The Walking Dead: Season 7 Death prediction(s)
If you know, or are, someone who is a
fan of The Walking Dead, then you should know by now the frustration
we’re all feeling from the Season 6 finale. It ended on a
cliffhanger; leaving us viewers to wonder who Negan made brain
pudding out of (Did you hear those mashing noises as the camera went
to black? Delicious!). I’ve been in the same boat as all of you,
and have done my best to try and narrow down who it could be, so
here’s what I came up with! Hopefully some of this information
helps to hold you over until the death is finally “revealed
in the Season 7 premiere”, which has been confirmed by
Greg Nicotero, himself.
WARNING:
PROCEED WITH CAUTION, TV SHOW AND COMIC BOOK SPOILERS AHEAD
Glenn- Glenn is
possibly the most expected victim of Lucille. Aside from the comic
book, there seem to be some telling hints that it may be our beloved
pizza boy who bites the bat. There are the POV shots from inside the
van (though I personally believe they might belong to another
character, it's a great and easy conclusion), the scene with the bat
during the opening of Season 5 at Terminus (which isn’t in the
comics, but still might be reaching) and finally, Glenn entering a
Savior compound and discovering a pin board with snap shots of mushy
heads, hinting they may have been victims of Lucille and that he may
be seeing his own demise. Also, that episode marks the first time
Glenn has ever killed another human being, so we can look at that as
bad karma, as well. It would certainly be interesting to see Glenn
live through this moment and see where his character goes from here
on out, but I truly doubt that, even if he made it, he would make it
much further than Season 7.
Daryl- This one
doesn’t make sense to me. I understand his character is quite
beloved, (believe me, I love him, too) however, Daryl was just shot
and left for dead (as it was implied) in the second to last episode
of Season 6, leading me to believe they wouldn’t go and waste this
death on someone we had already thought was dead only days before our
first encounter with Negan, himself. The fact that he was spared
tells me he will still be around to have his future rivalry with
Dwight, and perhaps he’ll be the one Negan takes an interest in, as
opposed to Carl. Again, possibly reaching here, but what if Negan
knew what Daryl did to his group of Saviors, and found interest in
his madness and dedication to his own group? Maybe that's enough to
make him keep Daryl around for more interrogation.
Rosita- I don’
even need to say it, but I will: it can’t be Rosita. The only
person it would truly impact would be Abraham, and possibly Eugene,
and that’s not enough to shake things up for Rick and the gang.
Sure, she is a member of their group, but I wouldn’t exactly
consider her to be “beloved” or a “long-time character”,
ultimately diminishing any sort of misery that may come from her
beating to fans of the show. Yes, Negan beating a woman with Lucille
would be brutal and absolutely shocking. However, if it were going to
be a woman, I’d say I have a much better guess for who it would be…
Michonne- I know,
I know…it’s not going to be her…or will it? I understand that
Michonne has so much more story left to be told, so it wouldn’t
really shock me if they DIDN’T kill her. There are some important
aspects to consider here, though. Let’s start with her biting the
apple in bed with Rick, and the name of the episode (The Last Day on
Earth). Both of these appear to be biblical references to the story
of Adam & Eve, and the end of time, itself (and the beginning of
a new world…Negan’s world?). Also, what about Jesus taking the
picture of the Queen off the wall in Rick’s house? Does it hold any
significance, or is it just another reach?
Something else to
consider is Morgan and Carol’s encounter with two men from the
Kingdom at the end of S6/E16. This leads me to believe Michonne’s
story line might be passed over to Carol, but only time will truly
tell. As for the POV shots, I personally believe they belong to
Michonne. From where she is sitting in the van, to when it shows the
bat in the camera’s face, it all sways me towards her being the
unlucky victim.
All of my friends
seem to think I’m insane for even suggesting her as a possibility,
so call me crazy. But isn’t that what theories are all about?
Considering every little bit of information to make a well-rounded
and educated guess? There is also the situation where Rick and his
group encounter a group of walkers lined up, blocking their path. One
of them has bloody dreadlocks of Michonne’s stapled to its head,
and Rick had to cut through its handcuffed hand just like he did to
Jessie back in the midseason premiere (one of the best episodes of
the TV show, yet). Is Rick just bad luck with women and happiness, or
will Michonne be spared in order for Rick to keep his sanity? Or, the
very little he has left...
Abraham- Abe is
another hefty contender for the bashing of the brains. There are many
things that may point to this: he is the strongest of the group,
therefore, Negan may see him as a threat. There is the “Crush
theory”, in which Denise (who took Abraham’s death) finds a can
of orange Crush soda, just moments before she met her demise. Does
this signify that Abe will have his head “crushed”?
Another INCREDIBLY interesting theory
has surfaced, involving him and Glenn to BOTH end up being victims of
Negan. This would mean he might intervene during or after Glenn’s
bashing, and end up getting killed. Besides living on borrowed time,
Abraham has finally found happiness and wants to start a family, so
what better time for him to die. He also had the conversation with
Glenn about happiness, having a child in a world like this, and so
much more. This duo death may pack an emotional wallop, if this is
the direction they decide to take it in.
