Aaron and Maggie meet Gov. Pamela Milton as she tours Alexandria, Oceanside and Hilltop; Ezekiel finds himself lucky during a routine checkup; Eugene processes Max's story.Aaron and Maggie meet Gov. Pamela Milton as she tours Alexandria, Oceanside and Hilltop; Ezekiel finds himself lucky during a routine checkup; Eugene processes Max's story.Aaron and Maggie meet Gov. Pamela Milton as she tours Alexandria, Oceanside and Hilltop; Ezekiel finds himself lucky during a routine checkup; Eugene processes Max's story.
Seth Gilliam
- Gabriel Stokes
- (credit only)
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
- Negan
- (credit only)
Eleanor Matsuura
- Yumiko
- (credit only)
Nadia Hilker
- Magna
- (credit only)
Cailey Fleming
- Judith Grimes
- (credit only)
Cassady McClincy Zhang
- Lydia
- (as Cassady McClincy)
Lauren Ridloff
- Connie
- (credit only)
Paola Lázaro
- Juanita 'Princess' Sanchez
- (credit only)
Lynn Collins
- Leah
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEugene mentions that Stephanie lived at "1634 Racine." That is the same address as Sean Connery's character Jimmy Malone in The Untouchables.
- GoofsMercer has the troopers fire into the pack of walkers while the members of Hilltop and Oceanside are still among them.
Featured review
The Calm Before the Strom
This was a rather calm episode with more politics and negotiations than immediate dangers of zombies attacking or two groups fighting each other, and I quite enjoyed it.
First of all, I really liked all the scenes with Eugene and I think he's grown so much on me as a character since when we first saw his rather pathetic azz in season 5.
I already know some people are gonna say "oh boohoo incel Eugene got rejected again and now we gotta now watch him cry." But those scenes were surprisingly quite emotional for me, because that guy has seriously been through a lot and when he thought he actually find something good, the world kicked him down again and he realized it was all a lie. So I can feel him and I'm really liking the chemistry they're building between him and Max. It might not seem that at first, but I think we're getting there.
Then we have Pamela and Hornsby visiting Hilltop and put on a show so Maggie could accept their offer but Maggie is smarter than that.
So I kinda didn't like Maggie when she first came to Hilltop and was just an azz to Rick and the rest and then she left for like 2 seasons and now that she's back again, I don't really know how to feel about her. I'm neutral about her right now but I liked her in this episode. Obviously, it seems that what she's doing is gonna impact her community negatively, but it's obvious that she made the right choice for the long run.
And Hornsby is definitely a fascinating character that gets more and more interesting each episode, and the actor is doing a really good job. You're never quite sure what his intentions are, or if he's just a good man trying to help people or just a power-hungry politician trying to overthrow the leader. Which the second one is is the most probable and obvious one, but I hope there's more to it than just a guy like the Governor. For now, they're not revealing much about Hornsby and Pamela's intentions, so I hope the writers have some interesting things up their sleeve and they're not just delaying it just to reach the 16 and 24 episodes AMC ordered them to do.
So far it seems like the speculations about the "Six months later" scene were right and Hornsby is gonna attempt a coup against Pamela. Which is nice I guess, and not a bad story line, but I think I need more of a nuanced plot with more surprising twists since they're being shy about revealing what Hornsby really wants and what his secret group is all about.
I think I agree with the other review that said they're dedicating too much screen time to Daryl and Aaron should get some of those instead of him. I think Aaron has been a really underappreciated character in this series and should get more screen time like he did last season. This is The Walking Dead, there are so many characters with potential that are just getting dusted on the shelf. I think they should've somehow made Aaron fill the role of Rick whenever he was gone. Daryl is definitely a great character but he doesn't have to be the main focus every episode. I think since Rick was gone, they decided that Daryl should be the center of the story (which he's really not here in this episode, nor was in the last one, but Aaron should've gotten more screen time this episode) and some times they don't know what to do with him.
All in all, a very interesting episode that builds and sets in motion lots of interesting conflicts and story lines and we have to wait and see the outcome.
First of all, I really liked all the scenes with Eugene and I think he's grown so much on me as a character since when we first saw his rather pathetic azz in season 5.
I already know some people are gonna say "oh boohoo incel Eugene got rejected again and now we gotta now watch him cry." But those scenes were surprisingly quite emotional for me, because that guy has seriously been through a lot and when he thought he actually find something good, the world kicked him down again and he realized it was all a lie. So I can feel him and I'm really liking the chemistry they're building between him and Max. It might not seem that at first, but I think we're getting there.
Then we have Pamela and Hornsby visiting Hilltop and put on a show so Maggie could accept their offer but Maggie is smarter than that.
So I kinda didn't like Maggie when she first came to Hilltop and was just an azz to Rick and the rest and then she left for like 2 seasons and now that she's back again, I don't really know how to feel about her. I'm neutral about her right now but I liked her in this episode. Obviously, it seems that what she's doing is gonna impact her community negatively, but it's obvious that she made the right choice for the long run.
And Hornsby is definitely a fascinating character that gets more and more interesting each episode, and the actor is doing a really good job. You're never quite sure what his intentions are, or if he's just a good man trying to help people or just a power-hungry politician trying to overthrow the leader. Which the second one is is the most probable and obvious one, but I hope there's more to it than just a guy like the Governor. For now, they're not revealing much about Hornsby and Pamela's intentions, so I hope the writers have some interesting things up their sleeve and they're not just delaying it just to reach the 16 and 24 episodes AMC ordered them to do.
So far it seems like the speculations about the "Six months later" scene were right and Hornsby is gonna attempt a coup against Pamela. Which is nice I guess, and not a bad story line, but I think I need more of a nuanced plot with more surprising twists since they're being shy about revealing what Hornsby really wants and what his secret group is all about.
I think I agree with the other review that said they're dedicating too much screen time to Daryl and Aaron should get some of those instead of him. I think Aaron has been a really underappreciated character in this series and should get more screen time like he did last season. This is The Walking Dead, there are so many characters with potential that are just getting dusted on the shelf. I think they should've somehow made Aaron fill the role of Rick whenever he was gone. Daryl is definitely a great character but he doesn't have to be the main focus every episode. I think since Rick was gone, they decided that Daryl should be the center of the story (which he's really not here in this episode, nor was in the last one, but Aaron should've gotten more screen time this episode) and some times they don't know what to do with him.
All in all, a very interesting episode that builds and sets in motion lots of interesting conflicts and story lines and we have to wait and see the outcome.
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- MamadNobari97
- Mar 6, 2022
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