slightly slow down the action sequences on TWD.

And, once again, the show’s location has betrayed their zombie timeline. Since they are filming in hot, humid Georgia, all the zombies should be fully decomposed within nine months. To put this in perspective, Moran says, “Basically, the walking dead would have all kinds of parts of their body dropping off of them all the time, until they become a skeleton. The ligaments and tendons take longer, because they’re more cartilagenous, but your bones are the only part of your body that’s going to last. And depending on environmental factors, it might be between one and three years before your body is totally skeletonize.”

Lastly, we have some good/bad news. Good news for those who hate gore and bad news for those who love it: the zombies should not be biting people. While we are talking about walking dead people here, let’s just pretend that this is actually a real thing. On TWD, there is reanimation occurring in the brain stem, which allows the corpses to move. But, biting people would require a greater amount of power from the nervous system, which means that the brain stem wouldn’t cut it. If the zombies are walking around and eating people, this means that they shouldn’t be zombies in the first place. *puts down chalk and walks away from blackboard*

To conclude, we’d like to thank you all for participating in Zombie 101. Be sure to grab your I love rigor mortis pencils on the way out!
 
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Like we already guessed, Rick was the one yelling to open the gate in last Sunday's episode, "Here's Not Here." After he barely makes it back to Alexandria in front of a herd of walkers, Season 6, Episode 5, "Now," explores the aftermath of the attack from the Wolves and seems to confirm that one thing we've been dreading.

In the episode, Alexandria is now completely surrounded by walkers, Carl and Ron get into one of the most pathetic fights ever, Rick and Jessie decide it's a great time to make out and Maggie and Aaron attempt to go out looking for Glenn. They don't get too far. The biggest moment comes when Maggie reveals something we've all suspected: She's pregnant.

"Walking Dead" already hinted at Maggie's pregnancy in the Season 6 premiere when Glenn didn't want her going out with the group. It seems like great news, but it actually reveals a sobering fact:

Glenn is so dead.

The pregnancy storyline as well as the walkers swarming Alexandria put the show on track with creator Robert Kirkman's original stories. Unfortunately, shortly after learning about Maggie's pregnancy in the comics, Glenn dies. In the comic, he ends up getting his head bashed in with a baseball bat at the hands of the villain Negan, not getting his guts ripped out near a dumpster, but same difference, right?

In addition to the pregnancy and the show leaving Glenn actor Steven Yeun's name out of the titles again, at the beginning of Sunday's episode, Michonne tells Maggie that Glenn was supposed to send a sign if he was okay, and he has that flare gun, yet nothing. Norman Reedus also seemed to spoil Yeun's death before the season in an interview with MTV, saying Glenn was a dead character he'd like to bring back to the show. Reedus was then corrected by his shocked cast mates.

It's already been a couple weeks since Glenn apparently died in "Thank You." The wait is reminiscent of another time "Walking Dead" had us wondering about a character's fate. That was Carol's daughter Sophia in Season 2, and we all know how that turned out.

In a recent interview, "Walking Dead" producer Greg Nicotero said, "It's probably not the last time we'll visit that dumpster scene." So it appears we should find out soon if Glenn somehow makes it out of there or not, but, despite evidence he could've survived, it seems pretty ominous.

Even if Glenn does somehow make it out alive, his comic book killer Negan is rumored to have just been cast, so his return probably wouldn't be that long anyway.
 
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most likely scenerio:



Glenn should be "saved" by a new group of characters to the show that the audience hasn't seen yet. They should show Glenn interacting with these new characters throughout the season as they start to develop some form of a trust (and to stay true to the producers word that Glenn's fate would be revealed soon). Glenn, out of gratitude for saving his life, let's them come back with him to Alexandria. They make it back and the person at the gate (a Alexandria citizen) let's them in after Glenn says it is okay. The person alerts everyone and yells that Glenn is back. As Glenn walks through the gates, he sees Maggie running towards him, as well as Rick and Co.

A look of happiness and relief is on Glenn's face when suddenly, Glenn is knocked to the ground by a vicious blow to the head from a barbed-wire bat. As Maggie, Rick, and Co. look on in horror, the camera shows Glenn on the ground in a pool of blood, looking up at his attacker. He asks, "Why?" to the attacker, who then says to Glenn, "Thanks for getting us in," and readies himself for another swing. Glenn yells out, "Maggie!" and gets his head bashed in (much like in the comics).

The attacker steps over Glenn's body and introduces himself to the Alexandria group. The audience then learns of their true identity - Negan and the "Saviors."

