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Mystery character meets his/her end when ‘The Walking Dead’ returns
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The wait is almost over for fans of television’s most popular prime-time drama as the zombie apocalypse con- tinues in “The Walking Dead,” airing Sunday, Oct. 23, on AMC. In last sea- son’s finale, Rick (Andrew Lincoln, “Love Actually,” 2003) and some of the others had run afoul of new villain Negan (Jef- frey Dean Morgan, “Grey’s Anatomy”). Wielding a barbed wire-wrapped
bat that he has affectionately named “Lucille,” Negan was on the verge of ex- ecuting a member of Rick’s group when the credits rolled, and viewers have been speculating about who is about to meet an untimely end ever since.
It seems no one is safe.There are a multitude of theories as to what hap- pens next, but one thing is for certain: “The Walking Dead” has our attention. Based on the comic books of the same name by Robert Kirkman,Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard, the show has been the highest-rated series among the coveted 18-to-49-year-old demographic since season 3, and that includes both
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broadcast network and cable series. The sixth season finale attracted more than 14 million viewers and hopes are even higher for the season 7 premiere. There are big plans for this 16-episode season, which will be broken into two parts, with the second half premiering in February2017.Viewerswillgettoknow Negan and his motley crew, as well as Ezekiel (Khary Payton, “Teen Titans”), a popular character from the comics.
Executive producer and special ef- fects guru Greg Nicotero talked about filming this season’s heartbreaking pre- miere in an official Q&A about season 7.
“The first episode was intense. It af- fected me in a way I didn’t expect. Every emotion that you can imagine feeling, youwillfeel.Youthinkthattheyareat the bottom, but there is a lot further for them to go.”
That doesn’t bode well for fans, who can’t seem to bear the thought of losing any core character of this AMC drama that follows a group of survivors strug- gling to stay alive in a world overrun with zombies. Over the course of six seasons, there have been a number
of shocking deaths as writers bravely picked off popular characters, but this most recent season finale seems to have taken the cake, and fans have engaged in endless debate over whether the show will follow the storyline of the comic and take out Glenn (Steven Yeun, “Voltron: Legendary Defender”).
Other contenders for execution in- clude — in no particular order — Abra- ham (Michael Cudlitz, “Band of Broth- ers”), Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green, “Once Upon a Time”), Rosita (Christian Serratos, “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide”), Eugene (Josh McDer- mitt, “Retired at 35”), Maggie (Lauren Cohan, “The Vam-
pire Diaries”),
Michonne (Danai Gurira, “Treme”), Aaron (Ross Marquand, “Mad Men”) and fan-favorite Daryl (Norman Reedus, “The Boondock Saints,” 1999), a wild- card character that doesn’t appear in the comic book series.
Even Rick’s son Carl (Chandler Riggs, “TheWrongedMan”)andRickhimself may not be safe from Lucille. Rumors have swirled that there may be more than one execution, but no one official has confirmed that particular report.
While at least one character is un- doubtedly on the way out, someone else is on his way in. Payton joins the season 7 cast as Ezekiel, the leader of a commu- nity known as The Kingdom. Once a zoo- keeper in the comic books, the character ofEzekielhasaloyaltigercompanion named Shiva. By all accounts, he’s a bit eccentric, known to prance around with a scepter and insist people address him as King. He encounters Morgan (Lennie James,“Jericho”) and Carol (Melissa McBride, “Living Proof”) in season 7.
So it appears that fans can rest as- sured Morgan and Carol probably won’t be leaving right away, at least not by Negan’s hand. Then again, Morgan and Tara (Alanna Masterson,“Mistresses”) are seen presumably running for their lives in an official trailer for season 7, so anything could happen.
There’s a lot of talk about killing off main characters, but what about the zombies? For those who worry that fo- cus has shifted away from the undead, take heart: plenty of zombies bite it in the upcoming season. In fact, during the “The Walking Dead” panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, executive producer and writer Scott M. Gimple estimated as many as 61 walkers would meet a gruesome end in the season’s
second episode.
With zombies galore, at least
one character leaving and new characters signing on, season 7
has the potential to be one of the best yet. “The Walking Dead” universe expands
as Negan “adopts” the remaining members of the group and viewers enter Ezekiel’s King-
dom, so don’t miss the season premiere of “The Walking
Dead,” airing Sunday, Oct. 23, on AMC.
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