Big Boy Laroux

I named my car, and I'm not a Nascar driver (straw man... But slightly applicable)

DJariya

Jesus, Do you overthink like this on every show you watch? Good Lord.

There are plenty of people who give nicknames to shit they own.

DJariya

This guy. 40-something television critic who works for Hitfix.com

Most people on boards like this seem to rely on his opinion whether or not a television show is worth watching.

caligulathegod

No offense, but are some of y'all new to TV? A cliffhanger? How dare they! I blame it on binge watching and the instant gratification of hitting "next" to go through years of content in just a few hours.

OldBoy

i liked this for the most part. not as exciting as other eps. but the tension was there and the two story lines worked well. could have been better, but oh well. it was a fun 6th season...

cleaver

Gladys

Neil M.

You still have a cliffhanger even if you reveal who was killed. The reason why people like myself hate it is that I know the impact that it had in the comic. The television version is going to lose that impact because now we have several months to prepare for any of the characters being the victim. The only truly shocking reveal that could possibly happen and rectify the situation is by having Rick or Carl be the victim and we know that's not going to happen based on Negan's dialogue.

bluetoast

Imagine waiting a month (or more) on a cliffhanger after reading a comic (which is a very short read), for 11+ years. The pace of this show is pretty fucking breakneck compared to that. Your "instant gratification" reasoning is laughable, at least for people who have been reading for years.

Now, that's not to say that, no shit, I get that these are different mediums and the cliffhanger here can be used to make a final decision. Nor do I presume that the victim will be the same, but just as certain adaptations don't live up to the mark, that's what this was for me.

PhantomStranger

Since someone else brought it up, Jeffrey Dean Morgan looked very skinny as Negan. He's definitely not weighing 200 pounds these days. He is nowhere currently near his size in Watchmen.

Big Boy Laroux

I'm not sure he was ever 200 lbs. In one of the articles i linked to earlier, he said his normal weight is around 175. Maybe he bulked up for watchmen...

OldBoy

i think he bulked up for The Comedian, but he looked real good here regardless...

stingermck

After looking at the comic pages, I can see why the readers are upset. That would have been a better way to shoot/end the ep, rather than the Sopranos ending.

Finisher

Yeah, he definitely looks bigger in pic above. Really wasn't physically imposing in the way he needed to be in this episode.

DJariya

The problem with a cliffhanger like that (and waiting 6 months for a resolution) is we're exposed to a 24/7 entertainment news cycle in 2016. News/Set photos/Cast announcements flood the internet.

What's to stop news from leaking that the "actor/actress" has signed on to a new TV show during the summer. Big reveal already ruined.

When the actors go back to work in 3 1/2 months, news is bound to leak in some form.

Neil M.

I have no complaints about JDM's version of Negan. I thought he did a great job with the scene. I'm interested in seeing how they write the dialogue for him. I always got a laugh out of his profanity but this version might amp up his intimidating nature since they probably can't say half the things he says in the comics.

Big Boy Laroux

oh yeah he was absolutely bigger in watchmen, just saying i didn't think he hit 200 (of course, i have no sources). But he was down to 135 for a role in 2015, and it's clear he didn't gain much back.



Again, i have no issue with the casting at all, just hope he beefs up a bit. And just slightly disappointed because i think that scene last night could have held more weight if he were more physically imposing. Probably didn't have time for this season (much like the guy who plays Jesus didn't have time to grow long hair and a beard).

DthRdrX

We are going to know very quickly by the set reports over the summer. Either the remaining actors will be seen filming new scenes on location or one actor will be working on another project outside of Georgia.

Given how this show is filmed in groups now, I'm guessing S7E1 will take place directly after this episode, while E2 will revolve around Morgan and Carol.

d2cheer

I can't wait to read these threads when the show comes back and everyone will be "shocked" to see it was Aaron...They may "say" they don't know who it is yet but they could not have telegraphed it being him any better unless they had a red arrow pointing to him and a sign on his back saying he is getting it. OR a red shirt.

bluetoast

How exactly did they telegraph it? What were the signs you saw?

DVD Josh

Looks like a guy who spends his day watching TV and not talking to women.

In fact, he looks like the real life version of this:

caligulathegod

No, you are simply rationalizing the need for instant gratification. This is a TV show, not a monthly comic. It has different tropes and among those are season ending cliffhangers with delayed resolution. Yeah, that sucked how they played the audience for suckers with Glenn before, but that doesn't mean they are are supposed to forget it is a TV show and reassure the comic readers that they won't deviate from the scriptures (despite doing so often).

DRG

Yeah, but those people are coming back regardless. They were building to this big moment... emotionally I'm on the edge of my seat and... out of time, folks! See you in 6 months!

For me, I just feel like all the tense energy they invested into that scene was squandered. The anticipation watching the scene... I'm all nervous for these characters. That should have been the culmination of that scene, an emotional punch in the gut to send you off. But 6 months from now, ehh. "Oh Walking Dead's back on next week? Huh, cool. Wonder who ends up dying." Shrug.

starseed1981

Interesting ending. Lots of tension there when the whistling started. Overall, I think that was their strongest season since the first. I'll definitely be back next year.

DthRdrX

That would be like Maggie shooting Mr.Burns ... wait a minute.

I really wouldn't put it past them but I doubt it.

If we look at this episode thematically we notice it opens with a POV shot, which it returns to a few times throughout. The POV shot is one of the survivors that Dwight caught. That means that the one most likely killed at the end was either Glenn, Daryl, Michonne, or Rosita. The title, "Last Day on Earth" shows their perspective of their last day.

My guess:

SmackDaddy

That would be my hope after the trickery they attempted with him earlier this season

I wonder how they make the decisions on how/when they deviate from the comics. I just hope it's not Aaron as that would be a big letdown.