We're on the right path, even if we are on the wrong road.
Saviors on a bridge hear over the walkie that Dr. Carson and Father Gabriel have escaped. We see Daryl with the surviving Alexandrians under the bridge head into the woods towards Hilltop. A zombie comes out of the woods and attacks Dwight. He fights it off by himself even though he has an injured arm. Tara stands back and watches. Dr. Carson and Father Gabriel sit in a car. Gabriel is looking at a map. They are lost on their way to Hilltop. Gabriel is having problems seeing. A zombie drags itself across the ground. Carson is worried that the infection is damaging Gabriel's eyes. Gabriel says that Carson is supposed to be at Hilltop with Maggie. He needs to have faith. "We're on the right path, even if we are on the wrong road." Carson doesn't believe that God is leading the way. The car isn't starting and the zombie is approaching.
Dead zombie. Carson checks Gabriel's vision. Carson says he was stupid for letting Gabriel leave. Gabriel is too sick. Carson hid antibiotics at Hilltop. Their conversation stops when Gabriel hears a bell. They walk through the woods toward the sound. They come upon some buildings. Gabriel sees it as their salvation but Carson looks worried. Rosita stops Daryl. The rest of the group is way behind them resting. Tara asks Daryl why Dwight is still alive. Daryl says the fighting isn't over but Tara is done waiting. Daryl just replies, "Not now. Not yet." Rosita agrees with Daryl. It looks like Hilltop is fortifying their walls. Morgan, Henry, and Carol are at Hilltop.
Morgan wants Carol to get Henry to eat. Carol wants to take over for Morgan. Jared calls out to Morgan. He thinks Henry is creepy and wants Morgan to take him elsewhere. He says the Saviors are going to come rescue them. Henry interrupts him and asks who killed his brother. Carol tells Henry to go eat. Henry begins to protest. Morgan tells him to go and he obeys. Carol says that neither Henry nor Morgan are fine. She orders Morgan to take a break. He walks away. Carol takes his place watching the captured Saviors as Maggie looks on.
Negan is disappointed with Eugene. He wants to know how Gabriel and Dr. Carson got away. He says they will be brought back and he will get the truth out of them. Eugene asks what happened to Alexandria. Negan responds, "Do you care, Eugene, after they tried to blow you off the face of this Earth?" Negan says he is going to put Eugene in charge of his own outpost. Eugene will be making bullets so they can settle this thing with Rick. Negan tells him about the set up of the outpost. Eugene wants to know if there will be wine. Negan says there will.
Gabriel sits in a cabin. He shakes a piggy bank and laughs. He doesn't look good. He grabs a pad of paper and tries to read what it says. Carson tells him to lie down. The person who owned the cabin was a radio operator. Carson reads the pad but it is just a script for a radio message for other survivors to hold on. According to the logs there was no signal. Gabriel believes the person who lived there used the message to survive. Carson opens up a bedroom door to find a zombie handcuffed to a bed with a plastic bag over it's head. There are pill bottles and a bottle of booze on the floor. This must be the radio operator.
Daryl, Rosita, and Tara discuss which way to go. Dwight says Negan won't send Saviors down to the swamp because it was considered too dangerous. Tara doesn't trust Dwight. The Alexandrians don't trust Dwight. Dwight says that he not only turned on the Saviors, he killed them as well. But one Savior got away and when Negan finds out he will go after Dwight. "I chose my side. This is it. I'm here to help you beat Negan, After that, well, I know how it ends." Daryl says they will try the swamps. Tara is not happy.
Maggie sits in her office looking at baby Gracie. Knight walks in. The inventory shows that rations are low and they will have to be cut by a third in order to make it through the week. The numbers are worse if the prisoners are included. Jesus is out scavenging. Carson tells Gabriel to lie down. Gabril hands a bottle of pills to Carson and asks him to read them. Carson finds two bottles of antibiotics. Carson says the dead man may have saved Gabriel's life. Gabriel responds, "I'm not saying a word."
Daryl says that even if Dwight's plan works it won't change anything. Dwight tells Daryl that everything he did was for Sherry. Sherry let Daryl out before she escaped. He hopes she is still out there. They arrive at a large swamp. They kill one zombie in the water. A few Alexandrians volunteer to clear a path. Dwight wants to help but Daryl won't let him. Tara stays back with the group.
Maggie walks up to the prisoner pen to speak to Gregory. He says he has been behaving so he wants to leave. The blond Savior says they have all been behaving. He tells her they don't have to be enemies. He wants time outside for good behavior. She says they don't have the resources for that. She tells them she is cutting off their rations for a few days. Her people come first.
Rosita looks back at Tara. She steps on a zombie and kills it. Daryl and Siddiq come upon several zombies stuck in the swamp. Dwight says they have to clear them out. They make their way across killing the zombies. Tobin plays with Judith. Zombies walk through the woods. Tara volunteers Dwight to help her kill them.
