THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY’s Latest Death Gives Negan a Taste of His Own Ruthless Medicine

The Walking Dead: Dead City season two is just getting started but it is already putting Negan in a tough position. The former ruthless leader of the Saviors is a lot more reluctant to violence and wanting to go back to his old ways. However, he doesn’t have much of a choice, thanks to the Croat and Dama. They are essentially holding him hostage and forcing him to rally the NYC troops to fight New Babylon. In episode two, it almost looked like Negan was starting to enjoy his celeb status among the Burazi. But this mission to take down a boat leads to Negan getting a small taste of his own villainous medicine. 

In the episode, the Croat hears word that a group of people from the mainland are coming to Manhattan. Of course, New Babylon wants to take over the city and have its methane reserves for fuel. So, Negan devises a plan to attack the incoming ship. He even works alongside the Croat and Burazi to make it happen. Before their attack, the Croat boasts about Negan, telling a story about how he fooled a group into thinking the Saviors would bow to them.

Instead, they fed the group walker meat, causing them great stomach pain before death. Negan grins at the memory and even finishes the story. But when they begin to attack the ship with bombs, he seems to be relishing in his power. However, that quickly fades when he sees Herschel getting into a boat. He holds back on the next round of firing to give the boat a chance to escape. The Croat notices and tells Dama, who decides to exert her authority.

She brings in Victor, the talented violinist who Negan formed a bond with during his imprisonment. She forces Victor to play a song and subsequently says that they should have no desire to reclaim or honor the old ways of the world. Dama stabs him in the neck, which causes Negan to cry out in anguish. And, to really rub salt in the wound, she leans over to the Croat and said he did a good job. Negan gives the Croat a deadly stare, which sets up some serious conflict between them in the future. The Croat may be his fan but his unwavering loyalty is to the Dama, just like it was to Negan when he was a Savior.