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| Calendar: Martinsville-area events Thursday, May 9 |
| Posted on Thursday, May 09 @ 00:00:07 PDT (2 reads) | |
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Today crochet group: 10 a.M., Collinsville library; all ages and skill levels welcome. Cybersecurity incident response planning workshop: 5-7 p.M., Nci, room 107, 191 fayette st., Martinsville, with dr. Ken russell, new college institute. Register at [mhccoc@mhcchamber.Com](mailto:mhccoc@mhcchamber.Com). Make some noise, open mic series: 7 p.M., Piedmont arts. Chase young of rives on the road with an outdoor theatre performance. Theatreworks community players present the complete works of william shakespeare (abridged): may 9-11, and may 17-18 at 7 p.M., May 19 at 2 p.M. Tickets are $15 friday needle felting: 2 p.M., Piedmont arts; instructor is bella thorne; participants will take home a completed felted bunny project; $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Registration required at [piedmontarts.Org](http://piedmontarts.Org) people are also reading… music night: 5:30 p.M. (Gate opens at 5 p.M.), Spencer penn centre; performance by travis frye and blue mountain; open informal bluegrass and oldtime open jam before main band at 6:30 p.M.; Admission is a $5 cash donation; concessions will be hot dogs, chicken salad, bbq and homemade desserts. Quarter auction: 7 p.M. (Doors open at 6 p.M.); Ridgeway ruritan club quarter auction with local vendors at the ridgeway ruritan building on magnolia street. Admission is $5. Door prizes and 50/50 tickets are available for sale. Concessions including pizza, barbecue chicken sandwiches and homemade desserts will be available for purchase. Cascade school community center music and dance: 7-9:30 p.M. With brian ellis and the real country band; 3561 huntington trail; $8. Saturday bassett ruritan club breakfast: 6-10 a.M., 277 philpott dam road. Sausage, fried bologna, eggs, made from scratch biscuits, sausage gravy, cooked apples, buckwheat and regular pancakes made to order, coffee and juice. All you can eat, $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12. Dine-in or carry-out. Uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays from july 10-sept. 25. Cinco de mayo: 12-4 p.M., 37 church street east, broad street parking lot uptown. Live music, food, drinks, and more. Monday martinsville city public school board meeting: 6 p.M., Central office, 746 indian trail. Horsepasture volunteer fire department weekly bingo: 7 p.M., Doors open at 5 p.M.; Held every monday. Tuesday tops meeting: 9 a.M. Weigh-in, 10 a.M. Meeting, chatham heights baptist church, 1235 chatham heights road, martinsville. Chix with sticks: 10:30 a.M., Piedmont arts. Knitters are invited to work together in the piedmont arts classroom on the second and fourth tuesday of each month. Sessions are self-guided and provide a space to socialize while creating. Bring your own supplies. Advanced registration required. Free to members, $5 for nonmembers who will pay at the door. Preschool story time: 11:15 a.M., Collinsville library branch; children ages 2-6 can experience stories, songs, games, crafts and learning. Succulent masterpiece garden workshop: 2:30 p.M.; Learn how to diy a decorative live succulent masterpiece garden; a non-refundable $5 supply fee is required for registration at ridgeway branch library, 276-956-1828. After-school story time: 3:15 p.M., Collinsville library branch; children in kindergarten through the second grade can experience stories, songs, games and crafts. Bassett train station farmers’ market: 5-7 p.M., Bassett train station; tuesdays from april 30 to sept. 24. Wednesday succulent masterpiece garden workshop: 2:30 p.M.; Learn how to diy a decorative live succulent masterpiece garden; a non-refundable $5 supply fee is required for registration at collinsville branch library, 276-647-1112. Smith memorial united methodist church community meal: 5-6 p.M., Corner of john redd boulevard and daniels creek road, collinsville. Serving takeout community meals. Call 276-647-8150 before 3:30 p.M. To reserve your meal. Thursday, may 16 crochet group: 10 a.M., Collinsville library; all ages and skill levels welcome. Succulent masterpiece garden workshop: 2:30 p.M.; Learn how to diy a decorative live succulent masterpiece garden; a non-refundable $5 supply fee is required for registration at patrick county branch library, 276-694-3352. Artificial intelligence workshop: 5-7 p.M., Nci, room 107, 191 fayette st., Martinsville, with david bartlow, genedge. Register at [mhccoc@mhcchamber.Com](mailto:mhccoc@mhcchamber.Com). Friday, may 17 succulent masterpiece garden workshop: 2:30 p.M.; Learn how to diy a decorative live succulent masterpiece garden; a non-refundable $5 supply fee is required for registration at bassett branch library, 276-629-2426. Cascade school community center music and dance: 7-9:30 p.M. With oldskool; 3561 huntington trail; $8. Saturday, may 18 fairystone volunteer fire department country breakfast: 6:30-10 a.M., 6687 fairystone park highway, stuart. Adults $10, children $5, all to go plates are $10. Call 276-930-2113 to order. Succulent masterpiece garden workshop: 2:30 p.M.; Learn how to diy a decorative live succulent masterpiece garden; a non-refundable $5 supply fee is required for registration at martinsville main library, 276-403-5430. Uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays from july 10-sept. 25. Basic contractor licensing class: 8 a.M.-4:30 p.M.; Class provides a basic look and regulators governing contractor licensing in virginia, including types available and qualifications for each, standards of practice, prohibited acts and how to avoid violations; p&hcc, $189; pre-registration required at [ph.Augusoft.Net](http://ph.Augusoft.Net) or 276-656-0260. Sunday, may 19 martinsville-henry county historical society lecture: 3 p.M.; “Campus to counter: civil rights activism,” at the historic henry county courthouse, 1 east main st. Presented by dr. Brian suttell of ferrum college. Monday, may 20 horsepasture volunteer fire department weekly bingo: 7 p.M., Doors open at 5 p.M.; Held every monday. Neighbors in the know: first and third monday of each month, hylton library; different presentation and activity each week; one hour long and activities for children will be provided; free admission and fit for all ages; for more information call 276-957-5757. Tuesday, may 21 tops meeting: 9 a.M. Weigh-in, 10 a.M. Meeting, chatham heights baptist church, 1235 chatham heights road, martinsville. Author joseph lovell discusses his book “reflections of sandy creek”: 10:30 a.M., Susan l. Adkins memorial meeting room, bassett historical center. Bassett train station farmers’ market: 5-7 p.M., Bassett train station; tuesdays from april 30 to sept. 24. Wednesday, may 22 congressman morgan griffith’s traveling staff office hours: 10-11:30 a.M., Henry county administration building; 12:30-2 p.M., Patrick county administration building. Thursday, may 23 crochet group: 10 a.M., Collinsville library; all ages and skill levels welcome. Building stronger teams workshop: 5-7 p.M., Patrick & henry community college, with shelira morrison. Register at [mhccoc@mhcchamber.Com](mailto:mhccoc@mhcchamber.Com). Friday, may 24 cascade school community center music and dance: 7-9:30 p.M. With bullet band; 3561 huntington trail; $8. Saturday, may 25 free take out community meals: 11 a.M.-1 p.M.; The reach out ministry of pilgrim missionary baptist church, inc. 601 third st., Martinsville. Uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays from july 10-sept. 25. Movies in the park: dehart park in stuart featuring “finding dory.” Showing begins at dusk. Sponsored by the patrick county parks and recreation department and patrick county tourism. Monday, may 27 horsepasture volunteer fire department weekly bingo: 7 p.M., Doors open at 5 p.M.; Held every monday. Tuesday, may 28 tops meeting: 9 a.M. Weigh-in, 10 a.M. Meeting, chatham heights baptist church, 1235 chatham heights road, martinsville. Chix with sticks: 10:30 a.M., Piedmont arts. Knitters are invited to work together in the piedmont arts classroom on the second and fourth tuesday of each month. Sessions are self-guided and provide a space to socialize while creating. Bring your own supplies. Advanced registration required. Free to members, $5 for nonmembers who will pay at the door. Henry county board of supervisors meeting: 3 p.M. And 6 p.M., Summerlin room, henry county administration building. Bassett train station farmers’ market: 5-7 p.M., Bassett train station; tuesdays from april 30 to sept. 24. Thursday, may 30 crochet group: 10 a.M., Collinsville library; all ages and skill levels welcome. Marketing versus advertising workshop: 5-7 p.M., Nci, room 107, 191 fayette st., Martinsville, with kim wallace, comcast. Register at [mhccoc@mhcchamber.Com](mailto:mhccoc@mhcchamber.Com). Friday, may 31 cascade school community center music and dance: 7-9:30 p.M. With too young too old; 3561 huntington trail; $8. Saturday, june 1 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays from july 10-sept. 25. Tuesday, june 4 bassett train station farmers market: 5-7 p.M., Bassett train station; tuesdays from april 30 to sept. 24. Wednesday, june 5 piedmont arts hooker awards: 5:30 p.M. In the piedmont arts gallery on starling avenue. Thursday, june 6 bob ross painting class: 9:30 p.M., Piedmont arts; instructor naomi hodge-muse will teach students to paint bob ross’s hidden stream; students should bring a roll of paper towels, all other supplies provided; admission costs are $75 for members and $85 for non-members. Register at [piedmontarts.Org](http://piedmontarts.Org) or by calling the museum. Crochet group: 10 a.M., Collinsville library; all ages and skill levels welcome. Friday, june 7 sounds on the square: 7-10 p.M., Plaza of the historic henry county courthouse, 1 east main st.; Barefoot modern; scuffle hill brewing company will sell craft beers, and at least one food truck will be present; admission is free. Saturday, june 8 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays from july 10-sept. 25. Tuesday, june 11 bassett train station farmers’ market: 5-7 p.M., Bassett train station; tuesdays from april 30 to sept. 24. Thursday, june 13 crochet group: 10 a.M., Collinsville library; all ages and skill levels welcome. Saturday, june 15 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays from july 10-sept. 25. Fahi juneteenth festival: 11 a.M. To 6 p.M., Baldwin park; featuring a live dj, performances, bounce houses, vendors, food trucks, greek row and more. Tuesday, june 18 bassett train station farmers’ market: 5-7 p.M., Bassett train station; tuesdays from april 30 to sept. 24. Thursday, june 20 crochet group: 10 a.M., Collinsville library; all ages and skill levels welcome. Saturday, june 22 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays from july 10-sept. 25. Movies in the park: ic dehart park in patrick county featuring “elemental.” Showing begins at dusk. Sponsored by the patrick county parks and recreation department and patrick county tourism. Tuesday, june 25 henry county board of supervisors meeting: 3 p.M. And 6 p.M., Summerlin room, henry county administration building. Bassett train station farmers’ market: 5-7 p.M., Bassett train station; tuesdays from april 30 to sept. 24. Thursday, june 27 crochet group: 10 a.M., Collinsville library; all ages and skill levels welcome. Saturday, june 29 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays from july 10-sept. 25. Tuesday, july 2 bassett train station farmers’ market: 5-7 p.M., Bassett train station; tuesdays from april 30 to sept. 24. Friday, july 5 sounds on the square: 7-10 p.M., Plaza of the historic henry county courthouse, 1 east main st.; The league of ordinary gentleman; scuffle hill brewing company will sell craft beers, and at least one food truck will be present; admission is free. Saturday, july 6 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays from july 10-sept. 25. Wednesday, july 10 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays from july 10-sept. 25. Saturday, july 13 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Wednesday, july 17 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Saturday, july 20 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Movies in the park: dan river park in patrick county featuring “kung fu panda 4.” Showing begins at dusk. Sponsored by the patrick county parks and recreation department and patrick county tourism. Tuesday, july 23 henry county board of supervisors meeting: 3 p.M. And 6 p.M., Summerlin room, henry county administration building. Sounds on the square: 7-10 p.M., Plaza of the historic henry county courthouse, 1 east main st.; Forest taylor; scuffle hill brewing company will sell craft beers, and at least one food truck will be present; admission is free. Wednesday, july 24 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Saturday, july 27 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Wednesday, july 31 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Saturday, aug. 3 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Wednesday, aug. 7 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Saturday, aug. 10 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Wednesday, aug. 14 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Saturday, aug. 17 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Wednesday, aug. 21 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Saturday, aug. 24 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Movies in the park: mountain top park in patrick county featuring “the croods: a new age.” Showing begins at dusk. Sponsored by the patrick county parks and recreation department and patrick county tourism. Tuesday, aug. 27 henry county board of supervisors meeting: 3 p.M. And 6 p.M., Summerlin room, henry county administration building. Wednesday, aug. 28 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays though sept. 25. Sounds on the square: 7-10 p.M., Plaza of the historic henry county courthouse, 1 east main st.; The ghosts of liberty; scuffle hill brewing company will sell craft beers, and at least one food truck will be present; admission is free. Saturday, aug. 31 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. 50 year class reunion of 1974: 6 p.M., Heritage conference & event center; contact terry at 434-384-6028 or teena at 540-238-9265. Wednesday, sept. 4 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Wednesday, sept. 11 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Friday, sept. 13 sounds on the square: 7-10 p.M., Plaza of the historic henry county courthouse, 1 east main st..; “Line dancing on the square” with sue ann ehmann; scuffle hill brewing company will sell craft beers, and at least one food truck will be present; admission is free. Saturday, sept. 14 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Wednesday, sept. 18 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Saturday, sept. 21 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Movies in the park: patrick springs park in patrick county featuring “the nightmare before christmas.” Showing begins at dusk. Sponsored by the patrick county parks and recreation department and patrick county tourism. Tuesday, sept. 24 henry county board of supervisors meeting: 3 p.M. And 6 p.M., Summerlin room, henry county administration building. Sounds on the square: 7-10 p.M., Plaza of the historic henry county courthouse, 1 east main st.; Andy burnette trio; scuffle hill brewing company will sell craft beers, and at least one food truck will be present; admission is free. Wednesday, sept. 25 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16 and wednesdays through sept. 25. Saturday, sept. 28 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16. Saturday, oct. 5 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16. Saturday, oct. 12 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16. Saturday, oct. 19 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16. Tuesday, oct. 22 henry county board of supervisors meeting: 3 p.M. And 6 p.M., Summerlin room, henry county administration building. Saturday, oct. 26 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16. Saturday, nov. 2 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16. Saturday, nov. 9 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16. Saturday, nov. 16 uptown martinsville farmers’ market: 7:30 a.M. To noon, 65 w. Main st.; Saturdays through nov. 16. Tuesday, nov. 26 henry county board of supervisors meeting: 3 p.M. And 6 p.M., Summerlin room, henry county administration building. Wednesday, dec. 17 henry county board of supervisors meeting: 3 p.M. And 6 p.M., Summerlin room, henry county administration building. |
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| Posted on Thursday, May 09 @ 00:00:07 PDT (2 reads) | |
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How a forgotten basketball icon revolutionized the nba — and blazed a trail for nikola jokic the crowd roared as confetti fluttered down from the rafters and [denver nuggets](/nba/team/_/name/den/denver-nuggets) players, coaches and staff bear-hugged each other on the court, tears dripping down sweaty cheeks. Above them, videoboards at ball arena in denver blinked “2023 nba champions.” Amid the joy, nuggets star nikola jokic surveyed the scene, still in his jersey, awaiting the usual postgame interview. It was june 12, 2023, and jokic had just posted 28 points and 16 rebounds in an nba finals-clinching game 5 win over the [miami heat](/nba/team/_/name/mia/miami-heat). Moments after the buzzer kicked off a citywide celebration, jokic was asked how it felt to finally be an nba champion. “It’s good, it’s good,” he said. “The job is done. We can go home now.” He smiled wryly and let out a half-hearted laugh. Kidding or not, returning to sombor, serbia, was indeed at the top of his mind. It was there where jokic could race horses, hike in the mountains and unwind with his family, and he could do so in a country where basketball has become a celebrated national pastime — even if it wasn’t always. Indeed, well over a half-century before jokic raised the larry o’brien trophy, the sport barely registered across the region, until one player helped ignite a revolution that reshaped its future and set the foundation for countless players to follow. That includes jokic, whose nuggets face the [minnesota timberwolves](/nba/team/_/name/min/minnesota-timberwolves) on friday in game 3 of their second-round series down 2-0. That player was named radivoj kora?, And just like jokic, he called the town of sombor home. During warmups, the 18-year-old italian center tried to focus on his routine, but his gaze kept drifting toward the other end of the court. There, he stared in awe at a player he had only heard about and read about in newspapers. “Everybody was scared to guard him,” says dino meneghin, who was then with the italian club team pallacanestro varese. It was 1968, and this was his first matchup with kora?, Then with petrarca padova, an italian club team. The game was played in meneghin’s hometown of varese, in northern italy, and meneghin was given the assignment of guarding the 6-foot-5 kora?, A sharpshooter from midrange who could handle the ball, score in isolation and play with his back to the basket. “Very complete,” meneghin says of kora?’S game. Meneghin’s coach told him to try and deny kora? The ball, so meneghin overplayed passing lanes, but nothing seemed to work. “I tried, but he was clever — and smart,” meneghin recalls. “For me, it was really, really hard.” Meneghin can’t remember how many points kora? Scored, but he remembered how he felt. “I thought i was a good player, but after that game, i realized i had a lot to learn,” says meneghin, who would go on to become one of the greatest players in the history of europe. Kora? Was even better, becoming what the late borislav stankovi?, His former coach and the longtime secretary general of fiba, called europe’s first basketball star. He would come to define his generation — and the sport itself. “If it wasn’t for [korac] and his generation, we wouldn’t have jokic and doncic and many others.” Mom?Ilo pazman, who played alongside kora? In the 1960s kora? Holds the euroleague record for points in a game at 99, the second most at 71 and the fifth most at 60. His career scoring average in the euroleague is a record 43.6 points per game. He was the top scorer in professional leagues in italy, belgium, yugoslavia and at the 1960 olympic games in rome. He led his country to medals in the olympics and fiba and european championships. He was inducted into the fiba hall of fame (and named one of its 50 best players of all time) and the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame. He became the only basketball player in the world to have a large international tournament named after him. He was left-handed, red-haired and known as “ginger.” The french called him “terrible lefty.” The italians called him “furia rossa” (red fury). But bogdan tanjevi?, Who played with kora? In the mid-1960s, is among a chorus of those in the international ranks who say that kora?’S individual honors fall short of his impact on the game itself. Kora? Grew up in the shadow of world war ii, tanjevi? Says, when yugoslavia was under communist rule and caught in a restrictive life behind the soviet union’s iron curtain. But because of kora?, Playground courts and sports halls sprouted across his country — then yugoslavia, today serbia — and the generations that followed grew up with the game. “He changed the landscape of yugoslavian basketball,” says zoran radovic, a retired serbian basketball player and a fiba senior director. “He was a trailblazer for all of us,” says vlade divac, a serbian center who played professionally in europe and then in the nba. Yugoslavia broke apart in the early 1990s, separating into present-day bosnia and herzegovina, croatia, kosovo, montenegro, north macedonia, serbia and slovenia. The region has famously developed into a basketball mecca, with dozens of its players becoming household names: there’s luka doncic , bogdan bogdanovic , bojan bogdanovic , peja stojakovic , toni kukoc , dario saric , dražen petrovi?, Jusuf nurkic , ivica zubac , goran dragi?, Beno udrih, rasho nesterovic , sasha vuja?I?, Nikola vucevic . The mega basket club team in belgrade, serbia, has produced 14 nba players since 2014; the only college programs to produce more over that span are kentucky (30), duke (28) and ucla (15). Thirteen players from the balkans occupy spots on nba rosters. But long before that pipeline began to flow, there was kora?, A son of sombor. “He’s a legend in our country, especially in my hometown,” jokic says. Today, those who knew kora? Watch jokic with pride, knowing that history draws a straight line between the two. But they also know that for as well-known as kora? Was during his day, he is almost forgotten now. What they want, they say, is for him to be remembered. “If it wasn’t for him and his generation,” says mom?Ilo pazman, 79, who played alongside kora? In the 1960s, “we wouldn’t have jokic and doncic and many others.” Born in sombor on nov. 5, 1938, kora? Began playing at age 12 in croatia, when he was visiting his cousins’ house, which was near a court. “I spent days watching the training, and i never dared ask if i could play, too,” he wrote in a letter. “Those hoops had a magical power. The next morning, i was the first at the court. I threw my first ball at the basket. I missed, of course, but the magic was there.” Hoops were hard to find. “Everybody was watching football,” pazman says. To compensate, kora? And friends would take the metal rings off wooden barrels and fashion them into a hoop. Yugoslavia had a national team, which made its debut in the eurobasket tournament in 1947 and finished 13th out of 14 teams. Kora? Was invited to play for his high school team, but only because he was tall, he suspected. But by 1956, he led okk belgrade, a local club team largely made from players around the neighborhood, to a junior championship. In one game, his team won 33-28, and kora? Had scored all 33 points. It marked the start of an unprecedented scoring tear. A few hours before a game, kora? Completely withdrew, pazman says. He was quiet, alone. “We teammates didn’t even try to disturb him in those moments of total concentration,” pazman says. “As soon as he went out on the field, he turned into something insane when it came to scoring baskets like a fury.” Kora? Said he never had a role model in basketball, that he played the way he liked. In 1960, he averaged 39.1 points for okk belgrade. That same year, yugoslavia made its first appearance at the summer olympics, then played in rome, and kora? Was the top scorer. The next year, yugoslavia won a silver medal in the european championship in belgrade, the country’s first medal in basketball. More than 20,000 raucous fans shook the sports hall. More than 100 journalists looked on. “Thanks to them, baskets are appearing everywhere,” a television broadcast declared. “New generations are coming. All these boys will have those two generations of our players as role models.” In 1964, [boston celtics](/nba/team/_/name/bos/boston-celtics) coach red auerbach coached a group of nba all-star players against teams from across europe. That team featured bill russell , oscar robertson, jerry lucas and bob pettit. Auerbach scouted the competition. Before one game in belgrade, auerbach pulled russell aside, telling him: “you better not let kora? Score.” Russell held his own, and team usa won handily 98-51, but kora? Tallied 20 points, and auerbach later remarked that kora? Was the only international player he saw who could play in the nba. In 1965, kora? Scored 71 points in one game; then, seven days later, he set the euroleague scoring record with 99. Wherever he went, huge crowds followed. He was a sensation. “[People] like scorers,” stankovic later said about kora?, “So people were coming to see this phenomenon, the best scorer of europe and the olympics.” “People came to see him wherever basketball was played,” pazman recalls. “They came to see only him.” When meneghin, who in 2003 was inducted into the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame, faced kora? In italy, his team called the rising serbia legend “mr. 99,” a nod to his historic scoring feat years earlier. “He would’ve been a great, great nba player, for sure,” he says. During games, kora? Played with an expression that never seemed to change — a calm stoicism, the same sort of descriptor later famously used for jokic. “He was creative, a basketball genius,” says josip djerdja, a former yugoslav national team member. He had a solution for the direct opponent at any time. He’d immediately adapt to the characteristics of his opponent. He’d beat him with his own weapons.” Like jokic, kora?’S body was covered with bruises after games, often because there had been two and three players who had fouled out trying to stop him. And when he was fouled, he proved automatic from the free throw line, where he famously shot the ball underhanded. Once, on a belgium television show, he was asked how many free throws he could make out of 100, and he guessed between 70 and 80. Then, during a live broadcast, he made 100 in a row. “[Korac is] a legend in our country, especially in my hometown” nikola jokic after leaving packed arenas, he liked to gather with teammates at restaurants. “We sat there, talking about the game, rejoicing when we won and grieving when we lost,” pazman says. “Usually that seating lasted until about midnight and kora? Always left an hour early. When it was time to pay, the answer was: kora? Had already paid. That’s the way he was.” Kora? Won six medals with the yugoslav national team, including an olympic silver medal in the 1968 games in mexico city. Like jokic, he didn’t talk about his excellence, great games or records. He didn’t collect trophies and at times gave them away. He once said he didn’t practice shooting any more than other players, spending only one day a week — saturday — to focus exclusively on it. Kora? Had majored in electrical engineering but paused his studies to focus on basketball, believing he’d return to complete his degree later. He would never have that chance. It was the evening of june 1, 1969, and tanjevi? Will never forget the sequence of events. That day, kora? Had scored 35 in an exhibition game in sarajevo. Afterward, he and some teammates, including tanjevi?, Went out to dinner. Pazman and another teammate had decided to return to belgrade, and they tried to persuade kora? To join, but he said he had promised a local reporter an interview the next morning. They set out, while kora? Stayed behind. The night grew long. The group headed to a cafe, leaving in two cars. The first, a lightning-fast audi 100ls, was driven by krešimir ?Osi?, Who was going to play at byu and would later be drafted by the [los angeles lakers](/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers). The other car was kora?’S volkswagen. Kora? Warned ?Osi?, Who had a reputation for driving fast, that he would die on the roads if he continued to drive so aggressively with such a fast car. Kora? Returned to the hotel in sarajevo. It was after 1 a.M. The next morning, kora? Met with the journalist, then hopped in his volkswagen for the five-hour drive back to belgrade. That morning dawned with rain. In front of kora? Was one of his coaches, ranko zeravica, and his wife, zaga. Kora? Had only started driving a year prior. A few kilometers outside of