Last September, Nadia Hilker, who has played Magna on the show since season nine, told me she's fine with getting killed off the show, saying, "I definitely, like a big part of me, wants to get killed off because I think being on the show and not ever turning into a walker, it just doesn't seem right." The two have barely had any screen time to resolve their issues (likely one casualty of the show's unexpected final season), and with only eight episodes left, I doubt they'll have time to do so. Yumiko and Magna's relationship has become incredibly strained since they've been split up in the Commonwealth. Because the community gives roles according to people's professions in the old world, Yumiko, a former lawyer, is living like a queen as legal counsel to Pamela Milton and Magna's living a more humble life as a waiter. Nadia Hilker has played Magna on "TWD" since season nine. I'm just waiting for Virgil to spill the beans about Michonne going off in search of Rick so he can get the ax. Even Carroll told me he couldn't believe his character made it out alive. He shouldn't have survived the series' great haunted house episode. Maybe he's been holed up in a medical ward having his injuries looked after, but there's been little reason to keep his character around when there are so many other stories to wrap up. We don't even know if he's at the Commonwealth. Conveniently, Virgil hasn't been seen since the big storm at Alexandria on season 11, episode eight. That feels like imperative information that he should be sharing with the rest of the group. He's one of the only people on the series who knows that Michonne went off on an important mission to save Rick Grimes. In case you don't remember, Kevin Carroll's character was the one who kidnapped Michonne and then found Connie in a great horror episode. I think Virgil should be killed off, but I don't know if the show will actually go through with it. I'm really pulling for Hershel and Judith (the children of two original show characters) to wind up together in a flash-forward at the show's end, a nod to Judith's brother, Carl, winding up with Carol's daughter, Sophia, at the comic's end. "So let's try to put more people that might be reflective of communities that don't get to see a lot of themselves on the screen." "For a lot of us that work on the show, we've all talked with each other about watching TV and movies growing up and going, 'I didn't see anybody like myself,' and that sucks," Kang said. In April, Kang told Insider how much it meant for herself and the show's crew to be able to see themselves on TV. I don't see a world where showrunner Angela Kang would allow a young Asian American actor to be killed off the series or unnecessarily become a villain. It's really a disservice not only to his character, but also the legacy of the grandfather he's named after and his father, Glenn. Toward the end of "TWD" comic, a grown-up Hershel becomes an antagonist and bully towards Carl. I'm nervous that Hershel hasn't been spotted on the set of "Isle of the Dead," but I'm holding out hope that the premise of that series is centered around Negan and Maggie teaming up to save Hershel from a kidnapper. If Hershel (Kien Michael Spiller) is killed off "TWD," fans will be extremely upset.
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