(This episode is probably the one that I was urged to update the most, because S9E9, which was supposed to return this week, "sneaked away" last week... But last week's holiday really didn't work much, so I can only update it at the normal time now, it's not too late~)
The ninth episode doesn't seem to have much content, but there are a lot of substantive progress: the outpost battle between the Alliance and the Whisperers has fully started; more importantly, after Negan went out for a lap, he understood Many things have found a new meaning in life, and this (semi) one-man show can be one of the best episodes of the ninth season.
front-to-back
The group of people who were trapped in the last episode finally broke through the siege and took away the body of Jesus.
If it was an ordinary corpse group, they would have escaped, but this corpse group mixed into the Whisperer, and they could break through most of the barriers...
During the escape, Michelle, who had not seen each other for a long time, had a good chat with Darryl for a while - Michelle sincerely thanked Darryl for always looking for Rick's body outside. Rick was her lover and also Daryl's best friend, a friendship she will always remember.
It didn't take too many words, the tacit understanding between the two was quickly restored .
The Whisperer has caught up again - the bridge that Rick blew up has been rebuilt, and the quality is significantly better than before, it seems that "Rick's death" really inspired the hearts of the Alliance - On the bridge, the escape team Anti-guests, a Whisperer scout an ambush.
I have to say that "Brother Crossbow" and their fighting skills are very high . After contacting the Whisperer, they quickly adjusted their status and found a countermeasure. They killed two people and captured one alive. Jin, it is not impossible to fight back.
After Michelle and the others returned to the top of the mountain, the people at the top of the mountain welcomed the body of the leader, Jesus. While they were mourning, they also had to consider the issue of the successor .
What Tammy said was the voice of the people in Shanshanzhai: Tara, Jesus has always trusted you, and now it is up to you to make decisions for us. Tara has never been ready, but now, she has to be ready.
The most urgent task is to interrogate the prisoners and ask for the information of the "Whisperer", but as soon as the prisoner Lydia opens her mouth, she knows that "it's not easy to deal with", she always shows a cowardly, innocent and ignorant face, let Darryl There is quite a sense of powerlessness among the others.
The fact is also the case, Lydia avoided the important points, cried and cried a lot, but did not reveal any useful information at all .
The alliance side doesn't have so much time to spend with her now. Michele decides to return to Alexandria immediately to warn her family against the Whisperers, she accepts Aaron's remorse (and is more considerate of each other) and asks Darryl to stay and deal with the captives and take responsibility .
Now that the Mountaintop Village has a great business and strong strength, it is difficult for Tara alone, and she should not be allowed to carry the beam alone. Michelle hopes that a strong man like Darryl will help lead the Mountaintop Village, so that she can walk with confidence .
Jesus was buried, and Darryl rushed to the cell again with grief and anger to interrogate. Perhaps his undisguised killing intent finally scared Lydia, and this time she said a lot of new things— - However, she still did not reveal really useful information about the whisperers , such as "how many people" and so on.
Lydia's performance, like a frightened, unknowing pawn, may be true, maybe it's fake, Darryl can't judge, and it's a bit unwilling to execute her so easily - since Henry Dissuaded himself loudly, Darryl also spared Lydia's life.
Regarding whether Henry is really overflowing with sympathy here, I think it should be combined with the content of his previous chat with Darryl:
After Darryl taught himself, Henry showed a confused side. In the kingdom of God, he was the young master, but in the mountaintop village, he did not know his position...
Combined with Darryl's sentence "Before you get smart, this is your position", I think it is more likely that the two of them "one sings the white face and the other sings the red face" , they may have discussed it in advance, But it could also be Henry, as Daryl temporarily hinted.
Of course, it can't be completely ruled out that Henry just saw the girl's heart softened... In any case, Darryl's "tactical effect" has been achieved, and Lydia is at least willing to tell Henry's name, which is a good start - even if Henry is not enough "Being sensible", and his silent guard behind him, this is his promise to Carol and Michelle.
Revolutionary Friendship
This episode shows a lot of old and new "friendships". In addition to those mentioned above, the most "distressed" is probably Eugene's unrequited love .
Imagine that just the day before, I risked my life to save my sweetheart, and I was lucky enough to be rescued and came back for treatment. The person was not in a good position. I immediately grabbed Rosita's hand and confessed again. Before the words were finished, Rosita went out and had morning sickness... Hit 10,000 points!
Rosita is also loyal to her "personality" that she likes to show mercy. Now she is with Gabriel, but she is pregnant with Siddiq... She has always been reluctant to accept Eugene, it seems that she really only Eugene became a good friend.
Of course, the focus of this episode is more on the "new friendship" . Tara promised Michele to accept the Magna Five, Connie and Kelly have already started helping in the orchard, and Magna and Yumiko are rescuing He proved himself in action, and the rest of Luke couldn't be idle, and took the initiative to petition to help go out to find someone.
A newcomer who just arrived, he wanted to take on the responsibility that required "high trust" as soon as he opened his mouth. Tara and the others were a little hesitant. It was Alden (Al) who accepted him first - as a soldier of the Salvation Army, he was the first to accept him. It should be the most sympathetic to Luke's mood.
