Let's just say that without spoilers I pretty much liked the way the first half ended, but I specially loved the way Negan handled Spencer. But enough of that for now...
The end of the first half showed promise, and it was good seeing the group (most of them) get back together again. But what I never bought was how broken Rick had become. I cannot vouch for the events in the comics, and maybe something like this did/would have worked better in print. But I would have liked it better if Rick was forced to put on a ruse towards Negan as well as some of the regular main characters to test whether or not they were commited to secretly plot against the Saviors. The second half has to move relatively fast and justify most all of the foreshadowing that would have otherwise seemed fruitless. I'm patience. And what I hid as spoilers might not have been that revealing, but I wanted to be on the safe side.
