Tomasz Wadowski
TWD: Dead City – Negan and Maggie are together again, but it’s not a happy reunion.
After dozens of lies, blood, and trauma – here we are. The penultimate episode of Season 2 of The Walking Dead: Dead City finally serves us the emotional climax we’ve been waiting for from the start. Negan and Maggie, although separated by pain and the past, cross paths once more. In the background: Hershel, the lies of the Croat, the returning Lady (what?!) and the ghosts of the past that won't leave Negan alone.
How did it all begin?
The idea for Dead City didn't come out of nowhere. It’s a direct spin-off of the main TWD series, designed to be more than just another zombie-survivor show. It aimed to explore something fans have been yearning for years – the confrontation between Maggie and Negan. He killed her husband in front of everyone. She has carried anger within her for years, but the world is changing. And with it – so are the people.
From the moment Negan saved Hershel (Maggie's son, who he had killed), the tension between the two has reached a whole new level. He – a criminal trying to atone for his sins. She – a mother battling hatred and trauma. Hershel? He is not only a bridge between them but also the key to the entire story. It all revolves around him.
Negan faces the ghosts of the past, Maggie fights for her son - Episode 2x07: “Novi Dan Novi Pocetak”
This is one of the strongest episodes of the second season. On one side – Maggie, on the other – Negan. Each caught up in their own hells, which ultimately lead to the same place. Maggie first follows the trail left by the Croat, endures a horrific climb up a skyscraper full of traps, and then... almost gets herself killed. Or maybe she was hoping for that? After all, the Croat specifically lured her there to die on the spot. But true to form, Maggie didn’t give him that chance.
However, the finale of this journey was different than everyone expected. Hershel is alive. But the Lady... is she? With a burnt neck, like half-zombie, half-leader. Maggie takes a slap and ends the episode just as confused as the viewers.
At the same time, Negan tries to save Ginny, a girl whose health is deteriorating. In the hospital, he fights a zombie kid (kind of like from a cheap 80s VHS), gets hit in the head, and then... the hallucinations begin. Lucille returns (his wife who passed away at the start of the pandemic and his famous baseball bat that carried her name). Then – Annie and Joshua (his new wife and son). They aren’t real, but Negan facing the family he lost makes for powerful scenes for fans of this universe. The effect? A new determination: he returns to the church with a respirator and states without a hint of mercy: "This time I’ll just kill them all."
So what now? Dead City is still airing on AMC+, but there are still other shows to watch like: The Ones Who Live and Daryl Dixon!
