By creating an account, you verify that you are at least 13 years of age, and have read and agree to the Comicbook.com Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, By Brandon Davis Kang said this is far from the last time we'll see the two together this season in some capacity. Negan kills Alpha pretty swiftly after infiltrating the Whisperer group. Rick's been out of the picture for years in the show's timeline.

At the moment, it's unclear whether the show will go in that direction.

Negan had a harem of women where he convinced himself he was having consensual sex despite forcing women to sleep with him in exchange for the safety of their families. Instead, the two wind up having sex. Spoilers ahead for The Walking Dead Season 10. Is Negan up to no good with that Whisperer mask?

When he turns around, Alpha is naked herself. If he runs, he's not going to get very far. Negan then goes on to bring her severed head back to Alexandria and hands it over to Rick Grimes. Key moments such as killing a boar were directly adapted to the TV series. Assuming it was Carol who released Negan from his cell, then it almost certainly came with a condition - killing Alpha - and no one wanted Alpha dead more than Carol. Here's a moment where Negan goes too far with Alpha in "TWD" issue No. Subscribe to our daily newsletter to get more of it. Key moments such as killing a boar were directly adapted to the TV series. A handful of Negan's wives from when he was the leader of the Sanctuary. It's been her main motivation all season long and has got her, and her allies, into all sorts of trouble. Not only did Alpha kill Carol's adopted son, Henry, but he also happened to be dating Alpha's daughter.

He's in a very vulnerable position. However, in the comic he murders the leader of the Whisperers after he’s released by Brandon Rose, who was hoping the baseball bat-wielding villain would actually help him. At the least, the knowledge of Negan's past adds another layer of depth to the scene.

Major spoilers! Instead of taking him out, as Negan dreads, Alpha asks him to strip down. In the comics, the next thing to come is pretty violent. Given the tension built between Carol and Alpha, it seems there might be some deviation coming up if the show wants to service its fans and allow Carol to get revenge for her son Henry who was killed by the Whisperers in the tail end of Season 9.

Alpha (Samantha Morton) flips the tables on the usually in control and cocky Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) by making him strip down in the woods on the mid-season premiere. As he grows closer to Alpha he gets her to confess her weaknesses and then kills her by slicing her across the throat before holding her head in the air.

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At the moment, it's unclear whether the show will go in that direction.

- November 10, 2019 10:06 pm EST. After he strips down and finds Alpha puzzingly nude, Negan's told the sex is "a crass reward" for a crass man.

While Negan doesn't appear physically forced into the moment — he kisses Alpha with the mask, telling her he views it as a turn on — it also doesn't seem like he has much of a choice. Showrunner Angela Kang says the moment between the two is consensual and is not meant to be an exact reference to Negan's questionable past with women.

In that issue, Negan joins the Whisperers and goes through training with them over the course of a couple of days. said Kang. "There's just more to come.". Alpha calls all of the shots and Negan, as a result, is in rare form. Is Jennifer Lawrence a Republican or a Democrat? Someone from her group, if not Alpha herself, will kill him. As for Negan, he would have agreed to almost anything in exchange for being set free, and killing Alpha also presents him an opportunity to earn the people of Alexandria's trust. [Alpha's] just like, 'You did this thing for me. While Episode 10x06 ended with Negan pledging his allegiance to Alpha and the Whisperers, he might actually have something else up his sleeve. In case there's any confusion that Alpha may be taking advantage of Negan, Kang says that isn't the case. "I think it's a fully consensual moment between the two," said Kang. Instead, a former villain might be responsible for Alpha's death if the AMC TV series is going to follow the story laid out in Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comics -- and Episode 10x06 set the stage for such a scenario. Showrunner Angela Kang has been quite loyal to the source material during her tenure at the helm, aside from the inevitable changes such as not having a Carl Grimes to play with, Andrew Lincoln exiting his Rick Grimes role, and Danai Gurira bowing out later this year. Nicole Scherzinger, 42, looks hot but not bothered in steamy sauna pics, © 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Negan led Alpha to her death on The Walking Dead, Carol had been working with Negan the whole time to kill Alpha, Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) finally killed Alpha after tricking her into thinking her daughter was being held captive in a cabin, In the comic, Alpha dies a brutal bloody death when she is decapitated by Negan.

