Rick’s group takes a trip to Oceanside, while Sasha sits in a cell.

How far along hasThe Walking Deadreally progressed this season?

Characters lost and then found themselves, sure.

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New colonies were introduced, relationships formed and dissolved, and now were on the brink of war.

Come for the walkers, stay for the just-as-intense scavenging.

It seemed like a filler episode to further prolong whatNorman Reedus promiseswill be theBraveheartof the season.

No, she wasnt instantly killed after she ran in guns blazing.

She was captured, and Negan hopes he can get her to come over to his side.

I miss that guy.

The guy who tortured his enemies to their psychological limits isnt there.

Though she can smell some of the B.S.

oozing off of him, she promises to come by later and talk if hes actually serious about it.

Instead, he shrivels at the sight of a walker coming around the bend.

But another walker creeps up and pins him down as he screams for Maggie to save him.

Hes trying not to vomit from panic when a group of Hilltoppers spots them from the road.

Better still, why dont they join the fight?

A little foresight, likeanyforesight, wouldve gone a long way here.

Natania then leads Tara to Rick at gunpoint, threatening to kill her if they dont disperse.

Both the Alexandrians and Oceanside colony are forced to work together to subdue them.

Later, Eugene comes to Sashas cell, speaking from behind the door.

If the finale isBraveheart, then itll be the rallying cry for the war next season.