![]() ![]() And there we have our set-up for why Negan of all people would team up with Maggie on her quest.Ĭohan and Dean Morgan are still exceptionally skilled at bringing life into these characters. Once again representing Negan’s soft-spot for children (fans will remember he showed quite a lot of sympathy towards Judith and Carl in the main series), Maggie agrees to put up Ginny in one of her communities, as long as Negan tags along and helps rescue Hershel. ![]() Negan is traveling with a young girl named Ginny ( Mahina Napoleon) who hasn’t uttered a word since her father was brutally killed by the Marshalls. Turns out, the man responsible for Hershel’s kidnapping was once in Negan’s Savior ranks. That’s the last thing I heard before I met you,” she quips. “That rings a bell doesn’t it? It did for me. ![]() After the situation settles, Maggie relays to Negan why she needs him, citing that when the raiders came for her son they whistled the same melody that Negan once did during that fateful line-up in the Season 6 finale. They try to violently remove her nose but an incredibly rad reveal of a knife hidden in the toe of Maggie’s boots (think “Assassin’s Creed” but out of the foot not the wrist) allows her to evade the situation, just as Negan walks into the chaos. While looking for Negan at a nearby motel, the residents accuse Maggie of being sent to snoop by one of their rivals. Lauren Cohan as Maggie Rhee – The Walking Dead: Dead City _ Season 1 – Photo Credit: Peter Kramer/AMC It’s an interesting callback and certainly emphasizes how vicious Maggie can truly get when her son is in danger. The violent imagery eerily calls back to that of Negan’s bat swinging in Season 7 of the series. With each hit that Maggie swings down, blood splatters onto her face as she continues to react in an embattled rage. After a brief tussle, Maggie brutally demolishes its face with a telescope. Maggie is forced to deal with a particularly bloaty creature (once again showcasing the always amazing practical makeup effects the series is known for). The visuals immediately evoke a different aesthetic than that of the flagship series. Strong cinematography showcases Maggie amongst the sunlit shores, alone and isolated from her son. The episode starts with a lone Maggie observing the hordes of undead shambling around Manhattan. ![]() Meanwhile, Negan happens to be a “Wanted Man” and is on the run from the “New Babylon Federation,” which is an established network of various survivor settlements overseen by Marshall Perlie Armstrong ( Gaius Charles). After a no-good group of baddies begins demanding resources monthly from one of Maggie’s communities, they take young Hershel as a collateral hostage. Negan has taken a nomad approach to life, getting into all sorts of trouble around the post-apocalyptic wasteland. Maggie continues to float between Hilltop and other adjacent communities. Set a few years after the flagship series’ strong finale, Maggie and Negan have gone their separate ways since their intensive conversation in the final episode. ” The first of many spin-offs on the horizon, “Dead City” follows Maggie ( Lauren Cohan) and Negan ( Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as they venture into a walker-infested New York City to rescue Maggie and Glenn’s son Hershel who has been kidnapped by a former-Savior. AMC’s “The Walking Dead” has crawled back out of its shallow grave following the series finale that aired back in November with “The Walking Dead: Dead City. ![]()
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