Spoiler alert: This post reveals crucial plot details from “The Walking Dead.” Read on at your own risk.
The Internet imploded last night with the winter opener of Season 10 of “The Walking Dead.” Not because a beloved character was killed (although two were put in dead-or-not?* peril), or because a villain got one over on the good guys (that had already happened, at the end of the fall season).
Much worse than that, apparently: Two arch villains (#NeganandAlpha) were shown about to have sex. Specifically, we were treated to a wide shot of the two, naked except for black socks, embracing in the woods.
Social media rang with screams of outrage:
“Whoever thought that last shot of Alpha and Negan would be a good idea should be fired.”
“My eyes. I will never recover.”
“And I thought the zombie in a well scene was nasty.”
“Negan and Alpha getting down and dirty was more disturbing and disgusting than Negan killing** Glenn.”
(The socks were mentioned, too, especially on the post-game wrapup on “The Talking Dead.” Hey, at least they weren’t wearing them with sandals.)
Here’s my admittedly biased theory: A bunch of these folks just can’t handle the idea of middle-aged, physically imperfect people getting it on. One Twitter commenter moaned, “It was like watching my parents have sex.”
Guess what, Kevin: Your parents probably do have sex. A lot of middle-aged (and older) people have sex.
And guess what again, Kevin: We’re probably better at it than you are.