The Walking Dead Season 6 Finale: 10 Things To Expect When Negan Arrives

6. Bonding With Carl (Sort Of)

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During Negan's first trip to collect his payment from Alexandria, he's accompanied on the way back by an unexpected guest, as Carl hides in the truck and tows away with The Saviours, assault rifle in hand. 

Carl takes out a number of Saviours, but is quickly surrounded, and actually saved by Negan when Dwight is close to killing him. Thus begins an effort by Negan to get to know Carl better, but first he wants to see the injury under his bandaged face. 

There's an odd dynamic here, with Negan fascinated yet also slightly spooked by the boy, going from ridicule to respect in an instant. Carl's eventually returned to Rick unharmed, but an episode where he's held with Negan and they have that kind of conversation seems like a must for both characters. 


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