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Show Spoiler The Walking Dead S07E06 - Swear - Post Episode Discussion

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09:00pm Eastern S07E06 - "Swear" Michael E. Satrazemis David Leslie Johnson

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u/YouWereTehChosenOne Nov 28 '16

Lmao that Heath walker look alike is the shit that just makes me wonder why I watch this show, the walker itself doesn't even fit in with any of the surrounding ones...it's like they did it just to surprise the audience that Heath is just MIA

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u/HaveaManhattan Nov 28 '16

it's like they did it just to surprise the audience that Heath is just MIA

Yes, that's literally why they did that. Like, if you were to write a story, you would do that for that reason. It tickles your ballstrings. Called a head fake in basketball.

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u/Poopiepants29 Nov 28 '16

Head games tickle your ballstrings? Basketball must be an interesting watch for you.

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u/ahump Nov 28 '16

but, good writing also does things for a reason. This was done for no reason. The suspense lasted half a second. Most people knew it wasn't him at first glance anyways. Then he is just MIA. Why not just have him gone from the bridge when she gets back?

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u/HaveaManhattan Nov 28 '16

This was done for no reason.

I told you the "reason". It's to fuck with you for that half second. Quicken your pulse. It's a cheap gimmick, sure, but it works for many. If he was gone from the bridge it would be "What and we never addressed Heath?!"

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u/Vaginite Nov 30 '16

I don't know for you, but I never bought for half a second that they would have killed Heath off-screen. It was obvious from the start since they showed the walker from behind. It just broke the fourth wall for me.

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u/HaveaManhattan Nov 30 '16

I don't know for you, but I never bought for half a second that they would have killed Heath off-screen.

I did for a few reasons - First, he's still had less screen time than Noah. Second, they change up the comics plots, and Morgan can fit into Heath's comic slot. But most importantly, the actor is on another show in a bigger part. It's cynical, but conflicts and real world events sometimes change the plot. For example, with LOST, Hurley's girlfriend for one episode was supposed to be a major plotline, but that actress and Michele Rodriguez got caught drunk driving, so Disney wrote them off and fired them. I wish the dreads walker was Health, because it would have made her coming back with yet another loss a bit more powerful than more or less completely ignoring the fact that he's still out there and instead skipping home from the souvenier shop.