The Big Scary U

"The Big Scary U"
The Walking Dead episode
Negan and Father Gabriel make their way through the herd, located outside the Sanctuary courtyard, covered in walker guts.
Episode no.	Season 8 Episode 5
Directed by	Michael E. Satrazemis
Story by	Scott M. Gimple David Leslie Johnson Angela Kang
Teleplay by	David Leslie Johnson Angela Kang
Original air date	November 19, 2017 (2017-11-19)
Running time	52 minutes
Guest appearances
Jayson Warner Smith as Gavin Traci Dinwiddie as Regina Elizabeth Ludlow as Arat Lindsley Register as Laura Mike Seal as Gary Charles Halford as Yago Jon Eyez as Potter Jose Miguel Vasquez as Jose Brooke Jaye Taylor as Brooke
Episode chronology
← Previous "Some Guy" Next → "The King, the Widow, and Rick"
The Walking Dead season 8
List of episodes

"The Big Scary U" is the fifth episode of the eighth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on November 19, 2017. The episode's teleplay was written by David Leslie Johnson and Angela Kang, from a story by Scott M. Gimple, Johnson and Kang, and directed by Michael E. Satrazemis.

This episode mainly focuses on the events at the Sanctuary right before and after the combined attack. For the first time, minor details about Negan's backstory are revealed.