当Glenn偶然发现了David，也就是Mr. Betsy，还有David为了防止自己没法活着回到家而写给妻子的字条的时候，这又一个人的死亡让他怀疑一切，垂头丧气。而且这就紧跟着发生在他差点因为相信Nicholas而被丧尸给吃掉这件事情之后。而年轻的Enid的怀疑和恐惧，激发了Glenn身上一些似兄似父的智慧，他把安全送Enid回家这个任务当成了激励自己继续奋斗，与家人们团聚的另一个理由。这是一段他一直很想拥有并保持的关系的延续，而之前的对象是Noah，那个已经死在丧尸手下的和他自己一样的孤儿，而导致他死亡的人也是…Nicholas。

　　3、它震惊了那些也看漫画的观众们。

　　最近，官方已经确认了，即将出场的漫画中的大恶人Negan将由在《凶鬼恶灵》(又名《邪恶力量》)，《实习医生格蕾》，《傲骨贤妻》都出演过的男星Jeffery Dean Morgan出演。就像漫画粉所知的一样，这就意味着Glenn的日子已经不多了，他将会被Negan用他那叫做Lucille的被铁丝网覆盖的大棒球棒粗暴残忍地打死，在第100话里。

　　而之前Glenn在垃圾桶处的死亡，或者说死亡的可能性，相当于意味着那一幕不会出现在剧集里。并且，编剧已经不止一次地更改了漫画原著里的内容了，所以，这也再次证明了那些《行尸走肉》的漫画读者们并不一定会被剧透那些刺激关键的情节。不过现在，Glenn还活着，Negan也要出场了，这意味着，对无论哪批观众来说，棒球棒Lucille的威胁都仍存在着。基本上可以确定某个主要人物的脑袋会和Lucille来个亲密接触，但是还远远不能肯定那一定会是Glenn。

　　4、它再次向大家证明了任何一个角色都是有可能死亡的。

　　我们真的相信Rick有可能也会被杀死么?不，除非是《行尸走肉》的最后一集了。那其他人呢?好吧，还是有点可能的。并不是说我们想生活在一个没有弩哥、刀女、Carol、Morgan或者Glenn的末日世界里，但是说实话，这个垃圾箱事件让我们觉得他貌似不会活过整个第六季。

　　5、它将这部剧集的粉丝间的交流讨论推动到了一个全新的高度。

　　在上一个月当中，社交媒体和粉丝网站全都被各种关于Glenn命运的理论和争辩给装满了，甚至有观众去调查那种大型垃圾箱下是否能钻的进一个成年人。在等待揭示Glenn是否能活着看到自己孩子的出世的时候，他们经历了生气、沮丧、希望、又绝望的各种情绪转变，但无论怎样，那激烈的等待和讨论一直持续着。随着现在好剧的增多，能够在如此巨大数量的观众中引起这么强烈的反应真不是一件小事。

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　　Warning: This post contains spoilers for the “Heads Up” episode of The Walking Dead.

　　Now we know: He’s alive! Glenn Rhee managed to escape what appeared to be certain death at the business end of a walker feast; just as many fans had hypothesized, Glenn shimmied to safety under the dumpster from which he fell. There, he waited day and night until the walker herd was done noshing on Nicholas, and then began another adventure that has taken him to the edge of Alexandria.

　　Though Glenn is by no means safe yet, or reunited with his pregnant wife Maggie and his pals in the Ricktatorship, he is still breathing, and viewers stuck around for a nearly month-long wait to find out about his fate after he fell into that walker pit with Nicholas at the end of Season 6’s third episode, “Thank You.”

　　Was the payoff in “Heads Up” worth the wait? Here are five reasons why we think it was one of the show’s best bits of storytelling ever.

　　1. It’s been fun.

　　Frustrating, yes, but also fun. How many times did you watch/re-watch/watch in slow motion/dissect the scene where Nicholas shoots himself in the head and falls into Glenn’s arms, taking both of them over the edge of the dumpster they were standing on and dropping them right into a ravenous pack of walkers? Lots, right?

