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The Walking Dead Season Premiere is less than a week away, and that means we finally get to discover who the evil Negan killed. Many of you love this show because of its amazing discussions about morality, leadership, and good vs. evil. Season 6 left us all hanging, wondering if our group of survivors did the right thing, and which one of them was brutally murdered by the notorious Negan.
So we’re going to have a little contest for our The Gospel According to The Walking Dead blog subscribers in the comments below to see how many of you can guess who died. And you are going to love the prizes… because literally EVERYONE who guesses correctly wins!
But first… our favorite The Gospel According to the Walking Dead author Thom McKee Jr. shares his two cents about cliffhangers and bold predictions…
Cliffhangers and Bold Predictions on the Walking Dead!
by Thomas McKee Jr.
Let me just say this first… I love cliffhangers. I know that not everyone agrees with me here, but I just love being forced to wait to find out what happens to my favorite characters on a show or a movie. The first cliffhanger that I vividly remember happened just before the summer of 1980. Yes, that was the summer of “Who shot J.R.” on the T.V. show Dallas, but that is not the cliffhanger I have implanted into my “Memory Hall of Fame.” My life was forever changed at the Century Theatres on Arden Way in Sacramento when I found out that Darth Vader was Luke’s father. And if that wasn’t enough of a shock, Vader proceeded to cut off Luke’s hand and leave him for dead hanging from a weather vane beneath Cloud City. To make matters worse, Han Solo was frozen in carbonite and loaded onto Slave One to be flown back to Tatooine. When I walked out of that theater, I knew that I was going to have to wait three years to find out what happened to these beloved characters… and I loved it! This meant that for three years I was going to get to guess, opine and argue about the fate of our heroes with all of my friends and family.
Those were the days! But no matter how much I debated with my friends about it, I would never be able to predict that the resolution of the next film would be a battle between Stormtroopers and a bunch of teddy bears.
This was where I learned a valuable lesson about being a geek – the real fun really comes in the talking about films, comics and television – almost more (at times) than actually watching the resolution.
In the age of binge watching and Internet leaks, cliffhangers have become almost extinct. Yes, they still do exist, but they are so much work for filmmakers because of the Internet. George Lucas himself would be one of the first pioneers in spoiler reduction by hiring actual CIA personnel to help him effectively hide the secrets of the prequels in the late 1990s. But with “on set” spies and script leaks, the Internet has made it almost impossible to keep a cliffhanger from being spoiled.
That is why this cliffhanger at the end of season 6 of The Walking Dead is so amazing. It actually has almost brought me back to some of the same feelings I had during that summer of 1980. And the showrunners at TWD have done an amazing job of keeping this one under wraps.
At the end of the last episode of season six, we all cringed as we watched the evil Negan kill one of our heroes… without letting us know which one of them was dead. All we know is that one of our main characters is gone, but we just don’t know which one. And this has become one of the greatest cliffhangers of our day.
Scott Gimple, executive producer of TWD, has taken extreme measures to try and hide the answer to this question. I understand that he has even hired doubles of the missing actors from season seven just to throw off internet spies. I also understand that there is a threat of being fired looming over anyone who leaks the information. If an actor does it, they will certainly be the next character to be killed off of the show. Even crew members have been threatened with the age old Hollywood trope, “If you leak this you will never work in this town again.”
But, I have still tried my best to not read anything on the internet this summer that has anything “spoilerish” about it. I have also spent a lot of time discussing this with my friends, which made for a really fun summer. The great part is that we are nearing the end of our bittersweet wait, and we will finally will find out who was killed by the evil Negan next Sunday night (October 23rd). Any way you look at it, it is going to be a must-watch-television night, and I am very excited about finding out what happens next.
Here at The Gospel According to The Walking Dead, we only have one more week to discuss our theories as to what is going to happen. And we want to hear from you!
Who do you think is going to meet their untimely end? What are your theories as to what is going to happen?
- Is Glenn going to face the same ending that he experiences in the comic?
- Is Abraham the one who would “take it like a champ”? In the comic, he is already dead at this point in time.
- Could it be Maggie and the baby? That would be an almost unbearable “two for one.”
- Maybe this is the time that one of our most popular characters like Daryl, Michonne or Rick is going to bite it. Game of Thrones certainly has taught today’s viewers that you can kill fan favorites without affecting the ratings.
