We all know things didn't look good for Glenn the last time we saw him on The Walking Dead, but here is a quick refresher in case you've forgotten:
Pretty gnarly, right? Or is it?
Yeah, it is, but not for the reason we all originally thought. While the sight of Glenn having his guts ripped out of his chest had the rest of us staring at our TVs in shock, a small group of eagle-eyed conspiracy theorists began claiming Glenn's "death" was not what it seemed. Some accused these "Glenn truthers" of being in denial, but after four weeks of the show refusing to confirm Glenn's death either way, it was becoming increasingly obvious they might be onto something and, gosh darn it, tonight's episode proved they were right.
Glenn wasn't the one the zombies were chowing down on. Exactly as the fans predicted, it was Nicholas who got turned into a zombie buffet cart after he intentionally threw himself on top of Glenn. Please join us in rejoicing at the fact Glenn is alive while also revisiting this GQ story from 2014. I think you would agree it features a remarkably prescient headline.
What's that you say? This was a pretty shameless bait and switch, and it's not very nice how it was clearly designed to toy with the viewers' emotions?
Whatever, Glenn is alive!
Yeah, but it's still kind of shitty how they needlessly strung us along for three episodes before giving us any clue Glenn might be okay?
I don't care, Glenn is alive!
Don't you think Nicholas intentionally falling on top of Glenn the way he did is an incredibly graceful maneuver for someone who just shot himself in the head?
Look, what part of "Glenn is alive!" are you not understanding? This is the best thing that has ever happened on the The Walking Dead and once Glenn gets back to the compound, everything is going to be fine forever.
Oh shit, did that church just fall down and bust open the wall keeping all the zombies out of Alexandria? Well that's a kick in the dick.