sarajevo, kora? Tried to pass another car, but the car wouldn’t let him. He tried again. As he did, a truck came into the opposite lane. Zeravica witnessed the head-on collision from his rearview mirror. Tanjevi? Visited the hospital where kora? Had been taken, joining hundreds who waited outside. Hours passed. Then a doctor emerged with grim news. Kora? Was gone. Tanjevic, then 22, and his wife, then 20, began to cry: “we cry and cry and cry.” They took the train to belgrade, crying the whole way. “I should’ve been with him in the car,” tanjevi?, Now 77, says from his home in trieste, italy, his voice breaking. “I’ve been living with this for all these years.” He adds, “that’s in my heart. I still live it every day.” Djurovic was at home in belgrade when he got the call: “he died. Car accident.” At first, djurovic says he laughed in disbelief. “Because, for me, he was something abnormal. I thought such big players cannot die, ever.” Then, the tears came. “I couldn’t go out of my home for 10 days,” djurovic says. “I cried every day.” Djurovic had begun playing hoops at 14 and, by then, kora?, 10 years his senior, was a star. He became his teammate at 17, when kora? Was 27. He played small forward, too. He talked with him about opera, theater, philosophy, psychology and diplomacy. Kora? Was his hero. Front page headlines splashed across the country: “basketball in grief, ginger is gone,” read one. “You think a man like him could live 200 years,” meneghin says. “He seemed immortal. You think he cannot die.” The next day, a 2-kilometer long column of residents walked behind his coffin in sarajevo, stopping to leave flowers where the crash occurred. More than 100,000 attended his funeral in belgrade. Says pazman, “it wasn’t until the day of the funeral that i realized he was gone. The whole nation was in mourning. There’s no more of the best in our sports family. No more kora?.” He became the first yugoslav athlete to be buried with the highest honors in the alley of the illustrious in belgrade’s new cemetery. He became the first athlete to have a street named after him in belgrade, in the neighborhood where he lived. When he died, the olympic flag was placed over his coffin, because the yugoslavia president said that kora? Was bigger than his country — he belonged to the world. In sombor, the house where kora? Was born became a landmark. In belgrade, a memorial was created and a sports hall bears his name. Eight streets in eight cities across serbia bear his name. There are men’s and women’s club teams that bear his name. Two years after his passing, fiba founded the “kora? Cup,” an international tournament that lasted until 2003, when the basketball federation of serbia and montenegro renamed its national cup the radivoj kora? Cup, a domestic tournament that continues. A memorial for him lives inside fiba’s geneva headquarters. The yugoslav basketball federation declared that games would no longer be played on june 2, the day that he died. Okk belgrade retired his no. 5, and, today, the gym where they play is named after him. A photo of him hangs in front of their arena. And, each year, the team returns to his grave in belgrade and places flowers. Still, his name has faded with time. “It’s sad, but i did not know much about him growing up,” says darko milicic, a serbian player and the no. 2 pick in the 2003 nba draft. “We all heard about him, but, as the new generation, we followed what was happening now.” “I am sure that nobody from [the] young players knows anything about him,” says misko raznatovic, a former serbian player who has become an agent to the most prominent players from the country, including jokic. “He died 20 years before they were born. When i started to play in mid-’70s, nobody really talked a lot about him. I found out [his] story much later.” Two years after kora? Died, a man named gordan matic was born in kragujevac, one of the larger cities in serbia, located about 3½ hours southeast from sombor. Matic grew up in a country still mourning its fallen star. He heard people speak about how there would never be another kora?, About what a tragedy his death was. Years passed. More documentaries about great basketball players and great teams emerged. Matic grew to love the game, but he never saw anything about kora?. “Ok, i’m a filmmaker,” he told himself. “So why don’t i make one?” He started in 2008. It took years to raise money, to travel across europe and interview everyone he could — about 130 people, all told, who knew or were affiliated with kora?. He learned how kora? Impacted life in his country far beyond basketball, including bringing albums from new musicians — such as the beatles — back to belgrade, where he gave them to the radio station to play. He learned how kora? Was skilled at chess, math, handball, table tennis, soccer and high jumped competitively. He learned how kora? Never went anywhere without a book, that he loved faulkner and joyce, that he took his teammates to the ballet, opera and concerts. He learned that kora? Spoke english, italian and french and grew close with nobel prize-winning author ivo andric. More than anything, matic learned why basketball became the country’s national sport. In february 2012, 4,000 people filled the sava center in belgrade to watch matic’s film, “ginger: more than a game.” It was an emotional affair. Members of fiba attended, the president of serbia attended, even teammates from his national teams attended. Tanjevi? Organizes dinners in belgrade with players from that era, and, every time, there are more and more empty seats. After playing with kora?, Djurovic began coaching. His career spanned a half-century on teams across europe. He traveled around the world, and he’d find himself still talking about kora?. Even just a few years ago, djurovic was in singapore, addressing a team, and he mentioned kora? — How he practiced, how he played. “Nobody knows him,” he told himself. “I’m crazy. I’m still talking about kora?.” In 2012, djurovic got a call about a 17-year-old who was playing for mega basket of the adriatic league. He watched the young player in a scrimmage. “He was so abnormal,” djurovic says. “He was so smart. He played with everybody. He really passes. No quickness, no jumping, no power, and he played fantastic.” He talked with the player once, only in passing. “You are the best,” he told him. It was nikola jokic. Today, at 75, djurovic watches jokic at 4 a.M., Along with so many others across serbia. He and others who played with or knew kora? Make clear that there is no competition: jokic is the better player. “Jokic, it is incredible what he’s doing with his body,” djurovic says. “His body is not good at all — not only for basketball, for anything. But when you play him and you go to the basket, he is a wall. He’s heavy. He’s strong. “But, technically, his thinking is very quick, very smart. Kora? Is the same.” Jokic’ basketball iq is perhaps the trait that is highlighted the most. Before a march 2 game at crypto.Com arena in downtown los angeles, nuggets coach michael malone was asked to compare lakers star lebron james , who was about to break the 40,000-point mark, and jokic. Malone focused on their intellect, on their ability to see plays before they happened. The nuggets won the game 124-114, their eighth straight win over the lakers, and jokic overshadowed james’ milestone with 35 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. After the game, in the hallway near the nuggets’ locker room, a serbian reunion began to form. There was jokic. There was divac, now 56, who was born one year before kora? Died. There was marko jaric, who played for the [la clippers](/nba/team/_/name/lac/la-clippers), timberwolves and [memphis grizzlies](/nba/team/_/name/mem/memphis-grizzlies). There was ognjen stojakovi?, A former serbian coach who is now a nuggets assistant coach. And there was novak djokovic , the dominant serbian tennis star. They stood together, talking, laughing and speaking their native language. “He is probably the bright star for most people back home,” jokic said of djokovic. “They see him as a winner. He puts our country on top of the world many, many times. He put serbia on top for a lot of years.” But the same is no doubt true for jokic. In 2022, he won his second consecutive nba mvp, and, as fate would have it, kora? Was inducted into the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame just a few months later. The taped enshrinement speech was delivered by his brother, djordje. Nine months later, jokic led the nuggets to their first championship, earning finals mvp honors. And one month after that title, the basketball federation of serbia raised a banner on the facade of the west gate tower in belgrade, a 36-story skyscraper that, for decades, was the country’s tallest building. 1??0??0?? Godina koŠarke u srbiji ???????????? Na ulazu u beograd, ?Ekaju vas dobro poznata lica! [#100godinakosarkeusrbiji] [pic.Twitter.Com/ffbmbztc5g] — košarkaški savez srb (@kssrbije) [july 11, 2023] the banner spanned 85 feet wide and 226 feet tall and required eight hours of work from eight workers to install. It aimed to honor the 100th year anniversary of basketball in the country, where an american red cross worker first introduced the sport in 1923. “Longer than a century, more than a game,” the banner read. It also featured two players whose likeness — and the motto — would be shown on 70 billboards in 25 major cities across serbia. One of those players was, of course, jokic. “It means a lot just to feel appreciated,” jokic says. “It’s always nice to feel the love from the country and the city.” The other player on the banner, just beside jokic, was another fabled son of sombor: radivoj kora?. |
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| Posted on Thursday, May 09 @ 00:00:07 PDT (2 reads) | |
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It’s weird how much you can know about someone who’s not in your life through social media.
i mean people back in the day only had a facebook but before then, people would have to rely on high school reunions to connect with a person again.
you wouldn’t really know what a person was up to unless you were really adamant about staying in contact with them.
social media was the solution for that. Social media also became the problem.
when i was in high school and made a group of friends, of course, i was still ignorant and innocent. I believed that the friends i made were always gonna be there. Texting, calling, and social media were going to help me stay in contact with them.
of course the first summer was easy but then it got difficult.
the messages and calls stopped coming, we were too busy to catch up, and life happened.
it hurt to not be as close as i thought we would be. But what’s worse was that social media emphasized that hurt.
i’m not sure if you know what a “finsta” is. But they were very popular around the time that my senior year in high school was over and all my friends had one. Finsta is basically a fake instagram where only your friends follow it and you can post more personal things. You can post things you wouldn’t normally post on a regular instagram like ramblings, random selfies, etc.
one of my friends had a finsta. I was really close to this friend and we would talk everywhere: twitter dms, instagram, messaging, and even youtube when they had messaging for a little bit. It was just one of those friendships. But after high school, we would barely see each other.
on her finsta, she posted that she was moving away to college in a week and she was trying to see as many of her friends as possible. She didn’t personally tell me when she was going away to college. She would post who she would hang out with and all the people she was close to. She would even do these trends where it’s like: day 1 – post your closest friends, day 2 – post the people you talk to most, and things like that. It was very hurtful to just watch because i was very close to her and yet she never posted or talked about me. She would post her close friends, her best friends, everything in those “trends” posts and i felt so left out.
and she never asked me to hang out. I would tell her we should hang out but i would never hear back from her. So to hear that she was hanging out with “everyone” before she left for college hurt. I remember i was at camp with my cousin for the weekend and i would just stay up at night and see her finsta posts and feel sad. I couldn’t stop looking at her finsta because it would occupy my mind and it would just hurt.
here’s this part of social media that’s supposed to help me keep in contact with my friend. But it ended up just being an avenue of hurt for me. I wish we only had high school reunions at that point because then i would still be under the delusion that we were close.
looking back at that finsta account now, she doesn’t use it anymore and it’s more so a reminder of that period, i can’t help feeling sad that i was kind of so consumed with this one page. It caused me so much pain. I’m glad to say that i am over all that pain and can look at that page without feeling the emotions i used to feel. But it still hurts to think about how affected i was by it.
this is one of the reasons that social media can be so detrimental to a friendship. We can be so focused on who our friends are hanging out with and who they’re close to now. It’s so easy to feel left out or hurt because you’re not as close to someone as you used to be.
it’s hard to move on from a relationship when their life is lived right in front of you. That’s what makes social media so hard. Honestly, social media isn’t for the weak.
that’s why i think it’s important to stay off social media for a while if you feel that it’s becoming detrimental to you or your relationship with someone.
i know you have those pretty pictures you want to post and people you want to stay in touch with. But everything you can do on social media, you can also do without all that hurt. You can post the pictures and delete the app. You can message your friends on other apps. You don’t have to force yourself to be on social media, especially when your feelings are fragile.
as someone who was so hurt by posts a friend would put on their finsta, i wish i could have muted her account earlier or even just uninstalled social media altogether or even confronted her about it (even though i hate confrontation). There are much better ways to confront the hurt of social media than becoming attuned to it. |
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| No School / Solemnity of the Ascension | St Hubert Catholic High School For Girl |
| Posted on Thursday, May 09 @ 00:00:07 PDT (2 reads) | |
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| Tribute to a best friend, a surgeon who saved many lives | The Chestnut Hill Loc |
| Posted on Thursday, May 09 @ 00:00:07 PDT (2 reads) | |
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I met david carl rilling when we were both freshmen at central high school in 1954. I was more than a little jealous because he had everything going for him. I met david carl rilling when we were both freshmen at central high school in 1954. I must admit i was more than a little jealous because he had everything going for him. He was handsome, very smart, very funny, and an excellent athlete. He was also an eagle scout, and all the other kids liked him. I figured he must have some flaws, but i was never able to find any. He grew up on rising sun avenue in the citys crescentville section. In 1962, we were classmates again, this time in the freshman class at hahnemann (now drexel) medical school. I dropped out after one year, but david went on to become a surgeon. In 1967, his surgical residency was interrupted by vietnam, where he volunteered for a second tour of duty and was assigned to the 45th surgical hospital m.U.S.T. (Medical unit self-sustained and transportable), similar to the m.A.S.H. Units of the korean war. The 45th surgical was located on the cambodian border, known then as “the most dangerous hospital in the world.” He and his surgical colleagues routinely faced complicated cases – traumatic amputations and thoracic and abdominal gunshot and mortar wounds. He was awarded the bronze star for his service, among many other medals. Rilling saved countless lives with his surgical skills, not only of american g.I.S but vietnamese people as well. “It did not matter who they were,” he told me many years later. “They were all human beings, and our job was to heal their wounds. Thats what we all signed up for.” David returned to the u.S. Unexpectedly in march, 1970, when his father, dr. Carl a. Rilling, passed away. He finished his tour of duty at the valley forge military hospital, where one afternoon in a clinic, he was examining a young man who coincidentally happened to have been treated at the 45th surgical hospital in vietnam. Further inspection of the patient’s chart revealed that he was the same young man on whom david had performed a complicated thoracic-abdominal operation just within the previous year. The patient had been sent back to the u.S. For further care after spending three post-operative days at the 45th. When david saw the long thoracic-abdominal scar, he couldn’t believe his eyes. “It was great to see him alive and well,” rilling said. “It was an amazing reunion.” But rilling often said his most memorable and difficult surgical challenge happened in 1977 at grand view hospital in sellersville, bucks county, where he worked from 1975 to 2014. Jesse masarjian, 19, was brought into the er after a tractor ran over him on a farm in lancaster county, severing his left arm. Along with colleagues dr. Dennis moyer and orthopedic surgeon dr. David rising, the trio was able to successfully reattach masarjians arm. According to news reports at the time, this was the first limb reattachment ever done in the northeastern u.S., And it made national headlines. Masarjian had a smooth recovery and became gainfully employed, and a strong friendship developed between him and rilling. “It was truly an incredible journey!” Rilling told me a few years ago. “We had a celebration every year after that at the washington house restaurant (in sellersville) with jesse and many of the people involved in his care – dr. Dennis moyer, anesthesiologists dr. Jennifer lee and dr. Richard kriebel, and physical therapist nancy rourke. It was so thrilling!” In 2014 david took a position as chief of surgery at lock haven hospital, where he practiced until 2020, when he finally retired. Lock haven hospital honored him by nominating him to be a “hometown hero” and his banner was hung in the city for two years. Rilling was also a philanthropist. Both he and his father amassed an astonishing collection of african and oceanic art and sculpture. In 2008 david and his wife, karina, whom david met in 1966 during his internship at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania where karina was a student nurse, donated a collection of 420 pieces of this art and sculpture, with an estimated value of more than $200,000, to central’s new barnwell library. The pieces are still displayed in large glass cases throughout the library. This gift was in honor of the 50-year reunion of the class of 1958, the 209th graduating class. Rilling was also a serious collector of rare artifacts, fossils and minerals, which he and karina donated to many museums, colleges and universities throughout the u.S., Including the smithsonian institution, the yale university peabody museum and the trout gallery at dickinson college. Rilling and i re-connected at the 50-year central high reunion in 2008, and since then we got together with him and karina dozens of times. I like to believe that we were best friends. Every time we were together, we laughed ourselves silly. At least twice, my sides hurt from laughing so hard. I think we added years to our lives with all of those feel-good hormones released into the bloodstream. Our house is filled with memories of david, including many hilarious animated videos he created about our get-togethers. (He was also a brilliant videographer and punster.) In the latter stages of the pandemic, david contracted “long covid,” and his health was never the same after that. On monday, april 22, he died of pulmonary fibrosis. “It destroyed his lungs so fast,” said karina last week. “It required two huge oxygen compactors with oxygen streaming day and night … he is done with his suffering.” Dr. Rilling is survived by karina, their super-nice children – jonathan (laura), dr. Alexander and claudia and two grandchildren. He was pre-deceased by his brother, paul; sister, barbara e. Raifsnider, and parents, dr. Carl and elizabeth. Donations may be made to the central high alumni association, 1700 w. Olney ave.; Phila. Pa 19141, or woundedwarriorproject.Org. Len lear can be reached at lenlear@chestnuthilllocal.Com |
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| v1: Newspaper headlines: Starmer splits party and no Royal reunion |
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many of thursdays front pages focus on the defection from the conservatives to labour of dover mp natalie elphicke. The times says labour leader sir keir starmer has split his party by accepting the former tory.
an image of sir keir and ms elphicke features on the front of the guardian, which also reports that the labour leader is facing anger from within his party after welcoming ms elphicke. Meanwhile, the paper headlines on a survey it has carried out which found that hundreds of the worlds leading scientists expect global temperatures to rise to at least 2.5c (4.5f) above pre-industrial levels this century, with catastrophic consequences for humanity.
the express says tory turncoat natalie elphicke and keir starmer have faced outrage over the shameless political pact.
the i reports on ms elphickes move to labour too, but takes a slightly different approach, quoting a pollster saying even an interest rate cut cant save sunak. The paper headlines on expectations that the bank of england will hold interest rates at 5.25% on thursday and any cut is unlikely until august.
the telegraph leads with lord cameron calling on the eu to be tougher on russia. It also has a story on the university of cambridge vowing not to move pro-palestinian protesters from a college lawn.
the mail quotes tory chairman richard holden accusing labour of exploiting the middle east conflict to win votes.
several of thursdays front pages carry photos of king charles and prince harry. The mirror says the pair are worlds apart after father and son did not meet, despite being just two miles away from each other in london.
the ft reports on how 50 business winners from the pandemic - including zoom and peloton - have suffered a $1.5 trillion fall in value as lockdown trends fade.
the metro reports on a girl born completely deaf who can now hear after receiving world-leading gene therapy.
the star reports on how some words are dying out with the younger generation, including plonker and git.
natalie elphickes defection from the conservatives to labour dominates the front pages. The daily express calls it shameless and suggests it shows sir kier starmer lacks principles, while tthe times says her admission has split labour. The daily telegraph says labour is facing a backlash from mps who are uncomfortable about her previous policy positions. In its editorial, tthe sun says labour has embraced an unprincipled opportunist who has trashed them for years and whose views change like the weather.
in his parliamentary sketch in tthe times, tom peck describes natalie elphickes appearance on the labour benches at pmqs as a fireworks display, adding somebody, somewhere might find theyve been badly burned. The daily mirrors editorial says when the likes of ms elphicke decide britain will be better served with keir starmer in number 10 it shows how much labour has changed. In tthe daily mail, quentin letts notes that he saw only three labour mps shake ms elphickes hand, but that she soaked up the sunrays of everyones attention, before leaving the chamber, shoulder-to-shoulder with labours leader, as they shared an awkward silence.
the guardian has conducted a poll of hundreds of climate experts, who say they expect global temperatures to rise by at least 2.5c this century. Many predict what the paper describes as a semi-dystopian era - including famines, conflicts, floods, wildfires and storms of an intensity and frequency far beyond whats been seen before. I could not feel greater despair over the future, one scientist is quoted as saying.
the financial times reports on the significantly reduced fortunes of companies that boomed in the pandemic era. It says conference call business, zoom, and home exercise firm, peloton, are among 50 companies whose share price has fallen by a combined £1.2 trillion since 2020.
the i has assembled a panel of economic experts who predict the first interest rate cuts wont come until august at the earliest. The pollster chris hopkins, from the firm sevanta, tells the paper that lower rates arent likely to help rishi sunaks political outlook because, he says, the conservatives need a miracle and its not going to come with a small interest rate cut.
the mirror is among the papers to pick up a survey that gives new insights into how the english language is changing. Adults aged under 28 were asked if theyd heard of a series of traditional british insults. More than half the respondents were unfamiliar with the words lummox, bampot, blighter, plonker and ninny. The mirror speculates theyve been replaced by more contemporary insults, like saying someone has main character syndrome - meaning they want to be the centre of attention - being basic - which is having mainstream tastes - or calling someone a karen - an entitled moaner.
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negan smith (pronounced /ni:gen/) is a former
[antagonist](/wiki/antagonists) and a survivor of the outbreak in [amc](/wiki/amc)s [television universe](/wiki/the_walking_dead_television_universe). He is a main character in [the walking dead](/wiki/the_walking_dead_(tv_series)) and one of two [protagonists](/wiki/protagonists) in [the walking dead: dead city](/wiki/the_walking_dead:_dead_city). He served as the primary antagonist for the second half of [season 6](/wiki/season_6_(tv_series)), and for all of [season 7](/wiki/season_7_(tv_series)) and [season 8](/wiki/season_8_(tv_series)), but has also been present as a recurring antagonist, bordering on anti-hero, since [season 9](/wiki/season_9_(tv_series)) in the walking dead.
he was the leader of
[the saviors](/wiki/the_saviors_(tv_series)), who used his authority and resources to subjugate other communities and gather tribute in exchange for protection against [walkers](/wiki/zombies). After a war against [the militia](/wiki/the_militia_(tv_series)) of his formerly subjugated communities, he was defeated, which ended up with [daryl dixon](/wiki/daryl_dixon_(tv_universe)) taking charge of the saviors, now willing to cooperate with the communities before its disbanding. He was taken as a prisoner to the [alexandria safe zone](/wiki/alexandria_safe_zone_(tv_series)), receiving a life sentence.
negan remained imprisoned in alexandria for seven and a half years, until
[gabriel stokes](/wiki/gabriel_stokes_(tv_universe)) failed to properly close his cell door, allowing him to escape. After seeing how the world had changed, negan chose to return to alexandria and his cell rather than be alone. He has also developed a close bond with [judith grimes](/wiki/judith_grimes_(tv_universe)). After saving judith during [a massive blizzard](/wiki/the_storm), negan was allowed to take on a role in the community under supervision.
during the whisperer war, negan is freed from his cell by
[carol peletier](/wiki/carol_peletier_(tv_universe)) and sent to infiltrate the [whisperers](/wiki/the_whisperers_(tv_series)) in order to kill their leader, [alpha](/wiki/alpha_(tv_universe)). After helping the [coalition](/wiki/the_coalition_(tv_universe)) to achieve the victory in the war, negan came to terms with his [past](/wiki/here%27s_negan_(tv_series)) and chose to stay in alexandria despite the danger of [maggie rhee](/wiki/maggie_rhee_(tv_universe)) seeking [revenge](/wiki/themes:_revenge) upon him for his earlier actions. In a search for supplies for the communities, he is forced to confront with maggie as they work closely together throughout the ordeal. Knowing his fate is inevitable when the conflict against the [reapers](/wiki/the_reapers) concludes, negan decided to leave alexandria to find another shelter to inhabit.
following his departure from alexandria, negan joins
[riverbend](/wiki/riverbend) where he marries [annie](/wiki/annie_smith_(tv_series)) who becomes pregnant with his child. Drawn into the [conflict](/wiki/commonwealth_conflict_(tv_series)) with the [commonwealth](/wiki/the_commonwealth_(tv_universe)), negan is reunited with his allies. After expressing genuine remorse for his murder of glenn, negan and maggie make some peace with each other and negan and annie departed to find a new life with their [child](/wiki/joshua_smith_(tv_series)) [elsewhere](/wiki/new_babylon).
years later, negan sent annie and their son,
[joshua](/wiki/joshua_smith_(tv_series)) on a wagon train to missouri after killing five men to protect his wife. He forms a parental bond with [ginny](/wiki/ginny_(dead_city)), the daughter of one of the [men](/wiki/ginny%27s_father_(dead_city)) he killed. They both reunite with maggie, who seeks negans help in rescuing hershel from the [croat](/wiki/the_croat_(dead_city)), a former member of the saviors whom negan exiled years ago.
