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The Walking Dead Season 7 Brings New Life to the Series

This entry contains spoilers for the Walking Dead seasons 4, 6, and 7 (through the Mid-season Finale). The Walking Dead returns 2/12/2017.

Eeny...Meeny...Miney...Mo...

 This childhood game is also the way that The Walking Dead closed in April of 2016. October saw the end of the game, revealing the death of a beloved character. This event, adapted from the comic's 100th issue, saw the introduction of Negan, played by Jeffery Dean Morgan, the biggest, baddest survivor since the Governor.


And if you thought the decapitation of Hershal was distressing to witness, you will loath Negan for his wielding of a baseball bat wrapped in Barbed Wire, which he calls Lucille. This is the instrument used to obliterate the head of Sargent Abraham Ford, and the show shows many gory shots of the bat hitting his head. This event in itself is hard to watch, but then Negan gloats, and forces Rosita to look at the bloody bat.

 Unfortunately, the scene gets worse, as Daryl, refusing to yield to Negan, punches him in the face. Negan then punishes the group again with another bashing, this time the beloved Glenn Rhee, the comic's sole victim, on the receiving end of the bat. The show replicates the images from the comic with stomach churning accuracy (the details of which will be removed, as most have seen this already).

 It is at this moment that we see a new spark in many of the characters in the story. Maggie demands retribution on the spot, but Negan has the numbers.

 The Reign of Negan has begun...

 Fast forward to the mid-season finale, where Spencer tries to usurp Rick again, this time by convincing Negan that he could lead the safe zone better than Rick. Negan criticizes Spencer's cowardice, stating that he "has no guts" and slashes his belly, spilling his literal guts on the ground.

 These events have rejuvinated the urgency of the series in a way that has been somewhat lagging since the fall of the governor. There have been moments, but perhaps Negan's rule can spur the energy of the series as there is a lot at stake when dealing with Negan.

 Will we see the crew rise up and destroy Negan, or will Lucille come down again and end the resistance once and for all?

 Tune in tonight to find out where they will go from here.

 Click here to watch The Walking Dead Season 7 on Amazon Video.
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