　　And though we all may have been complaining about how long it was taking to get answers about whether or not it was Glenn’s innards the walkers were eating, it created a level of tension and anticipation that was heightened, even for a show where both of those things are omnipresent. The Glenn death mystery/debate made watching this first half of Season 6 extra entertaining — icing on top of what has been a collection of episodes with an accelerated pace, interesting non-linear storytelling, and surprising character evolutions, like the much-awaited Morgan backstory and Abraham’s newfound excitement about the future and his thang for Sasha.

　　It’s the sixth season of the show, and we appreciate not only that everyone involved with TWD is dedicated to keeping it fresh and engaging for viewers, but that they went to such lengths to do it, including dropping Steven Yeun’s name from the opening credits temporarily (it was added back for “Heads Up”) and not having the actor, or any other crew or cast member, appear onTalking Dead after “Thank You” aired.

　　2. It created opportunities for interesting pairings.

　　Maggie was the first one to encounter Aaron in Season 5, but their interactions had been almost nil since then. Glenn’s absence and the doubt about whether or not he would make it back to Alexandria provided Maggie and Aaron a chance to bond, an opportunity for her to share her secret about her pregnancy, and both to deal with their guilt for their roles in the Wolves’ attack on Alexandria and Glenn’s participation in Rick’s plan to deal with the quarry walkers.

　　Then, after Glenn’s emergence from beneath the dumpster, he made his way back to the outskirts of Alexandria with Enid, the mysterious teen who may or may not have ties to the Wolves and/or other groups who are going to clash with Rick and company. We still need a lot more info on Enid, but her fears about surviving, or even continuing to try, in the overrun zombie world gave Glenn a little reminder of why he continues to fight.

　　When he stumbled upon David, aka Mr. Betsy, and the note David had penned to his wife in case he didn’t make it back to Alexandria, it was clear Glenn was questioning everything, dejected at yet another loss. And this was on the heels of nearly being eaten alive because he’d trusted Nicholas. Young Enid’s skepticism and fear drew a little fatherly/big brother-type wisdom from Glenn, who now sees getting her safely back to Alexandria as another reason for him to fight to reunite with his loved ones. It’s a continuation of the relationship he would likely have had with the also-orphaned Noah — RIP — if not for… Nicholas.

　　3. It shook up the storylines for viewers who also read the comics.

　　We recently got official confirmation that Negan, the big baddie from The Walking Dead comics, is coming to the TV series in the form ofSupernatural/Grey’s Anatomy/The Good Wife star Jeffrey Dean Morgan. That, as comic readers know, suggested Glenn’s days were numbered, as he’s brutally murdered by Negan and his barbed wire-covered baseball bat, nicknamed Lucille, in issue 100.

　　Glenn’s death at the dumpster, or the possibility of it, meant that story wouldn’t play out on the show, and as the writers of the series have done that kind of switcheroo many times, it proved again that TWD comic readers aren’t necessarily spoiled for surprises in the storytelling of the series. Yes, Glenn is alive and Negan is coming, so the threat of Lucille remains… for everyone. It’s a sure bet that the head of someone major is going to meet Lucille up close, but it’s far from a sure thing it’s going to be Glenn.

　　4. It suggested again that every character is at risk of being written out.

　　Do we really believe there’s any chance Rick Grimes will ever be killed off? No. Not unless it’s the final episode of the final season of The Walking Dead. Everyone else? Yeah, kinda. Not that we want to live in a post-apocalyptic TV land that’s devoid of Daryl, Michonne, Carol, Morgan, or Glenn. But Dumpstergate has served to make us feel it’s possible he won’t survive all of Season 6.

　　5. It sparked a new level of interaction within the show’s fan community.

　　Social media and fan websites have been abuzz with theories and debateson Glenn’s fate for the last month, with viewers going as far as doing investigations of whether or not the average adult would fit under a dumpster. They’ve been at times angry, frustrated, hopeful, and hopeless while awaiting the episode that would finally tell us whether or not Glenn had a shot at being around for the birth of his child, but awaiting and debating it nonetheless. And it’s no small thing that, with so many options for great TV viewing, any show could spark that strong a reaction in that large a group of viewers.

　　The Walking Dead airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on AMC.

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