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negan is shown to be a charismatic, cocky, manipulative, brutal, and ferocious man with a sarcastic, inappropriate sense of humor. Negan is a brilliant strategist and a strong, effective leader, having kept hundreds of people alive and is worshipped by many and feared by others. When he was leader of the saviors, he was shown to have had complete control over his vast group and was questioned by no one, acting as a complete dictator. Negan also acted like a cult leader, as the saviors all knelt in his presence and when asked who they are, they all responded in unison negan. Negan appeared to care about the well-being of his group as shown when he personally killed
[abraham](/wiki/abraham_ford_(tv_series)) as punishment for the slaughter of many of his soldiers at the hands of [rick](/wiki/rick_grimes_(tv_universe)) and his group. Negan believes that he alone can save the people around him and was willing to do whatever it takes to ensure their survival.
negan was also an extremely ruthless leader, willing to do whatever it took to obtain resources and supplies for his group by extorting from multiple communities, threatening them with death if they did not obey his demands or did not gather the necessary amount of supplies. Negan is shown to be a cold-blooded killer who kills not just for survival, but to send a message and as punishment for disobedience as seen when he brutally murdered
[glenn](/wiki/glenn_rhee_(tv_series)) after [daryl](/wiki/daryl_dixon_(tv_universe)) attacked him even after he made it very clear he would punish anyone who provoked him. He also has no respect to those he views as being weak as he brutally slaughtered [spencer](/wiki/spencer_monroe_(tv_series)) after the latter attempted to convince him to kill rick, claiming he had no guts to do it himself. He explained to father gabriel that he wants to help people through their weaknesses and by being strong he makes the world strong. This may explain why he uses fear as an instrument to keep people in line. By being hard on people he makes them stronger and more inclined to survive. Negan tells [maggie](/wiki/maggie_rhee_(tv_universe)) years later that this version of him was just a show that he put on when negan needed to protect his people and that negan was only ever a monster when he absolutely had to be.
on the other hand, negan has great respect for those he views as strong, both physically and emotionally, and those who show bravery and defiance against him. This is shown when he immediately took a liking towards daryl for standing up to him and punching him in the face, even though negan punished daryl by killing his friend glenn. Negan did the same thing with rosita in
[hearts still beating](/wiki/hearts_still_beating), when she tried to shoot him but shot lucille instead, and although he admired her bravery, he angrily punished her by killing her comrade [olivia](/wiki/olivia_(tv_series)). Moreover, despite his very harsh treatment towards rick and doing everything he can to insult and intimidate rick, negan shows great respect for rick and his leadership skills. He even explains to spencer that although rick hates his guts and wants him dead, rick is swallowing his hate and gathering stuff for negan so that he does not harm anyone else in alexandria, and admires and respects that. After carl tricks negan so the people of alexandria can escape, negan openly admits respect and admiration for carls actions despite the fact that it caused negan to lose the confrontation. When [brandon](/wiki/brandon_(tv_series)) tells negan he heard that negan was the one who killed carl, negan becomes visibly emotional and states that he never harmed carl and never wouldve.
he is also shown to be capable of severe torture and will mutilate whoever does not follow his rules, such as
[dwight](/wiki/dwight_(tv_universe)) and [mark](/wiki/mark_(tv_series)) whose faces he burned with a hot clothing iron. Negan has however stated that he hates performing this form of punishment, but also sees it as necessary as his rules matter. Negan will also employ psychological forms of torture as seen when he nearly made rick chop his own sons arm off to break him completely, being the only antagonist to do so. Negan is also highly prone to psychological warfare and is extremely good at manipulating and breaking most people into submitting to him. Furthermore, negan has openly admitted that he enjoys killing people, especially men, while he does not enjoy killing women, but he will kill a woman if he feels that he has to. Negan doesnt kill unless he feels that its necessary. He stated to gregory that he likes killing people, but under the right circumstances. He was enraged by simons suggestion that they kill all of the hilltop residents, because to him people are a resource.
despite his brutal nature, negan is not completely heartless, as seen when he spared
[carl](/wiki/carl_grimes_(tv_series)), even after he killed two of negans men in an attempt to assassinate him, and appeared to feel remorse for taunting him over his eye injury. He has also demonstrated care and love of babies as shown by his reaction to meeting [judith](/wiki/judith_grimes_(tv_universe)) and cradling her kindly, though these kind moments are few and far between. Also, he is seemingly against killing children under 10. He also has a genuine disgust towards sexual violence and has made a strict no rape policy within his group, and will have anyone caught breaking this rule killed on the spot, as seen when he killed [david](/wiki/david_(season_7)), one of his men, for attempting to rape [sasha](/wiki/sasha_williams_(tv_series)). He is also generous when it comes to second chances and can be very lenient, such as giving rosita a chance to tell him who made the bullet, and his treatment of carl, despite the fact that carl killed two saviors. He even allowed simon a chance to lead the saviors by engaging into a fight to the death, despite simons treacherous behavior. He also shows eugene kindness by gently telling him that there is no need to be scared anymore. Negan is also, like rick, a man of his word and does not lie or breaks a promise, and he is always open and true to who he is and never tries to hide it. This stands in complete contrast with other antagonists in the past, such as [shane walsh](/wiki/shane_walsh_(tv_series)), [the governor](/wiki/philip_blake_(tv_series)) and [gareth](/wiki/gareth_(tv_series)), who used a combination of lies, manipulation and superficial charm in an attempt to hide their true inner nature.
despite his jolly, childlike behavior, negan is highly intelligent and is incredibly good at reading people and exploiting their weaknesses as seen when he almost immediately knew that
[carl](/wiki/carl_grimes_(tv_series)) was ricks son and that [rosita](/wiki/rosita_espinosa_(tv_series)) had been in a relationship with abraham. He was also able to deduce that [alpha](/wiki/alpha_(tv_universe)) was looking for her daughter [lydia](/wiki/lydia_(tv_universe)), and used this to lure her into a trap.
negan lives by a moral code that forbids the killing of innocent people especially children. He shows reluctance to kill
[carl](/wiki/carl_grimes_(tv_series)), even when carl has killed saviors. Negan tells [brandon](/wiki/brandon_(tv_series)) in [what it always is](/wiki/what_it_always_is) that he has never killed a child and never will. Negan was shown to bond with young [milo](/wiki/milo_(tv_series)), mentoring the boy and planning to take milo and his mother [amelia](/wiki/amelia_(tv_series)) to hilltop for their own safety, though he asked milo not to tell anyone that it was negan who did it. When brandon murdered milo, negan flew into a rage and killed the young man for what he did. When daryl tells negan that a bunch of children almost died at hilltop because of him, negan is visibly upset to hear it. Negan later tells daryl that one of the things that pushed him over the edge to kill alpha was that she was targeting innocent people and children. Negan outright states to daryl his belief that you never harm a child no matter what. There is however contradiction to negans claim of not harming children as in the past he was going to kill carl as a last attempt to break rick into submission. This contradiction can be seen as a change from what negan was willing to do before as to opposed to now.
negan loved his wife lucille dearly, despite treating her badly he claims that she got him through life. After her death he named his primary weapon
[lucille](/wiki/lucille_(tv_universe)), a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. The bat is a symbolic reminder of lucille, which helps him cope during the apocalypse. Negan refers to the bat as her as if she is a person and asking it to give him strength. He was incensed when lucille is shot, losing his usually calm and flamboyant behavior. Negan also shows panic and gets greatly upset if anyone dares damage lucille. Negan enjoys using lucille to kill his victims, often using her excessively to install revulsion and terror into others. Negan explained that the bat is the last thing he has left of his wife.
negan may not have started out with the intention to become who he did when he became the leader of the saviors. When carl tried to negotiate with negan and asked if he wanted to be who he is now, negan noticeably pauses as if carls words struck a nerve or reminded him of who he once intended to be. This, along with negans job as high school gym teacher indicates that negans time as leader of the saviors has corrupted his original intentions and turned him into the man he currently is. In
[heres negan](/wiki/here%27s_negan_(tv_series)), it is also shown how negan can be much less ruthless in the early days of the apocalypse. He was kinder and less willing to resort to extreme methods unless pushed, and even then it took losing his wife to bring out the more ruthless side of him.
during most of his interactions with
[carl grimes](/wiki/carl_grimes_(tv_series)), negan shows kindness and respect towards the boy, only taking on a threatening tone when he uses carl against rick. In [sing me a song](/wiki/sing_me_a_song), negan taunts carl about his missing eye, but sincerely apologizes after realizing that he has gone too far. Following carl tricking him to save the residents of alexandria, negan openly admits respect and admiration for carl, feeling that carl is the future. After learning that carl is dead, negan is obviously grief-stricken by the news and along with his sincere remorse for carls loss, tells rick that he will carry the loss of carl too for awhile like everyone else who loved the boy. Negan is further horrified by the idea that he and the saviors could have caused carls death and pushes rick to find out that he wasnt guilty in carls death. Negans fondness for carl is clearly displayed in [wrath](/wiki/wrath_(tv_series)) in which he becomes momentarily distracted by rick telling him what carl had hoped the two of them could have eventually achieved, which was peace. However he is seriously injured by rick as a result and is taken as a prisoner to alexandria in order to spend the rest of his days as a prisoner as punishment for the atrocities he has committed and to serve as a reminder that people are capable of change.
by the start of
[season 9](/wiki/season_9_(tv_series)), negan is now completely powerless and trapped in a degraded form of existence as a prisoner in alexandria. Despite this however, he is still shown to be strong and has maintained his sanity despite his captivity as well as his menacing attitude. He is even shown to be brave enough to still taunt his jailer, rick, about his late son carl even though he is completely at ricks mercy and can potentially be killed in an instant and appears to have hopes for freedom as he tells rick that he is not saving the world in the least, but that he is simply getting it ready for him.
despite this, negan confides in michonne that he greatly misses his wife, appreciating the fact that she is not alive to see him in such a state, and admits to her that, since losing the war, he has lost everything. When negan desperately asks michonne to see lucille, he is horrified and broken when she gleefully tells him that his bat is still where he was defeated, causing him to bash his head repeatedly into one of the cells walls. This illustrates that, while negan continues to put on a fierce exterior when conversing with rick, being locked up for nearly two years without an audience, power, and especially lucille has begun to eat away at him.
this finally culminates in a complete breakdown during a confrontation with maggie, who came to his cell to finally kill him, purposely trying to goad her into killing him before begging her to do so. Pulling negan from his cell, maggie demanded to know why he wants her to kill him. Sobbing, negan finally admits he wants to be with his wife and can no longer live his life as a prisoner with nothing but his own thoughts to keep him company. Realizing how broken negan is, maggie lets him live and demands that he get back in his cell, telling him that imprisonment is the worst fate for someone like him. Walking back into his cell, negan continues to cry, muttering that his life wasnt meant to turn out like this, showing just how broken he has become over the last year and a half.
six years after ricks apparent death, negan appears to have adopted a friendlier personality, helping judith with math problems and offering her advice on
[magnas group](/wiki/magna%27s_group_(tv_series)). While interacting with the young girl, negans advice appears to be completely genuine and not manipulative and he even gives a fond smile at judiths take on the situation. He has retained his sense of humor and some of his manipulative personality, which he uses to tease gabriel. When he sees gabriel is upset about rosita, he seems to genuinely sympathize with him, though gabriel doesnt believe him.
negans change of heart and attitude was further proven
[during a blizzard](/wiki/the_storm), when negan willingly abandoned his group of survivors and risked his own life to chase after judith, who herself began chasing [daryls dog](/wiki/dog_(tv_series)) after it ran off, desperately calling out to her, and used his own winter clothes to keep judith warm. Nonetheless, negan still retained his rather crude and straight-forward sense of humor, joking about the love triangle between gabriel, [rosita](/wiki/rosita_espinosa_(tv_series)) and [siddiq](/wiki/siddiq_(tv_series)), and poking fun at gabriel not being the father of rositas child, sarcastically referring to him as father, not the father. Instead of rising to the bait however, the alexandrians tell negan they know his mannerisms all too well and as a result, no longer fall for such things from him. As a result of his crude humor however, only moments later they mistake negan sensing a genuine danger as yet another attempt at antagonism before they realize hes not kidding for once. Regardless, negan seems to have completely changed his ways, showing genuine concern about the well-being of [the kingdom](/wiki/the_kingdom_(tv_series))s residents after the storm, asking michonne about their status. Negan openly admits sympathy for their situation as well, stating that while he doesnt know the people, he knows what theyre going through having lost a kingdom.
after killing alpha, negan admits to daryl that he did enjoy working with the whisperers because it allowed him to do something that mattered again and be needed. After spending seven years behind bars, negan claims that even his memories have prison bars in them now. However, what pushed negan over the edge to fulfil his deal with carol and kill alpha was when alpha started killing innocent people and wanted to kill her own daughter lydia. Negan states that alpha went too far for him as you never kill someone who doesnt deserve it and you never harm a child. He also tells carol while making a deal with her that he wishes no harm upon alexandria and her residents and in fact expressed concern at the idea that his involvement in the plan could put them in danger which negan genuinely didnt want. Though negan had the chance to become the new alpha of the whisperers and kill daryl, displaying much of his old personality and clearly enjoying the moment, negan chose to save daryl and return to alexandria despite knowing that he might never be accepted, showing how far he had come from his time as the ruthless leader of the saviors.
in
[heres negan](/wiki/here%27s_negan_(tv_series)), it is shown that before the apocalypse, and during the early months of the apocalypse, negan was a much less brutal and much more reserved individual. At first, he refused to even kill a walker, concerned that he would come to enjoy it. This shows that negan was a much less ruthless individual to begin with, one who hadnt killed anyone living. Though he was less ruthless, he was shown to have the same temper that he would show in the apocalypse, having been put on probation for assaulting a man who insulted his wife. The friendlier personality negan has taken on after his years of imprisonment is closer to the man he was during the time with lucille during the early months of the apocalypse.
during his time living in alexandria following the defeat of the whisperers, negan is forced to confront the consequences of his actions as a free man for the first time while working alongside the people that often dislike him at best and hate him at worst. However, negan makes a genuine effort, forming something of a friendship with daryl and playing a vital role in defeating
[the reapers](/wiki/the_reapers). During this time, negan explains to maggie that his murders of abraham and glenn were motivated by the massacre of his men at the [satellite outpost](/wiki/satellite_outpost) and the need to give the friends and family of the men that were killed some justice. In this way, negans actions were to a degree like what [ricks group](/wiki/rick%27s_group_(tv_series)) wouldve done in his situation and even what maggie ended up doing to the reapers. What separates negans actions is the sadistic way that he underwent them. However, negan tells maggie that, if given the chance to do it all over again, he wouldve killed everyone in the lineup because it wouldve saved a lot more of his people. After defeating the reapers, negan chooses to leave on his own, knowing that maggie will never give up on trying to kill him. Negan later states that his decision also came because he knew that he would never truly be accepted and that it was better for everyone if he went, although this had the side effect of hurting lydia, one of negans few friends, when he didnt even bother to say goodbye to her.
when negan resurfaces again six months later, he has found happiness with his new wife
[annie](/wiki/annie_smith_(tv_series)), having finally, truly, moved on from lucille. Negan also seems to be content with no longer being a leader, simply being a resident of [riverbend](/wiki/riverbend) rather than its leader. With annies pregnancy, negan is determined to protect his family at all costs and excited at the idea of being a father. Annie tells maggie that negan hasnt hidden his past from her, nor has he forgotten what he did. With how much negan has changed, he has a better relationship in general with his former enemies while working with the coalition against [the commonwealth](/wiki/the_commonwealth_(tv_universe)), working side by side with daryl effortlessly and even calling daryl his friend to mercer. Despite the slightly rocky way their previous team up went, negan gets along well with carol, even openly expressing his respect of her abilities to [sebastian milton](/wiki/sebastian_milton_(tv_series)) and opening up to carol about his fears about being a father. While aaron remains wary of negan at first, gabriel is delighted to have him back and has no such reservations. Due to negan saving [hershel](/wiki/hershel_rhee_(tv_universe))s life, negan and maggies relationship begins to improve as well, although negan is confronted with a stark reminder of his past when hershel realizes who he is and tries to kill negan in revenge for murdering his father.
after being sent to the commonwealth labor camp at an occupied alexandria, negan is faced with often being on the opposite end of his treatment to people as the leader of the saviors with
[the warden](/wiki/the_warden_(tv_series)) sharing many similarities to negan at his worst with the one major difference being that negan was never as cold-hearted as the warden. After negan tells her that he pretty much was the warden once upon a time, annie quips shit, no wonder they hate you. Negan turns to [ezekiel](/wiki/ezekiel_sutton_(tv_series)) for help in forming a revolution, knowing that the people need a leader who can inspire by hope, not fear, which is how negan operates. Negan freely admits that he probably does belong in a place like the prison camp, but he also knows that everyone else doesnt. Ezekiel only reluctantly works with negan due to his anger and bitterness over [benjamin](/wiki/benjamin_(tv_series))s murder by the saviors, causing the two men to clash and negan to apparently betray ezekiel. However, negan instead gives up his own name as the leader of the rebellion and attempts to sacrifice himself as a martyr before being forced to beg after annie is set to be executed with him. Only ezekiel leaping to his defense spares negan from death.
the events at alexandria, specifically being faced with the perspective of being someone on the other side of a tyrannical and sadistic leaders control, gives negan a new understanding of how his own actions impacted those that he had once ruled over. Negan and ezekiel are able to make peace and negan reveals that his actions were completely selfless and motivated by a desire to leave behind a better legacy for his child than being the monster that he once was and to save everybody else, outright admitting that they are all better than him. Negan also finally understands what he did to maggie and tearfully and genuinely apologizes to her for murdering glenn and is even willing to sacrifice himself to kill
[pamela milton](/wiki/pamela_milton_(tv_series)), knowing that it is a likely suicide mission and wanting to spare maggie that. After spending so long working with negan and having him apologize to her, maggie recognizes that negan is both genuine and trying to change, but she cant forgive him for what he did in the end. Negan becomes visibly emotional as maggie talks to him and describes the man that he has so brutally murdered, silently listening as maggie tells negan what he took from the world and how sadistically he did it. However, maggie decides to try to stop hating negan and move on, even offering him a place at the hilltop.
the loss of his family and negans separation from the good influences of his friends in the
[coalition](/wiki/the_coalition_(tv_universe)) have caused him to regress into some of his more extreme behaviors in the years since [pamela milton](/wiki/pamela_milton_(tv_series))s defeat. For example, negan is more confrontational and willing to commit brutal [murders](/wiki/topics:_murder) in order to protect the people under his protection like he did as the leader of [the saviors](/wiki/the_saviors_(tv_series)). However, negan has no interest in going back to being the monster that he had to be as the leader of the saviors and continues to look back on many of his actions with regret for those that he has harmed and begins to recognize that maggie may be right that hes a monster while maggie herself begins to see negan and his actions in a new light.
negan is shown to have a deep bond with his young companion
[ginny](/wiki/ginny_(dead_city)), seeking a safe new home for her. Despite ginnys muteness and negans initial frustration at his inability to communicate with her as well as he would like, negan quickly developed an understanding of what ginny is trying to tell him based off of non-verbal clues. Negan cares very deeply about ginny and her about negan in return to the point of following him to [manhattan](/wiki/manhattan,_new_york) after realizing that hes potentially in danger from [maggie](/wiki/maggie_rhee_(tv_universe)). Negan later admits that hes the one who had [murdered](/wiki/topics:_murder) [ginnys father](/wiki/ginny%27s_father_(dead_city)), thus indirectly causing the young girl to be so traumatized in the first place, and that he had tracked her down out of guilt. In order to protect the young girl, negan harshly tells her that ginny is only a price that he had to pay and that he never truly cared for her, something that is quite clearly not true and which maggie sympathetically notes mustve been very hard for him to do.
negan continues to carry a great deal of affection for
[hershel rhee](/wiki/hershel_rhee_(tv_universe)), risking his life to help maggie on a rescue mission for the boy despite hershels hatred of him. During their brief reunion, negan warmly greets hershel who is mainly angry about his mothers continuing obsession with negan and doesnt respond. [The dama](/wiki/the_dama_(dead_city)), after having heard the story of [glenn](/wiki/glenn_rhee_(tv_series))s murder from hershel, later notes that she could sense that negan feels remorseful and responsible for the boy whose family he had destroyed, something that hershel himself couldnt sense. As a result, the dama is able to threaten negan into compliance by using hershel as leverage against him, even after hershel has been released.
pre-apocalypse
cumberland county,
[virginia](/wiki/virginia)
negan smith grew up in virginia. As a child, he brought stray dogs into their house which his mother disapproved of. One day he brought home a vicious dog that killed all the others he adopted and bit off half of his mothers ear when she intervened.
