SQUAWKING DEAD: [Episode 207] Season 11, Episode 22 of The Walking Dead, "Faith"

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#FatherGabriel's words from the last episode carry through into this one, "People remember the last thing you do. The end of each story is very important. How do you want yours to end?". We get very close to what #Negan's redemption might look like. We learn that it takes ONE person to change the world... sometimes two... or three. But it starts with ONE. Just one.

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David Cameo:
Rachael Burt:
Sherrandy Swift:
Bridget Mason-Gray:

Viewing Parties:

While attending The Camp Events, Sherrandy, Rachael, and your blog author, Aidan, along with supporters/friends - Linda, Meg, and Aaron - were able to watch the episode alongside Michael James Shaw (Michael Mercer). Michael had to swipe some tissues from Rachael, he was so overcome with emotion while watching this episode. Cooper Andrews (Jerry) and Okea-Eme Awkwari (Elijah) showed up near the end of the episode watch. They were ecstatic to witness fans watching the episode for the first time.
Aidan's Aside: One of the things that made Michael so emotional was watching Christian Serratos (Rosita Espinosa) and Josh McDermitt (Eugene Porter) on screen. He kept talking about how amazing his colleagues were and how moved he was by their performances.
Bridget watched the episode at Nic and Norman's, hosted by friend and background actor Stephen Sweet, which was the viewing party Okea and Cooper had attended, prior. They were spreading their love around for fans not attending The Camp, for a little while.

Episode Coverage:

Rachael could not stop crying: watching the episode with TWD family and knowing the end is on the horizon hit her hard.
Bridget is clinging on to every bit of the show we receive because she knows she's going to be overwhelmed with emotions when it's through.
What does the world look like after The Walking Dead comes to a close? How many seasons of Fear the Walking Dead are left before it, too, ends?
Bridget suggests AMC adapts the TWD graphic novel Typhoon.
What are Aaron, Lydia, Jules, Luke, Elijah, and Jerry up to and where are they heading? Could they be making their way towards Alexandria Safe-Zone (AKA Outpost 22)? Could they hide out at what remains of The Kingdom or even the Kingdom 2.0 (as Jerry referred to it in Variant)?
Where is the variant walker subplot going? Are they going to be a prominent threat in the the show, from here on out, or a fixture in upcoming spin-offs?
Could The Commonwealth rebrand The Oceanside into a (ironically, male-only) resort? We would stay there, but would you?
Sherrandy appreciated that this episode balanced every storyline thread and, with the exception of the kids, we saw the majority of our main cast.
What happened to Shira? Will we see her again and on whose side would she fight?
Does Negan Smith feel his past is going to wreak karmic retribution upon his wife, Annie Smith?
Was Ezekiel Sutton standing up for Negan, at the end, or just for Annie and her unborn child?
Sherrandy says the scene with Annie & Negan kneeling against Alexandria's windmill heavily reminded her of Negan's lineup from Season 6's finale/Season 7's premiere. Negan and Annie are on their knees (like our survivors were); the bus that the work camp workers are transported in is standing in for the RV Negan came out of to greet our kneeling survivors; the large gathering of people behind The Commonweath's Troopers mirrored The Saviors witnessing the havoc Negan was about to rain down; and the flood lights shining on Negan and Annie were a reflection of the headlights of The Saviors' vehicles on Negan and his bat, Lucille.
Dave adds that in the Season 7 premiere, The Day Will Come When You Won't Be, Negan initially wanted to kill just one of our survivors (he maintains this theme throughout his run as leader of The Saviors, repeatedly having to remind his 2nd-in-command, Simon, to do the same - despite Simon's protests/outbursts) and in this episode he intended to be the only one to die to save everyone. The Warden adding Annie to the new line-up perfectly mirrored Negan adding Glenn Rhee to the body count, after killing Abraham Ford. Another example of this occurs in 7x08, when he guts Spencer Monroe, then orders Arat to kill someone and chose Olivia.
Dave contends that Mercy prevailed over wrath with the Troopers countermanding The Warden's orders to kill Negan, Annie, and Annie's unborn child; however, with Rosita exacting vengeance on The Warden, Bridget counters that Mercy may not have prevailed, after all. A lot of wrath was depicted in this episode.
Is Negan truly to blame for the death of Benjamin? Is he also responsible for the horrors Simon wrought upon Oceanside and Jadis/The Scavengers?
Bridget says we got some of the best lines of the series in these last few episodes. From Zeke, "The world is broken, but we don't have to be."
Did the scene with Daryl Dixon & Connie navigating Alexandria's sewer tunnels remind you of prior episodes? Some of our hosts thought of the final episodes of Carl Grimes, but Sherrandy flashed to Maggie Rhee and Aaron attempting to escaping Alexandria in Season 6.
Could Carol Peletier die in the final episodes? Dave explains the possible significance.
Will new fans - that will binge watch the show after the series comes to a close - react differently to these final episodes and the series finale?
Will the stories of Carol & Daryl have a happy ending?
Were you surprised that Maggie ended up finding Hershel Rhee? Since we know Lauren Cohan moves on to The Walking Dead: Dead City, did you think Hershel wouldn't survive The Walking Dead?
What did you think of the way the writers attempted to mirror The Warden with Negan?
Do you feel that the series has raised the stakes in these last few episodes?
Was the Warden connected to the Civic Republic Military?
Whether or not The Warden is connected to the CRM, could there be consequences to Rosita murdering him?
Is there relationship potential between Daryl & Connie?
Will the series ever show Daryl in a relationship outside Leah Shaw? If so, with whom?
Did you feel like Yumiko Okumura's legal prowess was lacking in this episode?
Sherrandy asks whether The Commonwealth's residents actually know what Sebastian Milton's voice sounds like. Could that explain why some of the courtroom attendees seemed to accept Pamela Milton's testimony: that Eugene doctored the recording of Sebastian's voice?
Bridget says the trial was fake. Dave asks Bridget to clarify whether she meant narratively or whether the execution of that scene was terrible. Bridget says the former, but adds that the fakest, most terrible thing to ever appear in the series is that deer. You all know the one.
Were you satisfied with the courtroom scene's execution?
Was Mercer always going to come around and help our people or did he only come around, recently?
Did Eugene's speech sway Mercer? Or was it - as Michael James Shaw said on Talking Dead - that Mercer already had it in his mind to save Eugene shortly after Maxxine Mercer told him their father would be ashamed of him (after attempting to coerce a confession from her that would pin everything on Eugene)?
Oscar Rodriguez III (background actor, artist, and head organizer of The Camp) appeared in this episode as a Commonwealth Trooper and we actually got to see his face!
Will Mercer be able to rally The Commonwealth's soldiers on his side? There is a concern that their loyalties may be split.
The MVP line of the episode was uttered by Michael Mercer, "Time to fuck shit up."