That Negan only appears later and the violence is kept mostly off-screen. If you are a fan of Negan the sadist, you might find yourself disappointed. It’s clever insomuch as Negan has often been criticised for talking too much and this episode perfectly captures what is very much his essence. Left with nothing but his leather jacket and his own thoughts, a familiar face appears and the episode begins to Inception itself, telling story after story from Negan’s history, layering themselves within one another. Finally having an episode dedicated to him where we get to see more of his personality than just snide jokes or cocky swagger creates yet more admiration – and when the Season 6 finale Negan shows his face, all the weariness we felt towards him at the end of his run is replaced with childlike joy.Īfter tensions with Maggie (Lauren Cohan) in Alexandria continue to boil, Carol (Melissa McBride) thinks it would be a good idea to move Negan out. Since his imprisonment, Negan has actually evolved from a character you loved to hate to one you just love. The character was then moved to the auxiliary plots and not seen so much, even until his involvement with the Whisperers, but that only meant whenever Negan was given a scene, he stole it, developing his character each time. Some felt the seasons continual good guy/bad guy arc could have used something different and many were pleased when Negan finally got his comeuppance in the Season 8 finale, having grown weary of his shtick. It’s a fun trip through his life that shows how the person who he is now has been shaped and influenced by his past – but has this tale come too late?įans were asking for more depth to Negan during his main story-run in Season 7 and 8, but it never came. Taking us on a journey as far back as the pre-apocalypse days, when cell phones were relevant and actions had consequences that came with parole officers, Here’s Negan shows us that there are more sides to this character than a rhombic triacontahedron. The Walking Dead ends its series of bonus episodes with a story everybody has been clamouring for: the origins of Negan (Jeffery Dean Morgan) and, to a lesser extent, his baseball bat, named after his wife, Lucille (played by Morgan’s real-life wife, Hilarie Burton). Already seen the episode? Read our for additional, spoilery notes.
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