[[1]](#cite_note-1) in high school, negan grew into a bully who enjoyed humiliating others, upon where he gained a strong penchant for profanity and enjoyment for power games. [[2]](#cite_note-2) years later, negan worked as a high school gym teacher, helping his students improve upon their weaknesses and molding them into stronger individuals. He later met a woman named [lucille](/wiki/lucille_smith_(tv_series)) whom he described as an angel, where the pair fell in love and married. Among their similar interests were being fans of the country musician [half moon](/wiki/beta_(tv_series)), heavy metal band iron maiden, and singer joe cocker. Although they desired to have a child together they never managed to start a family. [[3]](#cite_note-3)
negan and lucille frequented at a local bar, which contained a jukebox of their song, you are so beautiful by joe cocker. While playing one night, a drunken patron became loud and distracting, ruining their song. Lucille asked the man to keep it down and asked for fifty cents to play it again. The man was rude to lucille, causing negan to go berserk and beat him nearly to death. He then took $1 from the mans wallet and played their song twice until the police arrested him. The man, however, was a parent to a couple of students attending negans high school - and was thus fired from his position. Negan was charged with misdemeanor assault and sentenced to probation and was sued by the man. Lucille had to pay for the mans medical bills. Despite this ordeal, lucille defended negans actions.
over time however, negan gradually became depressed with losing his job he loved. He then began an affair with lucilles best friend,
[janine](/wiki/janine_(tv_series)). Refusing to go back to college and find another career, negan went spree spending on luxuries they couldnt afford. Often times, he would play gears of war 2 in his basement with young kids online while being verbally obscene. His later expense was a $600 leather jacket, causing a fight between him and lucille. Unable to return it because negan threw the receipt away, lucille hid it in the crawl space. At dinner, lucille asked negan to take her to the doctor for an mri tomorrow, but lied and said he was meeting with the probation officer, when in reality he was meeting with janine. That night, he came home to lucille who revealed she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Unknown to him, she was also aware of the affair with janine. Negan immediately broke it off with janine and devoted his time to lucille. The doctors revealed a chemotherapy treatment for lucille that would hopefully clear her through the cancer. At the time of lucilles diagnosis, the outbreak was just beginning.
post-apocalypse
[virginia](/wiki/virginia)
in the fall of 2010, the wildfire outbreak went global. Negan and lucille took shelter in their basement with an external generator. Using the calendar the doctor gave them, negan began to scavenge for chemo and taught himself how to administer it in lucille. A caravan of marauding doctors occasionally came through to supply negan with the chemo. Seven months into the outbreak, the generator attracted a walker. He turned the generator off in order to make the walker lose interest, forgoing him and lucille watching a james bond movie while she received her chemo. Negan attempted to read pride and prejudice to lucille instead, but disliked the book - prompting negan to deal with the walker. With negan unable to kill it, lucille shot it with their last bullet. With only a few chemo treatments left, negan went scavenging to complete her treatment. He found a stash of marijuana to help with her nausea. Lucille feared that living in isolation was too dangerous and that they needed to move and find people. Negan argued that the outside was too dangerous for them to travel in her condition, and that when her treatment was over they could go out. With the generator off, negan cuddled lucille at night to keep her warm while singing their song, you are so beautiful.
the next day, they tried on lucilles wigs and played darts while she received her chemo. That night, the generator attracted another walker. Lucille, preparing dinner, assured negan that its okay to kill them, but negan feared that he would get used to it and instead turned off the generator. After eating cooked dog food for dinner, lucille surprised negan with the leather jacket they fought about before the apocalypse as an impromptu anniversary gift and apologized for fighting about it. Negan insisted that he was a bad husband, but lucille assured him that she always saw the best of him and stuck around for that reason. They then smoked the pot and had sex that night. However, negan forgot to turn the generator back on before falling asleep, causing the chemo to get ruined. While trying to figure out where to find more chemo, lucille revealed to him that she knew about the affair with janine, and that she forgives him because he made up for it in the past seven months. With lucille accepting of her death, she asked negan to just stay home with her until the end. Negan refused and set out to find more supplies.
for six weeks, negan searched for marauding doctors for supplies. During this time, he broke his hammer using it against a walker. He then used his empty gun for show. Low on energy, he finally found the marauding doctors,
[franklin](/wiki/franklin_(tv_series)) and his daughter, [laura](/wiki/laura_(tv_series)) and attempted to rob them. Laura, however, knocked him out with a [wooden baseball bat](/wiki/lucille_(tv_universe)). Franklin handcuffed him in the medical trailer and treated his fatigue, while laura went to their warehouse to find the supplies on negans list. Franklin and laura then supplied negan with the chemo and sent him on his way, with laura giving him her wooden baseball bat. Three days later, however, on his way back, he was captured by a gang calling themselves [valaks vipers](/wiki/valak%27s_vipers) and taken to a roadhouse. Their leader, [craven](/wiki/craven_(tv_series)), then tortured negan looking for information on the source of the chemo. He tried to distract craven with his life story while he unscrewed the screw on the chair he was tied to. Craven, however, got impatient and threatened to kill him, and by extension lucille. Negan begrudgingly revealed the doctors location. After acquiring franklin, laura, and their medical trailer - negan was released with his chemo.
negan returned home, but discovered that lucille had killed herself by overdosing on pills and putting a plastic bag over her head in order to set negan free from his responsibilities. Grief-stricken, negan was unable to put her down. Negan went outside and took the barbed-wire from his fence and wrapped it around the wooden baseball bat laura gave him. He then doused lucille and the house in gasoline and set the place on fire. Negan then returned to the roadhouse where the vipers were and killed them all. Franklin was able to escape using the screw negan loosened from the chair earlier and subdued craven. Negan then told craven about how his temper and violence caused him trouble before the world ended, but was now the only reason why he was alive - and proceeded to kill craven with the baseball bat. He then rescued franklin and laura and named his baseball bat lucille in honor of his late wife. At some point later, negan formed a group of survivors he named the saviors, inspired by the mascot of the school he once worked at. The central headquarters for the group became a factory called the sanctuary, after negan took the place from its apparently incapable leader.
after negan took charge over the factory, some survivors who lived in the factory long before him, they revealed to him that one notable resident of the factory,
[simon](/wiki/simon_(tv_universe)), who helped negan take the sanctuary, encountered and subjugated another large group, under an extortion racket that was similarly later imposed on the hilltop and kingdom. However, the [oceanside](/wiki/oceanside_(tv_series)) group rebelled against him but lost the subsequent skirmish. Under simons orders, he along with other survivors of his group lined up and killed every surviving male over 10 years old, then ordered the group to continue their service. Ultimately, the group, now consisting entirely of women and children, ended their deal with him by leaving their original settlement on foot. After negan heard about simons role on that event, he kept an eye on simon with extreme caution due to his brutal nature, disobedience of certain orders and possibility of being a threat in the future because of what he is capable of. Despite negan knowing about simons bloodthirsty nature and being a possible threat for him, he still appointed him as his right-hand man.
over time, however, negan gradually descended into a vicious, totalitarian leader who asserted his position of authority through forceful dominance and intimidation with which he fiercely ruled over his community which mainly consisted of thugs and bandits who operated under his command.
[[4]](#cite_note-4) throughout the following months, negan and his group grew in size (consisting of well over 600 survivors), and he appointed several lieutenants, including [wade](/wiki/wade_(tv_series)), [paula](/wiki/paula_(savior)), [jiro](/wiki/jiro_(tv_series)), [gavin](/wiki/gavin_(tv_series)), [arat](/wiki/arat_(tv_series)), [regina](/wiki/regina_(tv_series)) and eventually [dwight](/wiki/dwight_(tv_universe)). He also established several outposts located throughout the washington, d.C. Area. These outposts operated semi-autonomously, lead by a lieutenant, and manned by a sizable number of saviors. They were responsible for finding and terrorizing other survivors and communities, subjugating them to negans will. Typically, one outpost was assigned to at least one community under savior rule.
at some point, negan and his group discovered a community known as the
[hilltop colony](/wiki/hilltop_colony_(tv_series)). Upon meeting the community leader, [gregory](/wiki/gregory_(tv_series)), negan dispatched a group of saviors to demand half of the communitys resources on a weekly basis. In exchange, they promised not to destroy the community and offered to clear the local area of the undead. Though the hilltop was reluctant to comply, the saviors showed their true motives by demonstrating their power, killing [rory](/wiki/rory_(tv_series)), a young man, as a display of superiority. [[5]](#cite_note-5) negan later became aware of the existence of another community named [the kingdom](/wiki/the_kingdom_(tv_series)). A group of saviors met with the community leader [ezekiel](/wiki/ezekiel_sutton_(tv_series)) and demanded a portion of supplies in exchange for leaving the community unscathed. The kingdom complied, and the saviors recognized ezekiels capabilities. A truce was quickly settled between the two groups and thus they conducted weekly trades that were kept hidden from the wider communitys knowledge. [[6]](#cite_note-6) despite his harsh and sometimes violent methods, negan was incredibly successful at keeping his group safe and kept more than six-hundred people alive.
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he goes on to inform rick that he is keeping his group alive as he intends to make them work for him - however, in retribution for rick and his people killing many saviors, negan warns that he will have to beat the holy hell out of one member of the group. He begins pacing up and down the line-up while considering his choice, and introduces
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after seeing negan kill two members of his own party, rick promises the saviors leader that he will kill him someday. Amused, negan acts surprised by this declaration before inquiring simon, his right-hand, about the weapons found on ricks being, being informed that they had found a hatchet. Negan stresses to rick the importance of having a right-hand man in his group, asking if he has/had one of his own. He then tells simon to give him ricks hatchet. Standing up, negan grabs rick by the collar and drags him to the rv, viciously announcing that he will be back and if rick isnt with him, his men will have permission to kill the rest of the survivors.
he drives ricks axe into the table before taunting rick over the fact that he vowed to kill him. Negan takes note of the time of day, noticing that the sun is rising, before heading to the front of the vehicle. While having his back turned, negan challenges rick to grab the axe and drive it into the back of his head; rick grabs the axe and lunges at negan, who brandishes his assault rifle and knocks rick to the floor. Driving the axe back onto the table, negan warns rick not to make him get up again.
negan then drives the rv back to the roadblocks with the burning logs, parking under the overpass next to
flashing back to the line-up, rick witnesses negan make his selection, once again playing back his eeny, meeny, miny, moe chant. After a long pause, negan then closes in, selecting
once he has finished abraham off, he gleefully swings a bloody lucille around, spattering some blood on ricks face. After gloating to the group, he then strides over to
negan reminds the survivors of his earlier warning that he would shut down any kind of insubordination without exception, and that he wants the group to know exactly who he is: a man of his word. He then suddenly turns, bringing lucille down powerfully on
in the present, negan informs rick that while people die every day, his people do not have to if he would only conform to negans rule. Growing impatient with ricks immobility, negan gives him one last chance to retrieve his axe before firing several warning shots through the roof of the rv, causing rick to spring to action and grab hold of the hanging survivor, losing the axe in the process. Just when hope seems lost for rick, who is almost completely lowered into the hungry herd, negan shoots down all of the walkers in ricks area, saving him, before leading him back to the rv. He continues to taunt rick, declaring that more of his people will die if he continues to act defiant. Rick retrieves the axe and makes it through the dense smoke to the rv, but finds it locked, negan having locked him outside to further test and torture him. At the last moment, negan puts down the incoming walkers and allows rick entry. Rick begrudgingly hands the axe over to negan, who commends him on his efforts.
driving back to the clearing, negan once again gleefully mocks rick and the deaths of his group members. After cleaning the axe with a blanket and ricks jacket, negan hands him the axe, excitedly telling him that he has a good feeling that rick will need it. Rick reluctantly takes the weapon, before he is forcefully dragged out of the rv and back to the group. Negan then questions rick on whether or not he knew the purpose of the trip they had taken. He explains that he was attempting to break rick into complying with negans way of living, as he saw defiance in his eyes, and defiance would only result in more conflict. He declares that rick has failed the test and asks if he should give him another chance, to which rick says yes. Negan then commences a final test of compliance, asking for guns to be drawn to the back of each survivors head, specifically aimed in a way that the bullet would exit through their noses, creating a real mess.
negan then orders an angered
standing up, negan orders rick to pick up the hatchet and chop carls arm off at the marked line, giving specific directions on how to make the cut to ensure that the saviors doctor can properly seal the wound later. Negan threatens to kill the group, carl, all of the alexandrian citizens and, eventually, rick if he does not comply.
negan declares to rick that he answers to, provides for and belongs to him. When he sees that rick is compliant but silent, negan angrily grapples him, yelling that he should speak when spoken to, before repeating his commands for rick to properly acknowledge. Seeing that he has finally broken rick and that he is now submissive to his rule, negan cheerfully declares this to be a productive day, thanking the rest of the group, including the now-deceased, for their participation. Negan then orders for daryl to be taken back with them as a prisoner because he likes daryls bravery and wants him to become a member of the saviors. Negan also informs rick that any further insubordination will result in the mutilation of daryl, either by his or ricks hand. Before leaving, negan leaves a truck with the survivors for them to cart the supplies they owe the saviors in the following week. He welcomes the group into his new order, warning them to never try to betray him, before leaving them in shambles, giving them a final ta-ta before returning with his men to
negan first appears wandering around
negan later approaches dwight, who has daryl in custody, and encourages him to be pulled aside for a talk. Once daryl is secured back in his cell, negan discusses their efforts in trying to break him with dwight. As a reward, negan offers dwight to sleep with one of his wives with
negan and some of his men later corner daryl who was attempting to escape from the sanctuary and they anticipated his escape. Negan asks the saviors surrounding daryl who are you? They all respond, negan. Negan reprimands daryls attempt at escaping a failure and presents him with three options: daryl either becomes a walker for the sanctuarys fence line, earn points or work alongside negan with beneficial privileges. Daryl doesn’t reply. Negan is annoyed and swings lucille at daryl, stopping just short of hitting him, but daryl doesnt flinch. Negan notes and is intrigued by daryls resolve in that he cannot be scared easy despite his dire circumstances. Negan leaves while his men restrain daryl and return him to his cell.
dwight having returned from his mission, wakes daryl and leads him to an efficiency apartment where negan awaits. Negan explains to daryl how dwight became one of his top men. Dwight, sherry, and her sister (
they returned after tinas death. Dwight asked for forgiveness and begged negan not to kill sherry. Sherry offered to marry negan if he spared dwights life. He agreed — after burning dwights face with an iron. Dwight has been on board ever since.
negan tells daryl he can be one of his top men and he can live in this apartment. All you’ve got to do, is answer one, simple question: who are you? Negan asks daryl. Who are you? He asks again. After a long silence, daryl responds with his own name. Negan simply orders dwight to return daryl to his cell.
negan arrives at the
negan forbids rick or any of the alexandrians from speaking to daryl or they will face consequences. Rick tells negan that they already set aside half of their supplies, but negan says hell be the one to decide which supplies to take.
as the saviors haul furniture and mattresses out of residents homes, negan inquires about maggies whereabouts. Father
in the infirmary, carl holds
negan tells rick hell leave their food untouched to ensure that they remain strong enough to collect for him. Negan commands rick to thank him, but rick refuses. Negan says that rick is the one who forced his hand and that is why he should thank him. Negan asks if anyone keeps guns outside of the armory. Rick assures him that all guns are kept in storage.
later, rick brings the missing guns to negan. He gathers his group at the gate and the saviors prepare to leave. When rick sees michonne lurking in a dilapidated house nearby, rick asks negan if he can give him a second. Negan refuses, and rick rephrases and says, please, can you just give me a second?. Negan does permits rick to speak with her. He brings back her rifle and gives it to negan, before asking if daryl can stay since theyve followed the rules and gave negan half of their supplies. Negan asks daryl if he wants to stay. Daryl remains obediently silent.
negan refuses to leave alexandria until rick thanks him. Thank you, rick concedes. A walker approaches and negan turns to kill it. Negan retrieves lucille from rick. In case you havent caught on, i just slid my dick down your throat and you thanked me for it., He says to rick. He and the saviors leave with half of the alexandrian’s belongings and daryl in tow.
negan appears after carl calls him out, having killed one of the saviors named
from a catwalk, negan addresses the crowd kneeling on the factory floor. He announces that the saviors secured a big load of goods and everyone will get fresh vegetables at dinner, regardless of how many points they have. Everyone cheers. He whispers to carl, you see that? Respect.
negan takes carl to a nicely appointed room and introduces him to his harem. Negan pulls sherry aside; she reluctantly concedes that mark, a savior, shirked his work duties to be with
negan takes carl to his apartment; he orders carl to sit across from him and remove his hat and eye bandage. Carl is reluctant but negan reminds him that he killed two of his men and must repay him. When carl removes the bandage, that is disgusting, negan says and gleefully mocks carls scarred eye socket. Humiliated, carl starts crying. Negan, in a rare act, apologizes for hurting his feelings, and tells him that he forgot he was a kid.
later, saviors gather around a furnace on the factory floor, where
back in negans apartment, carl taunts negan for being unable to kill him, rick or daryl and tells negan he should jump out of the window so he doesnt have to kill him. Negan suggests they take a car ride.
negan and carl prepare to leave in the cargo truck. On their way out, daryl warns negan against hurting carl. Negan immediately tells dwight to put daryl back in his cell and drives off.
negan and carl knock on ricks door in alexandria.
negan takes a tour of ricks house, and is impressed with their living arrangements. Carl tries to keep him away from judiths bedroom, but negan opens the door and discovers her nursery. He lifts judith out of her crib.
negan and carl sit on the porch. Negan rocks judith in his lap as he contemplates killing rick and carl, maybe even settling in the suburbs. Negan smiles and kisses judith’s nose.
negan enjoys a shave in ricks bathroom. He then cooks spaghetti in the kitchen with carl, instructing him to place a setting for rick as olivia pours him some lemonade. They sit at the table in silence, waiting for rick to return. Negan grows tired and places lucille in ricks chair, he then asks carl to pass the bread rolls to which he says please the second time after he is ignored the first time.
later, negan is sitting on the porch when
as negan and spencer play pool in the middle of the street, residents gather around to watch. Spencer tells negan that ricks ego is out of control and proposes that negan appoint spencer the new leader of alexandria. Negan considers spencers betrayal. He points out that rick is swallowing his hatred to gather goods for negan so he wont kill anyone else. That takes guts, he says. Negan wonders why spencer doesnt just kill rick himself instead of sneaking around. When he tries to speak, negan answers his own question: its because youve got no guts, he says as he plunges a knife into spencers abdomen, disemboweling him. There they are. They were inside you the whole time, negan jokes as spencers guts spill out onto the asphalt, asking if someone wants to finish the game with him.
angered, rosita whips out her gun and shoots at negan; however, the bullet hits lucille instead. Negan, enraged at the damage done to lucille, and the attempt on his life, screams out shit! What the shit?! Shit! You just... You tried to kill me?! You shot lucille! And demands to know who made the bullet. Rosita lies and claims she made it herself. Negan doesnt believe her and orders arat to put the knife to her face. Rosita again claims it was her as she presses her cheek against arats knife, cutting her own face. Negan simply doesnt fall for it, and then orders arat to kill someone; she then turns and shoots olivia in the face.
rick appears and yells at negan that they had an agreement. Negan tells him about how carl infiltrated the sanctuary and killed two of his men, how spencer was plotting to have him killed, so he could be put in charge. He also tells rick that rosita shot lucille trying to kill him and did not want olivia to die even though he ordered arat to kill someone. Negan agrees to go as soon as he learns who made the bullet. Tara says it was her, but a tearful eugene confesses. Negan approaches him and tells him he believes him and negan in his frustration asks lucille to give him strength then angrily says that ricks finds are not good enough after today and he warns rick he will not forget what happened that day. Negan and his crew leave with eugene in tow.
although he isnt seen, negan is heard on the radio jesus took from the sanctuary, he gives fat joey an eulogy, and he tells simon to look for daryl in alexandria as he knows he escaped.
negan returns to the sanctuary with his new prisoner, eugene, who shakes with terror as laura, a female savior, walks him deep into the bowels of the sanctuary. Negan discovers that daryl killed fat joey and escaped. He then has the saviors barge in and beat up dwight as negan watches from the doorway.
dwight sits in daryl’s dark cell, now his cell. Negan informs him that sherry ran away and wonders if she helped daryl escape. Dwight defends sherry. Negan continues hypothesizing and questions whether dwight changed his stripes and helped daryl himself; he then orders dwight to find sherry and bring her back.
outside, by the sanctuary fence-line, negan orders that simon go lead a search party to alexandria to search for daryl. Eugene is brought before him and is given an intimidating introduction. When asked for his name, eugene responds with eugene. Negan then prompts the saviors for their names and they respond in unison: negan. Negan grills eugene about his credentials. Scared, eugene falls back on an old lie and claims he has multiple phds and was part of the human genome project. Negan asks eugene for advice on how to prevent his fence-line walkers from deteriorating. Eugene impresses negan with his proposed solution: covering them in a shell of liquefied metal that will make the walkers indestructible once it dries. As a reward for his ingenuity, negan offers to send several of his wives to eugenes apartment.
negan enters the factory floor, where a crowd has gathered around the furnace and he points lucille directly at eugene. You are gonna wanna pay close attention to this, he says.
negan turns and whacks lucille against
negan stares intently at eugene before he grabs dr. Carson and throws him face-first into the furnace, burning him alive. Negan puts his arm around dwight, saying good thing we have a spare
negan emerges with lucille outside the sanctuary and greets
negan arrives at sashas cell as one of the saviors,
negan asks sasha if rick sent her to kill him but she assures him he didnt. Negan, impressed by sashas lady nuts, asks her to join the saviors. He unties her wrists, gives her his knife and presents his proposition: she can choose not to use the knife, allowing david to reanimate and kill her, or she can save herself and use the knife against david, but shell have to join negans cause. He leaves the cell.
negan opens the door to sashas cell and sees the knife protruding from davids forehead. You win, sasha says, agreeing to join him. Negan retrieves the knife and says that sasha needs to further convince him of her loyalty. He tells her that he knows rick is formulating a plot against him and that he plans to enlist her help in stopping him.
negan brings a tray of food to sashas cell. He assures her she doesnt have to die that day but warns that someone from the survivors does. She asks him what he needs from her. Negan tells sasha how he plans to use her in his attack against alexandria. He insists on executing three people, but sasha bargains him down to one. He complies.
meanwhile, negan and his crew works to remove chopped down trees blocking the road, delaying their arrival at alexandria; a diversionary tactic secretly employed by dwight. Negan suspects alexandria is responsible, and reminds simon that they have a plan b. Eugene asks negans permission to approach rick and try to defuse the situation before resorting to warfare.
earlier, as negans group mobilizes to attack alexandria, sasha tells negan that she wants to travel to alexandria in the casket so she can rest. She requests a bottle of water. Inside the coffin, sasha selects a song from the ipod eugene gave her. As music begins to play, she pops the suicide pill in her mouth and chases it with water.
a scavenger alerts everyone in alexandria to the saviors arrival. Rick assumes his position at the front gate, with jadis crouching by his feet, hidden from view. Negans caravan arrives. Eugene steps out and tries to convince rick to surrender. Rick hesitates, stricken by eugenes betrayal, then gives rosita the signal to detonate the explosives. Rosita pushes the detonator, but there is no explosion. Before rick can reach for his gun,
negan emerges from a truck and taunts rick as his saviors open the truck that holds the explosives. Negans men remove a coffin from their flatbed; he announces that sasha is inside, alive and well. He tells him that he was aware of ricks plan to defy and attack him, as jadis was the little birdie that revealed his plans and offers to let her live if rick turns over all their guns, and daryl. Even then, negan will still execute one alexandrian of ricks choosing. If he refuses, negan will kill them all. Rick insists on seeing sasha. Negan taps lucille against the casket, knocking.
negan opens the casket door. Sasha, now a walker, lunges at him. The survivors take advantage of the ensuing chaos and turns their guns on the scavengers. Those on the guard posts open fire on the saviors outside. Michonne fights farron on the balcony. In the chaos, rosita is shot, and shortly after is escorted away by tara. Rick tries to join the fight, but jadis holds him at gunpoint. Meanwhile,
in the streets below, the saviors and scavengers have gained control of the situation; some alexandrians have been killed, and the rest are in custody. Jadis leads rick to negan and orders him to kneel beside carl, who is surrounded by over a dozen saviors. She reminds negan of their deal, twelve people in exchange for the scavengers help in the attack. Negan swiftly bargains her down to 10.
rick and carl look on in horror as a body plummets to the ground, from michonnes balcony post. Negan vows to kill carl and cut off ricks hands as punishment for ricks collusion. Rick swallows his fear and furiously reiterates his pledge to kill negan, regardless of the threats he makes. Negan stares at him for a moment, before smiling. As negan prepares to strike carl with lucille,
back at the sanctuary, simon and dwight inform negan that preparations are underway for plan b. Negan asks eugene how sasha managed to die in the casket. Eugene surmises that she ran out of air. Negan looks doubtful, but concedes its possible. Negan then addresses his saviors amassed in the courtyard. We are going to war, he declares.