- Could it be Eugene? And if it is Eugene, how will they make the new ammunition?
- Don’t forget Carl, Rosita, Sasha or Aaron. And don’t count out the possibility that maybe even more than one of them could die. That would be one of the most talked about resolutions of all time.
So who is it? We want to hear from you in the comments below.
CONTEST RULES:
- THE U.S. RULE: Sadly, this is only for those in the U.S. People outside of the U.S. can definitely cast their votes (we’d still love to hear your opinion), but international shipping costs kill us. And since we are giving away prizes to literally EVERYONE who guesses correctly… this is just for the U.S. (So sorry, truly!)
- SUBSCRIBERS: This contest is only for The Gospel According to the Walking Dead subscribers. No worries if you aren’t yet…. you can subscribe right now for free. Just click on the SUBSCRIBE link on the right side of the blog!
- ONLY ONE GUESS: Each person only gets to guess one person in the comments below. Even if you think multiple people are going to die– if you guess more than one character or your guess is even unclear… sorry. Your guess doesn’t count.
- REASONING: We’d love to hear your reasoning, but DON’T post any spoilers that are outside of the show’s content as a reason (Like don’t say, “I saw Andrew Lincoln interviewed and he hinted…” or “I live in Atlanta, and I ran into…”). But please feel free to post these spoilers in our next post when the contest is over on the day of the premiere!
- NAME AND CITY: You must state your name and the U.S. city you live in in your comment below for your guess to qualify.
- SATURDAY NIGHT: All entries must be submitted by Saturday, October 22nd, by midnight California time.
PRIZES:
- First Place: A Louiseville Slugger Baseball Bat
- Second Place: A box of Kleenex, so you can mourn the loss of the victim.
- EVERY OTHER PERSON WHO GUESSES CORRECTLY: A copy of Jonathan’s Hit Book, The Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide for Teenagers. Yes… everyone who guesses correctly gets a copy. (Thanks to Jonathan and the publisher, The Youth Cartel)
So who is it?
On Sunday October 23rd, Thom and I will post our predictions when the contest is closed (we wouldn’t want to sway anyone with our remarkable insights and almost prophetic analyses of The Walking Dead!) Then, all of America will be watching the show on Sunday night, and Thom’s episode discussion will post late Monday as usual.
I am looking forward to reading all of your theories this week. Good luck predicting one of the greatest cliffhangers of our day!
CONTEST RESULTS: Congratulations to Tracie Smith, who not only was the first person to guess over all, but the first Abraham guess! You win the grand prize.
Congrats to David Logan for taking second place! Excellent.
And to the rest of you who guessed Abraham as your one guess- each and every one of you won a copy of The Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide for Teenagers. I’ll contact each one of you this week to get your mailing addresses and mail you those prizes! Thanks for participating!
Jonathan McKee
Jonathan McKee is the author of over twenty books including the brand new The Guy's Guide to FOUR BATTLES Every Young Man Must Face; The Teen’s Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices; If I Had a Parenting Do Over; and the Amazon Best Seller - The Guy's Guide to God, Girls and the Phone in Your Pocket. He speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for youth workers on TheSource4YM.com. Jonathan, his wife Lori, and their three kids live in California.
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Tracie Smith
October 18, 2016 at 7:01 amMy guess is Abraham. My name is Tracie Smith. Sugar land, Texas is where I reside.
Jonathan McKee
October 18, 2016 at 12:59 pmFirst Abraham guess (of many). We’ll see if you’re right! (If you are, I’ll be giving a LOT of books away!)
Chris Price
October 18, 2016 at 7:09 amI think multiple deaths occur, Glenn and Abraham. My name is Chris Price and I live in Jemison, AL
Jonathan McKee
October 18, 2016 at 7:24 amDon’t forget the rules (see above)… even if you think multiple people die, you only can guess one person.
Chris Price
October 24, 2016 at 9:51 amI didn’t notice that in the rules, but understand that my guess does disqualify me. However, I will point out that it was correct ;). Although, it did break my heart to lose them both.
Chris Price
October 24, 2016 at 10:00 amAlso, it didn’t happen as I thought it would. I expected him to go after Glenn, then Abraham get killed defending him. It’s fine that I don’t get a copy of the Survival Guide. I already bought a copy when it first came out and used it to lead a youth small group study. Fantastic book with stories that hold your attention while teaching great lessons.
