The Walking Dead’s Negan hasn’t all the time made the best selections; for example, there was the time he dominated as a bloodthirsty, post-apocalyptic tyrant and murdered dozens of individuals. Since then, although, he’s been making an attempt to turn into a greater particular person… emphasis on the phrase making an attempt, as final night time’s season 11 premiere confirmed. Still, actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan doesn’t suppose you must have been shocked.

Here’s the set-up: Maggie leads a gaggle of individuals via the DC Metro subway system in hopes of reaching her previous, deserted settlement Meridian and its shops of meals. Surprisingly, she brings Negan, the detested killer of her husband Glenn, on the journey. Negan’s been making an attempt to reform himself since then, efficiently for essentially the most half, however Maggie won’t ever forgive or overlook. So tensions run excessive till Negan forces a confrontation, the place he accuses her of bringing him on this mission to die (even when she has to kill him herself), whereas she rebuts that’s she’s all the time interested by killing Negan and is a hair away from capturing him at any level however manages to cease herself.

Eventually, a horde of zombies chase the group on high of a subway automobile, however they seize Maggie whereas she’s making an attempt to climb the ladder to the roof. Negan, safely on high of the prepare, seems down on her—then chooses to show away quite than assist her.

It’s a dick transfer for a man who the present has been making an attempt to redeem for some time, and a big step again for the character. Still, Morgan doesn’t suppose folks must be shocked Negan refuses to assist the girl who’s made it abundantly clear how a lot she hates him. As the actor informed TV Line when requested if this implies Negan’s a villain once more:

“The audience will take it as they will. There are Negan fans who will understand that move, and there are people who hate Negan who will see it and say, ‘He’s the same old guy.’ For me, it’s about survival. This is a person that wants him dead. But he’s not going to go out and bash her head in, because he’s also in a precarious place with everyone else. So this was kind of an opportunity that arises, and he makes a decision.”

To be truthful, it’s a really human resolution, and a really Walking Dead resolution. Morgan additionally thinks Negan weighed the scales and made a really aware resolution: “If she makes it, she makes it; if she doesn’t, she doesn’t. He knows there’s going to be repercussions if she makes her way out of it. He’s prepared to deal with them.”

Understandable or not, it’s nonetheless a bit irritating on a story stage since this may have helped the characters’ long-running battle simmer down somewhat. Instead, Maggie will inevitably survive, and everybody within the group will hate and distrust Negan much more than all of them nonetheless do. It’s simply getting repetitive to look at.

Honestly, I wouldn’t put it previous the present to have Morgan lie for the sake of the twist, and for this coming episode to start with Negan instantly returning to Maggie with one thing to assist knock away the zombies holding her or pull her up. Again, the present that did this would lie about something. Like Maggie, I by no means forgive or overlook.

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