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negan becomes frustrated when rick and his army refuse to back down. Negan has simon push gregory off the platform. Rick continues to offer the lieutenants a way out. Gavin wants to talk but rick insists this is the only way. Youre gonna make me count? Rick asks. He starts at 10, but unleashes his gunfire at 7.
when rick opens fire negan and his lieutenants run for cover. All of the lieutenants run back inside, however negan remains outside. He gets shot in the leg and limps towards a sheet of metal for cover as rick continues firing on him and the sanctuary windows. Gabriel urges rick to evacuate. Negan is next seen when
in a flashback, negan is present at a crisis meeting with gregory, simon, regina, dwight and eugene concerning the rebellion at alexandria. Gregory thanks them for listening to him. He understands how hard it is to manage people in this environment and the big scary u. He explains it as the unknown. Negan tells gregory he likes killing people and killing the right people and the right time makes things fall into place. You kill one and you could be saving hundreds more, negan tells him. We save people. Gregory realizes thats why theyre called the saviors. Dwight gets up to leave for a cigarette but negan questions he wouldnt want to hear gregory. Dwight says it doesnt matter because hes just going to do what hes told.
gregory continues, describing the conflict and claiming he can stop it before it gets started. He offers to kick everyone out of the hilltop who side with rick. Negan asks if he can exile people. Hilltop is my house, gregory said. He claims hes still the guy there. Negan questions it, though, because he saw maggie alive and is leading an army of his people. Gregory insists he didnt know about maggie until now. Gregory tells him the hilltop is his home.
simon suggests a strong raid on the hilltop, which could end in killing everyone there if they dont cooperate, which would send a message to the other communities. People are a resource, negan insists. Money on the table. People are the foundation of what we are doing here! He angrily questions simon if he remembers who they are and who is in charge. Simon pledges his allegiance.
negan says they have to capture rick, maggie and ezekiel and kill them horribly in front of their people. Suddenly, the militias gunshots ring out outside. Simon suggests shooting at them but negan says it would be a waste of ammo. Instead, he will go talk to everyone. They all walk outside.
in the present, negan is in a trailer with gabriel. He tackles and disarms him. His handgun was fully loaded. Gabriel says he didnt have enough bullets to take out the walkers. Negan calls it a smart play and helps him then sits down and indicates gabriel should be quiet. Your friend rick is an asshole, negan says. But father gabriel says negan is. Yeah, i am, but hes gonna get people killed. Negan explains that he killed abraham and glenn, but rick got them killed for killing his people. Negan then questions gabriel why he saved gregory after he tried to sell them out. Gabriel reveals he fears a fruitless death. There had to be some reason i did what i did, gabriel said. Maybe this is the reason. Gabriel says he wants to take negans offer.
back in the trailer, negan and gabriel continue their conversation. Negan insists they wait it out. Gabriel asks negan to confess, i dont have shit to confess, negan said. Except for the fact that i rubbed one out right where youre sitting just to calm down a bit. He questions gabriel on why he became a priest. I love god and i love people, gabriel said. I wanted to bring them together. I like to help people through their weaknesses too, negan said. Been doing it one way or another my whole life. You wanna know why people are gonna start dying in there? Because im not there to stop it. Negan begins whistling and the walker presence intensifies.
negan goes on about being weak but also being strong. He claims everyone is a mix. I took this place and it was a damn free for all, negan said. A confederation of assholes. An army made up of gangs of animals. The last guy that was in charge? He wasnt in charge of shit. He allowed people to be weak. I dont, i make them strong, which makes this world strong. Youre gonna see gabey. Im gonna make you my special project.
gabriel insists he is strong. He confess that he was at the
back in the trailer, negan explains how they will get inside, using lucille and each other. Negan grabs the walker and pulls it toward him but gabriel is hiding on the other side of the wall. He is armed with a gun. Negan asks gabriel for his help. Gabriel says he killed before, but thats not his greatest sin, he confess he locked his congregation out of his church when all this started, he listened to the people die. Everyday he works to lessen that failure and be of service and purpose. Now, i offer you the assurance of a pardon, gabriel said. I will go with you. He wants to show negan that working together is the best move but hell only do it if negan confesses.
negan finally opens up about his first wife, prior to the epidemic, how he treated her badly and how he couldnt put her down after she died and convinces gabriel they have to work together to get out of this mess. Gabriel emerges and gives negan the gun, saying, youre forgiven. Negan punches him in the face once and says thanks. Negan rips apart the walker and explains how the insides can be used to walk among the dead.
negan and gabriel make a bunch of noise and lets walkers enter the trailer until it is full and they can find a way out. Slowly, the two maneuver through the crowd until gabriel trips. They work together, saving one another, until they get to an edge where walkers fall on them.
negan and gabriel have made it safely inside that sanctuary, he whistles his way in as he witnesses regina killing a worker. Negan criticizes her for doing that. Negan reaffirms his power, and reminds them who he is. I wear a leatherjacket, i have lucille, and my nutsack is made of steel! He excuses himself to a shower and some service from frankie. He will then get back to business and saving everyone. Negan orders gabriel to be kept in a cell.
later, negan and the lieutenants find some of the weapon bags left by the survivors, and realize that the weapons they had were stolen from the sanctuary. Privately, negan tells eugene he will reward him handsomely if he can figure out the mole within the saviors, but at the same time, he will kill him if he cant, albeit quickly.
negan is met by eugene in the conference room. Negan expresses an increasing worry for the safety of his community, while praising eugene and his efforts in the compound. He reminds eugene that he is aware of how smart he is, prompting eugene to remind him of his loyalty. Negan reaches out his hand and eugene attempts to kiss it but negan was looking for a handshake. Its a sign of mutual respect which not many people get from negan. Eugene accepts this, declaring that there is work that needs to be done before leaving the room.
negan and eugene propose a plan to clear out the walkers with whatever firearms they have left, with eugene affirming that he will be able to stock the saviors up on freshly-made ammo should they run low. He then proposes another solution to deal with the issue. Negan again praises eugene on his initiative, but before he can hear the plan, dwight and the other lieutenants report to negan about the situation with the herd. Negan has high hopes that eugenes plan will give them the upper hand. Eugene stares intently at dwight, instead of ratting him out, he informs negan that he intends to repair the intercom system, giving them an advantage in communications with the rest of the community. Negan is underwhelmed by eugenes words.
negan is first seen banging lucille against alexandrias gates and offers them a deal over a loudspeaker: either the people of alexandria can line up in front of their homes, decide whos going to be the offering for lucille, have rick killed in front of everyone and then everyone can move on with their lives, or the saviors will bomb alexandria with grenade launchers. Negan gives the survivors three minutes for them to decide.
as three minutes have passed, negan and over two dozen saviors are preparing to torch alexandria to the ground, but negan is interrupted by carl who tries to defuse the situation. He says that there are children and his sister taking refuge at the town; however, negan states that they also have young people at the sanctuary, as well as a
as they talk, the people of alexandria break out in a convoy. Negan gets angry at carl for tricking him and orders the saviors to blow up alexandria and the saviors launch grenades into alexandria, destroying it. Negans troops smash their way through alexandrias gates. He orders the saviors to capture carl alive, destroy every other house, and send rick to him when he arrives.
rick heads towards his house in search of carl, judith, and michonne. Negan ambushes him, catching him by surprise and hitting him in the abdomen and arm with lucille. Rick dodges subsequent blows as negan tells him he will torture rick before he kills him. To ricks anger, negan claims he will train carl to be one of his lieutenants. They exchange punches but rick is tackled to the ground. He gains the upper hand by grabbing a piece of metal and striking negan in the face, knocking him on his back. He grabs lucille and begins hitting negan with her, which enrages him to the point that he is able to knock rick back. Rick grabs his gun from the floor, but is unable to draw it quickly enough as he gets pushed out a window, before fleeing down the road.
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negan recounts to simon the situation that unfurled at alexandria, impressed with carls efforts to assist the residents. He inquires simon of his handling of the travelling hilltop residents, simon reports that the situation was settled and asks about gavins group, from whom neither of them have heard. Negan seats simon and tasks him with handling the
simon argues that their methods are not working, in that alexandria, the hilltop, the kingdom and the scavengers do not seem to realize how serious the saviors are. To this end, he proposes they cut their losses and find other communities who would join their cause rather than bring ricks people to submission. Negan, not happy with the idea, retorts that while their current methods prove difficult, they are still effective. He affirms his belief that once rick is disposed of, everyone will fall back into line.
before the conversation can continue, gary and two other saviors haul in a large crate, the same box maggie requested from simon following their encounter on the road, and set it on the table. Negan and simon open the box to reveal a zombified
after simon deals with the scavengers and returning to the sanctuary, simon and negan discuss the fact that gavin has still not reported back, both unaware that he is dead. On negans inquiry of the scavengers, simon reports that his mission was a success, lying that he delivered the standard message and adding that there was remorse. Negan is called by
hearing his voice on the other end, rick reports carls death, much to negans obvious shock and grief. He reveals the contents of their letters, carl wishes for the both of them to end their war and make peace. Rick, however, believes that peace is now impossible to achieve. Negan asks if carls death was of the saviors doing, but rick angrily denies this, explaining that he died trying to help
negan condemns ricks decisions and insists that he stop the war, lest he lose more of his loved ones and have to live with the fact that they died fighting a losing battle. He explains that all of his losses could have been avoided had he just submitted. Negan deems rick a failure as both a leader and a father and implores him to surrender, seeing that the war has caused him to lose more than he has gained.
negan talks to eugene, disappointed that eugenes efforts have not completely alleviated the issues at hand and that gabriel and carson have somehow escaped undetected, unaware that eugene was responsible. Negan affirms to that once carson and gabriel are caught and brought back to the sanctuary, he will find out about their escapades. A nervous eugene inquires about the events that occurred at alexandria, negan questions his inquiry, asking if he cares despite alexandrias actions against him since his defection.
negan then places eugene in charge of his
negan later bursts into eugenes new outpost, followed by two saviors bringing in a recaptured gabriel. Negan claims to have a story from gabriel on the circumstances of his and carsons escape. To eugenes relief, gabriel does not hold eugene responsible for the planning of their escape, but rather carson. Negan then leaves gabriel in charge of arranging eugenes bullet casings. Eugene reports that while his munitions have been of great quality, the quantity of supplies is running low. He suggests the possibility of launching walker viscera at the opposing forces in a last-resort effort to dissuade them from fighting.
gaining a new set of ideas from this otherwise-ludicrous scenario, negan leaves, satisfied. Negan has the remaining saviors at the sanctuary (including dwight) gathered at the courtyard, with several walkers chained to the fences. He relays the process of turning when getting bit by a walker and proposes they use that to their advantage - coating their weapons in walker remains will effectively taint them, and while the weapon may not kill the enemy, the viscera will create a surefire way for the victim to become infected. He then coats lucille in a thick coat of blood and flesh from one of the walkers and displays it to the crowd.
negan stops by dwights apartment and welcomes him back to the sanctuary. Dwight explains that he was heading towards hilltop in hopes of running into saviors. Negan orders dwight back to work. Simon directs his crew as they gut yard walkers and collect entrails to immerse their weapons in, which they plan to use in their attack against hilltop. Negan predicts the survivors will surrender once they comprehend his new strategy. Negan dips lucille in a bucket of walker guts. Dwight and simon drive off with a convoy of saviors.
as they are on their way to hilltop, rick suddenly rams his car into negans then pursues him down city streets. Simon instructs the rest of the saviors to stay behind and set up a perimeter while he and dwight search for negan. Negan comes to in his overturned car, which is covered in walker guts. Rick approaches and shoots at negan, who uses the car for cover. Negan escapes into an abandoned building with rick hot on his heels.
inside, rick continues firing at negan, but quickly runs out of bullets. He throws his hatchet at negan and narrowly misses. Negan falls off a landing and dangles from the ledge by his fingers. Rick grabs his hatchet and chops at negans hands. Negan plummets into the basement. Rick hunts for negan in the basement. He discovers a barricaded storage room full of walkers. Negan makes rick an offer: if alexandria, hilltop and the kingdom fall in line, theyll only be required to send the saviors a quarter of their supplies as long as rick works at the sanctuary as a janitor. Rick retorts that negan lost his credibility after the saviors killed all the scavengers. Negan reels at the news of the massacre and is mad upon realizing simon killed them all. Rick finds lucille on the ground.
rick tells negan he has lucille. Negan forbids rick from touching her. Rick sets lucille on fire and bashes the barricade to the storage room, busting it open. Negan charges at him. Rick swings at negan. Meanwhile, walkers flood out of the storage room and attack. Negan tackles rick, grabs his beloved bat and escapes. Rick chases him through a window. He runs outside and finds his car gone. Negan wakes up in a car and finds anne behind the steering wheel, holding him at gunpoint. He chuckles and anne knocks him unconscious.
negan is first seen at the
jadis watch beeps. She leaves negan alone for a moment and returns with a walker tied to a cart. Negan fires at her with a gun he managed to get hold of, and threatens to burn a pile of sentimental photos with a flare that he found in her bag. Jadis emerges from her cover and orders negan to leave the pictures alone. Negan questions her that is how she kills people slow with winslow, but jadis tells him people are resources.
jadis begs negan not to burn her photos. Negan explains that lucille is all he has left of his wife, whom he named the bat after. Jadis watch beeps again. She rams the walker into negan and wrestles the flare away. To her dismay, the flare falls in a puddle of water and the flame is snuffed. A helicopter appears overhead. She tries to hail it to no avail. Jadis rushes over to burn the bat. Negan begs her not to and he offers to settle it. Jadis drops the flare and theyre both painfully relieved. He vows to settle things with the perpetrator of the massacre.
negan is dressed and ready to leave the heaps. He wants to know what just happened here. She is silent, though. He invites her with him to join the saviors, but she rejects it. Ill swing back by sometime, negan tells her. Who knows, maybe youll wanna share. Negan is shown driving himself back to the sanctuary, when he comes across
negan surprises dwight in the sanctuary courtyard. He interrogates dwight as to why they didn’t search for him while he was attacked by rick. Dwight insists he only stopped searching for him on simons orders and explains that simon believed him dead. He reminds negan about his loyalty to the saviors.
negan meets simon and his other lieutenants. Simon asks negan to forgive him for his actions against the hilltop. Negan reminds simon of the time they took the sanctuary as well as simons actions against oceanside. Negan orders simon to his knees, but spares his life. Negan outlines a plan to surround hilltop and slaughter anyone who tries to leave. He pulls dwight aside and commends him for doing whatever it takes to stay alive.
negan later appears at the courtyard where simon, gary, dwight and gregory are. He whistles in response and emerges from his hiding place. He orders his hidden men to kill all of the conspirators, including
negan and simon face off in a grudge match, surrounded by everyone in the sanctuary. Fists fly in a knockout brawl. Negan eventually knocks simon to the ground and begins to strangle him. As simon struggles, negan laments that because of his actions at hilltop, those people can no longer be controlled. So now i have to kill them all, just like i have to kill you he shouts, before crushing simons throat, killing him.
negan walks dwight back to his room and appoints him his new right-hand man. Dwight opens the door only to find
negan is later contacted by
negan is shown when the saviors mobilize at the sanctuary. Eugene informs negan that he manufactured the bullets as requested. Negan shoots a dummy labeled rick with a test bullet and grins. He gives a map to two saviors,
negan, laura, eugene and gabriel drive out together. Negan predicts that rick will send a scout team to kill lances group as they set up their roadblock. He explains that he gave lance and duke, who were simons men, a decoy map to lure the survivors into an ambush. Ricks scout team kills lances group and finds the map, unaware that its a decoy. In negans car, laura swerves to avoid a walker in the road. Seeing an opportunity, gabriel opens the car door and leaps free.
eugene manages to capture him. Negan whacks gabriel in the stomach with lucille, bringing him to his knees. He orders him back in the car. Ricks army advances to the ambush spot. Whistling begins just as it did on the night glenn and abraham died. Negan contacts them over a bullhorn to taunt them before their inevitable execution. A firing line of saviors forms up to slaughter the militia from a distance at higher ground. At the end of negans countdown, the saviors fire, however, eugene had tampered with their guns and they unexpectedly backfired, killing many saviors. Taking advantage of the moment, the militia presses the attack on the saviors, killing several more.
after the failure of the guns, negan turns in anger to eugene, only to be attacked by gabriel and then dwight. Negan manages to subdue them both and he makes a run for it, chased by rick. He runs out of bullets and fights negan hand to hand. They stop at a tree, where a framed stained glass window hangs from.
negan gains the upper hand and reveals that the outcome of his game of
rick asks negan to grant him ten seconds to describe the future carl envisioned and negan acquiesces. Negan is nearly in tears when rick puts carls words in negans face. Rick suddenly slits negans throat with a shard of glass.
negan falls to the ground clutching at his bleeding neck. Rick looks behind at the captured saviors. After a moment of thought, rick orders
later, negan recovers in the infirmary. Rick and michonne inform him that he will rot in a cell for the rest of his life and serve as a reminder that people are capable of change and as an evidence that they will bring civilization.
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in alexandria, rick goes down a basement to talk to a locked up negan. He mentions that it been 35 days since gregorys execution.
he talks about how everything has changed after the war and how the communities are working together on fixing a bridge, which will the link to their future. Were making a new beginning, rick says smiling with hope.
after rick finishes narrating his story, negan, sporting a much larger beard than normal, questions when he will be able to have a look at the thriving communities but rick tells him never and tells him he will die in his cell. Rick claims they are thriving without him to build a future and negan taunts him about carl but an angry rick shuts him up and forbids him from mentioning carl. Negan responds with a grin: youre not saving this world, rick. You just get it ready for me, warning him that the peace between the communities wont last too long and that he will not be locked up forever.
in alexandria, negan is visited by michonne after he refuses to eat. He says hell only eat if she stays to talk to him. She agrees to stay for an hour.
negan tells michonne hes not meant to be in the cell just as shes not meant to be doing random chores and looking after kids. Michonne shoots back that shes helping rebuild civilization. Negan admits hes happy his wife never got to see him like this, revealing that they wish they had a kid like carl, but his wife got cancer and the world changed. Michonne says she sees carl everywhere, and when negan asks about her own kid, she angrily says andre didnt make it. Negan says its better this way because his wife wasnt made for the apocalypse. We were built for more, he says. Michonne reacts in anger and storms off.
a while later, michonne returns to negans cell and acknowledges that theyre similar, but distinguishes that her worldview is a lot more positive than his. She finally gets him to eat, and as she leaves he asks her to see lucille. Michonne tells him they dont have the bat anymore and leaves smiling.
after she leaves, negan starts to violently bang his head against the wall.
maggie arrives in alexandria and after convincing michonne, is given the key to negans cell. He chuckles at her as maggie demands he get on his knees. From the shadows, negan taunts maggie about killing glenn and begs her to kill him. She opens the cell and slams him against the wall as he begs for death. He sobs and admits he wants to be reunited with his wife lucille. She tells him to get back to his cell because he’s already worse than dead.
following ricks presumed death, negan started to get in talks with judith as she grew up. This talks would eventually give negan a more positive outcome in his punishment and make him friendlier.
six years later, as he sits on his cell, judith reads off a math problem to him about two planes on a collision course. He stops her and asks if shes ever seen a plane and she says no, so negan suggests she worry about problems that apply to the real world. Judith then tells him that michonne wants to make magnas group leave but she doesnt want them to. Negan uses an anecdote from his childhood about a seemingly nice stray dog that turned violent, meaning just because someone looks nice doesnt mean they are. Judith brushes it off and says that she only wants his help with math, as the numbers dont care if someones good or bad on the inside. Negan smiles as she leaves.
in alexandria, gabriel helps negan meditate in his cell. Negan compliments him on rosita and brags that hes heard some interesting things she said outside his cell. Gabriel says that he doesnt care what rosita said about him, but negan points out he never said that rosita mentioned gabriel. Gabe then leaves, somewhat ruffled.
later, negan taunts gabriel with cleaning his potty to the point where he gets mad. Gabe confesses he’s upset he has to take care of him while rosita recovers at hilltop. Negan expresses genuine sympathy but is shut off by an angry gabriel who storms off after slamming negans cell door shut. Negan is then un-cuffed by his guard and sits back on his bed.
at night, negan plays with a tennis ball until he accidentally bounces it outside of his cell. He then notices the door slightly moving because of the wind, confusing him. He touches the door and discovers it has been left open. He picks up his tennis ball and is left in thought for a moment. He then tosses the ball, smiles and leaves.
in alexandria, negan sneaks around the garden, eats a tomato and steals a shovel. He breaks into judiths room, looks at one of her drawings and then takes her compass. At dawn, he puts on normal clothes and scales the fence, before judith stops him with her gun. He laughs and suggests they just go their separate ways, but she doesnt budge. Negan climbs down and judith reminds him theres nothing out there for him. He promises not to hurt anyone, even in self-defense. Judith finally relents and allows him to keep her compass in hopes that it will help him find his way, but promises that if she sees him again shell shoot.
in the woods, negan strolls around and kills some walkers, costing him his flood supply. He then drinks from a river, before spitting the water out. He notices hes in the clearing when he first met rick and looks down, remembering his actions. Later, he rummages through an abandoned clothing store and finds himself a black leather jacket. Suddenly, three hungry dogs show up, forcing him to hide on top of a shelf. He runs outside and throws a walker in to escape from the dogs, barely escaping with his life.
negan eventually returns to the sanctuary. He finds everything abandoned and encounters one of his zombified saviors,
on the road, negan drives his bike but crashes when he is shot by judith. She says a lot of people are looking for him. He gives her back the compass and says he wants to return to alexandria because she was right, there isnt anything out there for him. Judith then escorts him back to alexandria.
in alexandria, michonne visits negan in his cell, having learned that he refuses to explain himself to anyone but her and demands to know why he came back. Negan points out that he couldve easily waited to ambush and kill michonne or instead killing any number of sleeping people, but she points out that he wouldve only condemned himself to death and realizes that he decided to try out in the wider world, only for it to spit him out.
negan admits that shes right that the world has changed, but insists that he has changed too and asks her to give him a chance to trust him, offering to be a sounding board for michonne leader to former leader. Michonne rejects negans advice and announces that they will be tying him up as they fortify the cell lock and orders the windows to be closed as she spots
in alexandria, michonne visits negans cell to ask if hes seen judith and demands to know what she talks to him about. He says homework, stories about rick, and how shes as much of a badass as carl was. He also says he is straight forward with her, and maybe if michonne did the same shed know where she is. She asks if he told her what he did to glenn and abraham, with negan acquiescing. He reveals judith hates that shes not letting magnas people in and believes things should be like carl wanted them to be. Michonne yells that judith is her daughter, and negan reminds her that maybe she is exactly like her mother and she is not taking shit lying down. She realizes hes right and rushes back to her home, leaving a preoccupied negan alone.
in alexandria, negan takes shelter from the storm with the residents in the church. He jokes about rositas love quadrangle and taunts gabriel by calling him father…not the father, to eugenes amusement. Judith tells him shes worried about dog, who she lost despite daryl asking her to watch over him. Suddenly, the group smells something and eugene pulls siddiq and gabriel away from the fireplace before it explodes. He says the chimney makes it unsafe to light anything else on fire, so gabriel decides theyre moving to aarons house. They all tie a rope around themselves and head out into the blizzard.
in the middle of the path, judith hears dog barking in the distance and chases after him, forcing negan to race after her at the risk of his own life. A while later, he gets hit by debris while searching for judith. He screams her name until he hears dog barking and finds her. Negan puts judith on his shoulder, grabs dogs leash and gives her his coat to stay warm. He then ties up his injured leg and carries her and dog away.
the next day, after the storm is over, negans leg injury is treated by
negan then suggests to michonne that a common enemy and a common goal is the same thing as facing evil brings good people together. Negan tells michonne that in such a situation, no one ever thinks theyre the evil one, leaving her in thought.
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sometime after the blizzard, negan is now allowed to be outside his cell during the day to help out around alexandria with the gardening. Months later, negan is picking up tomatoes while being watched by
a while later, negan is placed back in his cell and is visited by gabriel. Negan advises him to temper the coming dangers to his people as to not cause a panic. Gabriel asks if he should lie. No, not lie, negan tells him. At most, im talking about a little strategic omission. He also claims that if manipulating people keeps them alive, there is no harm.
following the incoming waves of walkers approaching alexandria, negan is ordered by
at night, negan takes out a walker with the crowbar which prompts aaron to demand he heads back. When negan tries to dismiss him, aaron pushes him to the ground. I did what i had to do back then, negan claims about his past actions. Aaron asks why
negan then escapes as aaron is suddenly attacked by walkers. Inside a cabin, negan patiently hides and waits as a blind aaron seeks shelter inside looking for him. When aaron causes noise, walkers storm in. Negan immediately saves aaron with the crowbar and tells him the flowers growing out of the walkers are called hogweed and can lead to blindness. He hands him water and tells him theyll leave in the morning. At dawn, negan keeps watch by a window when aaron tells him he can finally see. They then head back to alexandria.
negan is doing chores around the community when lydia visits him to inform him his advice to ignore her bullies isnt working and they keep harassing her. Before they can continue talking, daryl arrives and orders her to leave. Shes just trying to fit in, negan says. Daryl tells him that wont happen with him being around her and leaves.
later that night, negan hears as lydia is being attacked by
a while later, negan is visited in his cell by daryl. He tells negan people want him dead, but negan claims it was an accident and margo was an asshole anyway for beating on a kid. Daryl asks why he helped lydia and negan says he believes in their way of life. Daryl promises hell get a chance to tell his side and leaves. However, negan is somehow released from his cell by someone in the middle of the night and escapes the community running into the woods.
negan washes his face in a river when brandon arrives and pretends to hold a knife to him. He reveals he is joking and tosses him a canteen. Negan drinks from it and then flashes a smile. Later that day, negan is making a spear and becomes annoyed at brandon when he tries to mimic the saviors whistling. As they walk around the woods, brandon starts fantasizing about the sanctuary and reveals he is mad that rick grimes killed his parents. He then claims he heard that negan shot carl. Negan gets angry and corrects him, showing respect to carl, and saying he would never kill a kid. Were both negan, brandon says seemingly understanding him.
they continue their journey and find a whisperer border. Before they can investigate, a walker attacks negan. He uses the wire around its neck to rip its head off and stomps its head. He sarcastically thanks brandon, who reveals he was making him another lucille and he had also sneaked his leather jacket from the community. Negan smiles but asks him to put it all back in the bag because he doesnt want to be recognized.
while looking for shelter, brandon asks negan to rate female walkers on hotness when suddenly they hear screams from inside a bus. Negan runs inside and stabs several walkers to save a woman and her son. Brandon arrives and complements negan on his brutal walker killings, comparing him to his old self. Later,
negan then heads outside to talk with milo who is playing with a toy airplane. He realizes milo has never been on a plane and explains the joys of it. He also teaches him the joys of nut-tapping and promises to take him and his mom to hilltop where they will be safe. A while later, negan returns with wood for a fire when he hears brandon whistling. He investigates and discovers brandon has killed amelia and milo. Brandon smiles and asks if he passed the test, believing thats what negan wanted him to do. Enraged, negan picks up a stone and angrily beats brandon to death. He then grabs his bat and leather jacket and leaves on his own.
