This season’s penultimate episode of The Walking Dead delivered a shocking series of deaths in what has been called the Red Wedding episode of the AMC series. In all, the episode killed off ten characters — Alec, Ozzy, DJ, Frankie, Tammy Rose, Rodney, Adeline, Enid, Tara, and Henry — and fans were left stunned. Showrunner Angela Kang and exec producer Greg Nicotero have since explained the decision-making process behind why these particular characters were chosen, saying that it was largely a function of the story.
But what about that story? There’s one episode left this season, and the only thing we know so far is that it will take place in the winter, and for the first time ever, The Walking Dead will feature zombies in snow. In other words, The Walking Dead will follow its Red Wedding episode with its Winter is Coming episode.
However, with the threat of the Whisperers looming, and revenge on the minds of the remaining characters on The Walking Dead, there’s really only one thing that fans of the series want … no, demand from the season finale. How does The Walking Dead confront a threat like Alpha? By matching her against another equally formidable threat. In other words, it’s time to release the Negan.
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This sentiment, in fact, was shared scores of times across Twitter as soon as this week’s episode ended.
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Michonne, release the Negan #TheWalkingDead #thewalkingdeaduk pic.twitter.com/9lHPJQyOrL
— han! (@hanbrooke94) March 25, 2019
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Release the Negan!!! #TheWalkingDead #TWD give him Lucille and let him go get. 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/B5RVFdkOUC
— Jasmin Slack (@jazzyjeff090) March 26, 2019
If alpha thinks she a cold blooded badass she ain't met Negan! Can't believe I'm actually rooting for Negan. Release the devil upon the land. #TheWalkingDead
— ☆Ms Sassy☆ (@QUEEN6352) March 25, 2019
Literally never thought I would say this…release Negan on this bitch! #TheWalkingDead
— HSFreund (@hsfreund) March 25, 2019
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#TheWalkingDead Haha! It's funny. Alpha thinks she can get away with this. That's cute. Release the Negan! pic.twitter.com/vwWUoqkTZo
— Stormphoenix (@_Stormphoenix_) March 25, 2019
The fandom screaming for Michonne to release Negan and give him Lucille. #TheWalkingDead #TWD #DoIt pic.twitter.com/QWMNvp0Do9
— Aimee Harris (@aimz1108) March 25, 2019
This seems like a no-brainer for Michonne, and the moment she does release Negan will make watching his rot in a jail cell all season long completely worth it. There’s only one problem:
To everyone say to release Negan, do y'all not remember a few episodes back when he broke, was on his own for a few hours, said he was old AF and then went back to jail willingly? If he's going to fight the whisperers it's got to be #trainingday #allday #TheWalkingDead
— Tweetsquared (@Tweetsquared) March 25, 2019
Does Negan still have the stomach to be “Negan”? How is a man coddled by prison life for the last 7 years going to do out in the wild again? We’ll soon find out when the season finale of The Walking Dead airs this Sunday. Unfortunately, Negan does not make an appearance in the promo.
