If you haven't seen the first few episodes of season six for The Walking Dead, stop reading now. Major spoilers ahead. You've been warned so continue at your own risk.
Okay, now that my spoiler warning is out of the way, let's get down to business.
Remember towards the end of episode three, right after Nicholas shot himself and his lifeless body fell onto Glenn? Yeah, I know you do. You were yelling at the TV just like I was. It was the first time in my entire life where I felt like I couldn't stop yelling at the TV. I knew, from the moment Glenn and Nicholas were trapped in that dead end alley, where the show was going. I almost screamed that if they killed off Glenn that I would stop watching the show, but I knew immediately that wasn't true so I kept that to myself.
But I digress. Nicholas fell into a mosh pit of Walkers and took Glenn with him. Way to repay Glenn's kindness. Dumb ass! After they fell, they were surrounded by a swarm of starving undead who immediately started chowing down on the meal that so easily fell into their grasp. Glenn looked up at the sky with horror on his face. He was about to be eaten and would never see his beloved Maggie again.
I sat in complete disbelief for the remainder of the show. Yes, I know Glenn died in the comic, but how could the AMC show kill him off? How? He is the only one of Rick's gang who hasn't killed anyone! Not that this fact means he should live, but it shows what a great guy he is.
Tears streamed down my face as the credits rolled. My husband scoffed at my emotional outburst but it didn't matter. Glenn was dead.
Here is a video of two guys as they react to Glenn's death. It pretty much mirrors mine, except that I was yelling a lot more than they were, and I saw what was coming long before these two did.
But something wasn't sitting right with me, though I was too upset to realize what it was immediately after the show ended. It wasn't until the next day that I realized what it was. Glenn didn't scream.
Now, I don't know about you, but I'm fairly certain that I would be screaming my head off if I was eaten alive by zombies. But there wasn't a peep out of glenn. Don't believe me? Take a look for yourself.
There is no doubt that there is anguish on Glenn's face, but there is no appearance of the pain you would expect from someone having his guts ripped out. No screaming.
The more I thought about it, the more I have become convinced that Glenn's not dead (hey, that would make a great name for a band!). Why was there a dumpster in the alley Glenn and Nicholas ended up in? It wasn't just so they could climb on top of it. It was so Glenn could climb under it and hide. It was Nicholas's body being eaten, not Glenn's.
Besides, there were clues about this. Remember when the guy who wanted to kill Rick was later bit while Rick and the Alexandrians were rounding up and relocating the walkers? Sorry, I don't remember his name. Well, he yelled like a little baby as his face was being eaten. There is no going quietly into that particular long night.
Then, earlier in episode three, Michonne lectured Heath about not knowing what it's like on the outside. She asked if he had ever been covered in blood but didn't know if it was your own or your friend's. Yes, Heath was later covered in blood from a friend who died to drive that point home, but I think it was also a subtle clue to Glenn. Glenn was first covered in Nicholas's blood when Nicholas shot himself. Then, on the ground, Glenn was soaked in blood that, I'm now convinced of, wasn't his own.
Time will tell if I'm right or not, but I feel confident that I am. Oh, there is one more reason why Glenn isn't dead. Maggie's pregnant. No, we the viewers don't yet know about her pregnancy, but Glenn and Maggie do. Don't believe me? Go back and watch the first couple of episodes for season six. Glenn is ultra protective of her and wouldn't let her on the walker roundup with him. Maggie needs Glenn by her side as she prepares for their first child.
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