"[15] Zach Marsh of FilmSpeak gave the episode an "A+" - the highest possible grade on the site - calling it the series' best episode and adding that it "belongs on the same kind of “best episodes of the decade” lists that the likes of “Ozymandias” or “The Suitcase”...seemed to dominate," also opining that Morgan's performance was worthy of an Emmy nomination. He's more vulnerable in these early scenes — without allies, real weapons, or survival skills — and it changes how he interacts with the world. They feed him and give him the drugs he needs, telling him they only want to help people. Thanks to the cascading flashbacks, fans can glimpse aspects of Negan's personality that were obscured or fully buried in the years that followed. 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"Here's Negan" was released on the streaming platform AMC+ on April 2, 2021, and aired on television on AMC two days later, on April 4, 2021.[1][2]. The drugs Negan is carrying came from a mobile medical clinic. At the onset of the apocalypse, Negan is a deadbeat husband to Lucille (Hilarie Burton-Morgan). Jeffrey Lyles of Lyles' Movie Files gave it a 10/10 rating and wrote: "Here's Negan provided some stellar context for The Walking Dead's best villain. On Rotten Tomatoes, the episode has an approval rating of 92% with an average score of 9/10 out of 12, based on 13 reviews. [10] Also used is the song "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker, which is described by Negan in the episode as "probably the greatest love ballad ever written" and is Lucille's favorite song. Seeing red was a bad thing then. "[9], The song "Back in Black" by AC/DC is used in the scene where Negan is playing video games. The two give him his needed medicine after hearing his story, as well as Laura's baseball bat for defense. But to work with my spouse, like the person that I go to sleep with, and brush my teeth with, and cook with, and do all the things with, that took it to a whole other level. That is one part of Lucille's origin story, but there's still more to the tale. Hilarie Burton Morgan as Lucille and Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan in ‘The Walking Dead’. When Negan finishes telling his story to the clinic workers, they're remarkably generous and kind to him. ""[20], Writing for io9, Rob Bricken gave a negative review, and said: "The episode decides to use multiple flashbacks within flashbacks, which are so wildly uneven that they're much more awkward than compelling."[21]. When Negan comes to, he tells Franklin (Miles Mussenden), the head of the operation, the story of why he needs the drugs, which begins flashback number three. Without further ado, here's what went down in "Here's Negan.". One of the most engaging aspects of "Here's Negan" is the fact that viewers get a remarkably panoramic look at the eponymous character. Six weeks later, he encounters doctor Franklin (Miles Mussenden) and his adoptive daughter Laura (Lindsley Register), the latter of who becomes part of Negan's Saviors in the future. The 153th episode overall, the episode was directed by Laura Belsey and written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick. The "her" here refers to Lucille, Negan's trusty baseball bat. Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan in the true Season 10 finale of The Walking Dead "Here's Negan" Credit: AMC. "[13], Ron Hogan of Den of Geek gave the episode a 5/5 rating, praising Morgan's performance, and wrote: "With "Here's Negan," Jeffrey Dean Morgan was given a major opportunity to show off his acting chops, and he absolutely shines". This one takes viewers to the earliest days of the outbreak, before society had collapsed and the news was merely reporting on a series of strange cannibalistic murders. In the new episodes, Lucille and Negan will appear madly in love as their story is told through flashbacks. "[19] Paul Dailly of TV Fanatic gave the episode 5 out of 5 and praised the performances of Morgan and Burton, during his review he wrote: "I think it's fair to say that Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton Morgan deserve all the awards for their work on "Here's Negan. Baxter found Negan traveling with a supply of chemo drugs, which is somewhat of a rarity in the post-apocalypse, and is eager to know how he got them. "[17] Erik Kain in his Forbes gave a review positive, said: "This was truly one of the best episodes of The Walking Dead in years. He digs around for a bit, and as soon as his shovel hits wood, we get our first flashback. Laura died in the episode "Stalker" and also appeared in one of Michonne's hallucinations in "What We Become". a harrowing look into the psyche of Princess. Negan puts a stop to it by killing each of the gang members except for Baxter, whom he ties up. Maggie (Lauren Cohan) is walking with her son Hershel in Alexandria when she suddenly