In fact, the two are a good match, Luke is good at playing instruments, Alden has a good voice, and they are both positive and optimistic by nature, they are a "perfect match".
But it was this optimism that made them ignore the danger ahead : after discovering Yumiko's arrow, the two saw the corpse in front of them again. They chose the latter.
In the Peak Village, Enid was looking forward to Alden, and Magna, who had become a member of the Peak Village, stood with her.
Magna understands Enid's mood very well, because she also had a sweetheart Bernie. Now, the two of them also await the return of Alden and Luke.
However, the person they were waiting for had already stepped into the Whisperer's trap at this time (after all, they didn't know the existence of the Whisperer and lacked sufficient alertness), and there was no chance of escape.
Although I believe that the new and old people can also develop friendship after getting along over time, but in contrast, going through the life and death war together will have a multiplier effect - now, the friendship of all people in the alliance will be tempered by the fire of war again.
waking up drunk
The most exciting part of this episode naturally belongs to Negan. The short trip outside the wall not only allowed him to experience a fantasy , but also allowed the audience to experience a profound transformation of mood .
What is Negan's mentality and position now? This is the first question. In my opinion, he is no longer the demon king of chaos. The six or seven years in prison have long since wiped out his conceit and arrogance. He who escaped from prison was just a prisoner who simply wanted to breathe fresh air.
After leaving the cell, Negan stole a tomato, slipped a shovel, dressed, and took Judith's compass... He was a man forgotten by Alexander, and no one would really pay attention to him, only from time to time Go to Judith to chat with him.
In the whole of Alexandria, only Judith discovered Negan's intention to escape, which is a bit bizarre in theory, but this is a "freehand" technique , which is not unacceptable.
Even if Judith pointed a gun at him, Negan was reluctant to go back to the cramped place with only four walls and a potty. There was nothing in the cell, and the outside world could exist where he belonged.
"You know me... I promise I won't hurt anyone, I have to leave." Judith knew that Negan didn't lie, and since the other party didn't listen to persuasion, she didn't mind being a favor.
After leaving Alexander, Negan took a few breaths of "free" air, but before he was happy, reality poured cold water on him : it took a lot of effort to kill two slow-moving A walking corpse, but his drinking water and food were destroyed. He could only run to the river to drink raw water, and then vomited...
Negan suddenly found that after years of imprisonment, his skills, physical fitness, and consciousness had declined a lot, and he was no longer as strong and powerful as he used to be.
By the way, the place where Negan vomited seems to be where he executed Glenn and Abraham many years ago, when he had countless men and was invincible, and now he is alone and lonely.
The experience of wearing leather clothes in a clothing store aggravated Negan's psychological gap.
The once dignified leader of the Salvation Army is now being chased by a dog and (almost) bitten by a walking corpse .
Negan longed for a body and mind that belonged to him, which was Salvation—he didn't want to make a comeback, he just wanted a home.
However, the Salvation Hall is now in ruins, no matter how much he whistled, no one knelt down and responded to him.
The food in the dark room that he had opened up was fed to the mice, and only a motorcycle was left to eat ashes... Therefore, Negan would leave the big Rich who turned into a walking corpse "one life", because he came to him. Said that "Big Ritchie" was the last man on the last watch for him.
But is this really what Negan wants? Empty rooms, worthless sand, dusty conference rooms... heck, there's nothing here!
Negan, who was quickly surrounded by emptiness and loneliness, desperately wanted to make the Salvation Hall look like a "home" , with cabinets, tables, chairs, sofas, and three-piece sets of furniture.
The hall of the Salvation Hall after the "temporary renovation" looks decent, but Negan still fails... Even if he renovates the whole Salvation Hall, the result is still the same, there is nothing here.
At this moment, a small group of corpses passed by outside, and their movements took away "Big Rich". This change completely angered Negan, who was full of anger: You should take my only remaining "partner". "Take it away too? !
Negan went out to kill the group of walking corpses and continued to keep "Big Rich" by his side... but he couldn't stand this self-deception anymore.
Looking at the empty Salvation Hall, Negan was once again swallowed up by a strong sense of loneliness, and he happened to touch the compass hanging on his chest, thinking of Judith - before leaving the cell, Negan always thought that he ( Possibly) can also find his concern in the Salvation Hall; after coming to the Salvation Hall, Negan realized that his only concern now is the little girl in Alexandria.
So, Negan turned around and ended up with "Big Ritchie", ended the so-called delusions he didn't know, and stepped on the motorcycle and went home.
Judith had said that seeing Negan again would shoot, and she did - she seemed to be sure that Negan would come back because she knew "there's nothing left to linger on out there" .
In the face of Judith, who is still unknown, Negan lost his temper completely. He confessed his mistake and repented, and took the initiative to return the compass.
At this moment, the endless world outside is not as attractive as the cell within Alexander's square inch, and Negan "confessed".
In the past war, although Negan was the loser, he always believed that he had not lost. Even if he didn't want to win it back today, he still hoped to live a more "value" life - this trip outside the wall made Negan understood/give up, he really lost everything in the past, lost completely, lost completely.
- "Back to Alexandria, and then what?"
- "I'll let you know when I know."
No matter how clever Judith was, this time Negan was deceived: she did not know that she had become the biggest motivation for Negan to smile and look at life from now on.
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