How It's Gotta Be

"How It's Gotta Be" is the eighth episode and mid-season finale of the eighth season of AMC's ''The Walking Dead. ''It is the one-hundred and seventh episode of the series overall. It premiered on December 10, 2017. It was directed by Greg Nicotero.

Plot
Every story and battle from the first half of the season comes crashing together.

Synopsis
Since this part is still in TBA let's have a moment of silence for Carl Grimes. From Season 1 to Season 8, Carl will forever be remembered as one of the greatest character adaptations in the series.

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​Co-Stars

 * R. Keith Harris as Harlan Carson
 * Joshua Mikel as Jared
 * Briana Venskus as Beatrice
 * Nicole Barré as Kathy
 * James Chen as Kal
 * Peter Zimmerman as Eduardo
 * Mike Seal as Gary
 * Nadine Marissa as Nabila
 * Adam Fristoe as Dean
 * Mandi Christine Kerr as Barbara
 * Ted Huckabee as Bruce
 * Aaron Farb as Norris
 * Matt Mangum as D.J.
 * Alan Heckner as Savior
 * Karl Funk as Neil

Deaths

 * Natania
 * Neil
 * Dean
 * Many unnamed Saviors

Trivia

 * This is Chandler Riggs' 75th appearance on the show.
 * Last appearance of Natania
 * Last appearence of Neil
 * Last appearence of Dean
 * This episode is 88 minutes long, with commercials, according to AMC's schedule.
 * It is the fifth extended episode this season and the twenty-third overall.
 * It is the second mid-season finale to be extended, the first being "Hearts Still Beating".
 * This episode marks the first time that Rick & Daryl have appeared in all (8) episodes of an entire half season of the show ever since Season 2.
 * Carl holds a piece of paper reading Just Survive Somehow. This is a reference to "JSS" and Enid's saying throughout it.
 * Carl's bite is a callback to Andrea, Jim, and Bob Stookey; both Carl & Andrea revealed their bites to Rick & Michonne when they are discovered suffering from a fever; Carl & Jim were both bitten on their abdomens; and Carl & Bob both hid their bites from the group.
 * It is revealed in this episode that Carl got bitten on his lower torso by a walker in “The King, The Widow and Rick” when with Siddiq.
 * Daryl reclaims his Wing-Vest from Dwight which he hasn’t worn since “East.”