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This was the beginning of a new chapter for the show, featuring a new community, a great new character, and raising a ton of new possibilities for both Ricks group and the show itselfall very welcome after the sixth season put on the narrative breaks, scrambling to fill time until Negans arrival in the season finale. Also welcome no sight of Negan or the aftermath, as the episode is devoted to Carol and Morgan, and what happened to them after they were found by the armored men on horseback last season. After a zombie attack and a few hallucinations that zombies are actually living, breathing people a very striking effect, by the way, Carol wakes up in a strange bed. As Morgan explains, theyre in The Kingdom, a community in a nearby cityan actual city, not the glorified suburbs of Alexandria. As Morgan wheels her around on a wheelchair, we see that the Kingdom makes Alexandria look like crap in pretty much every way possible There are giant gardens, fruit trees, choir practice more importantly, it looks happy and peaceful, presumably in the way Alexandria was before Rick and pals arrived. Then Morgan brings Carol to the leader of the kingdom, Ezekiel. Ezekiel has a tiger. Ezekiel is awesome. The tiger is also awesome, but that probably went without saying. Ezekiel is king. He talks with a regal, broadly heroic English accent, he carries a sword, he sits on a throne, and when Carol discovers shes in the post apocalyptic equivalent of Medieval Times its all she can do to not to laugh hysterically. If there is a polar opposite of seeing Glenn and Abraham get beaten slowly and graphically to death, its watching Carols face for her entire talk with Ezekiel just watch the video above. 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This time its a bunch of pigs, although unknown to the Saviors, Ezekiels trusted lieutenant Richard has fattened them up by feeding them zombies, because seriously, screw those guys. Ezekiel may not have the power to fight the Saviors nowdespite his knights he still doesnt have enough real warriorsbut he knows the guns that Carol and Morgan brought with them are the Saviors, and thinks hes found someone who can help him finally fight back. Carol, still dealing with her emotional crisis and self loathing from last season, just wants to leave and be alone. Morgans first priority is taking care of Carol, but hes happy to help train one of Ezekiels subjects, Ben, with a bo staff after its determined the kid sucks with all the other weapons while he waits for Carol to recover. By making the Kingdom beholden to the Saviors, TWD obviously ties in this new community to its new overarching conflict, and gives it a flaw, which keeps it from being too silly. 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I dont think its coincidental that this is also the essence of Ezekiels speech to Carol in the episodes final scenes. After catching Carol trying to steal a bit of fruit on her way out, Ezekiel drops his royal accent, and lets Carol in on his secret He was a zookeeper who used to dabble in community theater, he helped heal the zoos tiger and became friends with it, and when the zombie apocalypse arrived he freed it. Having a tiger made him larger than life, and he used esteem to become the leader, to give the people he was with hope and direction, and create their community. Its all an act, but its one for the greater goodand it seems to have worked. Carol, hilariously, informs Ezekiel she does not even slightly care about his backstory, and still just wants to leave. Thats when Ezekiel replies with this Im sorry. For whatever bad youve been through. 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But theres actually a reason for these characters to keep living beyond mere survival, and for you to keep watching. I love the idea of this message, but Im not certain The Walking Dead can back it up. Mainly because the shows real trade has been in making its good guys compromise their principles to the point where their only morality is that they dont seem to take pleasure in murdering the people they have to murder. The fact that Ezekiel is so good heartedhes tells Carol he wants to help her, because helping makes him feel good, for gods sakemakes me think hes doomed morally as well as physically. But I would love for The Walking Dead to have a real hero again.