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Is everything okay? He inquired, his concern growing. No, everything is not okay, black replied tersely, his voice betraying a mixture of anger and despair. Skull persisted, eager to understand the cause of blacks sudden change in attitude. Whats the matter? Why are you acting this way towards me? He asked, his tone gentle yet probing. What happened? Ill tell you what happened. I met you. Thats what happened, black retorted bitterly, his emotions bubbling to the surface. Skull struggled to comprehend blacks hostility, recalling their previous interactions with confusion. I dont understand. We had a fun time together, didnt we? Why the sudden change? Please, explain, he implored, his voice tinged with urgency. Blacks expression softened momentarily as he reminisced about their brief moments together, but his demeanor quickly hardened once more as he spoke. Just leave me alone, okay? Things were tough for me before, but now theyre even worse. My mom thinks im a terrible son who does drugs, all because of you. Just go away and let me be in peace, he pleaded, tears welling up in his eyes as he struggled to maintain his composure. Perplexed by blacks sudden outburst, skull found himself grappling with a flurry of thoughts, desperately seeking clarity amidst the confusion. What does he mean? How am i at fault here? Skull mused to himself, his brow furrowing in deep contemplation. Suddenly, a memory flickered in his mind, shedding light on an explanation for blacks distress. Hold on. I remember him getting a beat down the night i dropped him off. Could it be since that night, his mom has been more violent towards him? Skull pondered, connecting the dots as he pieced together the puzzle of blacks troubles. Determination sparked within him, propelling him to act. This ends now. Skull resolved, his thoughts firm with conviction. Im sorry, black, but i cant allow your situation to escalate further. I need to intervene before its too late. With a renewed sense of purpose, skull set off towards blacks home, determined to confront the source of blacks anguish and put an end to the cycle of violence and despair. Section 2: crossroads of truth location: black’s home time: day scene one: confrontation and confessions at the bates residence arriving at black’s home, skull strides purposefully towards the door, his every movement infused with the weight of his intentions, resonating through the tranquil neighborhood like the steady beat of a drum heralding change. **Knock, knock. His firm raps on the door echo through the entrance like a solemn declaration, demanding attention, and respect. After a few moments, mrs. Bates appears at the threshold, her expression a curious blend of curiosity and caution, like a vigilant guardian protecting her domain. Good day, maam, skull greets, his voice carrying an undertone of determination and urgency, like a harbinger of transformation in the air, poised to disrupt the status quo. Do i know you? How can i assist you, sir? Mrs. Bates responds, her brow furrowed with a hint of recognition, attempting to piece together where she might have encountered skull before amidst the tapestry of her memories. Im here regarding your son, black, skull announces, his gaze unwavering, resembling a sentinel guarding a sacred secret, ready to unveil hidden truths. Oh, that boy. I apologize if hes caused any trouble, sir, mrs bates offers a quick apology, her demeanor shifting slightly, resembling a flicker of candlelight in the dimness, offering a glimmer of warmth amidst the uncertainty. May i come in? Skull requests politely, his tone suggesting a deeper purpose, akin to a seeker of truth embarking on a solemn quest. Certainly, please come in, sir, mrs. Bates welcomes him into her home, stepping aside to allow him entry. Inside, skull takes a moment to survey his surroundings before settling into a seat, his posture exuding a quiet strength, reminiscent of a lone wolf in a forest clearing, poised and alert. The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on amazon, report the infringement. Can i offer you anything? Mrs. Bates offers warmly, her hospitality acting as a shield against the tension hanging in the air, offering a comforting embrace in a moment of uncertainty. No, thank you. I wont be staying long. Lets have a conversation, skull replies, his tone firm yet respectful, resembling a commander issuing orders on the eve of battle, determined to confront the challenges that lie ahead. Mrs. Bates, sensing an underlying tension in skulls demeanor, reluctantly agrees. Okay, her voice a cautious melody in the quiet room, betraying a hint of apprehension. So, what has my son done? She inquires, her concern evident in her voice, resembling a mother seeking answers in the darkness, desperate to understand the turmoil brewing beneath the surface. Skull pauses before responding, his gaze penetrating, resembling a seer peering into the depths of the unknown, ready to unveil the hidden truths that lie buried within the shadows. Your son is quite remarkable. Im not here because of anything hes done wrong, he reveals, his words cutting through the stillness like a clarion call, demanding attention and respect. Confused, mrs. Bates questions, then why are you here? Her voice rippling the surface of their conversation, hinting at the deeper currents swirling beneath. Standing up, skull meets her gaze directly, his eyes ablaze with resolve, resembling a warrior ready to face his foe, determined to confront the challenges that lie ahead. Im here to address his suffering, he declares, his words a solemn vow, resonating with the weight of his purpose. Suffering? Mrs. Bates repeats, her confusion growing like a storm on the horizon, threatening to engulf them both in its turbulent embrace. What do you mean? Skull fixes his gaze on her, his expression intense, resembling a beacon in the darkness, offering guidance amidst the uncertainty. Dont pretend youre unaware. I know how you treat him. I know how youve treated my son, he accuses, his words striking like lightning in the stillness, illuminating the hidden truths that lie buried beneath the surface. Perplexed by skulls accusations, mrs. Bates rises from her seat, her movements cautious, resembling a dancer stepping onto uncertain ground, unsure of her footing amidst the shifting sands of their conversation. Your son? Sir, i think you have the wrong house. I need you to leave immediately, she insists, her voice a note of finality in the air, like a door closing on the past, sealing away the secrets that lie within. As mrs. Bates turns her attention back to skull, she suddenly recalls where she has seen him before. She observes skulls true complexion, as dark as that of her own son, black. Skull has revealed the technique he used to lighten his skin tone: a flame technique called malaser, which heats up the melanin pigment in his skin using concentrated beams of flame, resulting in a more even-toned and less dark complexion. Scene two: shadows cast: a bitter parting its you... Its really you, mrs. Bates choked out, her voice trembling with a mix of emotions as memories flooded back to the night when she first encountered skull. Tears streamed down her cheeks, carrying with them a lifetime of longing and uncertainty. This long-awaited moment unfolded before her like a bittersweet dream—the chance to finally confront the father of her son, a culmination of years of anticipation and unanswered questions. Skulls expression remained stoic, unmoved by the flood of mrs. Batess emotions. He interrupted her abruptly, his tone devoid of warmth or understanding. Thats enough. This isnt a joyous reunion. Mrs. Batess heart sank at the curt dismissal, her attempt at expressing her deepest feelings cut short by skulls cold demeanor. Yet, beneath his impassive exterior, skulls mind raced with a blend of impatience and determination. There was no room for sentimentality in his urgent mission. As mrs. Bates struggled to articulate her thoughts, skulls frustration simmered beneath the surface. Her words seemed like meaningless chatter, irrelevant to the pressing matters at hand. With a decisive resolve, skull prepared to act. Ill make this brief, skull resolved silently, his focus already shifting to the next phase of his plan. With a subtle gesture, he summoned core, his deadly weapon of choice. In a swift motion, he unleashed its power, directing its lethal force towards mrs. Batess lungs with chilling precision. The sudden onslaught of agony left mrs. Bates gasping for air, her body contorted in pain on the ground. Skulls actions were swift and merciless, driven by his unwavering determination to sever her ties to his plans. With a cold detachment, he turned away, leaving her to suffer alone as he departed. Left writhing in torment, mrs. Bates could only pray for blacks swift return, hoping that his arrival would bring an end to her suffering and offer a glimmer of hope in the darkness. Section 3: descent into darkness location: black’s home time: day scene one: shadows and silence: a grief unveiled as the sun dipped below the horizon, casting long shadows over the bustling city streets, black trudged wearily homeward, his mind heavy with fatigue and apprehension. Along his familiar path, he couldnt help but notice a flashing billboard screen, its urgent message warning of an impending disaster: a meteorite hurtling towards earth, its target—the iconic star tower—loomed ominously in the distance. Finally arriving home after what felt like an eternity, blacks heart lurched at the sight of his mother sprawled on the floor, her fragile form wracked with spasms of agony. Dropping his bag with a thud, he rushed to her side, his hands trembling as he cradled her head in his arms. Mom, please, whats happened? He implored, his voice trembling with emotion as he cradled her head in his trembling hands. Despite the strained nature of their relationship, blacks love for his mother burned bright, and seeing her in such agony tore at his very soul. Talk to me, mom. Tell me whats wrong, he begged, tears streaming down his cheeks unchecked. With trembling fingers, black fumbled for his phone, dialling the emergency hotline with shaking hands. Amidst the chaos, his mother managed to utter a few fragmented words, her voice barely audible through the veil of pain. Your dad... Your dad, she gasped, her words laden with an urgency that cut through the haze of confusion. Dont worry, mom. Help is coming. Just hold on, black reassured her, his heart aching at the sight of her suffering, not fully comprehending the weight of her words. As they waited for the ambulance to arrive, black felt a sense of helplessness wash over him. Mom? Mom! He called out, his voice tinged with panic as he realized she had fallen silent. No, no, no! He cried out, the anguish in his tone echoing through the empty rooms of their home. In the agonizing moments that followed, black found himself grappling with the enormity of his grief, his mind a tumult of unanswered questions and overwhelming sorrow. When the paramedics and police finally arrived, they swiftly whisked his mother away, leaving black to wrestle with his newfound solitude. Hours later, as black sat alone in the stark hospital waiting room, the weight of his loss pressed heavily upon his shoulders. The news, when it came, was as devastating as it was inevitable—his mother had passed away before they could reach the hospital. Though he had braced himself for the inevitable, the reality of her absence left black feeling adrift, his world suddenly devoid of meaning. With nowhere else to turn, black reached out to skull, his voice heavy with grief as he shared the tragic news of his mothers passing. Without hesitation, skull was by his side. Together, they navigated the sterile corridors of the hospital, seeking solace in each others presence amidst the quiet hum of machinery and whispered condolences. As they departed from the hospital, heading towards the sanctuary of skulls residence, black found himself gravitating towards the slender thread of hope woven through skulls companionship. It shone like a guiding light against the engulfing shadows of his despair. Unbeknownst to him, the very source of solace he leaned on—the pillar of refuge in his storm-tossed world—was intricately tied to the origins of his sorrow, the architect of the very darkness he sought to escape. 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lisa marie simpson is the elder daughter and middle child of the [[simpson family]] and one of the two tritagonists (along with marge,) of [[the simpsons]]. She was named after a train called lil lisa on her parents 1st anniversary.[[[dangers on a train]]] in [[homer and lisa exchange cross words]], she called herself lisa [[bouvier family|bouvier]] after estranging herself from [[homer simpson|her father]] after he bet against her in a crossword tournament.
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lisa marie simpson is the elder daughter and middle child of the [[simpson family]] and one of the two tritagonists (along with marge,) of [[the simpsons]]. She was named after a train called lil lisa on her parents 1st anniversary.[[[dangers on a train]]] in [[homer and lisa exchange cross words]], she called herself lisa [[bouvier family|bouvier]] after estranging herself from [[homer simpson|her father]] after he bet against her in a crossword tournament.
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lisa simpson is a charismatic -year-old girl who made her debut on december 17, 1989 from season 1 through season 3, episode 1 (september 19, 1991) when she turns 8 years old for the duration of the series. From season 3 onwards she is a 8-year-old girl who exceeds the standard achievement of the intelligence level of children her age. Not to everyones surprise, she is also the moral center of her family. In her upbringing, lisa lacks parental involvement of [[homer simpson|homer]] and [[marge simpson|marge]], which leads to hobbies such as playing saxophone and guitar, riding and caring for horses, and interest in advanced studies. In school, lisas popularity is affected by those who view her as a geeky overachiever, which leaves her with only a few friends. She focuses on her goals and strives to reach her potential, and at the age of eight, she is already a member of [[mensa international|mensa]] with an iq of 159. Her lack of parental involvement also leads to her lashing out at those who she deems lower than her or even above her. She has extreme jealousy from time to time and will do whatever it takes to reclaim her title as the smartest; but only if she deems it necessary. Otherwise, shes the intelligent and rational one who usually thinks things through.
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- well, i wish you wouldnt. Because, aside from the fact that he has the same frailties as all human beings, hes the only father i have. Therefore, he is my model of manhood, and my estimation of him will govern the prospects of my adult relationships. So i hope you bear in mind that any knock at him is a knock at me. And i am far too young to defend myself against such onslaughts.
- ?Lisa simpson to her aunt
[patty](/wiki/patty_bouvier)about [homer simpson](/wiki/homer_simpson). [[Src]](/wiki/simpsons_roasting_on_an_open_fire)
- if anyone wants me, ill be in my room.
- ?Lisas catchphrase
[[src]](/wiki/bart_gets_famous)
- quit it, bart!
- ?Lisas catchphrase
- baaaaart!!
- ?Lisa’s catchphrase
- mommy.
- ?Lisas second word
[[src]](/wiki/lisa%27s_first_word)
- david hasselhoff.
- ?Lisas third words
[[src]](/wiki/lisa%27s_first_word)
- homer.
- ?Lisas fourth word
[[src]](/wiki/lisa%27s_first_word)
- having never received encouragement, im not sure how it should sound, but here goes: i believe in you.
- ?Lisa to bart
[[src]](/wiki/dead_putting_society)
- shut up, meg.
- ?Lisa to
[meg griffin](/wiki/meg_griffin) [[src]](/wiki/the_simpsons_guy)
- the truth must be told.
- ?Lisa simpson
[[src]](/wiki/mr._lisa_goes_to_washington)
- i hope these are recyclable.
- ?Lisa simpson
[[src]](/wiki/the_simpsons:_hit_%26_run)
- yeah, bart!
- ?Lisas original catchphrase.
[[src]](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)
lisa marie simpson is the elder daughter and middle child of the
[simpson family](/wiki/simpson_family) and one of the two tritagonists (along with marge,) of [the simpsons](/wiki/the_simpsons). She was named after a train called lil lisa on her parents 1st anniversary. [[10]](#cite_note-10) in [homer and lisa exchange cross words](/wiki/homer_and_lisa_exchange_cross_words), she called herself lisa [bouvier](/wiki/bouvier_family) after estranging herself from [her father](/wiki/homer_simpson) after he bet against her in a crossword tournament.
lisa simpson is a charismatic 8-year-old girl who made her debut on december 17, 1989 from season 1 through season 3, episode 1 (september 19, 1991) when she turns 8 years old for the duration of the series. From season 3 onwards she is a 8-year-old girl who exceeds the standard achievement of the intelligence level of children her age. Not to everyones surprise, she is also the moral center of her family. In her upbringing, lisa lacks parental involvement of
[homer](/wiki/homer_simpson) and [marge](/wiki/marge_simpson), which leads to hobbies such as playing saxophone and guitar, riding and caring for horses, and interest in advanced studies. In school, lisas popularity is affected by those who view her as a geeky overachiever, which leaves her with only a few friends. She focuses on her goals and strives to reach her potential, and at the age of eight, she is already a member of [mensa](/wiki/mensa_international) with an iq of 159. Her lack of parental involvement also leads to her lashing out at those who she deems lower than her or even above her. She has extreme jealousy from time to time and will do whatever it takes to reclaim her title as the smartest; but only if she deems it necessary. Otherwise, shes the intelligent and rational one who usually thinks things through.
biography
in one episode, lisa was conceived in 1983 and born either during the 1984 summer olympics or the day the wheres the beef? Debate between walter mondale and gary hart was reported in the newspapers.
[[11]](#cite_note-11) later on however, lisa and her older brother bart were unfamiliar with 1990s culture. [[12]](#cite_note-12) [[13]](#cite_note-13) [[14]](#cite_note-14) bart said he was 2 years and 38 days older than lisa. [[15]](#cite_note-15)
lisa is quite eclectic in her knowledge and is notably more concerned with world affairs and problems than her cohorts, which has led her to alienate herself from her peers. Lisa also deeply values her integrity, sometimes at the expense of others needs and happiness, as demonstrated when she cheats on a test in the wind in the willows to attain her highest grade of a-plus, but later admits her dishonesty to an unreceptive
[principal seymour skinner](/wiki/seymour_skinner) despite the fact that such a grade allowed the school to gain the extra income it desperately needs. (She later regrades the test as an f. [[16]](#cite_note-16)) also, lisa was willing to tell everyone about bart faking his own kidnapping to go to a rap concert (despite the fact that absolutely everybody involved in the case was better off) just because she could.
despite her intellect, lisa has received detention, like her brother bart, quite a number of times, often because of her rebellious and sometimes bitter attitude and antisocial behavior that is capable of deeply embarrassing authority figures. Although her rebellion against social norms is usually constructive, lisa can be crazy, cruel, and rebellious at times. When she believes herself to be right, she wont admit that others could be as well and will often force her beliefs onto people. Notably, her increasing sense of moral righteousness regarding her vegetarianism leads her to proselytize, culminating in her spiteful disruption of a meat-based barbecue prepared by homer (an act she comes to rue).
[[17]](#cite_note-lisa_the_vegetarian-17) at times, lisa appears to resist certain situations merely for the sake of resisting them, not because of any genuine ideological opposition. She appears to enjoy breaking the norm for its own sake; at one time, she triumphantly declares that she, a girl, would like to join the football team. When it is revealed that there are already girls on the team, she declares her distaste for a sport that would use a pigs skin to make its ball. When it is revealed that the ball is actually synthetic and the proceeds of buying it go in part to charity, she is at a loss for words and runs off visibly upset. [[18]](#cite_note-18) she also seems to dislike having her intellect challenged, which is evident on occasions such as when she was temporarily promoted to the third grade or when miss hoover gave her a b+ on her final grade for conduct and actually caused her physical harm because of it. Lisas first word was bart.
despite her high iq, cuteness, and beauty, lisa does have typical childhood issues, sometimes requiring adult intervention. She once tricked
[homer](/wiki/homer_simpson) into allowing her to ride the bus alone, only to become hopelessly lost when she mistakenly took a wrong bus. After his coworkers [lenny](/wiki/lenny_leonard) and [carl](/wiki/carl_carlson) point out that he allowed his young daughter to ride a bus by herself, homer comes to her rescue. [[19]](#cite_note-19) lisa has a jewish imaginary friend named [rachel cohen](/wiki/rachel_cohen) who just got into brandeis university. Even with a high intellect, lisa displays personality traits typical for her age, including obsessing over getting a pony, being addicted to tv, and fighting with bart. Lisa once got addicted to secondhand smoke to maintain an impressive level of ballet competence; homer tries to prevent the addiction unsuccessfully, and in the end, lisa overcomes the addiction herself through means of hello kitty nicotine patches. [[20]](#cite_note-20) she also displays a surprising amount of skill in driving, especially for her age, sometimes even taking the wheel whenever homer ended up distracted from driving. [[21]](#cite_note-21)
in
[the girl who slept too little](/wiki/the_girl_who_slept_too_little), she struggled with nightmares after a cemetery was moved next to the simpsons house. She overcame her fear after spending a night in the cemetery and realized that it was acceptable to suffer from fear despite her intelligence. It was revealed in this episode that lisa largely had to raise herself due to homer and marge dealing with barts antics thus ensuring a lack of nurturing for her. Lisa has been known in earlier seasons to have a bit of a sassy attitude.
lisa is a heavy supporter of animal rights and often tries to prevent any kind of animal abuse she learns of. However, most likely because of her young age, she typically sides with cuter animals that are often seen as harmless and innocent, such as bunnies and whales. It wasnt until
[the squirt and the whale](/wiki/the_squirt_and_the_whale) where lisa realized other activists were right in that being a true eco-activist means supporting every animals struggle for life. She finally accepted that she could not support one side if it meant damage to the other side.
like bart and most siblings in families, lisa has been known to tease bart herself, examples such as crushes bart has developed, or advice on writing to someone (in this one case, his teacher), even just plain sassing him for attention. Deep down inside, lisa loves her brother deeply.
appearance
lisa has yellow skin, blue eyes (although the pupils look like 2 black dots just like the other characters), and a blonde starfish hairstyle that is styled into points and matches the color of her skin. She doesn’t have any visible hairline. She’s usually seen wearing a short, strapless orange dress with a zigzag hem, matching orange mary-jane shoes, and a white pearl necklace (given to her by marge). She’s 42 tall.
[[22]](#cite_note-22)
she has had two different outfits for church and family outings: a magenta long-sleeved dress with a ruffled collar and magenta pumps for church and a baby pink short-sleeved tutu dress with a darker pink belt, dark pink collar, and pink mary-jane shoes; and she occasionally wears a matching wide-brimmed hat. At night, she dresses in a turquoise nightgown with a frilly white collar and matching cuffs, as well as turquoise slippers; and in
[podcast news](/wiki/podcast_news), she wears lilac footie pajamas with gray pads on the bottom of the feet. When lisa swims, she wears a magenta or red swimsuit.
her hair has been styled out of its star shape a few times, such as in 4 episodes
[the president wore pearls](/wiki/the_president_wore_pearls), [22 short films about springfield](/wiki/22_short_films_about_springfield) , [teenage mutant milk-caused hurdles](/wiki/teenage_mutant_milk-caused_hurdles) , and [last traction hero](/wiki/the_last_traction_hero). It is also shown to be about chin or sometimes shoulder length. In future appearances as an adult and teenager, her hair points are usually worn in a styled-back fashion.
lisa inherited her fathers chubby fingers, which somewhat affects her dexterity. She seems to be self-conscious about her body; if what has been said in several episodes is to be believed, she has a very fat posterior, with several characters in a few episodes making fun of how fat it is, most notably in
[lisas date with density](/wiki/lisa%27s_date_with_density), [old yeller-belly](/wiki/old_yeller-belly), [the president wore pearls](/wiki/the_president_wore_pearls), [sleeping with the enemy](/wiki/sleeping_with_the_enemy) and [lisas belly](/wiki/lisa%27s_belly).
personality
lisa is an innovative, insightful, a sometimes girly, cute and extremely intelligent girl, far exceeding the standards of a second grader especially in springfield. Part of her intelligence is due to being so dissociated from her idiotic father whilst growing up and it was strongly implied that her brains were a result of her grandmother; homer could never keep up with his daughters startling intelligence due to his slow wit and stupidly, his laziness and their contradicting vices and opinions caused a strained relationship and she practically grew up without a father figure, specifically not a model one (although homer probably wouldnt have been much help even if he was involved in lisas life). As intelligent as she is, her family never encouraged her gifts, and her school lacked the resources to blossom her iq further but overall, lisa has the most promising future. Since she was a baby, lisa has displayed intellectual independence from changing her own diapers and solving mathematical solutions when she was only an infant. She could be classified as a child prodigy.
her overall role in the simpson family is depicted as the voice of reason. Despite her young age, lisa is a good girl and has a strong sense of right, wrong, and morality; and she is always there to contradict homer, bart and on one occasion marge whenever they do something reckless, idiotic or illegal, doing her very best to sway them to the path of the righteous due to fearing greatly for her father and brothers immortal soul but her standing as an outsider in her own family cause her to be ignored despite her best intentions. In an argument, lisas ethical and logical viewpoint almost always gives her the moral high ground, her family also realizes that lisa is usually right whenever they do something immoral but homers tendency to ignore her, uses the excuse of age to send her to her room when they realize that they are in the wrong. In earlier seasons, however, lisa has been depicted as intelligent yet not as mature due to her squabbling and physical fights with bart, but she has developed into a more practical being yet her young age also makes her sense of right and wrong slightly malleable at times as she has shown to engage in childish and reckless behavior, proving herself to be like any other simpson but more grounded and mature. Despite her above-average intelligence, she displays tendencies average for kids her age, such as obsessing over celebrities and playing with dolls.
despite her young age, lisa is extremely passionate about ideologies and other social movements. She has been shown to support peta (although she has eaten eggs and dairy) and the free tibetan movement, is highly against animal cruelty and has adopted a diet of vegetarianism from season 7; she would later on become a full-on vegan, though this has shown to be more of an occasional feature rather than a permanent one. She encourages the idea of feminism, womens rights, and the crusade against objectification and stereotypes of women. Lisas role models and ideals are based on mohandas gandhis enforcement of nonviolent pacifism and emmeline pankhurst.
