Sunday, March 10, 2019

Dead Viewing: Season 9, Episode 13-"Chokepoint"

***WARNING***
***You may want to stop here.***
***There will be spoilers.***
***This is not a review. It is just my thoughts as I'm watching the show.***
***I update during commercials.***
Remember, I'm just writing what I see and reacting.

Welcome back, everyone!  The fugitives are on the run, but they are not going to Hilltop because Tara made a deal with the Whisperers. Daryl is upset that Lydia lied about the number of Whisperers. She tells him he was holding her in a cage. Henry suggest that he and Lydia run separate to which everyone says it's a bad idea. Daryl insists they keep moving, but Connie leads the group from their hiding spot. Beta and crew are now on their trail.

Meanwhile, the Kingdom is getting their fair together. Nabila and Carol are discussing how the fair is a new beginning. They noticed Jerry, Diane, and their group have been jumped and stripped of their armour. They call themselves the "Highwaymen," and they claim to own all of the roads around the Kingdom, and they are going to charge all the people a toll to come to the Kingdom. They debate as to whether or not its the former Sanctuary members. The Hilltop group is on their way to the fair, but a tree is blocking their path. Kelly is  nervous because Connie has not comeback. Back to Daryl and crew, Connie convinces Daryl to take a higher position off the ground called the Chokepoint. He asks Lydia how will the Whisperers will roll as a crew with the Walkers. She tells him with a herd, maybe 5 or 6, but the one he needs to worry about is Beta. She is also worried that going high will get them trapped. 

Jerry and his crew have found the Highwaymen, and they are not the Whisperers it seems. Carol wants to talk to the Highwaymen; Jerry thinks it was a death threat. Carol still wants to talk, but she tells Ezekiel that if they won't listen to reason, then they will kill them. I love Carol. Connie has found a stash of supplies in this building. Connie and her crew hid in this building once. Connie wants Lydia to sat, but Daryl tells her their friends will die if they take her back. Connie leaves him with a note that says they have friends she doesn't. The leader of the Highwaymen only wants to talk to the King, but Ezekiel tells they rule together. The Highwaymen have been hiding among the mannequins and want to hold the King hostage, but his crew surrounds the Highwaymen. The King offers them a job. They promise if they keep the road to the Kingdom safe, they will give them access to the Kingdom and the fair. The leader initially balks laughing that they need to do better than that. Carol then offers them a movie.

Daryl and crew are barricading themselves in and waiting for Beta to come. Lydia tells Henry that she does not want to kill her people; he tells her he will try not kill her people. She asks why he came for her, and he tells her that he cares about her. A group of walkers have come upon the Hilltop group attacking them. Tammy protects the new baby in a trunk and manages to kill a few walkers to save Earl. A group of horsemen approach. It's the Highwaymen coming to escort them Hilltop to the Kingdom. I guess they took Carol's deal, which was probably best considering what happens when people say no to Carol.

Beta and crew have arrived in town. Daryl just killed the guy Beta was comforting the night before who was bitten by a walker. They are trying to use the walkers to barricade them in. Daryl takes Lydia with him. She kisses Henry and follows Daryl. The walkers are trapped, but Beta and the crew climb over the trap. Daryl locks Lydia in a closet to protect her since she will not fight against the Whisperers. Henry knocks out one of the female Whisperers, and Connie takes out another. Henry is knocked down by one. Henry is wounded (of course), bu he takes out another. Lydia breaks out of the closet to help Henry who is bleeding badly. Beta picks up Daryl and throws him like a child. He asks about Lydia, and the two begin a knife fight. They loose the knives and start fighting. He holds Daryl's throat over a bandsaw, but Daryl stabs Beta and gets away. Beta searches for him, but Daryl was hiding with Connie's stash. Daryl sneaks up behind him and knocks Beta down an elevator shaft.

The Kingdom is setting up the fair. The head Highway man nods at Carol as the Hilltop arrives at the Kingdom. Carol is upset to see that Henry is not with them. Tara is surprised that Daryl has not arrived. Connie uses her slingshot to lure the walkers out of the building. The four of them are on their way to Alexandria. Beta meanwhile is broken, but not dead in the elevator shaft, and he is hella mad...

Last week, I made a mistake on the title, I update the post with the correct episode number and title. Until next week...

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