It doesn't make any sense that Rick would later concentrate his focus on killing Negan when he had all the opportunity in the world to kill him before then. It also doesn't make sense that Negan and his lieutenants would expose themselves so blatantly to a group of people that want their heads.
There he is; shoot him! What did they hope to learn by letting him speak?
Now, we all know that they're not going to kill Negan off right then and there, but it's insulting to write the scene the way that it was written. If I was writing the scene, I know that if I wanted Negan and his troops to expose themselves - to have a "my dick is bigger than yours" speech - , my first instinct would tell me that they're going to get shot, and at least two or three of them are going to die. Too many guns are simply pointed in their direction, and I refuse to believe that they're all terrible shots.
If I had written the scene, I would have used a speaker system to relay Negan's message - You can't shoot what you can't see. If you're going to expose anyone, Gregory makes sense, and I would have had him shot after he presented his ultimatum - What good is his scare tactic if he's dead, and you already have a better person to take on the role? He already sold out the community to the Saviors, and wouldn't have had a friend in the world if he managed to escape alive.
Basically, Gregory's usefulness to anybody has expired, and he was obviously kept alive to create another "dramatic" scene in the future. If it were up to me, there's no way Gregory would have survived the scene, and I would have used some other character to create whatever future drama Gregory "had" to implement. I simply can't logically see Gregory returning to the Hilltop and creating any kind of believable drama before he's either shot, constrained, or exiled. The Hilltop had already collectively agreed to their course of action, and it won't be long before Jesus and Maggie show up to out him.
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exatera (3949)
7 years ago
Well, Rick and his group are supposed to be "noble", they can't just kill people without first giving them a chance at redemption. Supposedly.
And you are right, Gregory would be a persona non grata now at any of these communities, not even just the Hilltop.
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LennyNero (474)
7 years ago
Noble is fine...if you're dealing with someone other than Negan. The situation isn't unlike what happened with Gareth - Now that we know what he's all about, we gotta put him down before he victimizes others.
It was clear in the dialogue exchange between Negan and Rick that Rick does not harbor any intentions of keeping Negan alive. If the dialogue is to be believed, what Negan says doesn't make a difference. Realistically, Negan would have been shot, and the rest would have been given their ultimatum afterwards.
As it is, we practically have two men that don't REALLY want to kill each other, and would rather troll each other at the expense of anyone under their leadership. It makes me wonder if Rick would have been angered if anyone else from his group took the initiative and shot him dead. This is Robot Chicken material. The scene is so unbelievable that you'd think he missed on purpose, and everyone in his group was cool with it. Hehe...I know that if I had been there, I would have been like "dude, did you miss on purpose?...aren't you a cop?"
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winslow (1318)
7 years ago
Yes, Rick would be mad if someone else shot Negan and they really don't want to kill each other.
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