But as much as things stay the same, theyre also changing.
All three are, in some fashion, wrestling with their pasts.
But he clearly would like for them to be more than the occasional hook-up.
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Shes initially curt but eventually accepts his invitation to dinner before he leaves her be for the day.
And if only he knew just what kind of day she was about to have.
), so he chooses the longer road.
Denise goes with him.
(Asking who taught Rosita what she knows, she receives a curt response back.)
They make their way in, where the trapped odor almost makes Denise gag.
But rather than revealing what she had for breakfast, Denise collects herself and begins exploring with others.
(Sadly, the walker does not simply seem to be a bigBuffy the Vampire Slayerfan.)
They do so via the train tracks.
Her description of him reminds Daryl of his own brother.
But what it reminds Denise of is that she needs to be brave.
Rosita and Daryl think its better left alone, but Denise doesnt listen.
The other two rush over to help, but Denise wants them to leave her be.
She needs to do this.
She needs to prove to herself that shes brave, that shes ready to face this world.
And so she kills it.
Daryl and Rosita are, frankly, pissed.
They give her hope; they give her strength to not be afraid.
But shes been afraid all this time and shes sick of it.
Shes ready to change.
Dwight has not only killed one of their party, but he has another Alexandrian hostage Eugene.
Abraham loves the idea, but the celebration is cut short when a single walker appears.
NEXT: Eugene takes anunusualapproach to distracting his captors
He preps to kill it, but Eugene calls dibs.
He wants to prove himself, and so he goes for the kill.
Eugene wrestles with it for a bit until Abraham finally ends it, which only enrages Eugene.
He called dibs and believes this is a sign Abraham doesnt think he can kill.
But Abraham is just trying to be sensible.
Each of them has their own skills, he argues.
Finding this place and coming up with this plan is Eugenes skill, and killing walkers is Abrahams.
Eugene then concludes that Abrahams defenses are no longer required to save his life.
Hes outlived his usefulness.
And if thats the case, Abraham lets Eugene find his way back by himself.
Suggesting they start with him, Eugene goads Dwight into sending a man to investigate.
(Rosita even saves Abrahams life in the process.)
A firefight breaks out, with the Saviors losing plenty of men in the ensuing battle.
Eugene is injured in the fight after Dwight eventually manages to free Little Dwight from Eugenes grasp.
They have their own wounded and dead to attend to, after all.
Carol leaves a note to Tobin but to the town at large.
While burying Denise with Daryl, she admits that he was right when they spoke earlier in the episode.
Well, Daryl asked what the Saviors did to her and Maggie.
At first, she covered it up and said nothing she sought to look unaffected by the ordeal.
But the Saviorsdidsomething to her.
Theyve made her currently incapable of killing, which she knows she would have to do for her people.
She cant love anyone because she cant kill for anyone, she says.
Carol leaves, asking them not to come after her.
And so Alexandria, at least for the time being, suffers another loss.
