The Season 6 finale of the American post-apocalyptic survival horror drama series “The Walking Dead” on AMC left a huge cliffhanger when Negan, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, battered one of the main characters of the show to a pulp using Lucille, his baseball bat covered with barbed wire.
Negan had asked all those that his Saviors captured from the group of Rick Grimes, played by Andrew Lincoln, from Alexandria to line up and kneel before him where he was to choose which one is to receive his punishment. Then he battered the anonymous person to a pulp with reckless abandon and most certainly killed him or her.
The biggest question is who among the key characters of “The Walking Dead” it was. The choices include Rick, Carl, Michonne, Daryl, Glenn, Maggie, Sasha, Abraham, Eugene, and Rosita.
If it is to be based on the comic books, the character who was killed by Negan from the lineup was Glenn, played by Steven Yeun, and all indications seem to indicate that it is Glenn who shall be Lucilled by Negan.
The biggest guy takes the fall
However, the latest round of rumors now indicate that it would not be Glenn who would be battered by Negan but actually Abraham, played by Michael Cudlitz.
It was actually an insider from the set of “The Walking Dead” who reportedly confirmed to a tabloid that it would be Abraham who will die at the hands of Negan and Lucille, reports Celeb Dirty Laundry.
According to the source from the set, Abraham is the biggest guy in the group so Negan taking him out sends a clear and loud message to Rick and everyone else.
During the Season 6 finale, it was shown that it was only Abraham and Carl who remained defiant to Negan while he was making his litany before he Lucilled someone. He even branded Carl as a future serial killer.
Carl is obviously hardened from all the hardships that he has been through right from the start. Although Carl is a good example for Negan to send a huge message to Rick, it seems unlikely that he will batter the teenager to a pulp.
The insider said Abraham has no fear of Negan and that the leader of the Saviors noticed it that is why he had to go via Lucille.
A hard left from the comics
The information released by the insider seems to have found a good leg to stand on when showrunner Scott Gimple recently made a promise that “The Walking Dead” Season 7 plotline would take a hard left from the comic books.
So killing Abraham might be the hard left that Gimple was referring to. As a matter of fact, the TV series has already veered off course from the comics because it was actually Abraham who had been killed by the crossbow coming from Dwight earlier in the comics.
Instead, it was Dr. Denise Cloyd, played by Merritt Wever, who died in his place during the penultimate episode of Season 6 of “The Walking Dead.” In other words, Abraham is on borrowed time so it is possible that his time will be up in front of Negan and Lucille. While it would surely disappoint show fans, it would not be as big as the disappointment that they would get if Glenn is killed.
However, there are still reports confirming or alluding that it is Glenn who got beaten to death by Negan during the Season 6 finale.