meets Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) again, sharing a tense stare with him. The next day, Negan returns to the tree where he was defeated by Rick Grimes at the end of the Savior War, recalling how Michonne told him that his baseball bat "Lucille" was never recovered afterwards. Now, when I see red, it's just a question of what I am capable of. Negan's love and devotion for Lucille in these scenes is powerful, and the episode demonstrates just how transformative those emotions were … Cookies help us deliver our Services. The Walking Dead's flashback episode focused on Negan and his wife, Lucille, can make the long-time villain even more similar to Rick Grimes.Jeffrey Dean Morgan has played Negan since his series debut in season 6. Negan's love and devotion for Lucille in these scenes is powerful, and the episode demonstrates just how transformative those emotions were for him during the earliest days of the apocalypse. While in exile, Negan has a vision of himself in the past — around the time viewers first met him at the end of season 6. Having lost his job as a high school gym teacher, he spends his time playing video games, splurging on a leather jacket, and cheating on Lucille with her friend Janine. The following events are explained in their actual order; this segment is presented in a. I appreciate that. Carol says that Maggie will kill him if he moves back, and makes it clear that now that she's tried to help Negan, she won't intervene. He returns to Lucille only to see that she had killed herself in his absence and left a note requesting he put her down. This episode features Hilarie Burton-Morgan (real-life wife of Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as Lucille, Negan's late wife. Negan went full Negan on Sunday’s “What It Always Is” episode of The Walking Dead.The show took a story line from the comics and completely remixed it as a young Negan … The Walking Dead aired its Here’s Negan episode on Sunday night, an episode titled after a comic event by the same name. Negan appears disturbed by the vision, but the next day, he goes to the tree where he believes Lucille the bat was buried after his climactic showdown with Rick in season 8. An important thing to note is that the Negan who viewers see in the flashbacks isn't the one we've come to know in The Walking Dead. Negan, later revealed as Negan Smith, is a fictional character in the comic book series The Walking Dead and in the television series of the same name.He was the leader of a group of survivors in the Sanctuary, called the Saviors, a group that oppresses other survivor … At peace with his past, Negan returns to Alexandria, where Carol warns him that Maggie will likely try to kill him if he stays. But, of course, it also refers to Lucille (Hilarie Burton-Morgan), Negan's wife for whom the bat is named. Negan and Lucille appear to be a dysfunctional but loving couple in 'The Walking Dead' Season 10 episode 22. In the post-collapse times, Negan weeps while Lucille recounts how she learned about his affair, but she tells him, "I want you to know that you made up for it." The episode was praised by critics. Negan is desperate to bring the fresh chemo drugs he's carrying back to Lucille, so he gives up the location of the mobile clinic. Dressed in his signature leather jacket and brandishing his bat Lucille, Negan performs a soliloquy in front of Baxter. You sent me a text saying it was the first time you've been moved to tears on the show in 11 seasons, so I was happy. After sitting with her zombified form for a while, he goes outside to a nearby fence and uses some barbed wire to put the final touches on Lucille the bat. This is what forces Negan to rob the medical clinic. Lucille, a very wise and quick-witted woman, realizes Negan's cheating on her with her best friend, Janine. Available to watch now on AMC+, "Here's Negan" reveals the complex history that made him who he is, employing a series of flashbacks that give viewers a revealing look at Negan's life in the earliest days of the apocalypse. Days later, he is held captive by motorcycle gang Valak's Vipers, led by Craven (Rodney Rowland), who steal supplies and demand to know where Franklin is. He returns and takes out most of Valak's Vipers. We not only learn the origins of Negan's signature weapon Lucille, but we also meet the baseball bat's namesake and gain a deeper insight into how Negan's relationship with his long-dead wife shaped him as a person. [11], "Here's Negan" received widespread critical acclaim, with many hailing it as one of the best episodes of the series. A new look at The Walking Dead's extended Season 10 reveals a locked-and-loaded Lucille (Hilarie Burton Morgan) ahead of her debut in 'Here's Negan.' Although it's Negan's past that takes center stage in the Walking Dead season 10C finale, the episode does also manage to tease how that conflict could play out in The Walking