The Walking Dead Season 6 Episode 11 "Knots Untie"

 You're world is about to get a whole lot bigger.

Abraham tells a story from his army days to Sasha. He talks about Maggie having a baby. Sasha thinks they are having a baby because of the way things go in this new world. Sasha tells him he won't see her tomorrow because she is starting a new shift and Eugene will now be his patrol partner. He seems sad to lose her as a partner. I can't tell if she switched with Eugene on purpose. Does she have feelings for Abraham but doesn't want to mess up his relationship with Rosita? Rosita wakes Abraham up. It appears he was thinking of Sasha while he was with Rosita. She tosses him a necklace she made for him from a cracked brake light on the fuel truck. He stares at the necklace while he thinks about Sasha.

Maggie is tying some poles together. Glenn walks up. She tells him about tomato plants that they are planting. He tells her not to worry the plants will grow. They hear a noise and see Denise call Abraham who runs down to the cell with her. We see Jesus look at a painting on a wall and Carl comes up from behind and points a gun at him. Jesus tells Carl he was waiting for Carl's parents to get dressed. Rick and Michonne rush down to them half dressed. That does not go unnoticed by Carl. Daryl, Abraham and the others join them. Rick asks Jesus how he escaped. One guard can't watch two exits. Or third floor windows. Daryl seems pissed. Jesus tells them that their arsenal is well equipped but their food supply is low. He sends his complements to the chef who left a cookie for him. She is not there. "We got off to a bad start. But we are on the same side, the living side." He tells them about his community. His job is to find other settlements to trade with. He thought Rick and Daryl looked like trouble. "I was wrong. You're good people and this is a good place." Jesus says they raise live stock and grow food. He wants to show them his community. Maggie asks if he was already trading with other groups. "You're world is about to get a whole lot bigger."

Daryl fixes the RV's engine. Denise tries to give him homemade oatcake. He asks if she is doing this because he tried to get the soda for her. Yes, and because he reminds her of someone she used to know. He hopes it tastes better than it looks. Carl asks Rick if he is sure about Jesus's community. Rick thinks if it is true it could be the start of everything. Rick tells Carl that he and Michonne just happened last night. Carl is cool with it. He tells Carl to get his stuff. Carl says he will stay behind and keep Alexandria safe. He doesn't think he would make the best first impression with his messed up face. Abraham and Maggie join Daryl and Rick. Glenn has his hand on Maggie's belly. Abraham asks Glenn if he was trying to have a baby when he and Maggie have sex (or pouring the Bisquick). Abraham says he is happy that they have the guts to do something like have a baby during the zombiepocalypse. Glenn responds, "We're trying to build something, me and her. All of us." Rick puts his hand on Michonne's knee. She holds his hand. Rick stops when he sees a recent car crash. Jesus says it is one of his group. Rick stops the RV and they all get out. Rick points his gun at Jesus. "If this is a trick this won't end will for you." Jesus says his people are in trouble. His group doesn't have a lot of fighters. He asks to borrow a gun but Daryl quickly says no. Daryl wants to know if this is a trick. Rick will save Jesus's people but he wants Jesus to stay behind with one of his group. Maggie volunteers.  He gives Maggie orders to shoot Jesus if she hears a whistle. They go inside the building.

Rick and the gang cautiously make their way inside the building. Zombies can be heard growling. Rick and Michonne quickly dispatch three zombies. They find a couple of people and reassure them that they are there to help. Glenn and Daryl kill two more zombies. They find another man. He wants to find his friend that was hurt in the crash. Abraham walks down a hallway and a zombie can be heard growling. He walks up to a man and pulls his knife out. It almost looks like he was going to kill him. Daryl gets his attention and they all make their way to the RV. One of the men introduces himself to Maggie. He is Harlan. They were bringing back medication. Harlan is a doctor. Glenn asks about prenatal vitamins. He was an obstetrician so he owes them. Jesus asks Freddy (the injured man that Abraham almost killed) if he is okay. Freddy thought Abraham was going to kill him. He saw his wife that died before the zombiepocalypse. Abraham just stares at Freddy. The RV gets stuck in the  muddy road. Jesus says not to worry since they have arrived at their destination, the Hilltop.

The group make their way down a dirt road to the gates. Two men tell the group to give up their weapons. Harlan tells the guards that he vouches for Rick's group. Rick wants the leader to come out to them. Jesus says no, "Don't you see what just happened? I'm letting you keep your guns." Hilltop ran out of ammo months ago. Jesus tells them that he trusts them and for Rick and his group to trust his group. Jesus orders one of the men to open the gates. The gates open and we see a large plantation house and some trailers. A chicken coop and a barbecue. The trailers came from a FEMA camp. The plantation is called Barrington House a living history museum. The upstairs windows allow them to see for miles in every direction. Jesus shows them inside. A door opens and a man walks out. It is Gregory, Hilltop's leader. Gregory tells them to get cleaned up. Rick says they're fine. Gregory tells them to get washed up before he will talk to them. Rick wants Maggie to talk to Gregory. He shouldn't do it and Maggie needs to start doing these things (Deanna was grooming her to be a leader in Alexandria and she's less likely to pull a weapon on him). Abraham asks Daryl how long Rick and Michonne have been together. He asks if Daryl ever thinks about settling down now that things have settled. Daryl says, "You think shit's settled?"

