If you’re anything like me, then you can’t wait for the clock to strike nine on Sunday nights. I know I’ve been counting the days until AMC’s hit zombie drama, “The Walking Dead,” returns this October. Although I do this with every summer-long hiatus the show goes on, this time around is a little bit different. Before continuing on, know this article includes major spoilers for anyone who isn't caught up with the show's latest season. You've officially been warned.
Now, fans know that a main character lost their life at the hands of the show’s newest, and quite possibly most deadly antagonist, Negan. What fans don’t know is who Negan actually killed! After having trouble deciding who he wanted punish for the death of his people, Negan played ‘eenie, meenie, miny, moe’ with Rick and the gang.
When Negan finally picked who would have to face his preferred weapon, a baseball bat wrapped with barbed wire, in which he affectionately calls, Lucille, the camera cut to a point of view shot from the eyes of the victim.
Although the victim’s identity has certainly been kept under wraps, fans are able to speculate as to who they believe to be the one at the end of Negan’s bat. As a long time fan of the show, my friends will tell you that I like the show a little too much, my theory is that not one, but two of our main characters will perish as “The Walking Dead” returns for it’s seventh season. That’s right, I believe that Negan’s first victims will be Glenn and Abraham.
I've got a couple theories as to why I think these two guys will be the first to die at the hands of Negan. I chose Glenn because when Negan was first introduced in Issue 100 of The Walking Dead" comic books, he murdered Glenn in front of everyone in a scene similar to that of the one shown on television. The writers of the show usually try to mix up character deaths that occurred in the graphic novels, but I think this one is simply too iconic to leave out.
The point of this initial death is to get fans to truly hate Negan, and killing a fan favorite like Glenn, someone that's been around since the beginning of the show, just may do it. I don't just think that Abraham will be joining Glenn as a way for the writers to mix up the death scene. We know that Abraham has already outlived his comic book counterpart, as Denise took his death when Dwight sent an arrow through her eye.
Another thing that's got me thinking Abraham's time is up is the fact that earlier in the episode, while talking with his girlfriend, Sasha, he revealed he was ready to potentially have kids. He's recently shown signs of improvement when it come's to his mental stability, and that, along with his reconciliation with Eugene, makes me believe we'll all be saying goodbye to Abraham sooner rather than later.
At the end of the day, this is all just speculation from a fan of the show, and it could totally be Rick who gets killed by Negan. Alright, it's obviously not going to be Rick, but we'll still have to (somehow) patiently wait until October 23rd to find out who it truly was. Be sure to comment and leave your thoughts on who you think Negan's victim could be.