Sunday, March 24, 2019

Dead Viewing: Season 9, Episode 15-"The Calm Before"

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***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!!! It is the next to the last episode of the season, and we are getting an extended season tonight. I know we are going to start losing some of our TWD family tonight, but knowing that still does not prepare me for the evil that Alpha is about to unleash upon them. I know it is a boring concept, but I wish they could have just one semi-peaceful season.

Who is this killing Walkers already? Who are these strangers standing outside of Hilltop? Now, they've been in Hilltop for five years. Miles and Hilda. So, why are we just meeting them? So, she's a carver. So, Miles and Hilda are Alpha's first victims. Well, thanks for introducing and killing them so quickly, TWD. Nice knowing, ya, kids...

Ezekiel giving a speech at the fair about Rick and Carl's vision. He is also talking about how Jesus brought them all together. The Fair of New Beginning begins with the launching of doves. Carol and Mika's group are preparing to leave to find Henry when Michonne, Daryl, and the crew pull up to the gates of Kingdom. Tara sees Lydia and reminds them that Lydia should not have come back. Michonne calls a meeting of the leaders. Alexandria has voted to give Lydia sanctuary. Michonne reminded everyone how Tara was taken by everyone after she was with the Governor. They have decided to form a mutual protection pact. They are going to send a group of fighters to protect Hilltop and each other. They all decide to sign the charter that Michonne created. All the leaders sign. Michonne tells Gabriel to sign for Alexandria as the leader of the council. Rachel Ward, who I vaguely remember, showed up for Oceanside. I had no idea they were still around.

Lydia and Henry take a walk around the fair. Henry and Lydia both say that they wish they could go to Hilltop with them. Ezekiel tells Carol that their son is going on a date to the movies. Luke is trying to convince Alden to sing, as Enid declares Alden her boyfriend. (You know, I'm having a hard time remembering all these names!!!). Meanwhile, Kelly is still mad at Connie for leaving and not saying goodbye. When then find out from Connie, as she implies, that she may have lost a child, which is why she was determined to save the baby and Lydia. Kelly is calmed, but reminds her that they should always say goodbye because they never know which goodbye will be the last. Connie telling Daryl to be safe as he prepares to leave to go to Hilltop.

Michonne and Siddiq are walking and talking about going to Hilltop. Siddiq kinda tells Michonne about his baby after she told him to keep an eye on Judith. Addy apologized to Henry for ratting him out while Gage gives Lydia a complex by telling her that Addy likes Henry and Henry liked Lydia. Ezekiel offers Daryl a home once everything has settled at Hilltop. Carol tells Ezekiel to enjoy the fair, but he says he won't until she comes back. So, Carol, Daryl, Michonne, Yumiko, and crew head off to Hilltop. The Highwaymen show them the wagon that was attacked by the Whisperers. Yumiko decides to go with Carol, Daryl, and Michonne try to find the Hilltoppers who were ambushed.  Magna, Dianne, and Oscar go on to Hilltop. Michonne's group see the Hilltoppers who have been turned to walkers; they try to head back but are surrounded by walkers and possibly Whisperers. After killing a bunch of walkers, they are surrounded by Whisperers. Then, Beta shows up telling them to drop the weapons. He tells them that all they had to do was bring him the girl, and no one else would have had to die, but now that deal is done.

Why do we have this little Ezekiel Flashback. There is Alpha dressed like Hilda behind Jerry and Nabila. Eugene and Rosita having a conversation above the fair. They discuss how they should still be friends regardless of how things have turned out, and she thanks him for all the help with Gabriel. Henry is busy looking for Lydia. Tara talks to Rachel and Gabriel talk about sharing training techniques. Tara is still worried about Hilltop. Everyone is enjoying the fair. Henry finally finds Lydia, who is sulking about Addy. Alpha sees a picture of Ezekiel and Carol and sees Tammy and Earl with the baby. Henry tells Lydia that he doesn't like Addy like that, and that he likes her and they kiss. Meanwhile, he leaves to go check on a pipe. Alpha spots Rosita and Eugene. Alpha pretends to be Debbie from Alexandria, and goes to the clothing booth escorted by Ezekiel. Ezekiel is missing the movie. Henry is late to the movie as well. Alpha sits down next to Lydia and tells her to be quiet.

Alpha has made it back. Daryl tells her that she is not getting Lydia back. Alpha says you think this was about my daughter. She tells them that Lydia was weak, and that they are in no position to talk to her. She makes Daryl come with her. She shows Daryl her herd of Walkers, and how her people steer them. She tells him that his friends are safe, and in the field to the north. She has marked the border to the north, oh no, the pikes. She tells them to stay out of their territory, or she will unleash her horde upon them. He asked did she kill Lydia. Lydia stands up to Alpha threatening to scream if she doesn't leave. She tells Alpha to leave. Alpha tells her that she was never one of them. She left her. She tells him that she doesn't think he can protect her daughter. She hope that she is wrong. They are to leave through the north field. I'm not ready, y'all...

Here we go y'all with the sad violin. This is about to be bad, bad.  Our group is on the way. Beta asks about Lydia, and Alpha tells him she wants to be alone as she cries. She kills one of the Whisperers who happened upon her crying. Siddiq is beaten and tied to a tree. They find the heads on the pikes. Who are the?  The Highwayman, Alex, D.J., Frankie, Tammy, Addy, Rodney, Enid, Tara, and Henry, Siddiq was supposed to die, but Alpha left him alive to tell the story. Siddiq talked about how they all fought for each other until the very end. Siddiq says that their time was cut short but theirs keeps going for all of them. They need to honor them and remember they died as heroes. He says that's the story he wants to remember. Lydia returns to put the necklace that Henry gave her at the pike where he died as the snow begins to fall. Carol is not going to take lightly the death of Henry though, you can believe that. 

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