The Walking Dead The Maggie Greene Thread

[Neptune]

If Negan kills Maggie or Rick, i'm out!

 

[Elevator Man]

I believe Rick and Maggie are safe. However Glenn and their unborn child is another story.

 

[Teelie]

It is possible she has a miscarriage which will prevent another Judith situation where they have a baby in the group but no idea how to deal with her and hand her to someone off screen for several episodes.

 

[Elevator Man]

Spoiler

Poor Maggie. Hershel and Beth were taken from her. And now Glenn. I guess the jury’s still out on the baby. After all she's endured that day (complications from her pregnancy, Glenn and Abe’s death, Daryl being taken prisoner, Negan taunting and humiliating them, etc.)and she still wants to fight back against the Saviors. Even though the odds are stacked against them.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Elevator Man]

Yep! She looked stunning (but doesn't she always?) on Talking Dead last night.

 

[MurkeNyou]

Yep! She looked stunning (but doesn't she always?) on Talking Dead last night.

Yeah, been a fan since she was on Supernatural.

 

[The Joker]

Poor Maggie. First The Governor cuts off her father's head in front of her. Then Beth is killed. Now Glenn gets his head bashed to mush before her.

 

[NotNickFury]

Poor Maggie. First The Governor cuts off her father's head in front of her. Then Beth is killed. Now Glenn gets his head bashed to mush before her.

What's more is she at least saw Hershel die. She didn't get any sort of final moment with Beth after everyone was separated at the prison.

I forget, did Maggie just give up hope and assume she was dead until Noah told Daryl and Carol about Beth, or was she still holding out?

 

[Elevator Man]

The Walking Dead: Lauren Cohan says Maggie will seek 'vengeance' on Negan

The entire reason Negan did what he did in the season premiere of The Walking Dead was to make Rick utterly and completely submissive. But did the big bad miscalculate in a major way by ignoring the pregnant widow he left kneeling next to her dead husband? Because while Rick is the established leader of Alexandria, Maggie has been evolving into a leader in her own right of late. And now’s she heading to the Hilltop, where — if the show follows the comic book trajectory — big things could be in store for her.

We spoke to Lauren Cohan to get the scoop on what this all means for Maggie going forward, and she had plenty of words to say, but it all comes down to one big one: vengeance.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Negan’s whole goal was to make Rick completely submissive. But what did this act do to Maggie?
LAUREN COHAN: It’s funny because Negan already sees that Maggie has submitted in a way because she’s so physically crippled, and I think that once the worst has happened, then that surge of adrenaline comes and there’s nothing she can do. And there’s nothing left to do. There’s no worse case scenario now. But what Negan’s actions do to Maggie is light this crazy fuse. And we’ll see that burn pretty strong.

I think it’s very Glenn that she gets up and insists on taking his body and she wants to protect him and give him a funeral that he deserves and that overcomes all the inhibition. And so Negan gives Maggie vengeance, and I don’t think that she’s a vengeful person, but It’s going to be a really interesting push and pull this season. You’ll see how she lives on in honor of Glenn and in vengeance of Negan, and it’s a real war in her brain, and in protection of the baby. I really liked the fact that Glenn says, “I’ll find you,” because she takes him with her. It’s difficult to even encapsulate the grief like that.

We’ve seen this evolution in Maggie, especially over the last season and a half. And as horrible as this event was, it sort of occurred to me, is this the final step that turns Maggie into this full-blown leader? Because we see her even in her immense, painstaking grief, sort of taking control there at the end, and telling people, here’s what has to happen next.
I think that she needs to cope and she needs to push forward, and it’s just that next task that she can take. And as things go on, she needs to do right by people and honor her husband and take care of her child, and those things might become things that make a good person to look up to. But she’s trying to do the right thing at this point, and she keeps him in her mind’s eye, and she keeps her dad in her mind’s eye, and she keeps her sister. We’ll see Maggie being very pragmatic and what we all know by now is that those people need to live on in her, or otherwise it’s all for naught, basically.

But there’s a lot of anger ahead in this road for the group and it’s a very complex season. This fallout now is so heavy. It’s really rich, and the places that we see everybody go, and the worlds everybody’s going in to and how they’re all dealing with losing Glenn and Abraham — it’s the linchpin. I mean, there’s been so much loss to this point, and this is just the entire house of cards.