while her social movements are generally considered to be heroic, lisas reasoning is not solely to make the world a better place. A life of being shunned and ignored by her family has developed attention-seeking traits and a desire to be heard, once going to a dig site solely for the basis to complain about it, an area where she is usually ignored further. She used to force her beliefs on others due to a sense of self-righteousness and moral superiority, specifically her vegetarianism, but apu also taught her a degree of tolerance for others beliefs. Lisa is against ignorance on others behalf, believing the truth is the truth and is unable to be dissuaded no matter what it was, which she learned from marge. Without anyone else caring she continued to pester that the town founder,
[jebediah springfield](/wiki/jebediah_springfield) was in actuality a murderous pirate and only refrained herself from revealing the truth when she realized how it brought the town together.
at her school, lisa is considered to be a nerd because of her bookish and quiet nature. A teachers pet and proud of it, she’s depicted as an introvert with few friends and those she does have are as much as a nerd as she is. Her lack of popularity is generally purposeful yet her lack of social skills and different hobbies to what is considered fun to the rest of the girls leads her to want more friends. On one example she changed her personality to fit a more rebellious nature like bart and actually gained an entourage of friends at the flanders beach house but when her true academic nature was revealed, they continued to befriend her due to viewing her as a kind, gentle person rather than just a nerd. Lisa has had a few boyfriends, though all of them were brief, despite her status as a geek such as nelson muntz, ralph wiggum and colin.
extremely nonathletic, she fails at sports completely, and her liberal stance and high intelligence gives her little bonding ground with her peers and homer who is also passionate about sports and connects with bart more for this reason. Lisa is so weak that she could barely through a piece of paper into a rubbish can that was one away. However, she also displayed an uncharacteristic level of hand-eye coordination when she caught an incoming hockey puck from apu and proved herself to be an extreme hockey player when she was a goalie. This non-athleticness is further shown when she joins a ballet team where the other members of the team have a smoking addiction. Initially, lisa denounces them, claiming to not be allowed to smoke. She then begins to inhale second-hand smoke, before eventually becoming addicted to cigarettes. The episode ends with her addicted to nicotine. Even showing her nicotine patches in the last few seconds. This implies that she never actually got help with her addiction and continues to be an addict. However, most likely, as it is never further mentioned, that she is still addicted. The nicotine patches were never shown again.
similar to bart, lisas high academic intelligence and her desire to go far in life is greatly driven by her future goals. Bart never focused on his book work as he and basically everyone else knew that he would amount to very little when he grew up whereas this is the opposite for lisa who saw the potential in her life to achieve fantastic goals. When her career aptitude test came back that she would likely become a housewife when she grew up and her music teacher told her she could never achieve her dream of a jazz musician on account of stubby fingers, crushed her dreams. After this, the quality of lisas work and behavior declined drastically as barts improved exponentially after his career aptitude came back that he would become a police officer, such as refusing to go to band practice, encouraging the bad girls to deface skinners puma statue and being rude to her teachers. She went as far to steal everybodys teachers editions, a line that even bart simpson would not cross. Lisa would have undoubtedly become an even worse rebel than that of her brother if bart hadn’t taken the blame for her crime. That said the prospect of a dull future also encourages lisa to study further rather than immediately omit defeat as she did her very best to not become a housewife like marge when their paths became very similar.
overall, though, lisas tendency to lash out towards her family is based on the beliefs that they dont understand her rather than actual spite. This proves to be true as jazz is the only thing that expresses her inner thoughts and how she is feeling whilst her family only silence her creativity further due to their great annoyance with her saxophone. She often embraces relationships with other paternal figures that encourage her to embrace her passions to fill the void that her real lazy and uninterested father left. When she became depressed in the second season and none of her family seemed to understand the reason behind this, opened up more to the troubled jazz musician, bleeding gums murphy who told her to sing what she felt helped her emotional state greatly. She became deeply close to her substitute teacher, mister bergstrom, who again noticed and encouraged her intelligence to blossom. Over time, lisa, although embarrassed by her family, is no longer ashamed to be a simpson.
one of her negative traits would be her penchant for narcissism. In one of her daydreams, she envisioned herself as bringing about world peace and being revered by world-famous scientists, chanting in her presence were not worthy. She prides herself on her intelligence and integrity but if her ego is at risk, displays a willingness to breach her morals such as sabotaging her rival alisons diorama at the school fair, humiliating her in front of her peers. Even so, lisas conscience is too strong to commit an unethical act and not punish herself such as giving herself an f for her test which she cheated in and apologizing to alison for her act of sabotage.
she’s one of the few characters in springfield who doesn’t have a signature trademark or catchphrase, shown specifically at the end of
[bart gets famous](/wiki/bart_gets_famous) when marge, bart, homer, nelson, ned flanders, mr. Burns and barney all do their trademark catchphrases, waiting for her to do anything, lisa dryly replies if anyone needs me, ill be in my room, leading homer to ask, what kind of catchphrase is that?
intelligence
it’s mentioned that lisa has an iq of 159.
[[23]](#cite_note-23) she’s a high-ranking member of mensa springfield as well as being the youngest member. Lisa demonstrates an early intelligence by changing her own diaper as an infant and knowing advanced words to describe things. Because she is aware of how smart she is, lisa often voices her disapproval of not being in a better school that could nurture her gifts and provide a better future for her.
lisas intelligence lends itself to many of the situations the family faces, be it financial or chaotic shenanigans. Like the rest of her paternal family, she can pick up a new language fairly quickly, she was able to learn fluent italian from milhouse in a fairly short amount of time.
unfortunately, lisa has a tendency to act in a know-it-all manner which can make her somewhat smug at times and tries to push her knowledge/personal beliefs onto others. Another downside of her intellect is assuming things will work out how she hopes/daydreams, such as believing a romantic relationship will turn out happily after making her own assumptions or thinking her projects and schoolwork will automatically be the top rank of the class. Because of this, if she receives any grade under an a/a+ she will often spiral into a frenzy wondering why she did not score higher and/or will judge others around her if they happen to score better than her or accuse the person who graded/judged her of not understanding her work properly or playing favorites. Because she is usually one of, if not the, top students in the school, she is used to being the best academically and often cannot stand or feels threatened when someone is able to rival her. When this happens, lisa will often push herself to great lengths and stress to maintain her status as the top student, even going so far as to sabotage others work so she will stay number one.
beliefs
lisas political convictions are generally leftist and rather liberal. She is a vegetarian and a supporter of the free tibet movement. Lisa yells free tibet! After winning the school spelling bee. An end apartheid poster can be seen in her bedroom in episodes from the early 1990s. She, like her mother, supported democrat mary bailey over right-winged
[mr. Burns](/wiki/charles_montgomery_burns); the duo revealed that mr. Burns was a liar and mary bailey wins in a landslide, the only known supporters being [waylon smithers](/wiki/waylon_smithers,_jr.), Bart, and homer. While still supportive of the christian church she was raised in, lisa is now a practicing buddhist following her decision to follow the noble eightfold path. [[24]](#cite_note-24) though apparently not an adherent, she mentions that she considers wicca very empowering. [[25]](#cite_note-25) she also appears to be a big believer in science, even stating in one episode when she was scared of the graveyard outside her bedroom, that she only believed in science. Lisa is also a big believer of womens rights and has called herself a feminist.
vegetarianism
when the family had taken a trip to a young childrens fairytale land and visited the petting zoo, lisa became so enamored with a highly adorable lamb that she became a devout vegetarian that same night. Because of her sudden change, she struggled with the change at first and nearly reverted back to eating meat after a few days but received support from
[paul mccartney](/wiki/paul_mccartney) to stay a vegetarian. Coupled with her goal of ending animal cruelty, lisa firmly sticks to the vegetarian lifestyle, but it did present drawbacks when she began suffering low iron levels and is implied to have been eating meat in her sleep. Despite going vegetarian for good intentions, this decision is not very accepted by her family, most notably marge who had admitted to [becky](/wiki/becky) that she slips meat juices into lisas food and wanted to blame the vegetarian diet for lisas iron deficiency.
music
lisas musical abilities are extensive, she sings with a powerful voice (she once entered a singing competition and won) and has been seen playing the acoustic six-string,
[[26]](#cite_note-26) electric bass guitar, accordion and piano proficiently. But her great love is playing jazz on her baritone saxophone. Her musical inclinations were nurtured by her relationship with the late jazz musician [bleeding gums murphy](/wiki/bleeding_gums_murphy). She most likely inherited her musical ability from homer, who is also musically inclined. She can also play the trumpet in some intros as well as violin, tuba, and french horn.
similar to her academics, lisa sees herself as the top musician in the school. She often tries to get others interested in jazz music but is often turned down. While she is often welcoming new sax players to the school band, she will become jealous and cold when discovering they are better than her.
jealousy
as the middle child and brainy student, lisa often shows jealousy and anger when she does not receive enough attention from her parents or the school faculty. Because bart and maggie often draw more of their parents attention and she is well behaved and more mature than her siblings, lisa usually does not get much of their one-on-one attention and this has been one of her greater jealousy points.
other areas she becomes jealous of in are school and music. Because lisa takes great pride in being the best when it comes to schoolwork and playing the sax, she usually becomes incredibly competitive and angry if a rival is able to match or outdo her in areas, she excels in despite many claims of needing a challenge or someone to relate to with the same issues. As she is not used to being the second best, her jealousy can at times make her act out in troublesome ways.
independent learning
she is fluent in italian (learned from
[milhouse van houten](/wiki/milhouse_van_houten) before going to italy), as well as some french and german verbs (with the help of a german verb wheel [[27]](#cite_note-27)), as well as spanish. In [the great simpsina](/wiki/the_great_simpsina) she studied under the great raymondo to become a skilled magician.
life as a student
lisa attends
[springfield elementary school](/wiki/springfield_elementary_school) alongside students such as bart simpson and milhouse van houten, and alongside other gifted pupils, like [martin prince](/wiki/martin_prince) and [database](/wiki/database), she is one of the most academically advanced students at the school, and is often praised by staff members for her achievements yet at the same time is so successful that her accomplishments no longer surprise or inspire anyone. She is normally well-behaved; however, despite this, she has received detention a few times: [elizabeth hoover](/wiki/elizabeth_hoover) in [sorry not sorry](/wiki/sorry_not_sorry), from [dewey largo](/wiki/dewey_largo) and an unnamed teacher (in [grift of the magi](/wiki/grift_of_the_magi) and [lisas date with density](/wiki/lisa%27s_date_with_density), respectively).
criminal record
despite her stance as a good-natured girl, lisa has indeed committed some crimes.
- theft: in
[separate vocations](/wiki/separate_vocations), lisa stole books belonging to the teachers of [springfield elementary school](/wiki/springfield_elementary_school).
- trespassing: in
[grift of the magi](/wiki/grift_of_the_magi), bart and lisa sneak into [kid first industries](/wiki/kid_first_industries)unnoticed. Also in [scuse me while i miss the sky](/wiki/%27scuse_me_while_i_miss_the_sky), lisa, along with bart broke into the [springfield nuclear power plant](/wiki/springfield_nuclear_power_plant)in order to turn off the generators found within it.
- abuse, particularly with her siblings: throughout many episodes and in her
[childhood](/wiki/the_kids_are_all_fight), lisa would hurt and seriously injure bart, and vice versa. A notable instance of this came about [when she was babysitting bart](/wiki/my_sister,_my_sitter)while her parents were out at the [springfield squidport](/wiki/springfield_squidport)- having had enough of barts antics, she tried to charge at her brother, only for him to fall down a flight of stairs and severely injure him - his arm had been dislocated and the impacts of his head hitting the stairs gave him a severe lump, all of which [dr. Hibbert](/wiki/julius_hibbert)attributes this to bad babysitting.
relationships
family
homer
lisa has a somewhat labored relationship with homer. Like many others, lisa knows homer and his behavior well. She can often tell when he has ulterior motives or is doing something that will mainly benefit himself. She has expressed hurt when he does not show genuine interest in spending time with either herself, her siblings, or marge, and is very concerned about how much fatty food he eats and high consumption of alcohol. During the times they are able to truly connect, lisa and homer work well together and stick up for one another. Even knowing homers flaws, lisa does love homer.
marge
lisa and her mother marge generally get along well, with both being logical and wise women to a more impulsive and short-tempered man (bart and homer, respectively), although there have been moments of friction between the two. When lisa decides to become a vegetarian, marge, along with the rest of the family, makes fun of her by, unintentionally, participating in a conga line with bart and homer chanting you dont make friends with salad!. During the moments when lisa had several permanent changes, such as religion and vegetarianism, lisa found marge to be one of the those she received less support from as her mother firmly believes she is just going through phases.
similar to homer, lisa knows marge very well and how she tends to act or think during certain moments. However, she does respect and admire marge far more than most others.
bart
being siblings, lisa and
[bart](/wiki/bart) constantly get into brawls, one time after bart destroys lisas centerpiece for thanksgiving. [[28]](#cite_note-28) the two once competed against each other in hockey and tried to win over homers love. [[29]](#cite_note-29) however, the two have teamed up together many times, and they genuinely love each other. This is shown when the two were placed in the third grade in the same class (lisa was moved up from second grade and bart was moved down). The two got lost in a field trip in capital city, forcing them to work together to survive. [[30]](#cite_note-30) when milhouse temporarily left springfield, bart spent more time with lisa and the two developed a stronger bond. [[31]](#cite_note-31) when milhouse returned, bart tried to keep their new bond intact by promising to do her chores and giving her a hug. In one episode, lisa almost tells two college girls that she thinks bart is cute but takes back the statement after remembering that she is talking about her brother. While bart and lisa have had their share of rivalry, lisa has been shown to be less than a good sister to him on several occasions, such as boasting about how she and maggie have a sisterly bond that bart will never have (due to not having a brother of his own), [[32]](#cite_note-32) leaving him in a chasm instead when he needed medical attention after the bullies chased him, [[33]](#cite_note-33) treating bart poorly at the schools medieval festival and blaming him for a prank he didnt commit, [[34]](#cite_note-34) and kicking him down twice in [season 21](/wiki/season_21). [[35]](#cite_note-35) [[36]](#cite_note-36) despite treating bart poorly on several occasions, she has shown several times that she really does care about him and his well-being. [[37]](#cite_note-37) she often gives bart advice when he needs it and will help him with any situation hes put in. [[38]](#cite_note-38) [[39]](#cite_note-39) [[40]](#cite_note-40) also, as a baby, her first word was bart after hearing it so many times.
maggie
as lisas baby sister, the former undoubtedly cherishes maggie and is usually seen getting along fine with her, such as in
[o brother, where bart thou?](/Wiki/o_brother,_where_bart_thou%3f), where they play dress-up in the dark together during the snowstorm, and even mocks bart for not being able to enjoy such sisterly activities. However, in [smart and smarter](/wiki/smart_and_smarter), lisa becomes jealous when maggie is crowned as the smartest person in the simpson family, and even has a dream of her and maggie as adults and ends up killing the latter in the dream. Lisa then decides to run away from home in order to not let maggies intellect outshine hers, although by the end of the episode, when its revealed that lisa was only helping maggie pass the tests she was given by telling her the answers from the sidelines. The sisters are able to rekindle their relationship without any long-lasting damage to it.
romantic interests
throughout the series lisa has had a few different crushes and even a couple of brief relationships on rare occasions, though all of them were only temporary. As is typical of her age, they are rather simple and childlike, brief, and somewhat infrequent.
corey
lisa had a dream crush on a celebrity from local teen magazines named
[corey masterson](/wiki/corey_masterson), mostly in the earlier seasons.
langdon alger
lisa admitted to homer that she liked a boy from school,
[langdon alger](/wiki/langdon_alger), although she later professed, she didnt like him anymore and may have been joking before. (The episode never actually shows langdon, which leads one to believe he may be someone lisa made up rather than a real person, but langdons appearances in the comics prove hes an actual person.)
jesse grass
[one time](/wiki/lisa_the_tree_hugger), the [krusty burger](/wiki/krusty_burger) came under fire from a non-violent environmentalist protest group named [dirt first](/wiki/dirt_first). Lisa develops a crush on its leader, [jesse grass](/wiki/jesse_grass) (who refuses to eat anything that casts a shadow). When [springfields oldest redwood tree](/wiki/springfield%27s_oldest_redwood_tree) is cut down with lisa, who had been staying inside the tree as an act of protest, believed inside and dead, jesse cuts off his favorite dreadlock and puts it on her memorial.
colin
before the
[trappuccino](/wiki/trappuccino) incident, lisa fell in love with an irish environmental boy named [colin](/wiki/colin). He can play the piano, guitar, trumpet, drums and bass guitar (and despite lisa thinking so, his father is not [bono](/wiki/bono) of [u2](/wiki/u2)). Lisa tells marge that the best part about him is that hes not imaginary, and marge says back that the most important thing is that he listens to lisa. Later on, colin reappears in minor roles but is not mentioned again, implying they broke up at some point.
nelson muntz
lisas first relationship was with a schoolyard bully,
[nelson muntz](/wiki/nelson_muntz). Lisa developed a crush on him when she got detention after she found herself attracted to his grungy lifestyle enough to ask him out. After nelson lied to lisa about not being involved in pranking skinner, she chose to break up with him when she realized he would not accept the changes she wanted him to make. Since then, their romantic relationship has been referred to a few different times throughout the series, most notably in the season 22 episode, [loan-a lisa](/wiki/loan-a_lisa), in which lisa invests in nelsons business venture and several future set episodes where they each admit that she still holds feelings for one another.
luke stetson
[luke stetson](/wiki/luke_stetson) [[41]](#cite_note-41) was another of lisa’s crushes when the family stayed on a dude ranch and luke was an animal, environment, and music lover like herself. She became so enamored that she became instantly jealous, thinking clara was his girlfriend but later learned clara was lukes sister. Which led to luke becoming angry at her actions and stating he did not want to have anything to do with her anymore.
ralph wiggum
[ralph wiggum](/wiki/ralph_wiggum) once had a crush on lisa after she sent him a valentines day card when nobody else in their class would. Ralph gave her tickets to the 25th anniversary krusty the clown show, but his heart was broken after lisa publicly admitted on tv that she doesn’t like him and the only reason that she gave him that card because no one else would. They’re now just friends.
milhouse van houten
of all the boys lisa has encountered, the most desperate and most prominent one is
[milhouse van houten](/wiki/milhouse_van_houten), who always makes attempts to win lisas heart. Unfortunately for milhouse, lisa doesn’t like him the same way. However, on a few occasions, she has begun to like him more, but they are rather infrequent and always momentary.
also, due to
[eliza simpson](/wiki/eliza_simpson)s marriage with [milford van houten](/wiki/milford_van_houten) (as revealed in [the color yellow](/wiki/the_color_yellow)), milhouse is lisas distant cousin.
non-canon appearances
future
at 10 years old, lisa has glasses and mentions that shes the student of the month at springfield elementary for 48 consecutive months, which angers her brother on his own birthday.
when lisa was 12, she was saved from a house fire by
[milhouse](/wiki/milhouse_van_houten).
at 13 years old, she goes to the mayo clinic pre-medical summer camp with
[marge](/wiki/marge_simpson), where she learns chest compressions. Because of that, shes able to revive bart after he blacks out after one of his bmx tricks at a competition, once again angering him.
on her 14th birthday
[bart](/wiki/bart_simpson) and [leon kompowsky](/wiki/leon_kompowsky) sing new verses of her birthday song and homer brings a cake reading happy 12th birthday. Lisa returns home from school in the bus and discovers a letter in a suitcase while placing some packs in marges closet, saying that she has left [homer 7.0](/wiki/homer_simpson) and opened a bed and breakfast with the other kids, there is also a tablet with [artie ziff](/wiki/artie_ziff) mocking homer for it. However, [marge](/wiki/marge_simpson) hasnt left yet. While having dinner, marge gets irritated at homer for drinking beer in front of the kids and tells him to go to [moes tavern](/wiki/moe%27s_tavern) to drink. Marge goes into the kitchen to cry and lisa is ready to take action. At the tavern, lisa enters to tell [moe](/wiki/moe_szyslak) that marge is going to leave homer, and that makes moe promise that homer will stop drinking. He calls his sponsor to help homer to stop, and it is [ned](/wiki/ned_flanders). He succeeds and the marriage is saved.
at 15 years old, she’s shown applying to
[harvard college](/wiki/harvard_college) and having difficulty writing her admission essay.
at 16 years old, she goes to milhouses graduation party, where bart gets angry because shes always overshadowing him. She confronts her brother, saying shes sick and tired of him, blaming her for every setback in his life, and confesses that she thinks bart is a great artist, but he doesnt use his talent for anything. She also graduated from
[springfield high school](/wiki/springfield_high_school) two years early and is going to go to [yale](/wiki/yale_university) to study [science](/wiki/science) on a scholarship provided by mr. Burns. Although, [yale university](/wiki/yale_university) is now owned by mcdonalds and has banned men from taking [science](/wiki/science). Shortly after she lost her [virginity](/wiki/sex_in_the_simpsons) to him, she tells [milhouse](/wiki/milhouse_van_houten) that she doesnt ever intend to ever get married, breaking his heart. Although she still goes to the prom with him, which she reluctantly agreed to after he saved her from the house fire. Shortly after lisa discovered that the fire was caused by him. So she dumps milhouse. However, [bart](/wiki/bart_simpson) takes lisas yale scholarship, much to her fury, in order to get his girlfriend [jenda](/wiki/jenda) back. Lisa gets back together with milhouse, thinking she has no other choice, but bart saves her after seeing how awful her future with milhouse could be, and gives her back her scholarship. However, harvard also accepts her, they send a drone to deliver her acceptance letter and shoot down the drones of other universitys including [yale](/wiki/yale_university). So lisa accepts [harvard](/wiki/harvard_college)s offer.
lisa quickly becomes overwhelmed after her roommate outclasses her in every field. She feels ready to give up, until
[bart](/wiki/bart_simpson) - who is there making out with girls to infuriate [their](/wiki/homer_simpson) [parents](/wiki/marge_simpson) - inspires her to stay. Afterward, she goes back to her room, where she meets her second roommate who is also feeling overwhelmed. Lisa discovers that she also plays jazz and they jam before becoming close. Their relationship eventually became romantic. Lisa had two more lesbian affairs while at harvard. Lisa studies at [harvard](/wiki/harvard_college) for the next three years.
at 18, she is dating
[nelson](/wiki/nelson_muntz), whose personality has changed entirely, and they visit [bart](/wiki/bart_simpson) in his bike shop, only to discover a giant mural on her homage.
at 19, lisa has broken up with nelson by now. Lisa practices her graduation speech in an empty stadium when she notices that
[nelson](/wiki/nelson) is pushing training equipment into the storage room. The two of them talk about their past together and the time they dated. Nelson then takes lisa back to his house, which is the bell tower of the memorial church. The two of them spend the entire night talking to each other and watching the sun rise the next morning. [Bart](/wiki/bart) then comes up the tower, looking for lisa because the family wants to have breakfast together. Bart ends up giving nelson his rent money then the family goes off to breakfast together. Later, lisa performs her speech, with nelson watching from his bell tower. As the family leaves the town, lisa imagines what her life would be like with nelson. Not liking what she thought about, she leaves town without saying goodbye to home.
at age 20, one after finishing her degree in science at
[harvard college](/wiki/harvard_college), lisa discovers that she also has a place at [yale](/wiki/yale_university). So, lisa decides to do another three-year degree in an unknown subject at [yale university](/wiki/yale_university).
at age 23, lisa is finishing her degree at yale. Where she falls in love with a handsome british young man named
[hugh parkfield](/wiki/hugh_parkfield) who she then is going to marry. She takes hugh to meet her family, where they, especially [homer 8.0](/wiki/homer_simpson), act embarrassing as she feared, but on the day of the wedding where she discovers hugh refused to wear the pig cufflinks that homer 8.0 gave to him and that hugh wants to take her back to [england](/wiki/england) because he hates her family, she dumps him since she would rather have her family. Later, lisa entered a relationship with hubert wong. Hubert proposed to her on the moon, and she said yes.
at age 24, lisa and
[hubert](/wiki/hubert_wong) are on a train leaving [springfield](/wiki/springfield). They watch as [snake](/wiki/snake) is chased by a bounty hunter called rott. As snake tries to escape the train, nelson arrives and stops him. Nelson and lisa reunite again and nelson reveals that he and rott are in a relationship together. Hubert is annoyed to find that lisa used to have a thing for nelson, since nelson used to bully him. The two couples then tell their relationship stories. Hubert proposed to lisa on the moon, whilst rott brought nelson in as he had an overdue library book. When lisa and rott leave to get drinks, hubert rips into nelson, thinking that his life is so much better than his and that he has the last laugh, since he got lisa and nelson didnt. Nelson then wedgies hubert and hangs him from a coat hook. When lisa finds hubert like that, she tells nelson that he hasnt changed.
at age 25, lisa divorced hubert and married milhouse. She’s apparently unhappy in this marriage though, as she doesn’t smile in the photo taking place after their wedding, almost as if she has feelings of regret. At some point she made up with nelson and they had an affair. She also had a child with milhouse called
[zia](/wiki/zia_simpson).
at age 29, nelson and lisa meet again in a phone store, owned by hubert. By now lisa has divorced milhouse and he has taken full custody of zia. Her and nelson go and get coffee together at buzz light roast and come close to giving a relationship a chance. Before they do though, hubert teleports in and asks lisa to take him back because he has changed. Hubert then uses drones to apologize to lisa, as well as write her graduation speech in the sky. Lisa agrees to take hubert back after nelson tells her to go for it.
at age 30,
[jimbo](/wiki/jimbo) and [sophie](/wiki/sophie) are getting married and they ask and lisa to be their maid of honour. She agrees and goes to the wedding. She is surprised to find nelson there. During the wedding lisa sees nelson go off crying. Lisa looks at hubert, who is on his phone. She goes after nelson. Lisa tells nelson that she wants to be with him and the two of them kiss.
at some point in the next seven years, she breaks up with nelson again. She also remarries milhouse, and retakes shared custody of zia.
at age 37, lisa ran for president against
[isabel gutiérrez](/wiki/isabel_guti%c3%a9rrez). They went to a presidential debate that was hosted by [anderson cooper](/wiki/anderson_cooper_(character)). In response to a question of how to end americas war in afghanistan, she suggests throwing in the towel and just making them a sate. An aged homer, who is watching the election on television with his musicville counterpart, [hoba](/wiki/hoba), proudly exclaims, thats my girl! Hoba agrees with a toot.
at the age of 38, lisa is the first female president of the united states of america.
