How does what was divulged on the TV show match up to the comic source material?
Eugene appeared to figure out that Dwight had turned spy.
But perhaps even better than all of that was learning a big chunk of the big bad’s backstory.
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Let’s take a look.
(WARNING: Comic book spoilers to follow.)
The Job
In Sunday’s episode, Negan tells Gabriel he worked with kids before the apocalypse.
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“The little assholes become great big ones.
So you show them the way.
And adults, they need it too.
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People are weak.”
The initial hint comes up whenever Gabriel challenges Negan on the evil he has done.
At first, Negan keeps his composure and calmly deflects Gabriel’s attempts.
It is only later when Negan finally agrees to give his confession that we learn the truth.
“My first wife was a real wife,” he tells Gabriel.
“My only real wife.
Till death did us part.
It was before this.
I lied to her.
I screwed around on her.
She was sick and when she went, when she went it was during this.
I couldn’t put her down.
That is how I was weak.
That is what I will confess.”
This also falls right in line with what happens in theHere’s Negancomic.
She eventually ends up in the hospital, right when the zombie apocalypse begins.
In fact, Negan barricades himself in her room as chaos breaks out in the streets and hallways outside.
But then his wife dies and turns as well.
All of this story at least the broad strokes have now been carried over to the TV show.
Oh yeah, the name of Negan’s real wife?
He wasn’t in charge of s. He allowed people to be weak.
I make them strong, which makes this world strong."
So this may or may not follow what is shown inHere’s Negan.
That stranger is none other than Dwight, at that time with wife Sherry.
Negan eventually supplants Dwight as the decision-maker in the group and then they join up with another gang.
Or is it Dwight?
Or is it a different backstory and someone else entirely?
(It’s also when Negan first coins the term Saviors.)
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