The Internet Isn't Happy With The End Of 'The Walking Dead' Finale

The Walking Dead season 8 finale just finished and it featured a resounding victory for Rick and his gang of survivors over Negan and his saviors. Considering it was the big finale of All Out War, surprisingly few people died … and no one from the opening credits kicked it! As for Negan? It looked for a moment like Rick killed him by slitting his throat, but moments later he asked Siddiq to save him, eliciting more than a little protest from Maggie and a lot of passionate fans out there in the world.

Sure, it seems obvious in hindsight, what with Carl’s dying wish and ‘May my mercy prevail over my wrath’ being repeated themes over the season. But that didn’t stop Twitter from losing their collective minds over thinking Negan was dead, and then realizing he’d live.

#TheWalkingDead

*Rick slits Negan's throat*
Rick: "Save Him"
Me: pic.twitter.com/o6uK7WNewV

— YesMeNameIsWes (@weszmarsh) April 16, 2018

https://twitter.com/supertaylor777/status/985696245850177536

https://twitter.com/ZentTweets/status/985696450020507648

Glenn and Abraham in heaven when Rick said "save him": #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/8R9oQw1N9F

— jess (@whorroricon) April 16, 2018

https://twitter.com/Will_clemente/status/985696663959425024

The saviors killed all your people and now you on some kumbaya boo boo? #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/rVKNf8gK5z

— Me (@IamSteph81) April 16, 2018

https://twitter.com/RickAndThangs/status/985696601053237249

I screamed. I actually thought this show did something right. #Nope #NeganStillAlive #TheWalkingDead

— Amanda Johnston (@AmandaLJ12) April 16, 2018

I blame Carl for this nonsense. Him and those damn letters. #TheWalkingDead #DemDeadz

— Sandrita (@themystikaal) April 16, 2018

https://twitter.com/michonnesokoye/status/985696743395397632

Save him? What? And huh? NOOOOO!!!!! I'm with Maggie. #TWD #TheWalkingDead #DemDeadz pic.twitter.com/utTDaZi9sF

— Kwana aka K.M. Jackson (@KwanaWrites) April 16, 2018

maggie is most of us. her rage. she's lost too many people to people like negan. #thewalkingdead #demdeadz

— FansofABG (@FansofABG) April 16, 2018

Wtf show is this? Since when do we all just "hug it out"? "Hey we tormented and murdered each other but water under the bridge eh?" #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/9SfYO0cLSi

— Liberal📚Librarian (@randomfandom88) April 16, 2018

It wasn’t all hatred over Rick’s decision to let Negan live. A couple of people liked it, and readers of Robert Kirkman’s comic book weren’t all that surprised considering the whole thing went ‘by the books.’

YO THIS IS STRAIGHT OUTTA THE COMIC BOOK #TheWalkingDead pic.twitter.com/YDGLLdvv47

— emz ‎⎊ (@buchanangrimes) April 16, 2018

JUST LIKE THE COMICS #ThewalkingDead pic.twitter.com/r50uBQoVpv

— Katsitsiiostha (@GrapeFruitLuvs) April 16, 2018

And with Maggie and Daryl seemingly turning against Rick over the decision to let Negan live, it looks like this decision could be a major plot point for The Walking Dead moving on.