But even Carols beet-and-acorn cookies (AMC is surely publishing a cookbook soon, right?)
cant wash away the bad taste of battle thats about to come the Alexandrians way.
He believes they have to take the fight to Negan while they still have the element of surprise.
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Naturally its only Morgan who has any real objection to the plan.
He suggests giving Negan and his people a choice, a way out of their deaths.
Rick disagrees because he believes announcing their presence guarantees that more lives are put at risk.
Best to take this group out now rather than wonder what striking up some palaver might do.
Maggie explains to Glenn that she has to be willing to go into the fray.
Life is more personally messy for a few other romantic pairings around town ahead of the presumably big fight.
Abraham is packing up to leave…not for the battle but to leave Rosita.
She stops by Tobins porch, where he sits also deprived of a good nights sleep.
Its because she was a mother and continues to be one for just about everyone in town.
Denise finds Tara in the kitchen, where the latter says those three all-important words: I love you.
How are they going to do that?
By finding a walker lookalike, of course.
Rick takes a scouting crew out to do a little hunting.
(Answer: Hes still who he was…and its harder to see him in the dark.)
These are going to bepeopletheyre killing, and that makes for a life-changing proposition.
Its a bridge they eventually have to cross but not before an appropriated head to fool the Saviors.
They find one close enough, but they notice the nose isnt quite right.
And to Andy, Ricks behavior makes him scarier than what hes about to face.
He approaches the building by car and steps out with a bag.
Two gun-toting guards come out to greet him, demanding to see the head.
They inspect it, and, assuredly thanks to Ricks expert punching skills, it passes muster.
At first, things go well.
A swift knife to the neck of a sleeping man in one room, another murder next door.
But the killing proves to be more difficult for Glenn and Heath.
The two are paired up and find a room with one man to kill apiece.
Unfortunately, the two are forced into combat when the fire alarm goes off and wakes the entire building.
The whole compound is sent into a frenzy, and even those outside are pulled into the fight.
The two are out on the perimeter, which would seem like a safe place considering the carnage inside.
Bullets fly, blood sprays, and mayhem ensues in every corner of the building.
The door shut behind them, they open fire through the flimsy door, hoping to stop their attackers.
And they seemingly do.
Silence follows as they await returning fire, inching toward the door until they crack it open.
They find bodies strewn about, puddles of blood below them and spatters of it on the wall.
The morning is much quieter than their night, giving them a chance to consider the fight.
They gun the man down, and Daryl tackles him because that is no ordinary bike, after all.
The groups focus shifts, however, when the mans radio crackles.
A womans voice emits from it, telling them all to lower their weapons.
Shes not willing to come out from wherever shes hiding, but she will talk.
And she expects theyll want to talk back, as this mystery person reveals they have Carol and Maggie.
Guess those werent the only Saviors in town.