Dead's 11th and final season. From a harrowing look into the psyche of Princess (Paola Lázaro) to Daryl (Norman Reedus) and Carol's (Melissa McBride) heartbreaking conflict, The Walking Dead's season 10C episodes have been intimate and engaging. In a major divergence from the source comic of the same name, "Here's Negan" ends with Negan returning to Alexandria to live full time rather than taking off on his own. The site's critical consensus reads: "Jeffrey Dean Morgan's chemistry with real-life partner Hilarie Burton adds a bittersweet authenticity to "Here's Negan," a strong season finale that brings shades of humanity to one of The Walking Dead's most irredeemable characters. Viewers of AMC's The Walking Dead finally got a look at the reformed Negan's history, including that with his now-deceased wife Lucille. And during her meeting with the doctor, Negan was hooking up with Lucille’s friend Janine. The Walking Dead aired its Here's Negan episode on Sunday night, an episode titled after a comic event by the same name. As Negan is leaving the clinic, the staff gives him the baseball bat they'd previously used to knock him out. Negan agrees and continues on, looking at a shocked and horrified Maggie as he walks by. This would seem to signal a significant change in him, but, as we see in the final scene of the episode (and thus of The Walking Dead season 10), things aren't quite that cut and dry. But see, now nobody's suing anybody, nobody's getting fired. Negan seems genuinely moved by their generosity. Sunday night’s episode of The Walking Dead—“Here’s Negan ... Negan and Lucille. "[18], Matt Fowler for IGN gave it a 8/10 wrote that the episode "Lucille is no longer an idea, as Burton gives us a full and vibrant character who can see the good person tucked away inside a bratty, selfish sneak. See, I am starting to think that I am capable of damn near anything.". In the midst of the scenes detailing Lucille's chemo troubles, there's yet another flashback (the fourth, for those keeping count). Her casting was first announced on November 3, 2020. In the present, the walker tries to attack Negan, who kills it with Lucille, but the force of the blow combined with the bat's brittle condition causes Lucille to splinter and break beyond repair. Showrunner teases Negan and Lucille prequel THE WALKING DEAD showrunner Angela Kang has teased what is to come in the season 10 prequel episode following Negan and Lucille… He's less self-assured, has a hard time even killing walkers, and doesn't quite have that swagger that has come to define his character. This particular flashback seems to be illustrating how much Lucille's cancer changed Negan as a person — or, rather, how much his love for Lucille changed him. As the title promised, the AMC zombie series took a deep dive into the origins of Jeffrey Dean Morgan‘s Negan character and how his earliest days in the apocalypse lead him to become a cold-blooded leader who wields a baseball bat named after his wife Lucille. What was great about Lucille is that, a lot of times when characters, particularly women, get diagnosed with cancer, all of a sudden they're written as these ethereal, angelic creatures. When he finally arrives back at home with the drugs, Negan discovers that he should have listened to her. This episode features Hilarie Burton-Morgan (real-life wife of Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as Lucille, Negan's late wife. After Franklin goes to free Laura, Negan taunts Craven with a story of how he lost his job at the high school due to severely beating a man who was rude to Lucille. Lucille's zombified body is on the bed in their room. "[8], During an interview with Brandon Davis of Comicbook.com, Burton expressed praise for working together with her husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan and said: "I'm really lucky in my career that I don't really audition for work. We get an answer to that question when we're back in the first flashback with Baxter, the gang leader. This is very evident when Negan begins to tell the story of how he got the chemo drugs, which occasions another flashback. Negan accepts whatever fate befalls him, and walks back into Alexandria, answering Maggie's hateful stare with a smirk. He surmises that now, he no longer has to face legal consequences for losing his temper. After an encounter with a walker, the two decide to turn off their generator to not attract walkers, but they forget to turn it back on, spoiling Lucille's medicine the next day. The presence of this previous version of Negan seems to imply that while he's clearly changed a bit since Rick (Andrew Lincoln) defeated him and he was locked away, parts of his old self are still there. Negan was introduced to The Walking Dead in the premiere episode of Season 7, “The Last Day on Earth,” and he made quite the impression. 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