Glenn lives - for now

The old hiding-under-the-dumpster trick saves Glenn's life.

WHEW! You can all exhale now. That was a close one. It took four episodes but we finally know that our Asian/American hero, Glenn Rhee, (Stephen Yeun) survived. As many of you surmised, Glenn slipped under the dumpster to escape the hungry zombies. The guts we saw being eaten by the undead were the intestines of Nicholas.

That meant four weeks of agony, speculation and grief counseling.

As we breathe a sigh of relief, it may be only a temporary reprieve. Followers of the comic books know that Negan, one of the show's worst villains is about to be introduced. 

STOP READING RIGHT HERE. SPOILER AHEAD!

In the comic book, Negan kills Glenn by bashing his head in with a baseball bat. Is that that be the same fate of the TV show's Glenn? Let's hope not. 

The television show has diverted from the comic book plot several times in the past and has allowed characters live on that were killed off in the pulp version. i.e.. Carol and 

Daryl. 

Besides, he is one of the few genuinely good guys in the show. His wife Maggie is pregnant. Their family represents hope in a bleak world without hope.  "We're not supposed to let the world die," he says in the latest episode.

Besides, Glenn may be the only Asian/American left on the entire planet. Really! In the six seasons of the show, he has been the only one! 

Which gives rise to the far-out theory that Asians may be genetically immune to the zombie disease and are all hiding out somewhere. I don't think very highly about that theory, but anything is possible.

All the other characters are flawed to varying degrees. In a way, even though they are alive, they've become ... the walking dead. 

All you social networkers out there, keep Tweeting, texting, emailing the show. #SaveGlenn, #KeepGlennAlive, #PizzaForAll

UPDATE (NOV. 23): I really need to commend the Walking Dead writers and producers for creating a true interactive experience between the show and its audience. The grief, confusion and speculation came through the TV screen to give us fans a roller-coaster ride of emotions, the like I have rarely experienced.

Shortly after his appearance in "Talking Dead," Steven Yeun's Twitter account was reactivated.

“It proves this world can take the story of the good guy winning sometimes,” The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun told Talking Dead tonight of the reaction of the seemingly apparent death of his Glenn Rhee character on October 25’s show. As fans of the AMC series learned tonight on the penultimate episode of 2015, Yeun’s Glenn is not dead.

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