Special "ITS" on The Walking Dead's season 7 premiere

After his unbearably long version of “Eeny meeny” Negan chose Abraham (Michael Cudlitz) to be at the receiving end of Lucille. After the first hit Abraham still sits up and he is even able to talk. Just three words come out of his mouth: “Suck my nuts”. Well that is why I loved the character of Abraham and that’s why Abraham grew up to be a fan favorite in a relatively short time. He is the character behind great one-liners and catchphrases like: “Motherdick”, “I don’t give a monkey’s left nut”, “Good Gracious Ignatius”, “What the Bitch?”,” What it indicates is we are neck-deep up shit creek with our mouths wide open”, “You know how to bite a dick, Eugene and I mean that with the utmost respect!” and “Who’s Deana?”  Sgt. Abraham Ford makes his first appearance in Season 4 of AMC’s “The Walking Dead. Abraham is a former Army Sergeant and has some anger issues. We first encounter him, while travelling through the country with his girlfriend Rosita (Christian Serratos) and Dr. Eugene Porter (Josh McDermitt). They are on their way to Washington DC, because of the fact that Eugene is a scientist, who has a cure for the outbreak. This turns out to be a lot of poppycock; Eugene is a science teacher, with no survival skills at all, so he depends on Abraham and Rosita to stay alive. With this knowledge there is no reason to go to DC and the trio decides to stay with Rick and the group. In time Abraham gains a lot of respect for Rick and he turns into one of Rick’s trusted right hand men. Abraham is portrayed by Michael Cudlitz. We met him at Dutch Comic Con 2015, so check out our article about that. Besides for the role of Abraham, Cudlitz is mostly known for his role as Bull Randleman in the critically acclaimed miniseries “Band of Brothers”. He also played the role of Officer John Cooper in “Southland” and Frank Rogers in “Standoff”. 

Abraham was one of my favorite characters (the other one is Carol). I'm so sad they killed him off! I think he was great. I loved Abraham since the very first moment I saw him in the Walking Dead. I think was a great addition to the group and very unique. I will miss him a lot in the Walking Dead! 

On to victim number two:

As Negan taunts Rosita with Abraham’s death, Darryl loses it and attacks Negan. Well that was not very smart. As retaliation for Darryl insubordination, Negan picks another victim for Lucille. And then the moment (that a lot of fans have feared for a big part of season 6) comes: Negan choses Glenn. Noooo! Glenn Rhee is, or should I say was, one of the big fan favorites. As I mentioned in another article: What is not to like about Glenn? He is kind, reliable, caring and bright. We first meet Glenn in episode 2 of the first season (well to be exact his voice is heard at the end of episode one; “Hey you. Dumbass. Yeah, you in the tank. Cozy in there?”) Glenn was a pizza delivery boy before the apocalypse and has turned into the supply runner for the Atlanta group of survivors.  He is a valuable part of the group and stay that way until his death. He quickly evolves into one of the leaders of the pack and Rick’s right hand man. When the group is staying at the Greene Farm, Glenn falls in love with Hershel’s daughter Maggie. At first Maggie holds him off, but eventually they become a couple. At the time of Glenn’s death, Maggie is pregnant of their unborn child. Glenn has survived a lot of tight situations in the last few seasons of the show (Remember the dumpster scene?). And although a lot of fans feared, but also expected him to get his “comic book death”, it still was a shock to a lot of people. Glenn’s death scene was pretty gruesome and especially his last words to Maggie (“I’ll find you”) made a lot of fans very sad. Glenn is portrayed by Steven Yuen, a Korean actor. He grew up in the US, after his family moved there. Steven has got a bachelor’s degree in Psychology (with a concentration in neuro science) and he started acting when he was studying at Kalamazoo College in Michigan. He joined the improve group Monkapult, during his sophomore year. He later joined “The Second City” (improve comedy group) in Chicago, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Not long after his move he got a small role in “The Big Bang Theory” and later “The Walking Dead”. And the rest is history.