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Hope Versus Fear
- Jasmine mentions how Ezekiel Sutton's arc in this episode was a highlight for her. Seeing his character finally interact with Negan Smith after all this time was remarkable.
- She adds: it was great to see the other ways Negan's past affected others - outside of Glenn Rhee and Abraham Ford's deaths.
- How much has your view of Negan changed over the last few seasons?
- Rachael found it refreshing that Negan finally realized he couldn't be the savior and embraced Ezekiel and his hopeful nature as the solution to their present predicament.
- Sherrandy says that we shouldn't forget all of the horrible things our group have done over the years as well.
- Will we ever see the old Negan again?
- What would the catalyst be for Negan to embrace his old self? Could we see Annie Smith killed in front of Negan to trigger that behavior?
- Aidan's Aside: I have to ask. What impact would Annie's death have on Maggie Rhee, especially if it happened in a similar fashion to Glenn? Maggie seems to really care for Annie: how would that change the dynamic between she and Negan?
- What does an end game look like between our characters and the leaders of The Commonwealth?
- Can Daryl Dixon & Rosita Espinosa reach the soldiers of the Commonwealth since they worked alongside them?
- Bridget praises the show for its depiction of families during wartime.
- Rachael believes Michael Mercer is the only person potentially capable of getting through to the soldiers.
- Is Negan right about hope being the only way feasible way of winning their fight with The Commonwealth?
- Sherrandy compares The Commonwealth's uprising to the French Revolution, where killing all of the elite led to terrible outcomes.
- Dave mentions how the conductor's suicide illustrates what's at stake if our band of survivors rushes in to take on The Commonwealth.
- Bridget compares the work camp to The Holocaust, but specifically the film Life is Beautiful.
Designation Two
- What is Designation Two? Could Designation Two be in New York?
- Is the Civic Republic Military involved with that and, furthermore, is The Warden of The Commonwealth's work camps connected to them in any way?
- Could Designation Two be referring to the allies that Lance Hornsby mentioned to Pamela Milton a few episodes prior?
- Why is Connie marked as Designation Two?
- Could she be a test subject (for The CRM)?
- What do you think is The Commonwealth's purpose in separating children from their captive parents? Why divide the adults even further, separating friends and partners?
- What happens at Outpost 22?
- Dave mentions how every member of The Saviors was forced to say that they were Negan. At The Commonwealth, detainees have no names.
- Will Mercer do the right thing in the end?
- What's going on at The Oceanside?
- Jasmine says she finds it incredibly hard to empathize with Maggie's suffering since her return late in Season 10.
- Will we never see Georgie again?
- Did you feel for Maggie's horrifying journey (as she described it), while away from our group of survivors?
- Did the child walker Maggie encountered seem fresh (newly reanimated)?
- Could the child walker belong to one of the workers at The Commonwealth's work camps? Could that further explain Maggie's hopelessness?
- Bridget says this is the first time Maggie has been truly alone in a long time. It reminded her of the days following the destruction of The Prison settlement.
- Dave compares Maggie's journey thus far to Job's (from the old testament's scripture), watching all her blood relatives (and Glenn) die: most before her very eyes. He goes on to say that it might even be closer to someone who lost even more than Job: Nachum Ish Gamzu. Is it any wonder why Maggie is at her breaking point at the prospect of losing Hershel Rhee?
- Bridget, in response to Dave saying that maybe Maggie thinks, "Maybe the problem is me," proclaims, "Dave is a closet Swiftie!"
- We happened to be at Outpost 22 (way before it appeared on the show) during The Camp's May Event (2022)!
- Sherrandy adds that the Commonwealth Soldier that Rosita talks to at the end of the episode is voiced by Yvette Nicole Brown!
- Georgia Tour Company was one of the first to break that the town of Seonia, GA (where the majority of The Walking Dead was filmed) is in the process of erecting a monument to the walls - since taken down - that surrounded Gin Properties (the walls of Alexandria Safe-Zone).
- In the Episode Insider, Angela Kang confirms that Rosita and Father Gabriel Stokes had broken up sometime between the 1st and 2nd trimesters of Season 11.
- Sherrandy says both Rosita and Gabriel may die, leaving Eugene Porter & Maxxine Mercer to take care of Soccoro "Coco" Espinosa.
- Rachael mentions that Josh Hamilton (who played Lance Hornsby) was still in the credits. Could he show up as a walker? Perhaps even a variant?
- Dave mentions that Maggie is referred by The Commonwealth troopers as 525. Do you think this number as any significance?
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