And even though we had a trial run of that during his fatal fake-out – an incident that works as evidence against deaths remaining meaningful – losing Steven Yeun’s Glenn forever would absolutely leave a mark on fans.
Though we know most of the main characters will make it through the Season 7 premiere physically unscathed, one or more of them are getting killed off, no question.
But if it is indeed Glenn who joins the choir invisible, then we’ll be saying goodbye to a character that we’ve known since the very second episode.
If it’s Rosita, an enjoyable but still second-tier survivor who first arrived in the back half of Season 4, that won’t do much to counter The Walking Dead’s effectiveness in the death department.