Jonathan McKee
October 24, 2016 at 5:22 pmThanks Chris… I’m glad you like the book. And congrats for guessing right… not just one… but both! Good job… even though you don’t officially win. You took it like a champ! (too soon??)
Chris
October 24, 2016 at 8:03 pmIt must not be too soon because it made me laugh
David Logan
October 18, 2016 at 7:35 amI’m thinking Abraham as well. David Logan…Bogata, TX
Darcy
October 18, 2016 at 7:35 amI think Negan will view Abraham as most important to Rick (ie: strongest…must be his right hand man) and therefore Abraham will be the one that meets Lucille first. Negan needs to make statement of his power to the group, so he wouldn’t choose Daryl (because he’s seriously wounded) or Glen (Negan would misjudge him as weak) or any of the women (that really wouldn’t impress anyone if he beat a woman). That leaves Eugene (who doesn’t give a good strong first impression to anyone) and Aaron.
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Tim Medley
October 18, 2016 at 7:39 amI think in will be Abraham. Tim Medley from Childress, TX
Jerrod Covert
October 18, 2016 at 7:43 amAbraham dies. I think more die but my name is Jerrod from Lebanon OH
Julie Dennis
October 18, 2016 at 8:04 amCould it be Aaron?
Jonathan McKee
October 18, 2016 at 1:01 pmFirst Aaron guess. We’ll see.
Rashida Willis
October 18, 2016 at 8:26 amI can’t bring myself to type the words of who I truly think it is because I am going to lose my marbles if it’s him so I will just go with Abraham!
Rashida Willis from West Chester, OH
Jonathan McKee
October 18, 2016 at 8:54 amI agree with your “I can’t bring myself to type the words…” …this is so sad losing someone!
Caleb Brandt
October 18, 2016 at 8:29 amI think that it is Glenn who gets killed. I think that his death will cause the biggest impact. He will leave behind a wife and child and his death would result in the loss of the groups moral compass. I am from Nixa, Missouri.
Jonathan McKee
October 18, 2016 at 8:56 amBold… predicting Glenn, knowing that it is Glenn who indeed is the one who dies in the comics. So many people feel that it CAN’T be Glenn since he dies in the comics (and the show definitely goes a different route), but wouldn’t it be interesting if it was indeed Glenn!!! (and you being the first one to choose him!)
Gene Hubbard
October 18, 2016 at 8:48 amI am (sadly) predicting Glen to get the Bat, after all, we all felt cheated when he came back from the dead last season so maybe this is atonement. -Gene from Bend Oregon
Scott Stentz
October 18, 2016 at 8:48 amBy “outside of the show’s content,” does that mean we CAN present information that includes the previews that were recently shown?
Jonathan McKee
October 18, 2016 at 8:53 amYou can definitely use that as consideration… but for now, keep that stuff on the hush as to not lead others by your comments. Then chime in on Sunday with ALL your reasoning when my brother and I post ours. 🙂
Sally Schuster
October 18, 2016 at 9:12 amI think Daryl will be one of them killed, although I think more will be. He’s not one to follow others easily and won’t be scared into following others. He’s also become so loved by the others once he opened up to them. I think Negan will do it because he wouldn’t be a follower and it would crush the others (they’ll be crushed no matter what, but more so with him). Sally from Maplewood, MN.
Jonathan McKee
October 18, 2016 at 9:27 amFirst Daryl prediction! Please don’t let it be true!!!
Scott Stentz
October 18, 2016 at 10:01 amI going to swing for it (pun intended) against popular belief and predict Maggie will get the bat. Then, perhaps, Glenn gets so overwhelmed that he attempts to rush them and gets killed as well! What an opener! But, Maggie is my answer. Scott Stentz, Athens, TX
Jonathan McKee
October 18, 2016 at 1:03 pmFirst Maggie prediction. That would be an interesting twist from the comics. In the comics Glenn gets it, and Maggie rises up as a leader of the Hilltop. Wow. I hope neither of them get killed. They both are such great characters!
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October 18, 2016 at 10:06 amI’m going out on a limb and saying Maggie. She’s been Rick’s “Right Hand Man (person)” for their dealings with Hilltop and clearly means a lot to the group if they’re willing to risk so much to get her help. What could be more heartless and brutal than killing Maggie and the baby? Glen will either interfere and join her or go completely unhinged for the rest of the season.