There are a few storylines that comic book fans look forward to and are excited to see, and I think that Maggie at the Hilltop is certainly one of them. And we know she’s on her way there now and I think people are really excited to see her in this place and what she becomes out of this.
It’s a really interesting spiritual journey that she goes on. Sasha and her are gonna be incredibly tight and they really need each other, and they really lean on each other. Within all the drive and the violence that the group has to perform and to undergo, there is going to be honor to our fallen.

 

[Elevator Man]

When she's not fighting zombies on The Walking Dead, Lauren Cohan keeps her head on with killer core workouts, meditation retreats, and a tech trick for staying balanced.

 

[Elevator Man]

Everyone is talking about Maggie running over the walkers and that gremlin with the tractor in "Go Getters" and how awesome that was. However, my favorite moment from Maggie was when she punched Gregory, took back Glenn's stopwatch that he took from his grave, and told him to address her as Maggie Rhee. I also liked how she took charge and ordered Jesus to help Sasha with the walkers. As well as ordering the two Hilltoppers to close the gate after the Saviors used the gremlin to break into the Hilltop to draw the walkers in with music on the radio.

 

[Elevator Man]

Maggie should've gave Glenn's pocketwatch to her own child instead of Enid. At least once her child is born and has reached a certain age anyway. I don't know why she'd give an heirloom to some girl she just started bonding with. Anyways whatever... the writers really want us to care about Enid.

 

[Lantern Venom]

Maggie should've gave Glenn's pocketwatch to her own child instead of Enid. At least once her child is born and has reached a certain age anyway. I don't know why she'd give an heirloom to some girl she just started bonding with. Anyways whatever... the writers really want us to care about Enid.

That's a good point.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, that makes sense, but I guess since Enid and Glenn had that bonding experience a little while ago, she has an important connection to Enid now.

 

[Neptune]

Everyone is talking about Maggie running over the walkers and that gremlin with the tractor in "Go Getters" and how awesome that was. However, my favorite moment from Maggie was when she punched Gregory, took back Glenn's stopwatch that he took from his grave, and told him to address her as Maggie Rhee. I also liked how she took charge and ordered Jesus to help Sasha with the walkers. As well as ordering the two Hilltoppers to close the gate after the Saviors used the gremlin to break into the Hilltop to draw the walkers in with music on the radio.

Agreed! Maggie was awesome in that episode. I can't wait to see her lead Hilltop with her sidekick kung fu Jesus.

 

[Elevator Man]

Happy 35th birthday to Ms. Cohan!

 

[Elevator Man]

 

[Neptune]

Good god, Lemon!

 

[Elevator Man]

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Neptune]

I like this season but i need way more Maggie scenes. I almost forgot what she was up to.

 

[Elevator Man]

Yeah we got three episodes left until Season 8. Aside from one episode ("Go Getters") they really haven't taken advantage of Maggie and her role in this fight against Negan. It seems with each passing season she seems to get less focus and growth. I thought Glenn's demise would've made the writers push Maggie closer to the forefront of the story. I also believe Sasha, Jesus, and the Hilltop Colony are lacking strong development. I guess we can chalk it up as the show having too many characters or communities to keep track of as a result. I honestly think the writers aren't as invested in the character anymore. Hopefully when [BLACKOUT]she becomes the leader of the Hilltop[/BLACKOUT] she'll get more focus and development.

 

[righthooksrus86]

Well at least the next episode seems to have a lot of Maggie and Daryl hiding from the Saviors.

 

[Elevator Man]

We should get a lot of character development from Maggie and Daryl hiding.

Aside from Sasha and Rosita's suicide mission against Negan. It looks like the next episode is going to rehash certain moments from episode 7.5 "Go Getters", where Simon snoops around the Hilltop, Gregory possibly giving up Maggie or Daryl or both for his own benefit, and Maggie & Daryl (this time) hiding during the Saviors visit. It's hard for me to get excited for this week's epsiode b/c of the lack of development on Jesus and the Hilltop colony. It's funny that we know more about Ezekiel, Benjamin, and Richard (who were all introduced this season) than we do about the Hilltop colony and Jesus' character, who were introduced during 6b. It's probably why I've been more invested in the Kingdom than most of the other communities. Hopefully this episode surprises me and raises the stakes in the story.