The playful tone of "Evie / Joe" doesn't necessarily promise a loopier vibe for the other five Tales episodes (there's an Alpha origin episode coming up, starring Samantha Morton, that'll surely be grim) but you can bet they'll be eventful. This format forces you to throw everything at viewers to keep them coming back, given that they'll only be seeing new characters over and over. It's hard not think, here, of the six extra Season 10 episodes they made as a bridge (and also for Covid reasons) and how little they mattered (Negan's backstory excluded).