The Whisperer Warhas been, thus far, kinda slow.
He has an emotional connection to members of the community, it seems.
He looks after them.
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Its a glimmer of humanity that helps explain Lydias connection to them.
Oh, the delusion of young love.
The group, unknown to the pages of Robert KirkmansWalking Deadcomics, call themselves the Highwaymen.
Carol shoots that down quickly.
Remember when she lit them all on fire this season?
Ezekiels initial plan is to attack first, ask questions later.
But Carol urges an attempt at peace talks.
The Highwaymen couldve killed Jerrys group, but they didnt.
They couldve been more life-threatening in their ransom demand, but they werent.
Are they the kind of people who kill instead of compromise?
They agree to keep the roads clear for the Kingdom as people make their way to their compound.
In the beginning, Nabila walks with Carol, surveying the fairgrounds at the Kingdom.
She says after everything theyve done to get to where they are now, theres no turning back.
Beta does come for them and the trap works.
As the group split up to clear out the attacking Whisperers, Henry is stabbed in the leg.
He wouldve been killed, except Lydia rushes out after hearing screams, unleashing Dog on his attacker.
Daryl matches Betas brute strength with quickness, but Beta, too, is fast and feral.
As Daryl somersaults through a hole in a wall, Beta makes his own path by punching straight through.
Daryl cant take him down head-to-head, so he outsmarts the enemy.
Hiding in Connies emergency stash space, he pops up behind Beta and shoves him down an elevator shaft.
A thud emphasizes the long fall to solid ground.
With Henry injured, Daryl regroups with the others and plans to go to Alexandria to stitch him up.
But he knows they cant stay there for long if the Whisperers track them to the community.
Daryl, now warming up to Lydia, says they can all keep running.
Theyre going to have to because Beta didnt die.
He wakes with a new ferocity, reflecting his animal nature.
Alpha, dont let us down.
Make us feel something again.
