Anonymous wrote:I am caught up with this season but really confused now. The premiere was too violent for me so I took a few weeks off and then watched some episodes back to back. I don't understand all the different locations and settlements. If anyone doesn't mind writing a short recap that would be great..
After Negan kills Abe and Glenn, he takes Daryl back to his place, a factory-like setting called the Sanctuary.
Maggie and Sasha return to the Hilltop where Jesus is from. and his jerk boss, I don't remember that guy's name. Maggie is assuming a leadership role there.
Carol, with Morgan following, headed out alone and ended up at the Kingdom, where they ride horses and have a "King Ezekiel" who has a pet tiger. Both these groups pay tribute to the Saviors.
Tara and Heath, out exploring, came upon an almost all-female settlement on the ocean. All the men had been killed by the Saviors sometime in the past, Negan's group.
The show is setting up these disparate communities to come together in a war against Negan.
Carl stole away in a truck from the Hilltop to the Sanctuary. Michonne hijacked a female savior and is heading to the Sanctuary. Rosita took Eugene to an iron works type place to get him to make her a bullet for a gun she found on a walker. She wants to kill Negan for killing Abe. But Negan and his Saviors took all of the Alexandrian's guns. Negan made it clear, no Alexandrian should have a gun. In fact, the show made a point of showing Rick getting Michonne to give up a gun that Negan didn't even have to know about because, "if they find it on you, someone dies".
Rick and Aaron are on a run to get supplies for the Sanctuary.
When Rick gets home from this run, his is going to find Negan at his house with his two kids.
Rick is about to get angry enough to start that war. That will be this mid season cliff hanger.