If there is a question to ask about what you learned about tonight’s episode of The Walking Dead, the answer is, family is family.
That was on full display when Ezekiel stepped in front of The Commonwealth Troopers as they were about to execute Negan and his pregnant wife. That scene and the lines exchanged were some of the most emotional driven scenes of the season. I felt like Khary Payton put his all in delivering the speech as he made a believer out of me as the leader he once was.
Even though I am a huge fan of Negan, it was quite satisfying to see him get a taste of his own medicine for once to see what it is like being treated like crap. Negan used to do this to lower ranking members to The Saviors so it had to come back to him at one point. Jeffrey Dean Morgan really shines on this episode when it comes to his comedic timing in those serious situations.
My only drawback for this episode was Eugene’s trial. There could have been more time to present more things for his case for his defense. It wrapped up abruptly, but Mercer’s kick ass line got me hyped for the next episode.
And finally, Luke and Jules appeared out of nowhere to do what AMC has yet to do since episode 16. That is, update us on Oceanside. There are only two episodes left so I highly doubt we will ever see it again.
This is a much better episode than that mess of “Outpost 21” last week. The story is starting to feel like it is concluding. And bonus points for Rosita as she used that walker to devour Warden. Having a high regard for practical effects, that was really gruesome.
