- Warning: There are spoilers ahead for "The Walking Dead," season nine, episode five, "Evolution."
- On Sunday's mid-season finale of the AMC show, we learned a bit more about the strained relationship between the communities, were introduced to the series' next big villains, and said goodbye to a fan-favorite.
- There aren't too many direct callbacks to moments from the comics and show on this week's episode. So INSIDER caught up with showrunner Angela Kang and she told us some fun tidbits about Sunday's episode.
- Keep reading to see what you may have overlooked on the season nine mid-season finale.
Negan has a baseball toy sitting in his window sill.
It's an obvious nod to his beloved barbed-wired bat, Lucille, which was taken away from Negan after the Savior war was over.
He's seen in the cell tossing a ball with a baseball glove. It's a nice touch if you're familiar with the comics and know that Negan was a gym teacher and coach before the zombie apocalypse.
The pig reminds us of when Negan visits Alexandria on season seven, episode four and knocks on the gate saying, "Little pig, little pig. Let me in!"
Everyone disappears when Michonne and the others show up at the Hilltop. Her group is treated differently.
Everyone looks at Michonne sort of teary-eyed. Their weapons are confiscated until they leave the Hilltop.
"It's something that obviously Michonne and Daryl, they both experienced something. There's probably others that are affected in various ways, if not in the same ways," showrunner Angela Kang told INSIDER. "It's one of these character, intrigue mysteries that we wanted to sort of show to the audience a little at a time."
"We start with the effects of everything that's happened in the past and then we'll learn what exactly did happen and how it is that they came to kind of take on the positions that they did and things they've been through together," she added.
You can read more on what Kang told us about the mystery "X" marks here.
Earl Sutton asks Henry if he wants to join him and Tammy for dinner.
The two lost their child, Kenneth, on the season premiere. Henry probably reminds Earl of his lost child.
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