— and Halt and Catch Fire just recently closed out an episode with Joe dropping one.
But perhaps the most convincing sign came during the latest episode of Fear the Walking Dead, in which the conflicted Nick reacted to a terrifying situation with a “Fuck” utterance, which was the first time the Walking Dead universe got an F-bomb on a live TV airing.
For one, AMC allowed another comic-to-TV adaptation, Preacher, get away with an F-bomb during Season 2 — I’ll likely never forget the line and delivery of “Because I’m Adolf Fucking Hitler!”
Now, there are no guarantees just yet that the swear-happy Negan will get to go all-out with language during the All Out War with Rick & Co., but there are several signs that such a thing will occur.