From this episode, "The Walking Dead" has officially entered the "Post-Rick Era" . The opening chapter Michelle is talking to herself by the bridge where Rick "sacrifices", kicking off the story of the new era——
Darryl no longer lives in any community, but is a "lone ranger" in the wild. He wanted to deal with a walking dead that couldn't move, but he changed when he saw a bird pecking bugs from it to feed the chicks. In this world where the dead are rampant, there is still life everywhere ;
The footage of the Kingdom of God contains the same meaning, the cracked walls in Carol's eyes can see sunlight, and the dark basement can also grow flowers;
Michelle found Heath's car at the time. The broken car covered with vines has long since lost its valuables, but she still took a sheriff's doll...
After Rick left, Michelle took on the heavy responsibility of defending the community, which made her feel stressed... It was hard, but she would persevere.
"For you, for us, I didn't give up and never will."
Having said that, determination does not mean that you will be able to do well - just how to deal with "outsiders" is a big problem: the alliance with no entry and no exit has slowly turned into a pool of "dead water". Drainage to maintain vitality, but also want to prevent the invasion of "poisonous water"... How can it be so easy to manage such a big family.
Escort for dreamers
The status quo of the Kingdom of God is a typical example. After so many years, the buildings and facilities in the community have gradually aged. From the walls to the water pipes, few places are intact, and the residents can only make repairs and make ends meet.
After Henry repaired the water pipe, he made a very realistic complaint: I only temporarily fixed it with plastic and tape, and there is no effective repair at all. We need professional tools, professional workers, and the resources required for maintenance, but now Nothing at all.
The child grows up and will no longer be optimistic because of a few words of encouragement. Ezekiel becomes more and more powerless in educating Henry...
Henry was going to the Peak Village to be Earl's apprentice (people who master certain skills are more popular in the last days), in addition, the community meeting is about to start, Ezekiel has always been worried about letting Henry go out to practice, but Carol can see it. Reassure him that "it's time to let go slowly".
Ezekiel worried that Henry was too naive and kind, and that he would suffer a loss sooner or later, but Carol said, "We need such an idealist now" - as for bringing people back to reality, I am not.
Under Carol's persuasion and assurance, Ezekiel finally sent Henry away as a "man".
From the conversation between the two, it can be seen that the various communities in the alliance currently maintain a relatively independent relationship, which may be related to the shrinking of the area of activity after the "Salvation Army civil strife".
On the way, pure Henry was called for help to "routine", causing him and Carol to be wrapped up by Regina, Jade and others.
The robbery of the "remainders" of the Salvation Army shows many things: in the original environment, the rebellion of the Salvation Army, which lacked sufficient weapons and manpower, was unsuccessful, the "Salvation Church" was expelled, and most people were relegated to other communities (For example, Laura has now become the backbone of Alexander), and a few rioters such as Jed and Regina have become a bandit in the area... but they have been careful since then, so the Alliance is also unable to organize people to specifically carry out cleanup.
It's a pity that Jed didn't intend to just grab the supplies this time... Henry, who was full of vigor, couldn't hold his breath, forcing Carol to swallow her anger and hand over the ring.
It was night, and Henry couldn't help but question Carol's education for him : why didn't you resist? Didn't you tell me to distinguish right from wrong, punish evil and promote good? !
Although Carol verbally told Henry to be patient, she felt that she couldn't swallow her ring finger without the ring - so she ran to set fire to revenge.
It is worth noting that Carol suspected that Jade and others killed the people who had not returned from the alliance. The evidence was that they had things from the missing, but Jed denied it.
Although it may be a lie, I think it should be the truth - these bandits did not dare to migrate to other places to survive, so they had to live in the vicinity. If they killed and angered the alliance at will, I am afraid they would be concentrated and wiped out. They did not want to take this risk. .
But it doesn't matter whether what Jade said is true or not, who let him (they) hurt his son and rob the ring from his husband...
Usually I just don't have a chance, this time I will never let you go (you are stuck or you are stuck).
The next day, Henry took the initiative to apologize to Carol - it seems that the king and the queen have educated the prince well, at least he is a good boy who will grow up ... And after seeing Carol taking the ring back, Henry probably felt the same. More convinced.
