'The Walking Dead' season 9 finale unanswered questions

On the show, Negan has been jailed for over eight years or so, which is much longer than in the comics before he made an escape. On Sunday's episode, Negan reminds Michonne that no one ever thinks they're the evil ones. Most people think they're doing the right thing to survive.

Without Rick and Jesus, I think Michonne may need someone like Negan to go up against the Whisperers. In the comics, Negan winds up meeting Alpha and Beta and it leads to an excellent character arc for him in the comics when he nicknames Ryan Hurst's character Stabby McTwoKnives.

At the least, Negan probably earned some points for saving Judith and dog out in the storm.

"There's some really interesting story for Negan moving forward, and we're going to kind of play with our version of it, but we just thought what is the way in which Negan gets out of prison in our world, and how is that similar to or different from the comic book version?" Kang told ComicBook.com. "This all plays in his story moving forward."

On "Talking Dead," Melissa McBride, who plays Carol, suggested it may be wise to let Negan go after Alpha.

"Is this a way for him to redeem himself by taking her out?" McBride asked.