[zia](/wiki/zia_simpson) is now 13. When bart needed a digestive tract transplant, she tried to solve the mystery of fish logs. She asks townspeople who tell her the story which takes place when she was still 8. She then finds out that fish logs brought bart into the hospital in the first place. Later on, the country is broke and is forced to bring a tax hike, but things get worse when bart interrupts everything. The leaders of the other countries are about to beat her until bart saves her. To make it up to him, she legalizes the use of cannabis. Lisas daughter zia is now a bratty teenage girl who spends all her time plugged into the ultranet. She and bart get drunk in their old treehouse, and she asks him if she should’ve gone with nelson. She takes zia to spend christmas with her parents while milhouse nurses his seasonal allergies. Lisa tries to take marges suggestion of giving zia space, but she eventually goes into the ultranet and looks up zias personal internet room, where she learns she’s actually quite studious and looks up to her, having a photo of her hung up with other inspirational women. Zia catches her, and the two reconcile.
not long after christmas, milhouse says except for the squirrel that eats their bird food, he and lisa have nothing to talk about. However, he gets bitten by a zombie at a zombie soup kitchen that lisa is volunteering at, and lisa ends up finding him more attractive after he fights off bullies trying to mug them. Dr. Hibbert tells her he can reverse him, although lisa wishes to keep milhouse the way he is. So milhouse remains permanently a zombie, to the delight of lisa.
at age 43, one year after finishing her term has president, lisa lives with marge on mars and when lisa says that she wants to leave mars for venus.
lisa dies at age 98 from natural causes after realizing that she wasted her entire life.
fake futures
the future episode
[mother and child reunion](/wiki/mother_and_child_reunion) contradicts the majority of the futures that are shown in other episodes. However, in this episode the future is shown to lisa by [werner herzog](/wiki/werner_herzog), who is probably not a reliable source for the future of lisa simpson. So the future that we see in this episode can be considered non-canon. This is the future of lisa simpson in this episode. It starts with a teenage lisa who is having her final day of high school finished. As lisa arrives at home the whole family is there to celebrate lisa going to college. She is invited in every college but makes the shocking decision to not go to college. Marge is hurt by hearing this and asks if lisa really doesn’t wants to go to college. As lisa says she isn’t going to college at all. Marge is angry on lisa and goes into the house. A few days later marge bakes some brownies to change lisa’s mind. But lisa holds on her decision. Lisa gets a job at a fast food restaurant in springfield mall. As she slides into an empty room, she finds a bunch of uneducated people and has the idea to teach them. Later, lisa starts a college for uneducated people that expands countrywide. In the next scene [kent brockman](/wiki/kent_brockman) reports about the superintendent election where lisa and [gary chalmers](/wiki/gary_chalmers) debate. Meanwhile, marge is still mad about lisa’s decision as she hears that lisa was elected to president. As lisa stands at the balcony, bart comes to see her watching fireworks. Bart then goes to see marge who comes and apologizes to [lisa](/wiki/president_lisa).
video games
the simpsons arcade
lisa is one of the playable characters in the game.
bart vs. The space mutants
she has small cameos in the game, though she is prominently featured in level 3 where she optionally aids bart by dropping bowling balls on sideshow bob depending on whether the player managed to spell lisas name after defeating disguised aliens.
bart vs. The world
lisa has cameos in the game.
bart simpson escapes camp deadly
lisa accompanies bart after they were tricked into going to the infamous
[camp deadly](/wiki/camp_deadly). She aids bart via supplying him with boomerangs and various outfits during both rounds of capture the flag, and also plans with bart to escape camp deadly by scaling mt. Deadly. She eventually ended up captured by the camps head, warden burns, although she took advantage of a blackout caused by bart to escape her chains.
barts nightmare
a fairy-like version of lisa appears in the dream sequence. Aside from this, she also appears in the ending, where she sneers at bart in anger if he got a bad grade. If the player gets the highest possible grade, however, she expresses surprise and constantly looks at bart and the grade in shock.
the simpsons bowling
lisa, or rather, her likeness was a playable character in
[the simpsons bowling](/wiki/the_simpsons_bowling).
the simpsons road rage
in
[the simpsons road rage](/wiki/the_simpsons_road_rage), lisa drives the [elec-taurus](/wiki/elec-taurus) car and is one of the default characters. You may also pick her up off the streets when not playing as her.
the simpsons hit & run
lisa is playable in the
[third level](/wiki/the_simpsons:_hit_and_run_-_level_3) of [the simpsons: hit and run](/wiki/the_simpsons:_hit_and_run) as she looks for bart after his disappearance. However, she makes an appearance in the first level in [springfield elementary school](/wiki/springfield_elementary_school), where homer has to give her the science project she forgot. By the time the seventh level has come around, lisa is back in the simpson house and tells her father to go out and stock up on supplies. However, by the fourth mission, lisa is back at the school, where she suggests that homer goes to mr.Burns to buy nuclear waste, which is the aliens’ weakness. When characters use the malibu stacy car or the electaurus in levels four, five and six lisa appears in the car.
the simpsons game
in the simpsons game, lisas powers are playing her saxophone to stun enemies, which is upgraded to force enemies to attack each other. She can also use the hand of buddha to pick up and drop big things telekinetically. This power is later upgraded, enabling her to attack with lightning and ice as well. She is the third character to unlock, in lisa the tree hugger, after homer and bart and before marge who carries maggie around on her back.
behind the laughter
creation
[matt groening](/wiki/matt_groening) first conceived the simpson family in the lobby of [james l. Brooks](/wiki/james_l._brooks) office. He had been called in to pitch a series of animated shorts and had intended to present his [life in hell](/wiki/life_in_hell) series. When he realized that animating life in hell would require him to rescind publication rights for his lifes work, groening decided to go in another direction. [[42]](#cite_note-americasfirstfamily-42) he hurriedly sketched out his version of a dysfunctional family, and named the characters after various members of his own family, and lisa is the name of one of his sisters. [[42]](#cite_note-americasfirstfamily-42) lisa then made her debut with the rest of the simpsons clan on march 18, 1987, in the tracey ullman short [good night](/wiki/good_night). [[43]](#cite_note-43) [nancy cartwright](/wiki/nancy_cartwright), originally auditioned for the role of lisa, but was soon told that her voice would be better suited voicing bart. [[44]](#cite_note-44) [yeardley smith](/wiki/yeardley_smith) had initially been asked to audition for the role of bart but casting director [bonita pietila](/wiki/bonita_pietila) believed her voice was too high, so smith was given the role of lisa instead. In order to perform the voice, smith lifts her voice up a little. [[45]](#cite_note-45)
development
in the tracey ullman show shorts, lisa was more of a female bart and was as equally mischievous as her brother.
[[46]](#cite_note-46) as the series progressed, lisa began to develop into a more intelligent and more emotional character with [krusty gets busted](/wiki/krusty_gets_busted) being one of the first episodes where her true intelligence is fully shown. [[47]](#cite_note-reiss-47) many episodes focusing on lisa have an emotional nature, the first one being [moaning lisa](/wiki/moaning_lisa). The idea for the episode was pitched by [james l. Brooks](/wiki/james_l._brooks), who had wanted to do an emotional episode where lisa is sad because the show had done a lot of jokey episodes. [[48]](#cite_note-reiss1-48) in fact, over the years, there were many episodes where lisa played the main role. In season 2, she was more of an intelligent person, examples include; [bart the daredevil](/wiki/bart_the_daredevil), [one fish, two fish, blowfish, blue fish](/wiki/one_fish,_two_fish,_blowfish,_blue_fish), [the war of the simpsons](/wiki/the_war_of_the_simpsons) and bart vs thanksgiving. In later and current seasons, she is very much like any 8-year-old girl, but still shows her intelligence.
cultural influence
in 2003, lisa received a special board of directors ongoing commitment award at the environmental media awards.
[[49]](#cite_note-49) [lisa the vegetarian](/wiki/lisa_the_vegetarian), an episode from the seventh season, won both an environmental media award for best television episodic comedy [[50]](#cite_note-emaimdb-50) and a genesis award for best television comedy series, ongoing commitment. Lisa was also listed at number 11 in tv guides top 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time. In japan, the broadcasters of the series found they were able to turn the apparent viewer dislike of the series around by focusing marketing attention on lisa. Lisas well-intended but ill-fated struggles to be a voice of reason and a force of good in her family and city struck a chord with the japanese.
trivia
- her first and middle name are lisa marie, like elvis presleys daughter.
- in south park, there are two characters who are similar to her. Wendy testaburger and bebe stevens. Wendy because she and lisa are both well behaved and intelligent, and bebe because they are both blonde and voices are almost similar.
- lisa is the only simpson who smokes and has a smoking problem.
- lisa is also the only person in her family who does not have blue in her design, helping her stand out from them.
- for a long time, lisas saxophone solos were provided by jazz baritone saxophonist terry harrington.
[milhouse van houten](/wiki/milhouse_van_houten)is lisas far cousin because [eliza simpson](/wiki/eliza_simpson)married with [milford van houten](/wiki/milford_van_houten).
- according to milhouse, lisas eyes are said to be gray. However, according to
[spud](/wiki/spud)in [bart carny](/wiki/bart_carny), lisas eyes are said to be blue. So that means that milhouse is probably color-blind or just plain wrong.
- her romantic relationship with nelson has been mentioned or referred to throughout the series, evident in
[lisas date with density](/wiki/lisa%27s_date_with_density), [love, springfieldian style](/wiki/love,_springfieldian_style), [simpsons tall tales](/wiki/simpsons_tall_tales), [sleeping with the enemy](/wiki/sleeping_with_the_enemy), [wild barts cant be broken](/wiki/wild_barts_can%27t_be_broken), and [gorgeous grampa](/wiki/gorgeous_grampa), as well as mentioned in several future episodes.
- she speaks italian, with the help of milhouse. She also seems to understand and know swedish to a certain degree, as seen when
[professor frink](/wiki/jonathan_frink,_jr)won the nobel prize in [treehouse of horror xiv](/wiki/treehouse_of_horror_xiv), however, this is only a non-canon source.
- her iq is different in several episodes. It is 156 (
[homers enemy](/wiki/homer%27s_enemy)), 159 ( [smart and smarter](/wiki/smart_and_smarter)), 167 ( [they saved lisas brain](/wiki/they_saved_lisa%27s_brain)).
- lisa is a member of
[mensa](/wiki/mensa_international)and peta.
- in
[to surveil with love](/wiki/to_surveil_with_love), she dyed her hair brown to prove that the judges were biased against blondes.
- like her siblings, she is of french, scandinavian, and native american descent.
- in the
[my sister, my sitter](/wiki/my_sister,_my_sitter) episode it is stated that lisa is 2 years and 38 days younger than bart. Bart was born on april 1, so lisas birthday would fall on may 9.
- her email is revealed in
[the president wore pearls](/wiki/the_president_wore_pearls) to be smartgirl63_@yahoo.Com.
- lisa was the first identified simpson in the series, being the only character, whose name is mentioned in
[good night](/wiki/good_night).
- in
[lisas wedding](/wiki/lisa%27s_wedding), it’s hinted that she may lose her virginity to [milhouse](/wiki/milhouse_van_houten). While picking out a wedding dress she asks if white is still okay, to which [marge](/wiki/marge)replies milhouse doesnt count! To which they both laugh.
- in
[treehouse of horror xx](/wiki/treehouse_of_horror_xx), it’s revealed that her godmother is [helen lovejoy](/wiki/helen_lovejoy).
- in
[holidays of future passed](/wiki/holidays_of_future_passed), lisa is shown with three different women, holding their hands. It is heavily implied they are her girlfriends.
- in
[no loan again, naturally](/wiki/no_loan_again,_naturally), bart jokes that lisa is gay. Instead of rebutting that claim, she sarcastically remarks id hate to be gay like my heroes.
- lisa is allergic to pollen, especially from plants in
[cypress creek](/wiki/cypress_creek).
- lisa once became an insectivore.
- until lisa became a vegetarian, fried shrimp was implied as her favorite food.
- even in episodes after she becomes a vegetarian, there are rare instances where her plate has meat. She does not eat it though.
- lisa has been shown on several occasions to have an interest in native american culture. According to the
[simpson family](/wiki/simpson_family)tree, she does have native american heritage. This is confirmed again in [little big girl](/wiki/little_big_girl).
- a running theme in some episodes centered on lisa is that lisa becomes jealous of people who have been able to upstage her on the levels of intelligence or skills resulting in antisocial behavior. In
[lisas rival](/wiki/lisa%27s_rival), lisa gets jealous of [allison taylor](/wiki/allison_taylor)s skills and achievements to the point of trying to sabotage her in a diorama contest being helped by bart. A notable example of jealousy would be in [smart and smarter](/wiki/smart_and_smarter) where lisa tried to teach maggie the wrong answer when its revealed that maggie is more intelligent than her then she chose to run away from home when she feared that there is nothing to benefit from not being the smartest in the family. A notable example of her being envious would be in [jazzy and the pussycats](/wiki/jazzy_and_the_pussycats) where she felt cheated and believed that bart shouldnt have his fame and popularity because of his drumming skills after he upstages her and becomes a celebrity at a jazz concert.
- along with
[marge](/wiki/marge_simpson), lisa appeared in every episode until [carl carlson rides again](/wiki/carl_carlson_rides_again).
- her voice actress yeardley smith is one of the only main actors on the show to only voice one character, the other one was marcia wallace who voiced edna krabappel.
- throughout the ullman shorts and most of the first season, she is a rude and disrespectful troublemaker and not particularly bright, much like her
[brother](/wiki/bart_simpson). This might have been changed to have more variety in the simpsons personalities or to have someone for bart to almost always be at odds with like many typical brothers and sisters. In the second season, she showed more of her intelligent side such as [bart the daredevil](/wiki/bart_the_daredevil), [one fish, two fish, blowfish, blue fish](/wiki/one_fish,_two_fish,_blowfish,_blue_fish), and [homer vs. Lisa and the 8th commandment](/wiki/homer_vs._lisa_and_the_8th_commandment).
- in
[how lisa got her marge back](/wiki/how_lisa_got_her_marge_back), her pearls were revealed to be a gift from marge when she was first able to read at a twelfth-grade level.
- lisa named her pony princess, after homer was working two jobs just to get it.
- lisa is right-handed.
- lisas religion has changed three times throughout the series, first from christianity to paganism in the ullman short ‘
[the pagans](/wiki/the_pagans)’, back to christianity in [the telltale head](/wiki/the_telltale_head). And buddhism since [she of little faith](/wiki/she_of_little_faith).
- lisa may have middle child syndrome as shown in some episodes. (Examples: hardly kirking, mr. Lisa’s opus, smart and smarter.)
- lisa is the only simpson who has indirectly attempted to kill at least 1 person and also the only simpson who has tried to cover up a murder.
- despite having an i.Q. Of 159, she believes that unicorns are real.
- in
[brother from another series](/wiki/brother_from_another_series), it is implied that her favorite restaurant is dairy queen.
- in
[sleeping with the enemy](/wiki/sleeping_with_the_enemy), it reveals she suffers from bdd (body dysmorphic disorder) and she is a possible anorexic.
appearances
as one of the five major title characters of the series, lisa appears in almost every episode, as well as
[the simpsons movie](/wiki/the_simpsons_movie). She had no lines in [chief of hearts](/wiki/chief_of_hearts) and [moho house](/wiki/moho_house), only one line in [two bad neighbors](/wiki/two_bad_neighbors), [the simpsons spin-off showcase](/wiki/the_simpsons_spin-off_showcase), [my fare lady](/wiki/my_fare_lady), [dad behavior](/wiki/dad_behavior), and does not appear and is not mentioned in [carl carlson rides again](/wiki/carl_carlson_rides_again).
[simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [good night](/wiki/good_night) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [watching television](/wiki/watching_television) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [babysitting maggie](/wiki/babysitting_maggie) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [the pacifier](/wiki/the_pacifier) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [burp contest](/wiki/burp_contest) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [eating dinner](/wiki/eating_dinner) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [the funeral](/wiki/the_funeral) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [football](/wiki/football) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [bart and dad eat dinner](/wiki/bart_and_dad_eat_dinner) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [barts haircut](/wiki/bart%27s_haircut) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [world war iii](/wiki/world_war_iii) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [the perfect crime](/wiki/the_perfect_crime) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [scary stories](/wiki/scary_stories) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [grandpa & the kids](/wiki/grandpa_%26_the_kids) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [gone fishin](/wiki/gone_fishin%27) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [the pagans](/wiki/the_pagans) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [the closet](/wiki/the_closet) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [the aquarium](/wiki/the_aquarium) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [family portrait](/wiki/family_portrait) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [the art museum](/wiki/the_art_museum) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [zoo story](/wiki/zoo_story) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [shut up simpsons](/wiki/shut_up_simpsons) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [the shell game](/wiki/the_shell_game) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [the bart simpson show](/wiki/the_bart_simpson_show) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [punching bag](/wiki/punching_bag) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [simpson xmas](/wiki/simpson_xmas) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [the krusty the clown show](/wiki/the_krusty_the_clown_show) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [bart the hero](/wiki/bart_the_hero) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [barts little fantasy](/wiki/bart%27s_little_fantasy) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [home hypnotism](/wiki/home_hypnotism) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [echo canyon](/wiki/echo_canyon) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [bathtime](/wiki/bathtime) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [barts nightmare](/wiki/bart%27s_nightmare) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [bart of the jungle](/wiki/bart_of_the_jungle) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [family therapy](/wiki/family_therapy) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [maggie in peril: chapter one](/wiki/maggie_in_peril:_chapter_one) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [maggie in peril: the thrilling conclusion](/wiki/maggie_in_peril:_the_thrilling_conclusion) [simpsons short](/wiki/the_simpsons_shorts)– [tv simpsons](/wiki/tv_simpsons) [episode](/wiki/list_of_episodes)– [simpsons roasting on an open fire](/wiki/simpsons_roasting_on_an_open_fire) [episode](/wiki/list_of_episodes)– [bart the genius](/wiki/bart_the_genius) [episode](/wiki/list_of_episodes)– [homers odyssey](/wiki/homer%27s_odyssey) [episode](/wiki/list_of_episodes)– [theres no disgrace like home](/wiki/there%27s_no_disgrace_like_home) [episode](/wiki/list_of_episodes)– [bart the general](/wiki/bart_the_general) [episode](/wiki/list_of_episodes)– [moaning lisa](/wiki/moaning_lisa) [episode](/wiki/list_of_episodes)– [the call of the simpsons](/wiki/the_call_of_the_simpsons) [episode](/wiki/list_of_episodes)– [the telltale 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May 8—the only thing super here turned out to be the pirates decision making, shocking as it may be. As much as everyone mightve been sitting around scared, biting fingernails and wondering when general manager ben cherington and others would promote paul skenes to the major leagues, well, were here. The pirates did the right thing. Skenes, pittsburghs fire-balling pitching prospect, will start on saturday against the cubs at pnc park. Hell meet with the media on friday. When skenes joins the big club, hell form a deadly 1-2 punch atop the rotation with another top prospect in jared jones, undoubtedly shifting attention throughout mlb to pittsburgh on what should be a wild saturday night. Were good friends, jones told me monday. We go back and forth all the time, texting each other after starts. Being in the same rotation is gonna be electric. Its absolutely the right move and one that felt inevitable since skenes doffed his cap in his last start for triple-a indianapolis. But there was still that little voice, that whisper of caution that the pirates could drag this out into mid-june. There was plenty that went into the pirates decision, obviously. The pirates slow-played skenes build, worrying about pitch count and innings and taking a conservative approach to protect one of the sports most electric arms. Skenes went three innings twice, then two more outings that lasted 3 1/3 . He was mostly at five days rest before making his most recent start at four. In those seven starts, skenes pitched to a 0.99 era across 27 1/3 innings, with eight walks and 45 strikeouts. The numbers for skenes were gaudy. They always are. If nothing else, the mustache and towering frame are only parts of his visual appeal. The zip on his fastball and movement on his breaking staff cant help but make the most hardened baseball fan smile. Which is what wouldve made the pirates kicking the can here ridiculous. Theyd be waiting ... For what? Skenes to tie his shoes better or do a more consistent job making his bed? Yeah, right. The beautiful thing about skenes and how he operates: he knew from the second the pirates drafted him no. 1 overall last summer that he couldnt leave the door cracked whatsoever. He was going to do everything possible to prove he belonged. And did. In lightning-quick fashion, too. Skenes ascent to the major leagues is essentially unprecedented among major college pitchers. Stephen strasburg was the former speed racer of the group, making it up after 11 starts and 55 1/3 innings (plus a short stint in the arizona fall league). Any link to gerrit cole, max scherzer or justin verlander will have to be ability or production only at this point, as skenes zoomed past them. He did so with a deep mix of pitches and off-the-charts velocity. Not only that, skenes comes to pittsburgh with an uncommon maturity, a no-bleeps-given type of mentality that should be warmly welcomed. The idea of that actually takes me back to spring training and skenes talking in front of the pirates bullpen at lecom park. It was the spring breakout game, and skenes warned that he and others were coming. Everyone will be better than expected, too, skenes promised. Jones has certainly been. I cant wait to find out whats next. Hes been doing it pretty well down there, jones said. Itll be exciting to see him throw. But the whole decision should be seen as encouraging from more than just the micro here. It should energize the pirates and their fans during whats expected to be a competitive season. No, skenes doesnt hit. However, the pirates after losing two of three wont turn down the pick-me-up. Its also encouraging to see the pirates resist the super 2 urge. Sure, they could have saved some money down the road by waiting until mid-june and denying skenes the chance to finish in the top 22% of service-time earners of his respective class. But why? It feels like cutting the grass for the houses next owner. This actually traces back to the early days of skenes pirates tenure, when he and his agent were overt about their plans and desires to reach the big leagues. They didnt want the wait to drag out. They also didnt think it should be long, provided he pitched the way he can. The pirates agreed. Its good to see both parties kept their promises. When you think about it, the starts skenes will make up here instead of triple-a could cost the pirates down the road with a fourth trip through arbitration, but its about damn time they stop concerning themselves with the future. Worry about the present — perhaps in more ways than skenes, although this is a fantastic start. Saturday night along the north shore now becomes a moment weve all been waiting to see. It wouldnt shock me if it trumped last seasons home opener with andrew mccutchens return, a.J. Burnett throwing a first pitch to russell martin and the 10-year reunion of 2013. In a large way because it represents hope. Finally, the pirates did the right thing and embraced that idea instead of stamping it out. Jason mackey: jmackey@post-gazette.Com and @jmackeypg on x (c)2024 the pittsburgh post-gazette visit the pittsburgh post-gazette at www.Post-gazette.Com distributed by tribune content agency, llc. |
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