Carol didn't plan to go to the top of the mountain first, and took Henry out of the "map range", but they accidentally bumped into Darryl.
Not sure if Carol brought Henry to Darryl for "experience", but in the upcoming "storm", people scattered everywhere must gather to tide over the difficulties together.
Rick's Legacy
The living facilities in the Kingdom of God are aging and struggling, and Alexander's life is equally difficult. The team of Aaron, Eugene, Rosita, Laura, etc. came out to hunt - planted so many fruits and vegetables and food was still not enough to eat, even if they hunted a deer, they had to make stew so that more people would not be hungry. .
Judith saved Magna and his party by deserting in the jungle.
Over the years, even Eugene, a weak scholar, has grown into a calm and calm warrior.
Seeing that Judith wanted to take five strangers home, Rosita and others wanted to refuse at first. Apart from safety considerations, Alexander really couldn't have more mouths to eat ... But Judy Si insisted on helping the opponent, which made the "jungle team" who was not firm enough to break the rules for a while.
Magna and others were brought back to Alexandria. It is not difficult to find from their dialogue that the five survivors have also experienced different community life and survival challenges , even if they are not as "rich" as the protagonist and his party, but also Not too bad.
The Alexandria community is now huge (windmills are built) and seems to be thriving...
But if you look closely, you can find that, in addition to the availability of electricity, the standard of living in the alliance has basically returned to the 19th century, and all travel relies on horses/carriages. Except for the weak basic agriculture, light and heavy industries are basically zero, not to mention the service industry. now...
The five-member group that just arrived was very cooperative, but this could not stand Michele's severe questioning and censure. Aaron and others wanted to take the blame, but "the initiator" Judith stood up.
Perhaps because Judith's approach was very similar to Rick and Carl, Michelle had to hold back temporarily and let the community management committee vote on the "outsiders" according to the regulations.
Except for Yumiko, who received treatment, the remaining four were questioned. Among them, Luke was optimistic by nature, Connie and Kelly were neutral, and Magna was taciturn... That is, on Magna, Michelle could smell it. Dangerous smell.
Michelle has apparently also "mixed" in the society, and in one fell swoop exposed Magna's intentions to conceal her intentions. This is a dishonest ex-prisoner who hides knives, and everyone should be careful.
In fact, Michelle is not as tenacious as she appears on the surface, her cautiousness and suspicion are forced out by pressure... Afterwards, she once again talked to herself in the room with "Rick's undead", this It also proved that the decision she made made her very painful.
Judith, who is a little devil, noticed the strangeness of her mother-the special family environment and status made her more precocious. She may not be able to explain why, but she could never be indifferent.
When (again) asking her friend Negan from prison for help with a math problem, Judith took advantage of the situation and raised her own confusion . Knowing the face but not the heart.
The combination of Negan and Judith is quite eye-catching, and there will be more sparks in the future of Negan's wash and Judith's no taboos~
On the other side, Siddiq did his best to perform his duties, and in the face of Luke's conversation, he did not show excess enthusiasm - any "friendship" that may be ineffective is unnecessary.
But at the same time, Siddiq was not too indifferent. He was also a past person, and he still left some hope for Luke and others.
When the four-person group discussed in the evening, the personality characteristics of each person were further highlighted: Magna is a typical pessimist who plans for the worst in everything . not right ;
Luke, on the other hand, is a well-behaved optimist, and he insists on letting Magna hand over the last knife to prevent misunderstanding. As for whether he can stay in Alexandria— fortunately, I lost. My life, I should look at it a little more ;
Connie's attitude is similar to Luke's. She also opposes Magna's intention to stay in Alexandria by any means possible. Kelly wants to support Magna, but is persuaded by Luke and Connie.
This is the collision of the two concepts of "resignation" and "struggle to fight". Overall, this small group of survivors is still dominated by "goodwill" .
Magna is the most complicated and swaying person - she stole the knife and wants to be detrimental to Michelle, as if she can stay in Alexandria by solving this person who is against her...until she sees Michelle En's son Rick "RJ" (Rick Grimes Jr.).