Eugene- I don’t
think it’s too likely. I feel like him giving Rick the bullet plans
and his goodbye with Abraham were both just red herrings to throw us
off the scent of the actual death. But how heartbreaking would it be
for that Glenn & Abraham theory to turn into a Eugene &
Abraham one? The irony of Eugene telling Abraham that he doesn’t
need him anymore and then ends up dying the very first time he is on
his own…my god. Abe would feel as if he’d failed, considering all
he had before Sasha was the will to protect Eugene, and with that
gone, he might just try something stupid because his heart is telling
him what his mind isn’t. I still don’t think its Eugene, but that
would certainly be interesting, and crushing……ha.
Maggie- No, I
didn’t forget about Maggie. I think AMC having Negan mush up a
pregnant woman’s dome piece would be border line ‘pushing it’.
She is incredibly sick already, so something tells me that Negan
looks at her and thinks that fate just might finish her off,
regardless if he did it or not. Plus, if we’re talking about a
character with a ton of story left to tell, it’s definitely her.
This right here almost supports the theory of Glenn dying, so Maggie
can progress further as a character and a leader just as her comic
book character did. It would be a complete 180 if they end up killing
her, and then have Glenn take her story line, but I find that highly
unlikely. It has to be a woman who ends up leading over at the
Hilltop, so that pervert Gregory can sexually harass them into hating
him.
Sasha- I don’t
see anything whatsoever that indicates she could be Negan’s victim,
so I have nothing to say for her character. I could only see
Abraham’s possible death having an impact on her character.
Truthfully, she has lost a lot already. From her old boyfriend Bob to
her brother Tyrese, killing Abraham would just drive another nail
directly through her heart. And we all saw the way she acted after
losing them, so let’s please not have her return to that behavior,
at the very least. I’m not saying it can’t be her, but I don’t
have a reason to think it could be, so we will just have to wait and
see.
Aaron- Okay, THIS
one would piss me off the most. “A beloved character”? Not yet,
at least not at this point in the story. As a scout for the town of
Alexandria, we met Aaron back in Season 5 when he encountered Rick
and his group. He is ultimately the reason they are all safe and at
Alexandria, but he does not hold enough weight in the hearts of fans
to get a reaction out of his death. It would be a total cop out to go
with someone like him. Hell, Eugene is a much more beloved character
than him, in my honest opinion. I just don’t see it going over well
with the fans to make us wait half a year and then give this death to
a “major” character such as Aaron.
People have been
counting the “Eenie, meenie, miney, mo” sequence, and discovering
that it would logically end on Aaron. There’s one problem with
that: the presentation of the Season 6 finale, especially in its
final moments, is so absolutely scattershot, it would be almost
impossible to make that claim based on that information alone. One
cannot decipher who the bat landed on in that manner. Don’t you
think they already thought about that before writing and filming the
entire scene? It’s designed so absolutely no one can figure it out,
no matter what ‘clues’ we think we may have found.
Carl- “Anyone
moves, anyone says anything, cut the boy’s other eye out and feed
it to his father and THEN we’ll get started”. The emphasis Negan
puts on the word “then” is making people think that he would cut
Carl’s other eye out, feed it to Rick, THEN proceed with the
hitting him until he collapsed. There is just no way it could be
Carl. He suffered a blow to the head already from little Ron, I
highly doubt they would do that just to end up killing off his
character, anyways. I just assumed Negan was making a threat, and
that it didn’t signify that Carl was the one. Another theory behind
Carl is that when Negan raises his bat before the beating, we see
what looks like the shadow of a hat, similar to Carl’s, across his
chest. This could mean something, this could mean nothing. However, I
know one thing for sure: if Carl were the one Negan decided to kill,
there’d be one person who would not let that happen and intervene,
which leads us to our final possibility.
Rick- No, it
can’t be Rick. And I am more than likely 110% correct about that.
But if Negan chose Carl as the victim, Rick would jump up after the
first whack. There is absolutely no way he would sit there and take
someone murdering his son to a bloody pulp. If we’re talking about
a “hard left turn” such as executive producer Scott M. Gimple
suggested in the Negan story line, the only thing that would
absolutely shock me…is to kill off both Rick & Carl, similar to
the Glenn & Abraham theory floating around on the internet. Carl
would get the bat, Rick would intervene, and both would end up dead.
Where would that leave fans? Shocked? Pissed? Both? That’s one of
the only outcomes that comes off as crazy, and out of absolutely
nowhere. But, something tells me Rick is here to stay, and that the
weight of this death will inevitably fall on his shoulders, and make
him hate Negan even more than he already does. People have been
saying that if it were Michonne, there would be no way Rick would
just sit there and take it. I have to disagree with that, however.
Rick told Carl after he was shot that he wanted to show him the new
world, and wouldn’t let any harm come to him. Sure, Rick is
definitely in love with Michonne, but she is not his son. At the end
of the day, Carl is Rick’s pride and joy, which makes him and Rick
both untouchable, in my eyes.
So, who do you think is the unlucky
victim of Negan’s blood-caked baseball bat? Did any of this
information make you think twice, or were you all set with your
original predictions? Feel free to let me know what you think; I’d
love to hear what you’ve got for me! The Walking Dead returns for
Season 7 on October 23rd.
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