As he’s strangling Simon to death, Negan spits about how Simon’s failed assault on Hilltop means they will never be subservient, that they’ll always be looking for another loophole or a way to push back, so now Negan has no choice but to kill them all. Negan agrees to face Simon one-on-one in front of all the Saviors to settle things permanently, and they proceed to have the dullest, most one-sided fist fight since Steven Seagal murked Willam Forsythe at the end of “Out for Justice.” Nearly all of the Simon stuff in this episode is a feint to hide that Negan is also on to Dwight, but it’s a shame my favorite Savior wound up being a footnote in a bigger storyline.īut before we talk about Dwight, we need to address the shift in Negan’s temperament. Simon gets a coup crew together but gets narc’ed on by Dwight, and Negan immediately has all of Simon’s co-conspirators shot (except Gregory, because dot dot dot question mark).
However, since we know that Negan knows about the Dumpsters, it’s just a matter of waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Negan toys with him a bit (since it’s Negan we’re talking about), but grants him full amnesty. Negan announces his arrival back at Sanctuary with a lieutenants’ meeting, and Simon immediately owns up to his mistakes and asks for forgiveness. After “Worth,” all that’s left is a feeling of “let’s get this over with.” Man Is The True Monster The issue is that those cracks in the Saviors’ unity were intriguing and added an x-factor to the tired primary conflict. In a strange turn, “Worth” does the opposite, resolving all the interpersonal conflict between the Saviors to clear the way the clash the show has been building for the last 2 years: Rick vs Negan. Usually the penultimate episode of a “Walking Dead” season is an “all hands on deck” set-up exercise to get everything in place for the finale.