Season 6 ends with heartache as everyone thinks Glenn lives on, but dies in ruthless fashion in front of Maggie and everyone that cares about him. It will also set up the storyline and villains of Season 7.
 
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Glenn is alive. how...well is a TV show so the imagination on the way he survive was classic TWD!!!I still expect hi to die soon based on the comic books, next Sunday is the mid season finale..so stay tuned!!!
 
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The Walking Dead's midseason finale is upon us. Most of the characters we've come to know up to this point have survived through a chaotic season six, leaving Nicholas, a handful of Alexandrians, and a bunch of Wolves behind.

However, the stakes are high in this "Start to Finish" midseason finale. Ron has a gun. The walls have fallen. Walkers are flooding the streets. And let's not forget, Dwight and the Saviors are out there somewhere after having been introduced in episode 6x06.

Who is going to meet their demise in season six? We can make a few educated guesses, having read The Walking Dead's comics which the series has been following pretty tightly in recent months. The ones you would have to keep your eyes on if this were a direct adaptation are Tobin, Jessie, Ron, Morgan, Deanna, and Carl.

Does that mean they're in danger in the show's midseason finale, though? Not necessarily. In fact, it's probably safe to say Morgan doesn't belong on the list. His character will be fleshed out a bit more and not in a eaten by zombies way.

Let's take a look at our characters and evaluate the risks.

Rick - Safe. It's Rick. He's going to lead.
Carl - Danger. Likely won't be killed, but Ron is going to cause him some serious harm.
Glenn - Safe. He has to reunite with Maggie. And then Lucille.
Maggie - Safe. She has to reunite with Glenn.
Daryl - Safe. He'll probably show up late with Abraham and Sasha and save somebody's day.
Carol - Safe. She's well prepared for some zombie warfare.
Morgan - Danger. His comic book counter part doesn't make it past the Alexandria walls falling, but a similar death was given to Tyreese on TV. Morgan will likely survive the herd's invasion but we can't say for sure.
Michonne - Safe. She's fully equipped with the skills and tool to defend herself from the herd. It would be cool to see a comic parallel for her here, because as Morgan dies in the comics, she opens up for the first time and shows some true emotion.
Abraham - Safe. He'll rush in, one-liner-spewing hero-style to kick some zombie ass and save somebody.
Rosita - Danger. Though her comic book character makes it past this point, she saw a lot of lines last week, which is usually the kiss of death, and on top of that, Abraham may have a new interest: Sasha. Move over, Rosita.
Sasha - Danger. She's unpredictable and it may cost her despite finally appearing stable in 6x06 when talking to Abraham.
Eugene - Safe. Eugene will go on and see the larger world beyond this herd invasion.
Judith - Safe. She's made it this far (somehow) so it's hard to imagine her getting suddenly devoured by zombies.
Aaron - Safe. He's adaptable and an essential part of the new community being built.
Eric - Danger. His ankle is injured and the group is going to have to move fast to avoid the herd. He will only slow people down.
Deanna - Serious Danger. Her comic book counter part goes down in a blaze of gun shots as he is devoured by walkers. Deanna left her legacy with Rick when she handed him the plans for the Alexandria expansion.
Spencer - Danger. After his boneheaded decision in 6x07, it's safe to assume he is not safe when a massive herd of hungry walkers is running around.
Jessie - Serious Danger. Her comic book counter part gets cut off, literally, by Rick as she is devoured by zombies. Shortly after the two hook up on the pages, the walker herd comes in and gets a hold of Jessie and Rick severed her hand as she tried to hold on to Carl.
Ron - Danger. He may think he's in control, but in reality, he's never shot the gun he's carrying and he's likely to make a bad decision while holding it.
Sam - Danger. He's scared of the zombies and can't defend himself. One little sound and he'll attract them all to the Sam Buffet.
Enid - Safe. She and Glenn will likely search for a way inside and help fight off the herd.
Tobin - Dead.
Father Gabriel - Danger. His character survives quite a bit longer in the comics, but Gabriel seems to have run his course on the show. Though his death might be one which would make the audience say, "Yes! Finally!" and the writers never really provide us with those moments, Gabriel shouldn't be ruled as safe. We all know what happens to people who don't see eye to eye with Rick Grimes.
Tara - Danger. She risked her life last week to save Spencer and on top of that, has a new potential love interest with Denise, who in the comics dates Heath. She's one bad decision away from allowing the show to course correct in that direction while breaking the hearts of all the Tara/Denise shippers.
Denise - Safe. She's the only doctor left in the world. She can't clock out yet.
Heath - Safe. We've hardly even gotten to know Heath but him and his hair game will continue to grow in the second half of season six.
 
