What The New Sasha Photos Mean For The Walking Dead

The buzz of the week for The Walking Dead seems to be Sasha‘s fate on the AMC series.

To conclude Sunday’s Episode 7×14, Sasha locked Rosita out of the Sanctuary before rushing in, guns blazing, in hopes of finding the man who killed her boyfriend and taking a clean shot at killing him.

New photos released by AMC appear to reveal the outcome of Sasha, as the character looks safe but captured within the confides of Negan‘s Sanctuary. It’s unlikely she is going to get off the hook as easily as Daryl did and simply be locked in a cell for a few days and ultimately escape. The Saviors have learned their lesson.

Instead, the photos of Sasha being locked away in a Sanctuary cell are more accurate to a specific set of events from Robert Kirkman’s comics which appear to be headed to our television screens over the next couple of Sunday nights.

On the following slides, we run through what happened to Sasha’s comic book counterpart, which means spoilers for the books and possibly television series follow.

Goodbye David

During Sasha’s imprisonment at the Sanctuary, one of the Saviors’ more creepy members approaches her. We’ve already met him on television. His name is David.

For those who might not have caught his name, David is creep who would not leave Enid alone during the Saviors first trip to Alexandria back in Episode 7×04 (Service) and teased her about the green balloons she was carrying in memory of Glenn.

In the comics, David attempts to rape Sasha’s comic book counterpart (Holly). However, the Sanctuary and Negan enforce a very strict “No Rape” policy. When Negan bursts into the cell and finds David committing the horrible act, he immediately reminds him of the policy by jamming a knife into his neck and killing him on the spot.

Michonne?

During Holly’s imprisonment at the Sanctuary, Negan talks to her and compliments her ability to heal so quickly after a fight with one his Saviors named Connor. Earlier in the books, Andrea had been in an intense fight with Connor but narrowly escaped with her life. Yes, Andrea is still alive and very much Rick’s girlfriend but that’s a story for another time.

The important thing here is Negan thought he had captured Rick’s girlfriend. 

Negan might make the same mistake on the television series. With Rick dating Michonne and Negan never paying more attention to those around him when he is more focused on delivering extravagant monologues, he may very well see an African American woman and think he hit the jackpot in getting Rick’s woman as a hostage.

Goodbye Sasha

Ultimately, if the TV series follows the comic books, this will be the end of the road for Sasha.

Negan marches to Alexandria after capturing Sasha’s comic book equal and brings her along with a bag over her head. Insisting on trade, Negan finally hands her over, where she is received by Denise Cloyd (yes, also still alive at this point).

When the bag is removed from her head, it is revealed that the character has been killed and is now reanimated as a zombie, with her actual cause of death never being seen in the books.

The Saviors have already practiced the bag over the head trick, first seen when Eugene was brought to the Sanctuary. With Sasha being caught and seeking revenge for Abraham the same way that Holly did in the comics, it looks like the character is nearing the end of her run on the AMC series.