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

3. In Jail (And Rick's Change)

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Once the dust has finally settled on the war between The Saviours and all of the groups opposing them, there's a showdown between Rick and Negan, which results in the villain in a prison cell in Hilltop. 

So far Rick has killed without mercy; it's what has made him into such an effective leader, and why he's in charge of Alexandria. However, as Morgan has prophesied, there will come a time when he realises that isn't the only way. The fact that he doesn't kill Negan is an example of the change that could happen within Rick, if the show sticks to the comics on that point. 

With regards to Negan being in jail, it throws up a couple of key elements: one is a conversation with Carl, about Carl wanting to kill him, and a run-in with Magna and her group, who are survivors for way down the line. 

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