According to showrunner Angela Kang, the latter is indeed the answer to one of the zombie drama’s biggest overarching questions: what happened to Corey Hawkins’ Heath?
When The Walking Dead came to a close with “What Comes After,” the entire fabric of the show had changed, thanks to a time jump and a helicopter ride.
It turns out Heath actually was part of Jadis’ trade system with the helicopter pilot.
Kang says that’s been the plan all along, for the most part.