On the whole, fans didn't care for Sebastian much, and it doesn't seem Hershel will make any friends. While Hershel could be angling for a potential spinoff, it's unlikely people will be interested in seeing this person who descended from heroes being selfish and uncaring. RELATED: How the Walking Dead's Final Issue Sets Up Potential Spinoffs Instead of crafting a memorable final antagonist, the finale essentially recycles one of the book's most disappointing characters and uses Hershel to remind us that Rick died because of his hope and the belief people could be better. The same applies for Hershel - by having him embark down this path, the emotional connection we had with him is absolutely gone. However, no one had any emotional connection to Sebastian, which is why people were ticked off he killed Rick. He was a new villain, and people expected Rick to go out in a blaze of glory, not at the hands of some punk.įor Kirkman to then turn Hershel into Sebastian 2.0, it brings back memories of Rick's underwhelming death and feels like, just as with Sebastian, the book is trying to force a piece of shock value here. Rick tried to get through to Sebastian, only to be killed in his bed, which ultimately felt like we were sold short. It sours all the excitement and anticipation that surrounded Hershel's character reveal, and it ultimately just doesn't do Rick's story justice by painting another whiny child - who clearly doesn't value human life - in their camp. His bitter attitude against the world makes some sense, since Glenn was unfairly killed by Negan and Maggie neglected him for her political career, but to be someone like Sebastian spits on Rick's grave. In fact, Glenn and Maggie were two of the franchise's biggest heroes, so it feels really uncharacteristic that she'd let the kid grow up like this. Everyone in town sees Hershel as Sebastian 2.0, which dishonors the legacy of his grandad and the Greenes as a whole. It leaves us wondering, though, why would Kirkman bring back a brat in this way, especially with Rick's death lingering from the previous issue. It's this kind of petty insecurity that drove Sebastian - thinking Rick's camp was going to take the Commonwealth and turn it into their utopia - to murder the hero, so it's clear parallels are being drawn. The story even suggests that the animosity comes from Hershel being jealous Rick's praised and has monuments built to him, while Glenn remains an unsung hero. When Sophia, Hershel's adoptive sister and Carl's wife, tells Maggie she's raising another Sebastian Milton, the story really leaves a bad aftertaste in the mouth of the reader. RELATED: The Walking Dead's Original Ending Was Bitter.

He may not be the Governor, Negan or Alpha, but he's severely deluded, which ends with Maggie placing him under house arrest, knowing that she's got a loose cannon on her hands.

Hershel does come off as somewhat sympathetic, admitting being near zombies is the only way he can feel a spiritual connection to the dad Negan killed before they could meet, but he seems to have a madness about him and could be another tyrant in the making.

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