Morgan makes a vow not to kill (Photo : Screenshot from AMC's The Walking Dead)
As expected from the fourth episode on the sixth season of AMC's The Walking Dead, the entire hour focused on Lennie James' character Morgan, how he got to where he is from where he began, how he became so good at, apparently Aikido, and everything about his vow not to kill.
More importantly, no Glenn, just as expected.
We can even take it so far as to expect Steven Yeun's name being scratched from the opening credits, which I'm sure everyone was watching out for -- and true to script, no Steven Yeun in the opening credits.
As fans continue to guess what happened to everyone's favorite pizza delivery boy, the cast who are currently filming the remainder of the season in Atlanta have been trying their best to hide Yeun by crowding him and forcing him to cover up like Kardashians trying to evade paparazzi.
It's a tough predicament, one that I'm sure the writers and producers have thought out very carefully. I guess we'll get our answers in time, right now though, we should just enjoy the ride.
The Walking Dead has just been renewed for a seventh season, and is currently the most popular show on television right now without a shadow of doubt -- regardless of whether or not Glenn is alive and kicking.
If in fact he is dead, then someone else will have to take his place when big bad Negan whips out Lucille. Could be Daryl perhaps? The showrunners are so cruel.
But with producers going out of their way to omit Yeun's name in the credits to force people to believe he's actually joined the land of the undead.
Which brings us to Morgan -- what a character. This episode wasn't as fast-paced or action-packed as the three before it, but it was just as compelling. Morgan's back story added tons of light into the psyche of one of this world's biggest badasses.
While early on in the episode it showed a Morgan that was in a downward spiral, who maybe wouldn't have lasted for very long, his renewed lease on life has kept him going strong. His newfound compassion for humanity is refreshing, but it will probably spell his downfall.
While the last episode ended with Morgan 'killing' someone, turns out, he kept the 'Wolf' alive after all. As Morgan regales his story to the subdued young wolf, he has every intent of trying to inspire and turn the tide. However, this guy just isn't budging and is truly deranged.
'Everything has a return' is one of the catchphrases of Here's Not Here, and I have a feeling this means we'll either get to see Morgan go back on his vow not to kill and finally HAVE to kill someone given a certain situation or he'll end up biting the dust. We shall see.
Next episode looks to be focused on the events after the raid on Alexandria. Maybe we'll get some answers then, hopefully before the midseason finale. As for Steven Yeun, well everyone deserves a break, doesn't mean they're dead.