Also, we’ve seen what having a baby during the apocalypse looks like with Judith so we don’t need another infant in the story (sorry if that sounds mean). Sadly I think that even if it’s not Maggie, the baby won’t make it.
Adam – Billings, MT
Ryan Crittenden
October 18, 2016 at 5:28 pmI could almost see Maggie too… Maybe he actually kills 3?
dan manns
October 18, 2016 at 10:28 amEugene. He’s toast.
Dan Manns, Buffalo, NY
Jonathan McKee
October 18, 2016 at 1:07 pmOh no. Not Eugene! He’s the comic relief! First Eugene guess, by the way. (And I noticed that you actually predicted Eugene in the comments earlier in the year before the contest was even underway!)
Jared Guinn
October 18, 2016 at 11:51 amGo Big or Go Home…Glenn RIP! Jared Guinn from Searcy, AR.
jeff smith
October 18, 2016 at 11:53 amAbraham – He’s already dead in the comics. He could be seen as the biggest threat.
Jeff Smith; Wilson, NC
Eric Smith
October 18, 2016 at 12:54 pmI think Abraham. He had had a death wish for a while on the show, and had just come to a point where he was feeling a desire to live for something again. So, it would have the upside of the punch in the gut, without the downside of taking out one of the original Atlanta crew. Eric Smith from Hatfield, PA
Daniel Krulan
October 18, 2016 at 2:52 pmJonathan, I believe it’s Michonne. Now that she and Rick are together what else could cause him so much pain.
Lake Hiawatha, NJ
Jonathan McKee
October 18, 2016 at 5:59 pmFirst Michonne guess. That would be an interesting turn- painful to Rick and Carl especially. And a huge turn from the comics as well. Interesting.
Lane Morikawa
October 18, 2016 at 4:30 pmI think Michonne will die. Everyone who falls in love with Rick dies! Gotta make room for a new lover with our hero ….
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Ryan Crittenden
October 18, 2016 at 5:27 pmAbraham. Ryan Crittenden, Missoula, MT.
Ryan Crittenden
October 18, 2016 at 5:30 pmI do think that multiple people are going to die some how or another. But Abe is first one to go.
Bryan Shelley
October 19, 2016 at 9:34 amI’m going Maggie. It’s the biggest emotional blow to the team and the fans. If they were sticking to comic story, i don’t think they have it as a cliff hanger during the offseason. Abe would be too predictable. It’s not Rick, Carl, or Daryl because they just wouldn’t do that (i hope!) And it would be too easy to kill Michonne or Eugene or the other characters, bc they would be easy to get over. But with all the build up to Negan… Maggie’s death makes the most sense. Although it will still be terrible! That’s my prediction… Maggie. Bryan Shelley. Elkhart, IN.
Larry
October 19, 2016 at 11:29 amLarry Hunt in Chatham, VA.
I think it’s Glenn.
Bill Newmyer
October 20, 2016 at 6:59 amGoing to guess Abraham. Bill Newmyer from SC.
Teer Hardy
October 20, 2016 at 7:40 amTeer in Chesapeake, VA
Negan kills Abraham and then kills Glen.
Jonathan McKee
October 20, 2016 at 9:48 amYou might want to peek at the contest rules…
Todd
October 20, 2016 at 8:15 amI’m a purest…so I believe it’s Glenn.
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October 20, 2016 at 8:17 amI think it will be Maggie
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October 20, 2016 at 12:12 pmI think it will be Abraham. He rose to meet the bat when Negan pointed it at him and the writers made it a point to have him and Eugene make amends with one another.
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Angela Robertson
October 21, 2016 at 2:06 pmMy guess is Abraham. Angela Robertson from Greenwood, SC
Courtney Robertson
October 21, 2016 at 2:09 pmI’m guessing Glenn. My name is Courtney Robertson and live in Greenwood, SC.
Brent Robertson
October 21, 2016 at 2:14 pmMaggie–Guess from Brent Robertson…Greenwood, SC
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October 21, 2016 at 7:01 pmOur family thinks it is Abraham. This is the Barden family in Carrollton GA.
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October 22, 2016 at 4:19 amDarryl. Tim Knetl from Goliad Texas
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October 22, 2016 at 8:18 pmI am going to guess Abraham. Mark Rogers from White Oak Tx
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