The 15 biggest questions we have after 'The Walking Dead' mid-season finale

We saw someone watching Rick and Aaron after leaving the boat in the woods. After the episode, there was a brief end-credits scene which showed that the person followed them back to Alexandria to scope out the place. Is this the person who owned the boathouse or is it someone else?

There are a few guesses going around. Some believe it's Dwight or one of the Oceanside women going to check out Rick's encampment. Others are hoping it's our first look at another group of mysterious survivors from the comics called the Whisperers, but it seems a little too early to introduce them yet.

Another theory is that we may see someone from a long time ago like Morales who departed from Rick's group all the way back in season one. That seems like a bit of a long shot though. I'm willing to bet it's someone new who we haven't seen yet, which would give the show a fresh story free from the comics.

One way or another, he's clearly going to be making ammo.

The note had a giant middle finger on it telling the recipient that even though they thought they won, they lost. Didn't they imagine the Saviors would find it? Was Aaron planning to hang it on his wall as a keepsake?

I'm guessing the most logical answer is that Aaron and Rick didn't expect to see the Saviors at Alexandria right away upon their return. Unless the two were planning to ask around to see if anyone recognized the handwriting (doubtful), it seemed a bit silly that Aaron was beaten up over a sign that shouldn't have been brought back to Alexandria in the first place.

It seemed a little too easy for Daryl to leave the Sanctuary. Shouldn't Dwight have been checking in on him?

In the comics, Dwight eventually winds up ditching Negan to help Rick and the Alexandria crew take down the Sanctuary. It's clear Dwight's not the biggest fan of Negan, but he hasn't seemed to reach his breaking point with Negan just yet.

In the comics, he decides to turn on Negan and help Rick's cause after he gets an iron to the face for sleeping with his wife Sherry. That's not how it goes down in the show though. Is seeing Negan make out with his wife and then watching another man get his face melted enough to turn Dwight away from the Saviors?

The only other reason I'm not convinced Dwight may turn on Negan yet is because of Daryl's introduction onto the show. Daryl is essentially a loose adaptation of Dwight. In the comics, Dwight's weapon of choice is a crossbow. It's not a coincidence that Dwight has been trying to dress more like Daryl on the show. That's probably on purpose.

Perhaps Dwight will receive the wrath of Negan for Daryl's escape and the death of Fat Joey after his return from Alexandria. Negan was quite taken with Daryl.

I thought Negan would have wanted Rick to see him holding Judith to stir up some more rage in him, but perhaps the Savior leader isn't interested in using kids as pawns.

If anything, I thought Negan may have told Rick he was interested in holding onto Judith. I wonder how Rick will react when he learns that Negan knows about Judith — that is, if he finds out.

Heath has been MIA for most of season seven and a good chunk of season six and that seems to be okay with everyone. If Daryl or Carol goes missing, people are sent after them for saving, but Heath, he's on his own.

In fact, it seems like Heath — a pretty substantial character in the comics — has been on the show so little that Rick and the group have basically forgotten he was there to begin with. Tara seemed pretty eager to find him, but as soon as she returned to Alexandria and found out her girlfriend had died it was like she suddenly forgot to mention Heath's absence to anyone else. Perhaps worse, no one has seemed to ask her about Heath or wonder why she only came back on her own.

In reality, Heath's absence makes more sense when you know the actor behind him, Corey Hawkins, has been making a name for himself in Hollywood. Not only did he star as Dr. Dre in 2015's "Straight Outta Compton," but he'll also be in Fox's "24: Legacy" and the King Kong reboot "Skull Island" next year. Perhaps he's slowly being phased out of the zombie apocalypse.

Tara promised to keep Oceanside a secret, but under the circumstances Rick's crew is going to need every bit of help they can find if they're to have a chance at taking down the Saviors.

While that boathouse Aaron and Rick found had some guns, they could sorely use some ammunition and weapons. We know Oceanside is well-equipped. They would make some great allies.

This sounds like a bit of a joking question, but I do believe the answer to this has some lasting implications.

We see Carl's eye rewrapped at the end of the mid-season finale, but I'm sure some part of Carl has to be wondering if at some point he should reconsider his look. Will he go the eye patch route of former villain The Governor or will he take Negan's advice and show off his exposed eye socket?

Negan's the only adult we've seen treat Carl like he's more than a child and who has spoken to him about his injury at large. The Savior leader told Carl to not be ashamed of his missing eye. Though he said it was pretty gross and may not be a hit with the ladies, it would tell other survivors they better not mess with him.

Clearly, the people of the Hilltop seem to approve of Maggie after she and Sasha saved them from a walker outbreak. It appears at the end of the mid-season finale that Maggie's already calling some of the shots around there. She has the gates opened for Rick, Michonne, and her friends and is hiding Daryl at their location.

In the preview for the show's return, Gregory is nowhere to be seen as the group wanders around the Hilltop planning its giant coup.

We know Rick and his crew are heading to the Kingdom in the second half of the season. Will they find out then or will Carol be long gone?

It's tough to see her backing away from a fight after learning news like that.

The "Walking Dead" fandom has been shipping Daryl and Carol for years. Fans were surprised earlier in season seven when it appeared as if the show may try to pair off Carol's character with Ezekiel after she has had such a caring relationship with Daryl over the years.

We've never seen Daryl in any sort of relationship throughout the show's seven seasons nor have we had any indication that his character is interested in relationships. It's not clear whether or not he'd be upset by that revelation or the fact that Carol was starting to become close with another man back at Alexandria.

And his leather vest while we're at it. These may take a while unless Dwight sees the light and joins #TeamRick.

Will we see Carl frequent the Hilltop more or opt to visit Enid?

Comic readers know some of Negan's backstory. Much of it wasn't revealed until recently in an ongoing miniseries called "Here's Negan." Though a flashback would be nice, we may have to wait some time to learn more about the Saviors' colorful leader.

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