Last Day on Earth

"Last Day on Earth" is the sixteenth and final episode of the sixth season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It is the eighty-third episode of the series overall. It premiered on April 3, 2016. It was written by Scott Gimple & Matt Negrete and directed by Greg Nicotero.

Special Guest Star

 * Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan

Co-Stars

 * Dahlia Legault as Francine


 * Kevin Patrick Murphy as Male Survivor


 * Daniel Newman as Daniel

Uncredited

 * Gerard Mason as Savior


 * Roe Digi as Red Beanie Savior


 * W.F. Bell as Savior


 * Nathan Hicks as Keno


 * Lee Vervoort as Savior


 * Duke Jackson as Savior


 * Stacey Crowder as Savior


 * Pete Pitts as Roger Clay


 * Skylar Felton as Jackson Wallace


 * Casey Wagner as Larry


 * Josh Turner as Tattooed Savior


 * Jimmy McAfee, Que Smith, NM Garcia, Ruben Swift Vidal, Christian Ward, CJ Rhoades, Billy Holt, Craig Alexander, Vincin Zo, Hunter Watson, Indiana Sifuentes, and Billy James as Saviors


 * Unknown as Colton

Deaths

 * Roman


 * Abraham Ford


 * Glenn Rhee


 * 1 unnamed man (Alive)

Trivia

 * First appearance of Simon.


 * First appearance of Negan.


 * First appearance of Colton.


 * First appearance of Keno.


 * Last appearance of Roman.


 * Last appearance of Abraham Ford. (Alive)


 * Last appearance of Glenn Rhee. (Alive)


 * The title of the episode, "Last Day on Earth", refers both to a recurring dialogue between Rick and Simon regarding treating loved ones as if it was their last day on earth and the fact that, for one member of Rick's group, this was literally their last day alive.


 * This is the third time that two main characters die in the same episode. The other times were in "Too Far Gone", where Hershel and the Governor died, "Four Walls and a Roof", where Gareth and Bob died, "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life", where Sasha and Simon died,  "The Calm Before", where Enid, Tara, and Niall died, and "A Certain Doom", where Carol and Beta died.


 * This episode marks Danai Gurira's 50th appearance on the TV Series.


 * Alanna Masterson (Tara Chambler) does not appear in this episode. This is the first time a regular character that hasn't been killed off has been absent from a season finale. Masterson was absent due to her being pregnant and has been absent from the final four consecutive episodes of this season.


 * This is the second season finale to be 90 minutes long, after "Conquer".


 * It is the sixth 90-minute episode overall, after "Days Gone Bye", "What Lies Ahead", "Conquer", "First Time Again", and "Here's Not Here".


 * Andrew Lincoln was quoted as saying about the finale, "It was the first day in the whole six years of working on The Walking Dead that I was late for work because I woke up in the middle of the night and I couldn't get back to sleep. I was so angry and frustrated and I felt sick. And that was just after reading it." implying a significant event will happen in this episode. Lauren Cohan also said, "[Hearing] the word 'finale' gives me a physical reaction because it's the hardest day on set that I've ever had in my life. I never even imagined that as an actor you could have that experience. It's one of the most raw experiences that I think any of us have ever had. Andy talks about being late to work; I didn't want to go to work that day. It took a really, really long time for everybody to feel okay again after the finale, let's put it that way."


 * An uncut version was released of Negan's entrance where he was allowed to mirror his comic counterpart when it came to foul language. Negan uses the word "Fuck" 23 times in total.


 * According to various official TV guides, the original title for this episode was "Something to Fear", but was changed for unknown reasons.


 * Negan says to Rick "You are not safe", which mirrors what Rick says to Carl in "Strangers".


 * This is the first episode of The Walking Dead to air in April worldwide.


 * It was revealed in "Wrath" that the outcome of Negan's game of "Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe" wasn't random and that he chose to kill Abraham, because he didn't want to kill a father (Rick) in front of his son (Carl).


 * It's hinted in "What We Become" that D.J. may have been present during the events of this episode and "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be".


 * Although this may not be the case as Michonne's memories are very warped during her hallucinogenic experience, so several characters are present where they weren't originally, like Laura dying at the Satellite Outpost. It is most likely that Michonne was simply imagining these events with Saviors she was most familiar with, such as D.J. and Laura, who joined Alexandria after the Sanctuary fell.

Comic Parallels

 * Rick's group being ambushed on the woods at night by a large number of Saviors and being forced to kneel is adapted from Issue 100.


 * Negan introducing himself to Rick's group and his speech of the new world order is adapted from Issue 100.


 * Negan being impressed at Carl for not showing fear is adapted from Issue 100.


 * Negan doing a game of "Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe" to choose his victim is adapted from Issue 100.


 * Negan choosing Abraham as his victim is adapted from a similar scene in Issue 100, where Glenn is the chosen victim instead.


 * Negan joking that Abraham is "taking it like a champ" while beating him to death is adapted from a similar scene in Issue 100, where he says this to Glenn instead.


 * Negan's angry reaction to Rick after Daryl punches him is adapted from a similar scene in Issue 100, where he yells at Rick as he tries to stop him from killing Glenn instead.


 * Negan killing Glenn is adapted from a similar scene in Issue 100, where Glenn is the original chosen victim instead.


 * Glenn's last words to Maggie as he gets hit is adapted from a similar scene in Issue 100, where he only manages to mention Maggie's name instead.


 * Negan joking that Lucille is a "vampire bat" while beating Glenn to death is adapted from Issue 100.