23:17 i don’t know if you missed it, but look at that snot bubble 😭 andrew lincolns acting is PHENOMINAL, he should’ve won an emmy just for that scene alone.
I love how quickly he has picked up on Negans intellect. Hes not insane, or rash or dumb, he is very VERY calculated and knows exactly what he's doing.
This episode is a masterpiece, a spectacle, they built everything in the final episode of the sixth season to only deliver it in this first episode, truly an incredible show, The Walking Dead is sensational
its actually a very appropriate emotional reaction going through all the anger the sadness and then the fear i felt the same way and yes i also still had that small lingering feeling of revenge i think negan is a brilliantly written character joking around while killing someone making a spectiical out of the whole thing therefore making the people afraid of him because they can't read his actual(human) emotions that way this already shows that he is smarter than the governor
One of the things that writers and producers talked about before this episode was wanting to traumatize watchers. They had a trauma therapist help create it. They wanted the viewers to be haunted by things like the quietness in the air while their skulls cracked and brains splattered. They wanted us to be afraid, like Rick was when he was forced to cut off Carl’s arm. For us to feel as violated as everyone else was while watching their loved one be brutally murdered as a man laughs and jokes about it the whole time. A big part of this show for a long time was people speculating what they would do in these survival situations, how they would respond to certain things. But when you live it yourself and experience that trauma firsthand, it’s 100% different. You never know how you’d react until you go through it. And it changes your perspective. That was the goal of the creators. For viewers to understand that. A LOT of people stopped watching after this. Some just couldn’t take the trauma. Some were just pissed. Some were traumatized but stuck with it. It takes a special kind of person to survive. It takes a special kind of person to endure this and continue watching. As much as it fucking sucked. It was a beautifully written episode.
We were all there with you buddy 😭. We cried like a baby, broke our tv, cursed to high heaven, puked our guts out, put Negan at the very top of our list and some of us never went back to finish the show after this episode. Cry Dan. Let it all out. Rage if you have to. Beat the crap out of your pillow lol. We're here for you ❤
I was one of those that stopped watching after this episode. I shut the TV off and curled into a ball and cried. I haven't watched past this episode since... but I'm going to go on this ride with him
if u remember at the CDC back in s1, when the building was about to explode, Jenner had a conversation with Rick. Rick said "Im grateful"...Jenners response was "the day will come when you wont be" and the day is now.
24:32 Great analysis man, you really understand what this show wants you to feel. My experience was totally different since I had expectations from the source material, but I wish I could have watched it this way too. Hope you’re doing alright, you really went through it with this one!
I'm so glad you grasped the goal of this episode. A lot of people quit after this one because they didn't like what happened... which was exactly the point. It's an incredibly tough watch because this informs so much story moving forward. It needed to be unrelenting to make this story work and for it to actually have a purpose and gravity with the audience. This is a near perfect episode for how it changes the game.
This is easily the episode that is either make or break for a lot of people, it was a major shift in a lot of things we are used to. as shocking, sad and pissed off we all felt, its some amazing story telling.
I became a member yesterday because I knew this episode was coming and I didn't wanna wait for it. Worth it.... You're reaction was my reaction, Dan. It's definitely a tough one. I was staying with my mom when it first aired, she came to tell me dinner was ready in the middle of it, saw my face, and asked me if I was okay. All I could say was "NOOOO!! 😭😭😤🤬" 😂😂😂
OMG! No dinner would've helped comfort that... your poor Mum probably worked so hard making it 😂. I went and ranted to my Mum.. she just nodded in disbelief I think at my level of frustration XD
Ive seen this so many time and honestly it never gets easier. The brutality is so intense but its worth it to see it through. The hardest part of this for me is how badly Negan broke Rick and completely dominated him and the group, that was very unnerving.
I cried so hard during the brutal death of Abraham and Glenn. I was absolutely heartbroken. I never thought a t.v. show could affect me so much as this show has. This episode hurt so much.
The way Negan is able to control Rick and anyone else he wants to manipulate is crazy. He changed Rick’s whole facial expression from anger to pure thankfulness. Wild.
