Q&A Episode 8.7 "Time for After"
What's happens with Rick at the junkyard?
In the opening scene, Jadis brings Rick out and takes some of her own polaroids. Rick asks what they are for, and she says "To sculpt you. After." Jadis won't say after what. (Rick would probably prefer a bleach bath as opposed to being an art piece.)
Does Rick escape the junkyard crew? How?
He doesn't really escape, per se. The garbage people have created a Winslow 2.0 and force Rick to fight him. It seems they didn't learn the first time because of course, Rick kicks new Winslow's ass in less than a minute and beheads him. Rick then grabs Jadis and holds her head close to Winslow's head, asking her if they have a deal. She finally says "Yes." (When you gonna learn that no amount of Winslows is a match for Rick Grimes?)
What do Daryl, Tara, Michonne, and Rosita decide to do?
Rosita seems to have been affected by Sasha coming out of that coffin as a walker, and so she backs out and returns to Alexandria. So does Michonne eventually. But Tara along with the assistance of Morgan, serve as lookouts and snipers while Daryl rams the garbage truck into the Sanctuary. This causes walkers to start infiltrating the Sanctuary. (Dammit Daryl).
What is Morgan doing in this episode?
He shows up to help Daryl and Tara with their plan to attack the Sanctuary. Morgan always coming in clutch. (Apparently by Morgan magic.)
What do Daryl & Rosita argue about?
They argue about the merits of attacking the Sanctuary. Rosita says she learned her lesson about going rogue after Sasha was killed, and she can't risk it again. She says she trusts Rick and that Daryl should too. They can't come to an agreement so Rosita leaves.
What's going on with Father G? Does he escape?
No, he is very very sick (but he has not been bitten). Dr. Carson says it's a severe infection, possibly more than one. Eugene visits Father Gabriel, and he tries to convince Eugene to come back to Rick's side and "do the right thing." It doesn't work. At the end of the episode and after the Sanctuary is flooded with walkers, Eugene returns to Father G and basically tells him off. He says he will not help Dr. Carson escape the Sanctuary, he won't betray Negan, and while he may be just out for himself, he's perfectly fine with that. Eugene even says he wants Dr. Carson to remain at the Sanctuary just in case he becomes ill in the future. (Come on, selfish mulletfaced asshole). We know from the sneak peeks that Eugene confronts Dwight about double crossing the Saviors. Does he eventually agree to go along with Dwight or does he try to stop him? Neither. Eugene says he won't say anything about what Dwight has done just as long as he does nothing further that could harm anyone at the Sanctuary. However, Eugene continues to remain loyal to Negan and won't hear anything of what Dwight or anyone else has to say on the matter. (So there. *stomps foot)
Does anyone die? If so, who?
A shitload of Saviors/workers when the garbage truck crashes into the Sanctuary. How does the episode end? The episode ends with Rick leading Jadis and a group of the trash people to the Sanctuary to show them that the Sanctuary is surrounded by walkers. The plan is for Rick, Jadis, and the others to ask for the Sanctuary's surrender together. But when they arrive there is no answer on the radio from any of Rick's lookouts or snipers AND all of the walkers are gone. Some made their way into the Sanctuary when Daryl pulled his garbage truck stunt, but not all of them. So, it appears that Eugene may have come through and figured out a way to clear the Sanctuary of the walkers. Rick looks terrified when he sees this.
*** BONUS ***
Eugene uses a device he made out a kite and iPod to try and lure walkers away from the Sanctuary. Dwight ends up shooting it down.
Daryl's plan doesn't clear the walkers - if anything, the noise from the crash and the savory savior meals inside would ensure that the walkers stayed there. The speaker truck would have been used to lure the walkers away. I appears that Eugene's device is used to lure the walkers away because that's the only thing presented in the Q&A that would accomplish that. Dwight shooting it down won't prevent that because the noise will distract the walkers and they'll start moving in that direction - and they'll just keep going in that direction unless something else distracts them. In the end, it doesn't matter what Daryl, Rick, or any of them do because Eugene figured out a way to lure the walkers away from the sanctuary without anyone having to go outside to actually fight them and Dwight couldn't stop him. That's why the plan to keep Negan and the saviors trapped inside the sanctuary was doomed to fail. Let's look at the various possible scenarios.
Everyone stays at ASZ like they were supposed to.
What's happens with Rick at the junkyard?
In the opening scene, Jadis brings Rick out and takes some of her own polaroids. Rick asks what they are for, and she says "To sculpt you. After." Jadis won't say after what. (Rick would probably prefer a bleach bath as opposed to being an art piece.)
Does Rick escape the junkyard crew? How?
He doesn't really escape, per se. The garbage people have created a Winslow 2.0 and force Rick to fight him. It seems they didn't learn the first time because of course, Rick kicks new Winslow's ass in less than a minute and beheads him. Rick then grabs Jadis and holds her head close to Winslow's head, asking her if they have a deal. She finally says "Yes." (When you gonna learn that no amount of Winslows is a match for Rick Grimes?)
