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Again, it seems like weve barely made any headway toward a conclusion to this arc. Perhaps the children will be able to snap these prattling adults out of their funk. That was the biggest takeaway: the little ones. Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC With a wooden staff in hand, he says he wants to fight, despite his peanut size. But Carol shuts him down…in so many words. (Goddamn it, Jerry!) She finds Ezekiel sitting on the theaters stage with Shivas chains draped over his huddled form....

I dont have much faith in that after the following events. Elsewhere, Rick is already reneging on the promise he made to his son. Michonne A wooden cross fashioned out of sticks and rope protrudes from Carls grave site. Credit: Gene Page/AMC Rick initially dangles his gun from the branch, but further reflection prompts him to take it back. Michonne surveys an Alexandria in ruins and the walkers that now wander freely along the streets....

But its never really that simple, is it? Negan is the same. Eugene is an interesting lens through which to see this side of Negan. But theres still some humanity left within him, despite all the selfish choices hes made in the past. Time for After still suffers from the seasons ongoing issues mainly, that everyone is their own worst enemy. First, though, Rick realizes Jadis and the Scavengers are much creepier than they already appear....

Daddy’s home and he’s cleaning house. Its time for action. I hope Im wrong. Credit: Gene Page/AMC Last week left us with a few lingering questions, and now we have some answers. What did Carl write to Rick? Okay,nowRick finally read his sons letter. You have to give them a way out, Carl writes. But this isnt the same Rick and this isnt the same villain. The events of these past episodes have been teeing this up....

Rick isn’t ready to die. As he keeps mumbling to himself, he needs to “keep them safe.” If this was indeed a moment of foreshadowing, it would seem the former theory is true. Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC (We’ll get to that later.) Rick bandages himself up as he glances to the skeleton that was the cabin’s former resident. In the city, he finds Shane. The two recreate their first scene together in the series: eating takeout in a cop car....

Its not the end of the world anymore. Its the start of a whole new one. But its a peace, nonetheless, built on the leftover rubble from conflict. Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC The idea of Negan, just as his physical form, is still alive. The once imposing figure remains inside a dark jail cell, shoved deep down away from everyday life. So Rick keeps Negan locked away, the same as the people themselves lock away their grudges....

Its her fathers cold eyes that Lydia remembers most. Memory isnt always the most reliable source of information. Every time we think back on a memory, were inadvertently rewriting it in our minds. Credit: Gene Page/AMC They just need to wait it out. Like the Filthy Woman, Lydia mentions that hunger is a gift. It keeps her strong, it reminds her of her survival instincts. Its when you go soft, she says, that people die....

It takes a while for the gears to get moving, though. This idyllic day is disrupted when Justins walker body is discovered. Tension builds as he lies about his name and calls Maggie The Widow, the nickname Negan gave her. Credit: Gene Page/AMC The missing Saviors have only exacerbated this brewing animosity. Then comes walker Justin hobbling onto the road and things fall apart pretty quick. So now Rick has to find out what happened to the other Saviors before the conflict escalates even further....

It appears we know what incites the war betweenThe Whisperersand everyone else. Its not necessarily that Hilltop kidnapped the daughter of their leader and slaughtered some of their people. Even someone as merciless as Alpha is willing to make some concessions to get her back. Credit: Gene Page/AMC Its what happens after. Alpha and her Whisperers remain planted outside the wall of Hilltop, threatening conflict if Lydia isnt returned. Afterlast weeks revealof the abuse this woman inflicted on her daughter over the years, its not that simple....

A sickness fromFear the Walking Deadhas stricken its parent show. Every day is a struggle to keep those tendencies at bay, yet they are still stuck. Maggie, Daryl, and Oceanside are stuck in their need for vengeance. Credit: Gene Page/AMC Theyve orchestrated a plan for Maggie to assassinate Negan. They are literally stuck. This whole conversation is a tired addition. But the powers that be seem content to let it play out anyway....

Carol, sporting Legolas locks, is the new Queen Mother to Henry and wife to Ezekiel. AlthoughLauren Cohan seems to have Irish goodbyedwithout so much as a text. After hearing about them for some time, the incoming adversaries make their debut. Credit: Gene Page/AMC It’s in that way that our main protagonists look back to where they once were. Though they’re hesitant to help, the Grimes girl lays down the law....

Lydia hopes Alpha came to extract her from Hilltop out of motherly love. Perhaps there was a little of that going on, but its not the Whisperer way. Alpha begins to question her daughter about what she learned. Credit: Gene Page/AMC The boy gives up that hes from Hilltop and he came for Lydia. Alpha considers the Whisperers to be animals. They live like animals. She had already mentioned to Daryl, they care for babies in the wild like animals....

To save my people, Ive had to risk others. It hasnt been easy, but its what I had to do. On AMC, Jocelyn is an old friend of Michonnes. Credit: Gene Page/AMC At night, the children prove themselves to be experienced hunters by bringing in game to cook. They play games as Jocelyn tells Michonne all the adults in their group are now gone. So now she takes care of them....