I had predicted it was Abraham to but I never expected Glenn as well! It was truly shocking and heartbreaking and graphic! Poor Maggie! 😩 I really love that the only one she really listened to through her grief was Carl, he was so brave in this episode to! Seeing Rick so broken to! 💔😩 I’ve watched probably over 100 reactions to this episode and yours was one of the best! Just the disbelief and then anger 😡 Amazing reaction as usual, hope you’ve processed it ok! RIP Abraham & Glenn 😢 And give us our Daryl back!!!
Kinda funny story actually... I was considering showing the show to my younger brother. I had asked my Mum and she'd kinda not given me a straight answer. I now know why she was reserving her true thoughts, as she'd seen this before. UGHHH I can't get over how horrible it was. RIP Abraham and Glenn... no one deserves to go out that way....
wow. just wow. just joined as a member and caught with everything mannnn this episode still gets me, just like i watched it for the first time again...
Controversial opinion maybe, but Negans entrance and this whole episode is the greatest villain intro of all time. I have never been as shocked, hopeless and terrified about an introduction to a villain before than i felt the first time watching this episode! Also, rememeber, the vast majority of people watching this as it aired had to wait about 9 months or so to find out who negan killed!
Havent fully finished the react yet, but I wanted to point out that the actor wanted this death scene! Sucks for our characters but it's neat for the actor. Also, maybe unpopular opinion, but I love this episode. The acting from everyone is insane. It's easy to forget it's a show.
abraham giving sasha their peace out ✌🏼 sign started my sobbing before anyone even got hit. it was expected that abraham would be targeted. he was prepared. you want to make a statement to another group, you take out the strongest in their crew. glenn, however, was just a spiteful death.
There was no spite in Glen’s death. They broke the rules and he had to follow through or his power would be threatened. It was a logical choice given his position.
I have survived intense trauma and so when I first watched this episode, I dissociated from my emotions completely. And I went into shock. Like I used to when bad things happened to me. I think the fact that it takes so long to process and causes viewers to become numb speaks volumes as to how good the writing is. That is a real reaction.
Watching again. Yea I felt physically ill watching this episode. And I’m a horror fan. But this was all too much. Very dark and eerie. I guess that says how good these actors are.
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I wanted soooo badly to warn you! I worried Glenn's death would break you. I am glad to see you have taken it all in stride. I thought this should have been the season finale, because a lot of people thought it was a good time to take a break, regroup and come back fresh. And a lot just didn't come back the next week or ever.. IMO, the way they handled it was overkill.... Remember in Doctor Who, the behind the scenes footage of David Tennant's four takes of his final words? David said he thought if they showed the Doctor completely breaking down, it stops the viewers from breaking down? That is how I felt here. It was overkill. And I just thought it was gross after a while. It took me out of the story.
I know you posted this a long time ago but I just started going on the rewatch with you. I watched this show as it aired, I stopped watching after this episode, it was just too hard. I was so upset. I didn’t finish the show until it was completely finished and decided it was time to watch it end. Aside from how awful it is though it is an extremely well done episode. The acting is incredible and Negan really has the best villain introduction ever. I cried again today and I can’t wait to see you react to the rest of the show
This was where I bailed on the show. It was never as well written as season one but when that Scott Gimple d-bag went on The Talking Dead and laughed about how upset the fans were by this episode… that was it for me. At this point sadly the writers (under Gimple) weren’t following character development and human stories etc anymore. They were just going for cheap shocks, slow reveals taunting the fans, and in your face gory deaths of beloved characters. That’s why all the characters we knew and loved started doing things that made no sense for their characters in season three. Worst episode imo. 😢
glenn was the last morale compass of the group. he was a product of hershel and dale. they woulda been proud of him.
Ughh you're making me tear up 😓 - I'm going to miss him so damn much...
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23:17 i don’t know if you missed it, but look at that snot bubble 😭 andrew lincolns acting is PHENOMINAL, he should’ve won an emmy just for that scene alone.
