Nah, just too many people hate-watching, and consumed with picking everything apart.

Fine. So I guess you figured out how Negan broke people, what he offered them based on their behavior, and what punishment was automatically without ever having to have it shown.

The only significant drop has been live/same-day viewing. DVR viewing has surged. I'd say this has more to do with the increased advertising than anything else - aside from those who may have stopped watching with Glenn's demise.

Okay, so he had to duck into a room to hide from guards. Then he ran into one and basically murdered him. Then Jesus found him where he knew he would be headed to ensure his safe exit.

For one, it showed how each and every one of Negan's people have been treated to get them to bow to submission (as I stated already. Maybe you missed that). The bowing/submission? I mean, Carl was standing right next to Negan, so it might be reasonable to assume (given the history of Daryl's insubordination and…

A lot of discerning comments here are about as one-dimensional as they claim the show to be.

"This show is so predictable and boring."

Because the show would have then been 2 hours instead of 90 minutes. Chances are, they will show that in an upcoming episode.

Or plot progression. How dare they!

No, it isn't about bad aim. I didn't say it was.

So, your problem is that the writers don't let us know who let him out, even though it's likely one of two characters, and most likely the character on his side, who he saw in the previous episode and created a distraction for.

their power is in their group size. Each and every Savior, on their own, is weak. This has been shown over and over.

Did you want to add 30 more minutes to the episode or nah?

That's not a cliff hanger.

I mean, the target is missed from 10 feet and Negan can immediately discern that a bullet was homemade.

Imagine if every subplot instantly came to fruition.

You can have accuracy issues (i.e. shooting your target) with homemade bullets if you don't know exactly what you're doing. This isn't far-fetched to come to a conclusion that this was not an ordinary bullet with Rosita missing her target from 10 feet away.

Pretty in character if you ask me. Some guy he's never really heard of comes up and tells him how to run things in this particular community? I would have been surprised if he took the suggestion. With Carl, he sees a father/son relationship he can manipulate.

because they have all been psychologically destroyed.

What was the cliff hanger?