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Originally Posted by Nicky91

@Mock did she die? umm no Maggie is a resourceful, skilled woman, Negan knows that, and if i were in Negan's position there i would've done the same, i mean you don't go saving someone who wants you dead

Nah I think it is bad writing. Negan has been written as resourceful and clever also - and would have known she had a good chance at escaping that situation unaided (as you said). It would be different if he thought she was definitely screwed, then he might have let her die. However, in a situation where she might survive anyway, the "right" writing would have been for Negan to dramatically "save her" - as he would be well aware that he could then use that to his advantage with the group and possibly even Maggie herself. Maybe not enough to get Maggie on-side but the rest of the group would, from then on, have been much more hesitant in totally siding with her on her "I want Negan dead" quest. Would also win him brownie points back home when the story got around.

As it is, I think they are potentially setting up a situation where Maggie accepts that Negan "has changed". I don't actually think that's bad writing of NEGAN, though, he was locked up for the best part of a decade and it's very possible that he has genuinely changed... but it is bad writing of Maggie - who would literally be the one character who realistically would never accept him, no matter the circumstances.