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Spoilers for the Tonight's Episode of The Walking Dead 8x5 - "The Big Scary U"

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Spoilers for The Walking Dead 8x5 "The Big Scary U"

How are Negan and Father G getting along inside the trailer? What do they talk about?
They talk about being weak and being strong, and Gabriel admits that his biggest fear is dying without some purpose. Gabriel eventually asks Negan to give him his confession so that he can be absolved of his sins in the event that they don't make it out of there alive. After Gabriel finally tells Negan the story of his getting his entire congregation killed, Negan gives Gabe his confession and tells him the story of his first wife -- his only wife-- Lucille. It pretty much matches up with the backstory from "Here's Negan".

Do they escape the trailer? How? Where do they go?
Yes. They pull the "guts" trick, cover themselves with walker goo, and manuever themselves through the horde back to inside of the Sanctuary. Once inside the Sanctuary, Negan locks up Father G in a cell like Daryl.

Is there any conflict amongst the Saviors or workers about the current situation at the Sanctuary?
Yeah, they end up cutting power to the lower level (the factory level) of the Sanctuary in order to preserve power and resources. In response, the workers move to the upper level. They are met by Simon, Dwight, Gavin, and Regina. A riot is about to break out, which forces Regina to shoot one of them.

Does Simon take a leadership role during Negan's absence? What is he up to in this episode?
Simon tries to, but it doesn't work very well. He can't seem to lead the group, and the Saviors just end up bickering amongst themselves.

What is Eugene up to? Is he still drinking the Negan kool-aid?
Yep, as far as we know! After Negan finally makes it back inside the Sanctuary, he puts Eugene in charge of figuring a way out of the Sanctuary before they run out of food, water and supplies. Negan doesn't seem to suspect Eugene of being the mole, even though Simon, Gavin, and Regina seem to.

Do the Saviors suspect Dwight has changed sides and is working with Rick?
No, the Saviors don't suspect it, but I think Eugene has figured it out. It is revealed that someone stole some guns from the armory and left them for the workers in a brown backpack. Eugene notices that there is a smudge of red paint on the backpack, and he remembers that same red paint Dwight had used to paint his wooden soldiers.

What are Rick and Daryl doing in this episode?
They retrieve the guns from the wrecked jeep from last week, and besides the guns, there's also a box of explosives. Daryl wants to use the explosives to go and blow the Sanctuary to kingdom-come, but Rick says absolutely not because all of the innocent workers would be killed too. They end up getting into a huge fight, and Daryl parts ways with Rick at the end. But Daryl doesn't get his explosives. While they were beating each other up, the jeep explodes because of a gasoline leak and all those explosives go up with it.

Can you describe the fight scene between Rick and Daryl?
Rick tackles Daryl after he grabs the explosives, won't listen to Rick, and starts to leave. Rick grabs the bag of explosives, and throws them back into the jeep, and they continue to fight. Daryl does finally realize the jeep is about to blow and pulls Rick away just in time, but he still goes his own way at the end. Rick seems to be headed to visit the Heapsters.


*** BONUS ***
At the very end you are led to believe that Father G is very sick and quite possibly had been bitten. But I think he's pulling a fast one. It goes back to what he was praying for at the beginning of the episode. That he doesn't want to die without fruition or without some purpose.
 
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