Jeffrey Dean Morgan Understands Frustration With The Walking Dead Cliffhanger

Producers and the cast of The Walking Dead have been teasing all season long a finale that would […]

September 6, 2017, 5:14am

Producers and the cast of The Walking Dead have been teasing all season long a finale that would be have fans reaching for hankies. However, when the screen faded to black, the only tears that were shed came from frustrated fans that felt like their emotions had been toyed with for an hour-and-a-half.

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays baseball-wielding Negan, understands the frustration many fans feel about the controversial cliffhanger but has faith that the showrunners ultimately made the right decision.

“Well, I didn’t know it was going to be a cliffhanger until I watched the show,” he explained during a conference call (via EW). “That’s just how it was done in my world. I don’t know if any of the cast knew exactly how it was going to end, which kind of caused a lot of the uncertainty and emotion that was going on. That said, in talking to Scott and Robert [after the finale], I think that their explanation was that it was the end of the story for that season, and that Rick has lost control and there’s Negan, and Negan has all the control.

“And I think that’s where they wanted to end the story, and it’s not about the death of that person, and then the death of the person is going to kick off season 7, and season 7 will be a big part of, obviously, who is on the receiving end of Lucille? I understand the fans’ frustration, I get that; that being said … I have to trust these writers and showrunners. They know what they’re doing; a lot of people watch for 6 seasons, and I believe that they’ll be back to see who met Lucille and as the story continues to grow.”