This episode was great, until the last 5 seconds and the screen went to black. The episode did have some reward. We finally got to see Jeffrey Dean Morgan portray Negan to almost perfection. But unfortunately, AMC dwindled his performance by inserting one of the laziest cliffhangers any TV show could possibly muster.
The hype for Negan started back in "Start to Finish," which contained a nice short after-credit scene. One has to ask why that was not done here, since Season Six was left unresolved and many people wanting more. This episode would have been one of the best had they shown Lucille's victim, but now it is probably going to be rated as one of the worst, all because of AMC's poor decision to try to attract more viewers.
I hope AMC will see the error in their way here. You don't spend half a season building up this character, only to leave that build up completely open ended. The end of this episode was a slap in the face to every single fan who invested their time in the show.
I give the episode a 6/10. Realistically speaking 99% was 10/10, but that ending was probably one of the worst ways to bring a season to a close.
The hype for Negan started back in "Start to Finish," which contained a nice short after-credit scene. One has to ask why that was not done here, since Season Six was left unresolved and many people wanting more. This episode would have been one of the best had they shown Lucille's victim, but now it is probably going to be rated as one of the worst, all because of AMC's poor decision to try to attract more viewers.
I hope AMC will see the error in their way here. You don't spend half a season building up this character, only to leave that build up completely open ended. The end of this episode was a slap in the face to every single fan who invested their time in the show.
I give the episode a 6/10. Realistically speaking 99% was 10/10, but that ending was probably one of the worst ways to bring a season to a close.