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The Walking Dead – Season 7, Episode 1 The Day Will Come When You Won't Be

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67% Tomatometer 54 Reviews
As the members of the group remain helpless, Negan takes action that will forever haunt those who survive.
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The Walking Dead — Season 7, Episode 1

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The flashback-laden "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" is slow to deliver the payoff from last season's finale -- but ultimately delivers with sadistic acts of gut-wrenching violence that will push Walking Dead fans to their limit.

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Andrew Lincoln

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Carl Grimes

Steven Yeun

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James White Empire Magazine 11/07/2017
3/5
There are things to admire about the episode, for sure. Nicotero and his effects team do fine work on the deaths, especially the drawn-out beating of poor old Glenn. Go to Full Review Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter 10/30/2016
This episode was torture porn (and Totinos commercials) followed by grief porn, but I'm not going to lie and say it wasn't effective. Go to Full Review Eric Deggans NPR 10/25/2016
The show's creative team has not lost its taste for jerking fans of the TV show around and it remains committed to refining and retuning the biggest moments from the book, without jettisoning them completely. Go to Full Review Brandon Davis ComicBook.com 11/14/2019
The episode was undeniable brutal but proved The Walking Dead has yet to desensitize us from everything it is capable of. Go to Full Review Keith Reid-Cleveland Black Nerd Problems 06/27/2018
The thing is, I'm invested. No, that's not right. I just know that I can't get those past 6 seasons back, so why not keep going? I know I'm going to watch at least the next episode. [Audible sigh] Go to Full Review Kevin Fitzpatrick ScreenCrush 06/19/2018
The Walking Dead has little concept of what bothered fans in the first place. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis As the members of the group remain helpless, Negan takes action that will forever haunt those who survive.
Executive Producer
Frank Darabont, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Greg Nicotero, Tom Luse, Scott M. Gimple
Network
AMC
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 23, 2016