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It comes back tonight IPTV Talk Zombie fans......here is some spoilers and rumors:

The Walking Dead is back on Valentine’s Day with the highly-anticipated mid-season premiere titled “No Way Out.” Earlier in the week, AMC posted a trailer for the first four minutes of the season 6, episode 9 return to Sunday nights. There has been a lot of speculation about how the group might survive the walker horde that threatened them at the end of the TWD finale before what feels like much too long of a break. Now, on The Walking Dead mid-season premiere eve, a complete recap of the episode due to air tomorrow has been leaked, completely spoiling the mid-season premiere. Keep reading if you want to know everything before AMC airs “Now Way Out on Sunday, February 14 at 9 p.m.

Unreality TV was quick to disclaim that nothing in their recap turned spoilers can really be confirmed until the episode actually airs. Until then, here is the scoop. Be warned, this is the ultimate spoiler for season 6, episode 9. Don’t read any further unless you want to know all the news for the upcoming episode.


When TWD went on break in the middle of season 6, Rick’s group was about to use one of their oldest tricks to survive a mob of walkers. Rick, Carl, Michonne, Judith, Sam, Jessie, and Ron were covered in walker guts and blood. The group planned to walk through the horde using their disguise but that would be too easy since it had been done as long ago as season 1. While wading through a sea of walkers, Sam freaked out and started calling for his mom.

Now everybody knows that walkers are attracted to noise and as the horde of walkers starts turning toward Rick’s crew they all cling to each other and follow right behind Rick. After Sam’s screaming, he ends up getting bit and his mother, Jessie, gets bit on the shoulder too. Here’s where the action really starts and we find out the details of the spoiler about what happened to Carl’s eye.

When Jessie gets bit, Rick instinctively reaches for an ax and cuts off Jessie’s arm to save Carl. That’s when Ron picks up his mom’s gun and shoots at Rick. Not before Carl jumps in the way, though, sending the bullet right through his eye. This is the explanation behind the Fox Russia leak of Carl pictured with a bandage over his eye so we can only assume that he survives. Michonne avenges the shot and without hesitation, sinks her katana into Ron’s chest, thus ending that whole family within seconds. Father Gabriel finally makes himself useful (or does he?) when he offers to take Judith and keep her safe so Rick can get some medical attention for Carl.

Let’s jump back to that first four minutes that everyone has already seen. Sasha, Abraham, and Daryl are in dire need of a miracle, or so we thought. The super trailer makes it look like someone from the good side is going to die after the group is forced to hand over their weapons. We already know Negan is a really bad dude and these are obviously guys who run his errands. Shame on us for losing our faith of Daryl Dixon though because, as usual, the fan favorite who has been highly favored to die by spoiler fanatics, ends up being the one to save the day.

Daryl gets his chance to save his group when the leader of the bikers escorts him around to the back of the truck to check for more weapons. Thank goodness for that spare rocket launcher Daryl had ready to go because he was able to take out the whole biker gang in one big boom. Just like that Daryl, Sasha, and Abraham hop back in the truck and head back toward the others.

Glenn and Enid are able to get back into the safe zone. They were shown at the mid-season finale trying to make their way back and in the most un-incredible part of the TWD return, Glenn, Enid, and Maggie are all safe. There were a lot of rumors that Glenn might die while trying to save Maggie because he’ll never just leave her stranded. It turns out that Glenn prevailed again and did not die in season 6, episode 9. That does not mean that Glenn won’t die soon though because Steven Yeun certainly has been talking up a storm about life after Glenn’s death.

There was a whole lot of talk about who might die in the mid-season premiere, “No Way Out.” It was really starting to sound like there would be some major deaths in Rick’s camp, with some speculating that Daryl and Glenn might make their exit. Imagine our relief to learn that the only deaths in Rick’s group are those of Sam, Jessie, and Ron. That story line wasn’t going to work anyway because no one likes seeing Rick as the wife stealer. That would make him just as bad as Shane, who romanced his wife when they weren’t sure if he was alive or dead.

There is no team better than Michonne and Rick. Big props to them for spending some time killing walkers in the most incredible ways. Wouldn’t it be neat if Rick and Michonne could connect in more ways than just friendship? She surely has more in common with Rick than Jessie ever could. What do you think of the season 6, episode 9 mid-season return of The Walking Dead? Was there just enough action or should TWD have done things differently?
 
