Who was Beta supposed to be in 'The Walking Dead'? Season 10 of the AMC series revealed Beta's identity sooner than the apocalypse. What to know!
[Warning: Major spoilers forward]
The Season 10 villain after all met his finish in The Walking Dead. Following the demise of his lover Alpha (Samantha Morton), new Whisperer leader Beta (Ryan Hurst) was out for revenge and looking to take down the Alexandrians, especially Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Daryl (Norman Reedus).
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But, in a shocking assault, Negan draws Beta's focus, which provides Daryl the perfect alternative to take down the hulking killer. And, he is going... quietly. After the Whisperer is stabbed in the eyes, a horde of zombies rip him aside, yet he doesn't scream.
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"Being a fan of the show, we've seen so many deaths where there's people screaming and ripped apart. ...I wanted to see somebody have a slow, peaceful tearing apart, and it felt very organic to throw that out there," Ryan Hurst informed Entertainment Weekly. Adding, "So after he gets stabbed in the face is after that, him just being slowly welcoming, very peacefully welcoming death was very, very sweet."
Much to enthusiasts' delight, audience also learned extra about Beta's past earlier than his demise.
So, who was Beta supposed to be in 'The Walking Dead'?
If you are a fan of the series, you're aware that, in contrast to a lot of his fellow Whisperers, Beta never removed his zombie-flesh masks because he did not need other folks to know his real identity. During the episode titled "Look At the Flowers," it was printed that before the apocalypse, Beta was a famous country track singer. In reality, he was a well-known famous person who performed under the identify Half Moon.
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Following the zombie outbreak, Beta went loopy and joined Alpha.
Though Beta's identity was basically saved a secret, eagle-eyed enthusiasts spotted a couple of clues referring to his previous. In the by-product collection Fear the Walking Dead, an album quilt that includes Half Moon's face was temporarily proven sooner than it was destroyed via a bunch of Walkers.
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When Beta after all meets his finish in Season 10, Negan tells Daryl, "S--t. You know who that a--hole was?" Daryl remarks, "Yeah. Nobody."
While Beta's foundation story was a departure from the comics, the writers still integrated the villain's A-list background. In the comics, Beta is identified as a famous basketball participant.
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Twitter reacts to Beta's loss of life on 'The Walking Dead.'
Fans of the post-apocalyptic series know that no persona is protected, especially the display's villains. So, we were not shocked to watch Beta in spite of everything meet his loss of life. But, how he was killed was for sure a departure from other deaths.
"I really thought the walking dead was gonna chicken out and keep beta alive until next season but that was good," one fan tweeted.
Another person wrote, "The only shot of The Walking Dead that truly filled me with fear. The only villain in 10 seasons to actually scare me. An incredible, imaginative backstory and unstoppable, badass villain. Thank you for Beta."
While this viewer commented, "I actually kinda like how beta died cuz that's what suits him best; he was literally obsessed with the idea of being one with the herd, so he got what he deserved and accepted it like the true psychopath he was."
The ultimate six episodes of The Walking Dead Season 10 will air in 2021.
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