‘The Walking Dead’ season 6: Show boss describes Negan before arrival

There is quite a bit to look forward to on “The Walking Dead” over the course of the next two episodes, but front and center for all of it will be a villain like no other in Negan. You may not see him until the season finale, but his name has been uttered enough for even casual viewers to realize that he is serious business.

So for those of you who are show viewers only and don’t know anything about the comic books or this character, we feel like showrunner Scott M. Gimple does a pretty good job describing him to Entertainment Weekly:

“The pat answer is he’s unlike anybody we’ve seen on The Walking Dead, and further, I think he’s unlike anyone we’ve seen. He is a singular character, I think, of the last 10 to 20 years of popular culture. I find him to be a fascinating character. When I was first reading about Negan in the books and talking to [Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman] about it, I was blown away with this character. Through another lens, he’s not a bad guy at all in the comic. He does some horrible things, but our people do some horrible things. He is, though, this unrepentant a-hole. He is somebody who is the ultimate bully.”

One aspect of Negan that isn’t really touched on here that is super-important to remember is his charisma. This is a guy who somehow manages to convince people to do things that they really have no business doing. That’s a big part of what makes him so dangerous. He’s gotten all of those Saviors to follow his every whim, so who knows what else he’s capable of?

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