But, in truth, a certain season of the year is headed forThe Walking Dead.
Among the victims were King Ezekiel and Rosita.
Also, the Sanctuary isn’t in the fold anymore.
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Oceanside stepped up to fill more of that function.
He’ll know it when he sees it.
As Carol glimpses the decapitated head of her son, Daryl goes to her.
“Look at me,” he says over and over.
“Look at me.”
No, some peoplearesafe.
As Yumiko and Magna share an onscreen kiss, Tara is beheaded episodes after Jesus is also killed off.
On the other hand, Tara was a kind of “meh” character.
In any case, these deaths served their purpose.
Hilde was the one who made all those wooden “H” coins for Hilltop.
Alpha scalps Hilde and wears her hair and clothes as a disguise to enter the Kingdom.
It’s the mask she wears to blend in with the enemy, something she’s skilled at.
Outside, the fair is thriving.
Along the road, they rendezvous with the Highwaymen, who lead them to Hilde and Miles' carriage.
Flashbacks take us to earlier in the day when Alpha seeks out Lydia in the movie theater.
Alpha isolates Lydia and tries to get her to come back home, but she refuses.
She gives her mother the choice to leave or stay and be killed by the Kingdom’s forces.
Alpha leaves, but not before properly disowning her child.
Alpha thinks back on this moment as she separates Daryl from the others at gunpoint.
When the sun rises, they are still walking until they reach the edge of a cliff.
Whisperers are among the herd, directing them.
This is the Whisperers' atom bomb.
That’s when she mentions how she marked their border.
Just before seeing the pikes, they find Saddiq strapped to a tree.
Later, as the snow begins to fall, Daryl takes Lydia to the pikes on the hill.
Seasons ofThe Walking Deadare long more often than not, too long.
Alpha isn’t like The Governor orNegan.
She weeps for her daughter’s banishment but is quick to kill any Whisperer that witnesses her tears.
She’s complex, more complex than most villains, and more mysterious, which makes it interesting.
During the fair, Ezekiel encountered Alpha, unaware of who she truly was.
So far, she’s right.
