Did Glenn's death go too far? One Walking Dead producer responded to conflicted fans

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Did Glenn's death go too far? One Walking Dead producer responded to conflicted fans

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A show whose premise relies on dead bodies coming back to life to feat on the living carries along with it certain expectations of violence, but last year's Season 7 premiere of The Walking Dead shocked even devout fans with its depiction of gore. During a recent set visit, executive producer Gale Anne Hurd explained how the show was merely honoring its comic book roots as authentically as possible.

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"Look, this is the thing, this is a show that comes from a comic book," Hurd pointed out. "The only thing that we changed up in that episode is that two died instead of one. Issue 100 of the comic book was incredibly violent."

In the seminal issue, the villain Negan beat Glenn to death with a bat wrapped in barbed wire.

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