Did You See This Small Detail Which May Reveal Eugene’s Fate On The Walking Dead And Why Its All Daryl’s Fault

In the Hostiles and Calamities episode of The Walking Dead on Sunday night,Eugene Porter was escorted aroundNegan‘s Sanctuary and treated like a king, of sorts. However, he had to be introduced to the community and their methods and rules shortly after arrival.

While being escorted around the common area of the Sanctuary, Eugene heard all about the points system and how the regular people of the community “eat like shit” while the good stuff is saved for the higher ranking members. During the tour, though, a subtle detail was hidden in Eugene’s observations which might turn out to be more important.

Eugene saw a red headed kid stealing bread from one of the stations within the Sanctuary. No one else seemed to notice but Eugene gave a glare in the kid’s direction, ultimately opting not to say anything about what he seen.

There are two big takeaways from this moment which might offer a bit of insight into where Eugene’s true allegiance lays.

First of all, many fans are suspecting Eugene of betraying Rick Grimes and the people of Alexandria in his apparent allegiance to Negan. He quickly answered Negan’s question and said, “I’m Negan,” adding, “I was Negan before” and “stone cold Negan” to the commitment. However, he is already covering for the people of the Sanctuary by not making Negan, Laura, or other high-ranking Saviors aware of the theft taking place on their ground level.

If Eugene is willing to lie for the survival of the common person in the Sanctuary, there might be some good left inside of him, after all.

Furthermore, witnessing a young person who was clearly dirty and struggling to survive with less privileges than Eugene has become accustomed might have opened Eugene’s eyes. While spending nights with the wives and eating food which is actually enjoyable is certainly quite a nice experience, doing it while stepping on other people is not a principle Rick or most other survivors would support. Eugene may be buying into Negan’s scheme on the surface but, beneath it all, he is likely just doing what he has to in order to survive and will support the freedom of the Saviors who do not wish to be confined to the walls of the Sanctuary.

“Eu” gotta be kidding me.

“The Walking Dead” finally showed us what Eugene has been up to at the Savior’s camp, and it’s apparent the haircut is no longer his worst decision.

Eugene, who saw his friend Abraham killed in front of his eyes by Negan, is now supposedly a Savior. When asked whether he’ll join Negan at the end of Sunday’s episode, Eugene can’t say “yes” fast enough.

After being taken by Negan, Eugene’s life is sweet at the Sanctuary. He’s got his own furnished room, plays video games and gets pickles. Plus, Negan’s wives all love him and he finally seems to get the respect he deserves.

That’s nice, dude, but seriously … what? How are you going to betray Rick like that?

In the comics, Eugene is also taken by the Saviors, but he resists giving in to Negan. Later, some Saviors help him escape.

So what gives? It’s all your fault, Daryl Dixon!

Daryl, who isn’t a character in “The Walking Dead” comics, seemingly already took Eugene’s comics storyline: He was taken by the Saviors, resisted Negan and escaped.

Eugene’s experience at the Saviors’ headquarters is the exact opposite of Daryl’s. Daryl was put in a crappy room; Eugene’s was luxurious (by comparison). Daryl was tortured by listening to “Easy Street”; Eugene actually liked it.

Daryl already escaped with the help of a Savior, so Eugene, at least for now, is with Negan.

There is speculation that it’s all an act and Eugene is going to double-cross Negan later. For his part, actor Josh McDermitt, who plays Eugene, has said in interviews that he doesn’t know what will happen.

But the leader of the Saviors seems too easily fooled in light of certain other events in the episode: First, Dwight’s ex-wife (Negan’s now-wife) Sherry, who had helped Daryl escape, runs away from the Sanctuary. Next, Dwight goes after her and finds a note she left behind for him. He rips off part of it and plants it so Negan thinks Sherry wrote it to the Saviors’ doctor, Dr. Carson. Negan then kills Carson and Dwight is in the clear. Dwight also lies to Negan, telling him he saw Sherry die ― even though he has no idea where she is.

Negan seems to buy all of this.

If Dwight can pull off that nonsense, there’s definitely a chance Eugene is faking his loyalty and Negan is buying it.

Plus, Eugene’s a survivor. He’s lied to survive before.