Another moment that will make you tear up, before Abraham dies if you look closely you can see him holding up a peace sign directed towards Sasha 😢
I love how quickly he has picked up on Negans intellect. Hes not insane, or rash or dumb, he is very VERY calculated and knows exactly what he's doing.
This episode is a masterpiece, a spectacle, they built everything in the final episode of the sixth season to only deliver it in this first episode, truly an incredible show, The Walking Dead is sensational
my dad was a heroin addict and i was 9 when i found it out. 2010, glenn was my first comfort character. so this episode hit deep.
I'm so sorry you had to go through that... 😮💨 - I hope you've found some more comfort characters!
@@DanReadd thank u man, tbh i’m in detox rn trying to get off oxys and xanax. rosita and maggie became my comfort characters
@@retchylosweataI bet that helped in the future
@@retchylosweatabro you became a drug addict yourself sad to see 😢 I’m blessed
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Andrew Lincoln is a phenomenal actor!
its actually a very appropriate emotional reaction going through all the anger the sadness and then the fear i felt the same way and yes i also still had that small lingering feeling of revenge
i think negan is a brilliantly written character joking around while killing someone making a spectiical out of the whole thing
therefore making the people afraid of him because they can't read his actual(human) emotions that way this already shows that he is smarter than the governor
One of the things that writers and producers talked about before this episode was wanting to traumatize watchers. They had a trauma therapist help create it. They wanted the viewers to be haunted by things like the quietness in the air while their skulls cracked and brains splattered. They wanted us to be afraid, like Rick was when he was forced to cut off Carl’s arm. For us to feel as violated as everyone else was while watching their loved one be brutally murdered as a man laughs and jokes about it the whole time. A big part of this show for a long time was people speculating what they would do in these survival situations, how they would respond to certain things. But when you live it yourself and experience that trauma firsthand, it’s 100% different. You never know how you’d react until you go through it. And it changes your perspective. That was the goal of the creators. For viewers to understand that. A LOT of people stopped watching after this. Some just couldn’t take the trauma. Some were just pissed. Some were traumatized but stuck with it. It takes a special kind of person to survive. It takes a special kind of person to endure this and continue watching. As much as it fucking sucked. It was a beautifully written episode.
Yeah they were insanely effective at doing just that.
We were all there with you buddy 😭. We cried like a baby, broke our tv, cursed to high heaven, puked our guts out, put Negan at the very top of our list and some of us never went back to finish the show after this episode.
Cry Dan. Let it all out. Rage if you have to. Beat the crap out of your pillow lol. We're here for you ❤
I was one of those that stopped watching after this episode. I shut the TV off and curled into a ball and cried. I haven't watched past this episode since... but I'm going to go on this ride with him
if u remember at the CDC back in s1, when the building was about to explode, Jenner had a conversation with Rick. Rick said "Im grateful"...Jenners response was "the day will come when you wont be" and the day is now.
24:32 Great analysis man, you really understand what this show wants you to feel. My experience was totally different since I had expectations from the source material, but I wish I could have watched it this way too. Hope you’re doing alright, you really went through it with this one!
I hope watching these reactions brings you some idea of what it might've been like for you goin in blank slate!
I love how the name of the episode "The day will come when you won't be." Is a callback to Dr. Jenner in season 1. When Rick said he was great full.
I'm so glad you grasped the goal of this episode. A lot of people quit after this one because they didn't like what happened... which was exactly the point. It's an incredibly tough watch because this informs so much story moving forward. It needed to be unrelenting to make this story work and for it to actually have a purpose and gravity with the audience. This is a near perfect episode for how it changes the game.
Amen!
This is easily the episode that is either make or break for a lot of people, it was a major shift in a lot of things we are used to. as shocking, sad and pissed off we all felt, its some amazing story telling.