Maggie walks into Gregory's office. She corrects him when he calls her Natalie. He tells her he visited Barrington House when it was a museum. He is kind of sleazy and hitting on her. Jesus told Gregory that her group saved their doctor. She wants to know how they survived since the beginning. He is good at this and doesn't get hung up on the details. (Does this mean he let's others deal with the details while he sits pretty in the nice house?). He asks about Alexandria. She tells him they started planting food and they have a decent weapons cache. She wants to talk trade. He tells her that Jesus told him their food situation is challenged. He is happy to help but he can't give things away for free. He offers to let her people work at the Hilltop for food. He wants her to stay. She tells him to stop hitting on her. They need things and she needs things. She offers to trade. He calls her Natalie again and tells her that they are fine. Is her group doing fine?

Jesus tells Rick and Daryl that he wants to trade but they don't really need ammo urgently. Rick tells him that they want food. Jesus tells them that Hilltop is doing well now and Alexandria will do well next. He wants a few days to convince Gregory. Michonne agrees to give him a few days. Some man walks in and tells him that "they" are back. Gregory asks Ethan what happened. Ethan tells them that Negan kept a Craig because it wasn't enough. Another man asks Gregory if the drop was light. Gregory says it wasn't. Negan will keep Craig alive if Ethan delivers a message to Gregory. Ethan says, "I'm sorry." and stabs Gregory. Rick fights with Ethan. Another man and Abraham fight. The man almost chokes Abraham. Abraham hears Sasha's voice saying, "Maybe that's why. Because the way things go," (That is what she said to him that morning). Daryl brakes the man's arm to stop him from killing Abraham.Ethan fights with Rick and almost chokes him. Glenn goes to help Rick but Ethan yells, "Anyone trying to stop me is killing my brother." Craig, Negan's hostage, is Ethan's brother. Michonne tells Ethan to drop his knife. Rick stabs Nathan in the neck. Rick stands up and says, "What?" A woman punches Rick. The Michonne pushes the one to the ground and tells her, "Don't." You do not mess with Michonne's man. Jesus steps in and comes between Rick and one of the guards. Jesus tells Rick to put the gun away. Things aren't as simple as they might seem. He wants Rick to give him some time. The doctor attends to Gregory. Abraham lies on the ground smiling. Daryl asks him if he is okay. Abraham replies, "I'm better than alright." He stands up and we see the necklace Rosita gave him lying on the ground.

Jesus tells the group that Gregory will be alright. Rick tells Jesus that Abraham had a run in with Negan's group. Who is Negan? He is the leader of a group called the Saviors. They made a lot of demands and threats and beat a teenage boy to death in front of everyone. Gregory is not good with confrontation so he made a deal with Negan. They give the Saviors half of everything in exchange, the Saviors don't kill them.The Hilltop doesn't fight back because most of their group doesn't know how to fight. They also don't know how many people make up the Saviors. Daryl says that Negan is just a boogeyman. Abraham tells Jesus that they killed some of Negan's gang. Daryl says they will take out Negan in exchange for food, medicine, and a cow.

Rick discusses the situation with Michonne, Maggie, and Glenn. He says, " They have food, we don't. We don't have enough of anything. Except us. What we can do. This is the trade." Maggie says the trade will cost them something. Gregory is up and wants to talk to Maggie. Rick tells her that Deanna was right about her. Jesus apologizes for Gregory being a prick.

Maggie tells Gregory that he was lucky her group was there. She tells him that her group can handle Negan and give them their man back. He doesn't care about the hostage. She says if they give them supplies they will rescue their man and take care of Negan. He wants to know why she balked at his offer for them to work for the food. She says they need the food and will work for it. She wants half of what they have. Negan will keep wanting more and soon they will have nothing left. Without ammo and fighters they will be dead. So she wants half of everything they have right now. "You see? I have leverage." They have a deal.  The group loads food into the RV. Rick tells one of the men that they will get Craig back. He wants to know everything the man knows about Negan's compound. He also wants the man to go with them. The man agrees. Jesus wants to go with them. Rick assures Michonne that they will win this fight because they have to win. Maggie is getting a sonogram thanks to Harlan. Baby Rhee looks healthy. Glenn shows Michonne the sonogram picture. She smiles and then shows the photo to Daryl who half smiles and then passes the photo to Abraham. He smiles back at Glenn. Glenn nods and smiles.

 Final Thoughts

- Best line for the episode is a tie for Abraham and Rick. Abraham's making the Bisquick comment and Glenn's reaction were priceless. Rick saying "What?" after stabbing Ethan in the neck as if it's the most natural thing in the world. 

- Gregory is super creepy and sleazy. I was glad that Maggie didn't take any of his crap. She even called him out on it. She did a great job negotiating with him, Rick was right to have her be the spokesperson for the group.

- Abraham is clearly in love with Sasha. He was thinking of her the entire time he was with Rosita at the beginning of the episode. He also thought of her when he was almost choked to death. Freddy talked about seeing his wife before he thought he was going to die and Abraham saw Sasha not Rosita.

- I don't think that things will go as easily for Rick's gang when they encounter the Saviors. Rick thinks that just because his group has strong fighters they can defeat anyone but they have no idea how many people form the Saviors, how many of them are fighters, or how many weapons they have. They could be like the wolves but well armed.

 - Where was Carol? Daryl mentions that the cookie maker wasn't there. Was she out patrolling? Wouldn't she have wanted to go to Hilltop?