Obviously, Xiao Rui is Rick's "posthumous son" (if you say making people, you are really a sharpshooter...), and he has to manage the community and be the mother of two children. No wonder Michelle is under so much pressure .
After seeing the gentle side of Michelle as a mother, Magna chose to hand over the knife and confessed to Michelle that she had a terrible history.
Most of the people who go to prison are not good people, but that doesn't mean that all those who come out are still bad people. Magna's frankness proved that she also has a good side, and Michelle began to change her opinion.
Michelle, who has mixed tastes, will face the debate with Judith as soon as she turns her head. Judith's insistence makes her feel deeply that "your father and brother will be proud of you", but this does not make the child understand himself Why not help strangers.
"I almost forgot their voices, I hope you can still hear them." I don't think Judith deliberately used a "pun" here (otherwise it would not be a human spirit but a goblin), but her words were extremely sharp: Both my father and my brother were sacrificed to help others, and you should know that better than I do.
Judith's words were a powerful medicine, shaking Michelle's resolve... Besides, she was not so determined herself.
The mark on Michelle's back proves that she also had an unbearable past - she is actually very similar to Magna, and she used to be so sensitive and dangerous. Until she met a family who could accept and tolerate her, she could become who she is today. .
So, when the quintet re-ready to hit the road, Michelle changed her mind.
Mi Xueen decided to take Magna and others to the Peak Village in person. As a large grain producer in the alliance, the Peak Village should be the community that is least worried about food, and it is also the place with the most labor shortage. "Newcomers" can go there. It works faster, and Maggie and others are not vegetarians, they can also test "newcomers".
At this time, the happiest person should be Judith. She said that she moved her mother to open up to strangers, and her father's "voice" did not disappear in their ears .
The police officer doll is a symbol: it fell when Michele came back to fight Magna, but was picked up by the careful Judith, and the "police officer" was always there, just like Rick's spirit never left.
"The Whisperer" Appears
Although the living environment of the alliance is not too bad, it has not become better - survival in the last days is like a boat against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. In the absence of talents, technology, and resources, the production and living standards of the alliance are getting better and better." Primitive"... flowing water is not rotten, and if you want to change this, you must start trying to contact the outside world.
So Judith's behavior was right in the general direction, which also stimulated Gabriel to start tinkering with the broadcast signal again.
"What is there in the outside world? Who else exists?" It may be hope or disaster, no one knows. Gabriel chose to believe in hope.
Eugene had mentioned that installing remote equipment would boost the signal, and Rosita, who was already with Gabriel at this point, decided to help.
On the way to install the "megaphone", Eugene and Rosita found a lot of footprints, and the size of the "corpse group" was probably hundreds.
However, the "corpse group" is going east, which is opposite to their destination and will not pose a threat, so the two did not change their itinerary - the walking corpses will not turn for no reason, this is common sense.
However, after Eugene installed the "megaphone", he found that the group of corpses changed direction and came towards them...
The situation was too sudden, causing Eugene to make mistakes in his busy schedule... The package fell off, the horse was startled away, the ladder was broken, and the knee was broken. Eugene and Rosita didn't have time to consider the abnormality of the corpse group, and could only limped to flee for their lives.
However, this group of corpses was moving faster than expected , so fast that Eugene wanted to stay as bait and buy time for Rosita to escape.
Before that, Eugene expressed his admiration to Rosita, and now he wants to use his life to prove himself (it really makes sense to have a relationship after a long time, one by one knows how to eat grass by the side of the nest--).
However, Rosita didn't have the heart to let Eugene play around with her own passion. It was more important to run for their lives together. In a hurry, the two hid by the mud pond and used the rotten smell of mud to hide themselves... To their shock, they walked through Among the corpses passing by, there were bursts of whispers.
The Whisperer, long made famous in The Walking Dead comics, is finally here, and that explains why people keep disappearing from within the Alliance: There are indeed other forces operating in their hinterland.
The "Whisperer" hides his tracks as a walking corpse. The walking corpse is no longer a threat, but has become their arm. This will be the most terrifying enemy the protagonist and his party have encountered so far.
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