I became a member yesterday because I knew this episode was coming and I didn't wanna wait for it. Worth it.... You're reaction was my reaction, Dan. It's definitely a tough one. I was staying with my mom when it first aired, she came to tell me dinner was ready in the middle of it, saw my face, and asked me if I was okay. All I could say was "NOOOO!! 😭😭😤🤬"
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OMG! No dinner would've helped comfort that... your poor Mum probably worked so hard making it 😂. I went and ranted to my Mum.. she just nodded in disbelief I think at my level of frustration XD
Also WELCOME!!!
Ive seen this so many time and honestly it never gets easier. The brutality is so intense but its worth it to see it through. The hardest part of this for me is how badly Negan broke Rick and completely dominated him and the group, that was very unnerving.
Watching you cry to this made me cry. It still hits hard😢
ANDREW LINCOLN'S ACTING
I cried so hard during the brutal death of Abraham and Glenn. I was absolutely heartbroken. I never thought a t.v. show could affect me so much as this show has. This episode hurt so much.
The way Negan is able to control Rick and anyone else he wants to manipulate is crazy. He changed Rick’s whole facial expression from anger to pure thankfulness. Wild.
I had predicted it was Abraham to but I never expected Glenn as well! It was truly shocking and heartbreaking and graphic! Poor Maggie! 😩 I really love that the only one she really listened to through her grief was Carl, he was so brave in this episode to! Seeing Rick so broken to! 💔😩 I’ve watched probably over 100 reactions to this episode and yours was one of the best! Just the disbelief and then anger 😡 Amazing reaction as usual, hope you’ve processed it ok! RIP Abraham & Glenn 😢 And give us our Daryl back!!!
Kinda funny story actually... I was considering showing the show to my younger brother. I had asked my Mum and she'd kinda not given me a straight answer. I now know why she was reserving her true thoughts, as she'd seen this before. UGHHH I can't get over how horrible it was. RIP Abraham and Glenn... no one deserves to go out that way....
@@DanReadd 😂😂 give your bro a couple of years then rewatch it with him 🤷🏽♀️😂
@@DanReadd Respect to your mum... must've taken a lot of restraint to not bellow, "NOOOOOOOOOO!"
wow. just wow. just joined as a member and caught with everything mannnn
this episode still gets me, just like i watched it for the first time again...
Welcome Welcome! I don't myself being able to re-watch this for some timmeeee...
This is where I predicted he would quit the series. Which would be a travesty since the rest of the series is so good.
7X2 out today. Can't get rid of me that easily 😏
This has to be the most genuine reaction to this episode i have ever seen ;(
Please keep going. I know it's hard. Took me a while but it gets so much better!
I'm caught up with your reactions now and happy to be a new member!
Welcome Welcome!!! :D
i’ll never forget the day this episode came out, the actor who plays Abraham posted a pic of him drinking Orange Crush before it was released
Controversial opinion maybe, but Negans entrance and this whole episode is the greatest villain intro of all time. I have never been as shocked, hopeless and terrified about an introduction to a villain before than i felt the first time watching this episode!
Also, rememeber, the vast majority of people watching this as it aired had to wait about 9 months or so to find out who negan killed!
Havent fully finished the react yet, but I wanted to point out that the actor wanted this death scene! Sucks for our characters but it's neat for the actor.
Also, maybe unpopular opinion, but I love this episode. The acting from everyone is insane. It's easy to forget it's a show.
I felt the same way as you!! I didnt watch again for years! 😢
I don't blame you...
The episode title was literally "The day will come when you won't be"😂
Please stick with it. It's rough for a bit but this story arc is one of the most epic of the series. It's definitely a wild ride
abraham giving sasha their peace out ✌🏼 sign started my sobbing before anyone even got hit. it was expected that abraham would be targeted. he was prepared. you want to make a statement to another group, you take out the strongest in their crew. glenn, however, was just a spiteful death.
There was no spite in Glen’s death. They broke the rules and he had to follow through or his power would be threatened. It was a logical choice given his position.
This episode is so hard to watch but it´s even harder to watch people´s first reaction. Feel free to take a break
I can't even imagine what this must've been like for people who waited MONTHS between S6 and... well this...
