In the original series, the brutality of it all and the show’s decision to get gruesome with a beloved character’s death served a number of purposes, as it positioned Negan as the show’s most dangerous villain yet, while simultaneously setting up the emotional arcs of the characters who witnessed it, particularly Maggie, Rick (Andrew Lincoln), and Daryl (Norman Reedus). The grotesque appearance of his face and eyes and the twitching of his finger were both callbacks to how The Walking Dead delivered Glenn’s final scene.įear the Walking Dead essentially likening Will’s death in the season 7 premiere to Glenn’s carries a lot of meaning for the show.
And even though there was little doubt Victor Strand had murdered Will, the scene gave viewers a close look at his final, agonizing moments as the zombies gnawed away at his body. Not unlike what Negan did, Strand unexpectedly killed Will in the midst of a monologue. He didn’t have his head bashed in by a baseball bat, of course, but it was the delivery and the aftermath of it that felt like a homage to Glenn.
In Fear the Walking Dead season 7, episode 1, “The Beacon,” Will (Gus Halper) was suddenly killed off in a way that came off as a reference to Glenn’s untimely demise. There was always an expectation that Glenn’s death would be a factor in The Walking Dead season 11, but it being acknowledged in the spinoff came as a bit of a surprise. Related: Fear TWD Season 7: How Much Time Has Passed Since Season 6? Maggie’s grudge against Negan for killing Glenn has become one of season 11’s biggest stories. The controversial deaths of these two main characters set the tone for the Savior storyline and continue to be important even now, especially since Maggie (Lauren Cohan) is back. Because of Daryl’s violent outburst, Glenn joined Abraham (Michael Cudlitz) in being killed, both of them bludgeoned to death by Negan’s bat. The Walking Dead followed up one shocking death with another in “The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be” by giving Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Lucille not one, but two victims. What happened to Glenn in The Walking Dead season 7 premiere is remembered as one of the most tragic events to ever take place in its universe.
Despite there being only a small connection between Glenn (Steven Yuen) and the characters in Morgan’s group, the spinoff series did indeed feature a nod to the moment where he was killed off in The Walking Dead.
The Fear the Walking Dead season 7 premiere just made a reference to Glenn’s death in The Walking Dead. Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Fear the Walking Dead season 7, episode 1.
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