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The Walking Dead ended season six on AMC with a huge cliffhanger that has been the subject of conversation all summer long. Will fans of the series see such a cliffhanger at the end of season seven?
Not likely.
Robert Kirkman spoke about the upcoming season of The Walking Dead and the way the fan reaction to the finale for season six shaped the plans for it. He said the following, according to Entertainment Weekly:
“Look, I think as a creative person I have to acknowledge that all responses are valid, so I definitely have to take note that there’s a seemingly significant portion of the audience that wasn’t happy with that direction, so in that respect I think everyone on The Walking Dead creative team has taken note of that, and I don’t know that I would expect a similar cliffhanger at the end of season 7.
At the same time, I know it’s just a small portion of the audience, and a lot of people actually like the mystery and are enjoying the guessing game that they’re playing over the summer so I don’t know. But you get to season 6 on a show and you try new things and sometimes they work, and sometimes they don’t, but I would hope that after enjoying six seasons of the show people would recognize that, everything that [showrunner] Scott Gimple is putting together is an effort to keep the show exciting, and engaging, and keeping everybody excited about it.”
The Walking Dead will return to AMC on October 23. Were you a fan of the season six finale of The Walking Dead? Tell us what you think.
I get real tired of the cliff hangers, so I guess I’m in the minority. I’m also not sure I’m as much of a fan. As one reviewer noted after 6’s cliff hanger, (paraphrasing, here), “Really, after six years of this and our intrepid group still isn’t smart enough to walk (drive) right into a trap? It’s not like they didn’t have lots of warning about this new guy, Negan.” That, true.
You would think they would know better by now, especially after the Governor! I don’t mind cliffhangers, I think it keeps finales more interesting and exciting, but i certainly understand the frustration.