‘The Walking Dead’ has a smashing return

It was harrowing, and many longtime fans said they were going to quit watching the show because of the graphic violence.

The director, Greg Nicotero, defended the show’s violence. TV Line shared a conference call with Nicotero, read what he had to say below!

He believes the episode clearly shows that The Walking Dead should have a more severe rating than just TV-MA, reports The Telegraph. Acquired from AMC Networks Press Site.

That said, the ratings-busting premiere also brought some negative attention, not just for the choice of the two victims (Abraham, played by Michael Cudlitz and Glenn, played by Steven Yeun), but for the extremely graphic way in which they were killed. He was a beloved character, for sure, but it was a necessary death. Negan has no use for a dead Rick. It’s a necessary evil to help the story. Glenn’s not dead, Abraham’s not dead–their spirits live on.

Although the character, with his white dreadlocks and pet tiger Shiva, won’t be seen on-screen until episode three, his presence will be felt in “The Well” this Sunday when Morgan and Carol find themselves inside his compound, the Kingdom. We saw a man watch people eat his own foot.

That means we won’t be saying goodbye to cliffhanger publicity stunts anytime soon, probably. “For those who caught it, I think [it was] highly, highly effective”.

“I love playing a villain”.

The showrunners filmed multiple death scenes, snippets of which were used in the premiere as Rick (Andrew Lincoln) envisioned the rest of their deaths. I think it all led to that.

It’s a very unusual experience because you want to celebrate their service to the show and their commitment, and just who they are as actors and as people and as friends and family, but we haven’t been allowed to do it because of the nature of our show. “It’s unfortunate that people want to take a negative spin on it … because the show still has a lot to offer”. A makeshift monarchy is something that Americans have never cared for, but, in this case, it will work out, at least for the interim on The Walking Dead.

Tim added that he feels programmes with violent content such as The Walking Dead is “harmful” to children and many parents feel they should not have to subsidise this.