This week falls into that same pattern.
But there isnt much meat to chew.
Again, we have an extended episode this ones 90 minutes in length.
Heres a breakdown of each.
Carl, Negan, and Daryl
Carls outing is incredibly reminiscent from the comics.
So, for any comic devotees reading this, there wasnt too much deviation.
He jumps first, but instantly regrets it when he sees Carl waving from the back of the truck.
He then spots Carl, who starts firing into the crowd, killing two men.
Carls master plan goes wrong right after that, as Dwight tackles him from the side and disarms him.
Daryls watching from inside the pen of walkers, but he cant do anything about it.
Luckily, at least for the moment, Negan isnt going to execute him right then and there.
If that was your guess, ding!
Negan notes Carl can only do his fathers stink eye half as good because he only has one eye.
He then extends a hand and threatens Carl when he doesnt initially accept.
Well, maybe one, he says, referencing Sherry as he stares at Dwight.
Negan replies, You really want me to ruin the surprise?
Screw you, kid.
Seriously, screw you.
He declares everyone gets fresh vegetables with their dinners without having to work for points.
Turning to Carl, he notes how they respect him whatever respect means in Negans world.
He asks what happened to Amber (one of his wives) and Mark.
Sherry admits Amber made a mistake and implores him to go easy on her.
Much like how the men say Negan when asked, Who are you?
the wives have their own required chant: I love you, Negan.
After their powwow, Sherry calls him an ahole.
I know, he says, but the messed-up thing is you like me anyway.
In Negans bedroom, Carl asks if all those women are really his wives.
He first says no, but just like all their other interactions a few threats loosen his straps.
Negan apologizes for hurting his feelings and forgets hes just a kid.
Carl says to forget it.
While we still dont know much about Negans backstory, it seems he very much wants a child.
Perhaps thats even another reason why he feels compelled to break Rick so much.
Lucille is the last echo of what he had before the outbreak.
NEXT: Deja vu
Speaking of Lucille, Fat Joey comes in the room to bring the barbed bat.
Negan says he must have been distracted by a kid firing a machine gun.
He jokes more with Joey, asking if he treated Lucille like a lady and caressed her puy.
He remarks Rick is supposed to be teaching Carl about how men break each others balls like that.
The boy killed two of his men, so he wants something in return.
Afterwards, he asks if his mom sang that song to him and where she is now.
Negan infers by his silence that she died, and Carl admits he shot her.
Mark, Ambers love, is tied to a chair, crying.
They respond, Rules keep us alive!
Dwight finds Sherry in her usual haunt smoking a cigarette in an abandoned stairwell.
Sherry says thats not what happened, but he shrugs it off with whatever helps you sleep at night.
He says he doesnt sleep anymore, choosing instead to watch TV every night until day breaks.
Sherry suggests they leave before someone comes, but Dwight says theyre not doing anything.
She leaves anyway, retorting, No, were not.
But he still needs to see about Carl, noting its more productive and fun to break their spirit.
He smiles and listens as Ricks son says he doesnt think hell kill any of them because he cant.
She slaps him across the face, but that just makes him 50 percent more into her.
Instead, she carries the bodies and piles them in the middle of the road.
Later, we see shes created a barrier of dead walkers.
She disarms her and demands she take her to Negan.
Michonne ends up bashing her head against the steering wheel and repeats her demand before the woman complies.
By this point, though, Negan is already at Alexandria with Carl and Daryl is making his escape.
Rick checks the walkie, but theres no sound from Michonne.
They pull up the sliding door and Aaron sees something he says he didnt notice last night.
In their workshop, Rosita and Eugene quarrel over the bullet again.
In Negans world, that price doesnt always fall on the one they expect.
Angered, Rosita says Eugene owes it to her and Abraham to follow through on his promise.
Feeling defeated and hurt, he ultimately makes her bullet.
Later, she tries to apologize to him, but Eugene isnt having it.
Spencer
While hes on the road with Father Gabriel, Spencer is talking more about his frustration with Rick.
He then gets out of the car and walks back to Alexandria.
Using a grappling hook, he pulls down the beam and releases a tactical bow.
He explained he knows Latin from school and could read the note leading him to hidden stashes of supplies.
Before he can elaborate, the gates open and they learn Negan is already there with two other trucks.
If its anything like the comics, this tension will rear its ugly head in an even uglier way.