What do Daryl, Tara, Michonne, and Rosita decide to do?
Rosita seems to have been affected by Sasha coming out of that coffin as a walker, and so she backs out and returns to Alexandria. So does Michonne eventually. But Tara along with the assistance of Morgan, serve as lookouts and snipers while Daryl rams the garbage truck into the Sanctuary. This causes walkers to start infiltrating the Sanctuary. (Dammit Daryl).
What is Morgan doing in this episode?
He shows up to help Daryl and Tara with their plan to attack the Sanctuary. Morgan always coming in clutch. (Apparently by Morgan magic.)
What do Daryl & Rosita argue about?
They argue about the merits of attacking the Sanctuary. Rosita says she learned her lesson about going rogue after Sasha was killed, and she can't risk it again. She says she trusts Rick and that Daryl should too. They can't come to an agreement so Rosita leaves.
What's going on with Father G? Does he escape?
No, he is very very sick (but he has not been bitten). Dr. Carson says it's a severe infection, possibly more than one. Eugene visits Father Gabriel, and he tries to convince Eugene to come back to Rick's side and "do the right thing." It doesn't work. At the end of the episode and after the Sanctuary is flooded with walkers, Eugene returns to Father G and basically tells him off. He says he will not help Dr. Carson escape the Sanctuary, he won't betray Negan, and while he may be just out for himself, he's perfectly fine with that. Eugene even says he wants Dr. Carson to remain at the Sanctuary just in case he becomes ill in the future. (Come on, selfish mulletfaced asshole). We know from the sneak peeks that Eugene confronts Dwight about double crossing the Saviors. Does he eventually agree to go along with Dwight or does he try to stop him? Neither. Eugene says he won't say anything about what Dwight has done just as long as he does nothing further that could harm anyone at the Sanctuary. However, Eugene continues to remain loyal to Negan and won't hear anything of what Dwight or anyone else has to say on the matter. (So there. *stomps foot)
Does anyone die? If so, who?
A shitload of Saviors/workers when the garbage truck crashes into the Sanctuary. How does the episode end? The episode ends with Rick leading Jadis and a group of the trash people to the Sanctuary to show them that the Sanctuary is surrounded by walkers. The plan is for Rick, Jadis, and the others to ask for the Sanctuary's surrender together. But when they arrive there is no answer on the radio from any of Rick's lookouts or snipers AND all of the walkers are gone. Some made their way into the Sanctuary when Daryl pulled his garbage truck stunt, but not all of them. So, it appears that Eugene may have come through and figured out a way to clear the Sanctuary of the walkers. Rick looks terrified when he sees this.
*** BONUS ***
Eugene uses a device he made out a kite and iPod to try and lure walkers away from the Sanctuary. Dwight ends up shooting it down.
Daryl's plan doesn't clear the walkers - if anything, the noise from the crash and the savory savior meals inside would ensure that the walkers stayed there. The speaker truck would have been used to lure the walkers away. I appears that Eugene's device is used to lure the walkers away because that's the only thing presented in the Q&A that would accomplish that. Dwight shooting it down won't prevent that because the noise will distract the walkers and they'll start moving in that direction - and they'll just keep going in that direction unless something else distracts them. In the end, it doesn't matter what Daryl, Rick, or any of them do because Eugene figured out a way to lure the walkers away from the sanctuary without anyone having to go outside to actually fight them and Dwight couldn't stop him. That's why the plan to keep Negan and the saviors trapped inside the sanctuary was doomed to fail. Let's look at the various possible scenarios.
Everyone stays at ASZ like they were supposed to.
- The two saviors at the supply cache take the speaker truck to the sanctuary and lure the walkers away - taking Eugene off the hook so Negan won't kill him.
- Negan and the saviors leave and prepare to attack ASZ.
- Rick shows up with the GPK to find the walkers and lookouts gone and the saviors have escaped - and he has no idea how they managed it.
- They find the supply cache and manage to blow up one of the saviors, but Zia gets away with the speaker truck.
- Zia uses the speaker truck to lure the walkers away - taking Eugene off the hook so Negan won't kill him.
- Negan and the saviors leave and prepare to attack ASZ.
- Rick shows up with the GPK to find the walkers and lookouts gone and the saviors have escaped - Michonne and/or Rosita tell him about the speaker truck later.
- Michonne and Rosita find the supply cache and manage to blow up one of the saviors, but Zia gets away with the speaker truck.
- Daryl and Tara crash into the speaker truck and kill Zia - taking the speaker truck out of the equation.
- Michonne, Rosita, Daryl, and Tara all return to ASZ.
- Eugene uses his device to lure the walkers away from the sanctuary so Negan won't kill him.
- Negan and the saviors leave and prepare to attack ASZ.
- Rick shows up with the GPK to find the walkers and lookouts gone and the saviors have escaped - Michonne, Daryl, Tara, and/or Rosita tell him about the speaker truck later.
