Walk with Us

Following the attack on the Hilltop, led by Alpha (Samantha Morton), alongside Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), the Whisperers lead a massive horde of walkers into the settlement while the survivors are forced to fall back.

Judith kills a Whisperer she believed to be a walker, shaking her as this is the first human life she has taken; she and the other children are ushered away by Earl.

Eugene recovers the radio he was using to contact Stephanie from Barrington House, while Yumiko is shocked to see Magna camouflaged amongst the horde.

Negan then proceeds to find Lydia in the woods and captures her, tying her up in a cabin, while the other survivors migrate toward planned rendezvous points.

However, his suicide attempt fails to destroy his brain, forcing Judith to put down his reanimated body afterward.

A group of survivors later arrive to retrieve the children after finding Ezekiel; Daryl comforts the despondent Judith.

He tries to talk her out of killing her own daughter, relating the story of how his late wife Lucille died from cancer.

[1] It also features the final appearances of Gamma / Mary (Thora Birch) and Earl Sutton (John Finn), who are both killed in this episode.

[2] During an interview with Dalton Ross for Entertainment Weekly, Morton said the following about her character's death: I knew when I got the part — basically, when [showrunner] Angela [Kang] and I were talking about Alpha and the possibility of me playing her and all that kind of stuff.

[4]In an interview with Josh Wigler for The Hollywood Reporter, showrunner Angela Kang clarified the following about Alpha's fate: We often remix moments from the comics, but I came into the room to break the season feeling very steadfast that we needed to do the Negan [kills] Alpha storyline.

The site's critical consensus reads: "Following a swift and violent conclusion to last week's harrowing battle, 'Walk With Us' delivers a restless aftermath marked by stunning characters deaths and unanticipated twists.

"[11] Writing for Den of Geek, Ron Hogan gave the episode 4 out of 5 stars and wrote: "Solid performances abound, with [Jeffrey Dean] Morgan and Samantha Morton continuing to be spectacular.

"[12] Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode an 8 out of 10, writing: "It was paced and plotted out in a bizarre way that left us asking questions...

Some mid-card character deaths, and a big final twist that took down the major villain, helped elevate it in the end.