“Between me and Scott Gimple, you got a solid, my friend.”
SPOILER ALERT: (Seriously, if you haven’t heard about this… I can’t even…)
Am I overjoyed that Glenn Rhee is alive on AMC’s “The Walking Dead”? Absolutely. However there is, after a week of doing a Happy Dance, one teeny, tiny, little wee oversight I have to call attention to in the midst of his incredible return from sure death…
When Nicholas (played impeccably by actor Michael Traynor) shot himself in the head after thanking Glenn for giving him a shot at being a decent human being (and not such an massive putz), his lifeless body fell on Glenn’s and they both plunged into what can only be called a Walker Mosh Pit of Death.
We thought we saw Glenn having his guts ripped out and devoured before his dying eyes.
As we well know now, it was Nicholas he was witnessing getting eaten.
Now, despite being a raving fan of the show, this is where I have to call bullsh*t.
Now, hold on. Hear me out.
It took a while for my brain to process the error in continuity that my emotional involvement would have me otherwise ignore.
When Glenn and Nicholas fell from atop the dumpster, their torsos fell AWAY from it. In other words, their prone positions on the ground amid the surrounding horde in the high, wide angle shot that we all saw while writhing on our couches in horror was BACKWARDS. How could Glenn be lying on his back with his head closest to the dumpster, when he fell away from it?
Absorb that for a minute. Let it marinate.
May I present for your perusal Exhibit A:
And then with Season 6 Episode 9 “No Way Out”, Glenn once again proves to be as non-perishable as a Hostess Twinkie. Surely he should have been mowed down at the breached wall outside Alexandria, surrounded by a herd of walkers that were closing in for the smorgasbord– especially by Sasha’s “spray and pray” technique of firing automatic weaponry.
With that being said, Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you Exhibit B:
I wouldn’t be exaggerating here if I said Glenn Rhee has got to be the luckiest dude in the Zombie Apocalypse. Ever.
But how long with Glenn’s luck last?
Especially with the ominous rumblings of the long-anticipated and equally dreaded arrival of Neagan this season?
I’m not saying that I want Glenn to die. Far from; I love the humanity and the sense of long-suffering hope that his character embodies on the show. However, knowing the upcoming storyline as I do (and I’m trying to be as spoiler free as I can here…) I know that there is an impending event that may very well seal his fate. And so far this season, Scott M. Gimple has been drawing directly from the source material of Robert Kirkman’s graphic novel–
–Okay. Here’s the DISCLAIMER for those not familiar with the comic book.
AHEAD THERE WILL BE MAJOR SPOILERS. MAJOR, JARRING, LIFE-CHANGING SPOILERS.
In the comic, Neagan seals Glenn’s fate. Suddenly. Violently. Mercilessly.
If Gimple does follow the storyline, it will render a blow to Steve Yuen fans everywhere. But– and we’ve seen Scott Gimple do this before– if he deviates from the source material, I dare say that the Nefarious Neagan’s prey will be none other than Daryl Dixon.
…And I hear millions of frantic females screaming in unison, right now.
Daryl RPG’ed Neagan’s biker gang. He’s lost his crossbow to Dwight. And, most importantly, he had a chance to go on a road trip with Rick in last week’s episode, “The Next World”. (Remember what I said about characters having “a moment” with Rick usually doesn’t bode well…)
More on the prediction that Daryl’s days are numbered coming soon…
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