R I P Abraham/Glenn 🙌 Dan your commentary brings back the emotions I had first time I watched.
I have survived intense trauma and so when I first watched this episode, I dissociated from my emotions completely. And I went into shock. Like I used to when bad things happened to me. I think the fact that it takes so long to process and causes viewers to become numb speaks volumes as to how good the writing is. That is a real reaction.
If its any consolation, I think you did an awsome job getting through this, and a great job of editing it. RIP Glenn and Abe.💔
Did u notice abraham do the peace sign to Sacha before he died
i definitely had to take a break after a while after this episode!! im still not fully recovered! lol
Can’t believe you’re already on s7!!! I’ve been watching ur reactions since s1 and I’ve been waiting for this episode…. It’s a tough one 😓😝
Carl 🤠 and Abe 🫡 were the only ones who showed no fear towards Negan and the saviors
2:24 when I hear my siblings talking back to my parents😭
My heart has been so worried about you regarding this episode. Almost wish you weren't watching alone 😮
Here we go...
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Watching again. Yea I felt physically ill watching this episode. And I’m a horror fan. But this was all too much. Very dark and eerie. I guess that says how good these actors are.
I almost cried with Glenn's death tbf
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Keep up the bada$$ work 🤩
Glenn's hand twitching at the end, was more disturbing than his eye socket popping out.
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I'm so hyped for this
Your reactions are always the best love your vids
I have been so worried about you for this episode.
Thank you for this Dan
Years later watching this episode again was still very traumatic for me 😭
To this day it baffles me that this show and especially the cast never won any Emmy's. Just goes to show how worthless award shows are
im sorry you had to go through this
I’m scared to watch this! 😬
I need u to know me
Thank you SOOO much mate :) - You're awesome.
I miss Lori, Shane, Andrea, Amy, Dale, Jim, Glenn, Sophia, Ed, Merle, T Dog and Jacqui from season 1
Oh shit...oh shit...😲
It happened 😭
I wanted soooo badly to warn you! I worried Glenn's death would break you. I am glad to see you have taken it all in stride. I thought this should have been the season finale, because a lot of people thought it was a good time to take a break, regroup and come back fresh. And a lot just didn't come back the next week or ever..
IMO, the way they handled it was overkill.... Remember in Doctor Who, the behind the scenes footage of David Tennant's four takes of his final words? David said he thought if they showed the Doctor completely breaking down, it stops the viewers from breaking down? That is how I felt here. It was overkill. And I just thought it was gross after a while. It took me out of the story.
I don't rewatch this episode. So I'm just listening. 💕
I love Negan. I will give him anything he wants
beautiful done but definitely a painful episode :(
It his so bad 😭
We were all a mess after this episode...
You’re going to feel better next episode
Love you,take care of yourself
FYI. This was the last episode I ever watched.
Dan: 12:14
Also Dan: 14:11
I know you posted this a long time ago but I just started going on the rewatch with you. I watched this show as it aired, I stopped watching after this episode, it was just too hard. I was so upset. I didn’t finish the show until it was completely finished and decided it was time to watch it end. Aside from how awful it is though it is an extremely well done episode. The acting is incredible and Negan really has the best villain introduction ever. I cried again today and I can’t wait to see you react to the rest of the show
I Knew Glenn was gonna die because of spoilers, but I did not know when. I actually like Negan as well as hate him (Great job by Jeffrey Dean Morgan)
Dan please continue the walking dead
Very unpopular statement but i was sad about Abraham than glenns death 😭😭
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Rewatch! 😢
This was where I bailed on the show. It was never as well written as season one but when that Scott Gimple d-bag went on The Talking Dead and laughed about how upset the fans were by this episode… that was it for me. At this point sadly the writers (under Gimple) weren’t following character development and human stories etc anymore. They were just going for cheap shocks, slow reveals taunting the fans, and in your face gory deaths of beloved characters. That’s why all the characters we knew and loved started doing things that made no sense for their characters in season three. Worst episode imo. 😢
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Hi TWD is a pretty good but this part
Because Daryl bro 😢
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