Warning: this blog contains spoilers!
The Walking Dead is keeping a frantic pace in the second half of season eight.
Titled “The Lost and the Plunderers,” the episode saw allegiances tested and the gore-factor cranked up a few notches. Familiar faces are resurfacing, and old decisions are coming back to haunt various characters – some with fatal results.
Check out our picks for this episode’s top five moments!
05. Oceanside Shows Enid and Aaron Mercy
After Enid killed the leader of Oceanside in what seemed to be defense of Aaron, the two found themselves facing potential execution. But Cyndie, the older granddaughter, spared them. It’s also interesting to compare the talk the Oceansiders had with Enid and Aaron to the one Morgan, Ezekiel, and Carol had with Gavin last week. One person’s hero can be another’s villain.
04. Rick and Negan Have a Serious Chat
No theatrics, no puns, no bravado – just the show’s two leading men having a serious talk about the war, the losses, and the way it all could’ve possibly been avoided. Negan blamed Carl’s death on Rick, a harsh sentiment even considering the man who said it. Also, Carl’s letter recipients’ names being used as title cards was a creative touch.
03. A Special Delivery Arrives at the Sanctuary
While Carl sent some heartwarming letters, Maggie sent an emphatic message through a very grim package. Upon prying open the coffin and finding the zombified Savior, Negan and Simon clashed on what to do. Maggie’s move may have helped breed more division between the boss and his right-hand man. Speaking of which…
02. Simon Takes Out the Garbage, People
After being assigned to visit Jadis and her “Heapsters” to get them back on board with The Saviors, Simon seemed to become agitated by their willingness to work with Rick. Despite being ordered to kill only one person, Simon killed two - immediately after confiscating all their weapons. When Jadis hit him in retaliation, he ordered the execution of all her people. He aimed to make them feel remorse, but will he be the one who’s sorry once Negan finds out he disobeyed orders?
01. Jadis Disposes of Her Zombified Trash-Family
That's the proper term, right? The garbage people are so despised, the writers decided to kill them all twice in the same episode - the second time with a machine designed to grind-up trash! This was actually a very powerful scene that combined the creative gross-out factor of seeing walker after walker ground into red goo with the slightly sorrowful sight of a near-catatonic Jadis soaking in the trauma of the moment. She tried to convince Rick and Michonne to help her escape the walker-filled pit, but her plea was rejected. Can’t blame them – guess the triple-cross wasn’t such a good idea in hindsight.
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