The Walking Dead Conspiracy Theory

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Dale, a long since dead character on The Walking Dead, once said,” See, you don’t get to do that, come into somebody’s life, make them care and just check out”. Many of The Walking Dead’s viewers were reminded of this sentiment when a fan favorite of the series, Glenn, was seemingly killed off in episode three of the show’s sixth season. Though many find his death to be too soon and there are many who believe that Glenn may not actually be dead. Most conspiracy theories are often found to be grasping at straws but there seems to be a strong possibility Glenn might still be alive. To start, when we last see Glenn he appears to be in the process of being eaten alive by walkers and most would take this to mean Glenn has been killed off but the ever hopeful Walking Dead fan base believes there's a chance he survived. One reason fans insist Glenn is not truly dead is because on AMC’s talk show, The Talking Dead, Glenns name was not mentioned during the infamous “In Memoriam” segment. This along with the fact Steven Yeun was not a guest on the talk show, as the actors often are after their characters have been killed off, has many fans …show more content…
With the backlash the writers received after Beth’s death during the midseason finale of season five there is no way the writers would include another major character death so soon. Also, taking into account the number of fans they would lose, not only for killing Glenn off but also for killing him in such a controversial and unfulfilling way, it would be in their best interest not to do kill any of their big players off anytime in the near future. The Walking Dead has a history of death scares such as when it was made to look like Judith had been eaten back during the midseason finale of season four. Possible deaths are a favorite cliffhanger of the writing crew for AMC’s hit show and a cliffhanger is all Glenn’s possible death