The future of theThe Walking Deadappears murkier than ever, in more ways than one.
Theres a new war coming with fresh adversariesThe Whisperersand war typically means casualties.
What narrative gears have already begun churning in the remainder of season 9 to plan for whats ahead?
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Change came for Negan when he found himself a free man.
So Negan returns to Alexandria not before Judith shoots him off his motorcycle.
She did warn she would shoot Negan if she ever saw his face again.
Negan feels like a natural answer to that.
Henry picks up more slack for Carl as Michonne and Daryl finally unmask their attackers.
That would be Lydia, the daughter of The Whisperers leader Alpha.
In the comics, Lydia becomes a love interest for Carl, but now shes getting paired with Henry.
As the teen is still locked in a cell, Michonne and Daryl throw Lydia in jail for interrogation.
With Jesus now dead, more change arrives when Tara becomes the leader of Hilltop.
The girl just keeps feeding them lies masked by her apparent hysterics.
This becomes his mission to complete since Michonne closes ranks again.
They followed a trail of Yumikos arrows into a trap set by Alpha.
Its unclear if theyre now prisoners or just dead.
An additional, but far less concerning, development brings up more questions.
As Eugenes injuries are treated in the infirmary, Rosita runs outside to vomit, confirming that shes pregnant.
But shes not pregnant with Gabriels child, shes pregnant with Siddiqs.
So were left at the end of the midseason premiere as we started it, with more questions.