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Sorry, 'Walking Dead' Fans — Beloved Daryl Dixon Will Probably Die This Season

The Walking Dead is no stranger to killing off members of the cast. Aside from Game of Thrones, no other show on television can compete with its annual brutality and gore. Yet in recent seasons, The Walking Dead has diverted from killing the biggest characters on its cast, instead opting for lesser developed characters to die in their places.

Thankfully, the series is gearing up to raise the stakes. Negan (to be played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan), arguably the most sadistic villain in the comics that the show is based on, will make an appearance this season. In all likelihood, he will be appearing in the season finale, akin to his game-changing introduction in the comics. (Plus, he's only penned to show up in the finale on IMDb, though that's far from concrete evidence.)

To the uninitiated, Negan will bring a darker element and a tangible threat to Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and the group — one not felt since we saw the Governor (David Morrissey) in season three. The turning point will likely start with a brutal death of a beloved character. However, there are legitimate reasons to believe that this character will be Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) — much to the dismay of his adoring, intense fanbase.

In the comics, Negan makes an example out of Glenn (Steven Yeun) — picked from random out of Rick's group — and brutally clubs him to death with his barbed wire-laced baseball bat, "Lucille." It's a chilling scene that has a lasting impact on the group. For one, it drastically affects Maggie's (Lauren Cohan) storyline, as she recovers from the death of her husband.

However, the show has already laid out compelling reasons for Negan to instead target this rage at Daryl. After a brief encounter with Negan's lackeys alongside Abraham (Michael Cudlitz) and Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green), Daryl blows up the group with a rocket launcher from the back of their truck, calling them "a bunch of a$$holes."

There appears to be a car in the background of the shot where Daryl blows up the crew, though it could just as easily be attributed to a minor production gaffe. However, if someone else were to witness the event, or if the member of the crew Daryl took out at the back of the truck somehow survived, Negan would know who's responsible for killing his men. (Killing some of his lackeys is why he goes to Rick for a public execution of a group member, Glenn, in the comics).

Furthermore, the show has repeatedly teased Glenn's death without actually following through with it. In the first half of season six, he was seemingly eaten alive by horde of zombies — though it's later revealed to be a clever camera trick.

Even in the midseason premiere, the show again tosses up Glenn as potential zombie bait before Daryl, Sasha and Abraham come in to rescue him and the rest of the gang in Alexandria with their newly acquired stash of weapons. Glenn's mortality has become a frequently repeated — and frustrating — trope. Killing him would actually be expected at this point.

The latest episode also introduces someone who could be the newest member of the group: Jesus. He takes a similar persona to that of Michonne and Daryl, a loner who is very capable of holding his own in the zombified world. However, he adds another "lone wolf" character to a show that now has several, as Morgan (Lennie James) certainly qualifies as one too.

In seasons past, characters with similar characteristics were soon killed off (think Dale dying shortly after Hershel showed up, taking over the "old man with strong moral compass" role). It would make little sense for Jesus to be introduced only to die shortly after, especially since his character is still alive in the comics.

Tracing characters back to their comic origins is another reason Daryl's life span on the show is an ongoing concern. He isn't based on a comic book character — rather he and his brother, Merle (Michael Rooker), were created specifically for the show. As such, there are no inherent callbacks to the source with his actions. The showrunners can do whatever they want.

The show has also already made subtle, artistic hints that a Daryl death could be at the hands of a biker (like Negan), when Daryl crashes next to a zombified biker in the sixth episode of season six. It's not out-of-reach for AMC to do such a thing — they did just that with drug kingpin Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) on Breaking Bad with the use of a pink teddy bear, foreshadowing the way in which he would die later in the series.

It might not be what Daryl's fans are hoping for. The phrase, "If Daryl dies, we riot," has become so popular that it's available on merchandise.

If nothing else, the season six finale — and Negan's potential entrance — should prove to be a very disturbing end. According to the actors, it'll be a lot, even by the show's incredibly gruesome standards.

"I felt sick to my stomach when I read the [finale] script," Andrew Lincoln told Entertainment Weekly. "It was the first day in the whole six years of working on The Walking Dead that I was late for work because I woke up in the middle of the night and I couldn't get back to sleep. I was so angry and frustrated and I felt sick. And that was just after reading it."

The Walking Dead's comic book creator and TV series executive producer Robert Kirkman has already said that Negan's appearance will be an "atomic bomb" that's dropped on the show. The best way to demonstrate this may be killing off its most beloved character.
 
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