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.
Its needless because it ruins the mood the episode is trying to set with a gruesome shock factor.
Michonne and Rick lifelessly wander Alexandria to scavenge what they can.
She begins to cry but must hold it in when she sees more walkers stalking towards them.
Theres no time to mourn in this world because when someone dies, walkers are typically close by.
But Michonne is struck by the image of a burning gazebo.
On the road, Rick wipes away tears as he wonders what Carl meant by his last words.
Did he want us to stop fighting?
… [to] surrender to Negan?
This scene also highlights the often simple dialogue written intoThe Walking Dead.
Rick blurts out that he wants to go see Jadis.
Theyre ours, not theirs, Rick says.
So they head to the junkyard.
Negan learns over the walkie that the Alexandrians managed to escape, though he still doesnt know about Carl.
Simon, however, is antsy.
He doesnt know what to do with himself if hes not running down Rick and company.
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Oceanside is by far one of the biggest sources of frustration.
When members of Alexandria come again, they kill a member of Cyndies family.
Simon
Simon shows up in full force at the junkyard to confront Jadis.
His composure begins to crack as he and his men stand off against the Scavengers.
Simon then wants to feel assured that there is remorse on Jadis part for her role in aiding Rick.
Simon stands up and in retaliation has his men kill all of the Scavengers except for Jadis.
One of his men then mentions Rick is calling for Negan over the walkie.
They climb up a pile of trash for safety and find Jadis.
Rick isnt sympathetic to her plight.
Rick and Michonne fight their way through the herd and force a hole through the garbage blocking the entrance.
She watches as they are all ground into heaps of entrails, their guts splattering against her painting.
Ezekiel mentioned a while ago to Carol that everyone has a role to play in this world.
The rest is a tangle of words.
Give up, he says as a final message.
Give up because you already lost.