Gabriel's fever has broken but his eyesight is not improving. If it doesn't get better soon the damage could become permanent. Carson asks Gabriel if the thought of losing his vision scares or angers him. Gabriel responds, "I'm letting Him lead the way." He can feel the look of skepticism on Carson's face. He knocks over the piggy bank and inside are car keys and a map. On the map is Barrington House at Hilltop.
Dwight kills a zombie. Tara has Dwight kill the last zombie. He apologizes for killing Denise. He doesn't expect her forgiveness. She points her gun at him. He drops his knife and tells her he hates the Saviors and Negan. She doesn't care. Killing him will make her feel better. She shoots and he runs. She chases after him. She catches up with him and points her gun to his head. He says, "I new it was gonna happen. I just wanted to help you win first." They hear Saviors and hide in the bushes. She still points her gun at him.
Carson and Gabriel look for the car. Gabriel hears banging. He looks up and sees a sign that reads "Danger traps in yard." Carson steps on a trap and a zombie approaches. Several zombies go towards Carson. One of them gets it's foot caught in a trap. Carson shoots two of them but a third one causes him to lose the gun. Gabriel looks for the gun, finds it, closes his eyes, and shoots the zombie. Carson says, "You did it." Gabriel says, "I think I might have had some help." Carson laughs.
The Saviors say they are going to the swamp. Dwight comes out of the bushes. The Saviors thought the was dead. They want to know what happened. He says they were ambushed but he got away. He asks what happened to Laura (the Savior that escaped). No one has seen her. They are out there looking for the Alexandrians. He says he just came from there and leads them away from the Alexandrians. Tara runs back and finds Rosita. Rosita saw Tara running after Dwight. Tara asks why Rosita didn't stop her. Rosita replies, "No one could've stopped me." Daryl yells at Tara. He's worried Dwight will tell Negan everything. Tara says he won't. He led the Saviors away from them. Rosita backs her up. Daryl begins to yell about how he will deal with Dwight but stops the minute he sees Judith. He leads the group into the swamp.
Carson and Gabriel make it to the car. Some Saviors find them. They drag them back to their vehicle. Carson says the Saviors must have heard the gunfire. Gabriel responds, "He's still leading the way. Believe it, and you'll see it." Carson smiles and says, "I think I do see it." Carson grabs a Savior's gun but is shot. Gabriel says no over and over again. He begins to cry.
Daryl and the Alexandrians arrive at Hilltop. Carol runs to meet them. She smiles but stops when she sees Daryl's face. He shakes his head and says no. Maggie comes and we see Enid crying. They know about Carl. Maggie holds Enid. Henry asks Carol how Carl died. Carol says he was helping a stranger. Morgan tells Henry that Gavin killed Ben. Henry killed Gavin. So they are even. No more need for revenge. Siddiq thanks Maggie for her hospitality. He says it's everything. He asks if they have an infirmary and he tells her that he has medical experience and can help.
Eugene makes bullets at his new outpost. One of the wives comes up to him and tells him he was destined for it. She wants to help. He gives her his dinner order. He tells her where to put the food and declares that the official cafeteria. He tells her that soon his brow will need wiping. He is interrupted by Negan who comes in with Gabriel. He says Gabriel told him how he escaped. Gabriel says Carson helped him escape. Negan brought Gabriel to help. He can't see but his hands still work. Eugene tells Negan they only have a few bullets. Negan isn't happy. Eugene suggest rigging several catapults with zombie parts and throwing them at Hilltop. Negan likes the idea. He says, "Big day tomorrow." Eugene approaches Gabriel. Gabriel says, "I thought I found it. What I was meant to do." Eugene says he has. "Get sortin'."
Maggie and some of her crew approach the prisoners. She announces the prisoners will be taken out of the pen in pairs for exercise and medical attention. Gregory and blond Savior are the first to go. They will clean out the stables and receive quarter rations. Gregory says they should consider evacuating. He asks, "How can we win?" She responds, "How can we lose?"
Negan has his Saviors out by the gates of Sanctuary. He hits one of the zombie gates with Lucille. It begins to bleed. He rubs Lucille in the blood. He is going to use zombie parts as biological warfare against the people of Hilltop. The people at Hilltop will learn to tow the line dead, alive, or somewhere in between.
Final Thoughts
- The conversation of faith versus science between Carson and Gabriel reminded me of Lost and the conversations between Jack and Locke.
- I'm fine with Morgan lying to Henry about who actually killed Ben. Henry is going towards the dark side and does not need to know that his brother's killer is right there in Hilltop.
- How long will Dwight be okay at Sanctuary. They think Laura is dead but she could still be alive. How long will he be able to stay at Sanctuary even though he hates it?
- I liked how no one verbalizes that Carl has died. You just see the characters react to the news in silence. The scene is more powerful that way.
- I wonder how Negan's biological warfare idea is going to play out.
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