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Im going rant a bit more on the subject. Spoilers.
Spoiler...
Im going to work on the assumption that the dual death is true..
Even if they were to do this, i still would not have much trust in the writing staff or production. Not just because they've made some of the dumbest decisions and worst production moves anyone could ever make with a tv show. These mistakes were made and made intentionally and we the viewer cannot forget how bad the past couple seasons have been. I dont want to focus too much on this although its a damn good thing to focus on, but its just something we have to keep in mind because it sets a basis and a tone and it works with all the rumors we've been hearing.
Some might be saying "Well if they kill Abraham and Glenn, then you can stop complaining. You're getting what you want and the show returning to creating an unsafe atmosphere for everyone and not just side characters that no one cares about".
Im going to contest this notion.
Early on we heard that it was Abraham that was going to bite the dust. I believe this rumor to be true and IMO the pictures back this up. I think this was the original intention and original script. I dont think they wanted to kill Glenn because they have decided to keep popular characters safe instead of creating a good story and maintain what the show was originally about. Turning it into basic cable slop that i poop on.
What changed?
Roles actors took. Specifically Glenn.
During production of the sixth season the actor who plays Glenn signed on to two new movies and a different tv show. All rumors around this say that these are conflicting schedules and he himself is the producer or director for, i forget.... maybe both. So this is potentially a piece of creative work for him, something that could or would be more meaningful than TWD and something he would take on over TWD.
While a lot of what im working with is rumor, we do know the actor who plays Glenn took these roles on and that they are conflicting in schedule w/TWD.
Coming around full circle you may be asking what this has to do with my faith in TWD writers and why i feel this does not mean they have been set on a proper path for storytelling this world.
Well its actually pretty simple.
If all of this is true, then they would have written it the way we have come to expect. By overemphasizing a side characters death and pretending that its a main character or one of the few left from seasons 1 or 2.
Basically they would have replaced Glenn with Abraham. But by chance Glenn has taken on other roles and basically had to bow out of the show.
This was not a choice of the writers.
The choice was made for them.
This would not be creative writing or them attempting to give the viewers that unsafe feeling again. Which btw, is absolutely critical with Negan.
..... a playoff basketball game is on right now and ive ranted enough. I think i got my point across though.