I don't think it's very likely that the "nice guy savior" will kill Maggie. They've been really playing up the whole "there are good people; we can't kill everyone" theme, and that dude killing Maggie would be counterproductive to what they're setting up...especially if they're trying to turn Negan into a misunderstood good guy.
The only way I can see that dude killing Maggie is if it directly works as a pretext for Negan's redemption. But even then, him killing Maggie would then justify Rick & Morgan killing those Saviors that were willing to come back to the Hilltop, which was an act that painted them as worse than certain members of the Saviors; and (should) serve as Rick's "I've gone too far, and am slowly turning into a Negan myself" moment of self-reflection.
That dude killing Maggie sends the message that they can't trust ANY of them, ESPECIALLY Negan. And if Rick is turning into a Saviors candidate, then by extension he shouldn't be trusted either. Carl's sacrifice, and his letter to Rick, would have been for nothing.
I think that if Maggie HAS to die, it'll be the person with the personal grudge. The guy that no one should trust, but no one is particularly afraid of either: Gregory. If Maggie has to die, I think it would be either Gregory, or Simon - Two prominent characters that the show isn't trying to paint in a sympathetic light.
IMO, I supremely doubt that they'll kill off the character, especially before the baby is born. I think the show would sooner replace the actress than kill the character off.
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replicant4 (219)
7 years ago
Regarding the possibility of redeeming Negan......it's certainly obvious they've been trying to slowly humanize his character the past couple seasons. And, it WOULD be very cool to see a glimpse of who he was before the ZA (like when they showed that Michonne had been a lawyer, with a family, including a young child). However....as much as I like the idea of seeing a more fleshed-out character, with glimpses of his old (pre-ZA) self, it just doesn't seem realistic that he ever fully be redeemed on the show. How could any of them possibly fully forgive or forget him bashing Glenn and Abraham's heads in? There should just NOT be any forgetting of that. And I think THAT is what still motivates Rick. Heck, Rick really can't even blame Negan for Carl's death. But what happened to Glenn especially....affected him quite a bit. Well, that....and the fact that he broke Rick down in front of everyone (including Carl)...and threatened Carl the way he did. All of that just made something in Rick "snap", and he has made a vow a few times now: He will KILL Negan.
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lennonforever (2453)
7 years ago
I agree that Negan just cannot be redeemed. But, I suppose TIIC will just gloss over the Lucille bashings, and pretend they didn't happen. They don't care about the audience. They play with us all the time, with no regard. They think we'll soon forget about his machinations. There is rumor that it will be the Negan and Daryl show going forward after Andy leaves. The idiots network has to get the most out of their investment in JDM. I'm sure some people will watch , not me.
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winslow (1318)
7 years ago
Rosita and Maggie won't give him a pass. Rosita brought it up in tonight's episode when she confronted Eugene. Rick might decide to keep him alive, but he and pretty much everyone else know Negan is not to be trusted. So they don't kill him, but they can't turn him loose either. Same dilemma they had at the Hilltop. I think they are setting up for this to be a source of conflict next season because there are several years of peace and rebuilding between the end of the war and the Whisperers arc (assuming they do the Whisperers on the show). Can't have a show like this without conflicts, and if there aren't outside enemies, the conflicts would have to be internal.
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lennonforever (2453)
7 years ago
I'm not sure if you read the comics, (I do), and regarding Negan , if you want to know [spoiler]Rick imprisons him for two years. During that time, Carl , alive in the comics, develops a rather mentor/mentee? relationship with him. Negan escapes, eventually, and then after a while, helps Rick and Co. fight the Whisperers.[/spoiler]
I belong to The Spoiling Dead Fans website, and it is spumored that The Whisperers may appear not on TWD, but Fear. In any case, when Andrew Lincoln decides to leave the show, I'm done with TWD. I don't care after that.
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winslow (1318)
7 years ago
During that time, Rick never fully trusts Negan, even though Negan does everything he can to try and win that trust. The only times Rick or Dwight even give him a chance was when they were in situations where they thought they were all gonna die anyway. If they go there on the show, [spoiler]Maggie and Dwight won't know for a while Rick kept Negan alive. And Maggie executes Gregory, so they are becoming 2 different types of leaders. When she finds out about Negan, it will cause a big problem for a while[/spoiler] That's the kind of stuff I'd guess they will play up during season 9
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winslow (1318)
7 years ago
Of course, what happens to Negan after the Whisperers, there is a little bit of trust involved with that, and a lot of pork and beans.
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