Do you think Negan is going to kill Alpha on The Walking Dead?

AMC. We need to discuss Alpha and Negan. No, but Alpha is very triggering for Negan, because she physically reminds him of his wife, Lucille, who was ravaged by cancer. However, the war will not be what takes Alpha from the land of the living. "We wanted to show this relationship with them amping up, and we thought, 'Oh hey, wouldn't it be great if they have sex, but how do we get there?'". Early suspects ranged from Lydia to the wannabe-Savior Brandon, but as the final moments of episode 12 strongly suggested, it must have been Carol who set Negan free after she said "took you long enough" when he showed her Alpha's decapitated head. He's not his super confident, cocky self. Like what you see here? Chuck Zlotnick/AMC, "I would say, let's see what happens with Negan and Alpha, and how this all plays out. Looking for smart ways to get more from life? Sunday night's episode of The Walking Dead seemed to be an adaptation of the comic's issue #156. Upon a closer watch, the moment seems to be a nod to Negan's questionable past relationships with women. Negan seems a bit unsure of what to make of everything at the moment, but eventually a smirk crosses his face and he goes with the flow. The move ultimately sets ablaze among the emotions of the Whisperers and launches the Whisperer War story into full swing -- as Beta takes the lead (but not the "Alpha" mantle) and instructs his group to kill everyone in Alexandria. Negan, he's a complex character, and so is Alpha," said Kang of what's next for the two.

In the comics, Negan gets a moment alone with Alpha and uses it to cut her head off. "To see Negan in a different sort of position… He's enjoying being part of the Whisperers right now, after having been in a complicated situation, and he's trying to figure out what this all is with her.". Copyright 2018 ComicBook.com.

Carol may have even offered to speak to the other residents on his behalf, but only if he made good on their bargain. He's butt naked in the woods with the leader of the Whisperers. The scene on Sunday's episode turns the tables on Negan. He's convinced he's living out his final moments. "I was also really impressed by how well Jeffrey [Dean Morgan] played that crazy walk, where he thinks he's being walked to his death, and he's just chattering and making jokes, and being just Negan, in a way that we don't often see Negan." Negan claimed the sex he had with his many wives was consensual despite forcing women to sleep with him in exchange for the safety of their families. You can follow along with our coverage of "The Walking Dead" here. He was set free by someone, though their identity has previously been shrouded in mystery. "I think it came from a problem solving point of view, but I think, creatively, it really works for these characters. He delivers unwanted pickup lines and crosses boundaries a few times that are so unwelcome Alpha punches him across the face and Beta steps in to toss him up against a tree to question him about any ulterior motives.

For one thing, Negan kills Alpha in the comics in order to impress Rick. Earlier, he surmised that Gamma (Thora Birch) may not be as loyal to the Whisperers as they believe, something viewers knew to be correct. She has his number, and he's like, 'Oh, might as well dive in.". Alpha doesn't even bother taking her Whisperer mask off and Negan doesn't seem to mind. Her reason for wanting her gone is because Alpha killed Carol's adopted son Henry and then taunted her with his head on a stick. The two then have sex out in the open with nothing but black socks on. Sunday night's episode of The Walking Dead may have put the writing on the wall for Whisperer leader Alpha. In the comic, Alpha dies a brutal bloody death when she is decapitated by Negan - so this is the same as the TV show. However, Negan also had his eyes on Alpha as he moved throughout Episode 10x06, just as he did in the comics. We're not talking about the caves (though we do talk about that cliffhanger at the episode's end here). He's not in control. All rights reserved. Although Negan proclaimed loudly he was strongly against rape (he even killed a man once who attempted to abuse Sasha), his definition of the word was murky when it came to himself. So once it became clear that Alexandria couldn't handle Negan living among them as their prisoner, Carol likely saw it as an opportunity to put his skills to better use.