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The Internet Reacts To ‘The Walking Dead’ Episode 8×04

Spoilers for The Walking Dead 8×04, ‘Some Guy.”We will fight. And we will bleed. And yet I […]

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Spoilers for The Walking Dead 8×04, “Some Guy.”

“We will fight. And we will bleed. And yet I smile.”

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Those were the rallying words that Kingdom leader Ezekiel imparted to his loyal subjects in a rousing speech where the message was, no matter what happens to us this day, “we will win… we are one.”

The episode immediately resolved last week’s cliffhanger, which saw a powerful gun open fire on Ezekiel and Kingdom soldiers in an open field. Now, Kingdom soldiers lay dead, massacred by the Savior’s new gun. Ezekiel crawls out from under a shield of corpses. Distraught but not broken. They’re all dead. Blood, guts spilling out. Lost limbs. An anguished Ezekiel screams.

His slaughtered liege wake up as walkers. They swarm Ezekiel, his majesty grabs a rifle โ€” click click. It’s out. Is this the end for the regal ruler?

I Had A King

Ezekiel went through the ringer this episode: first he survived all but one of his soldiers. Then he was held hostage by a Savior who intended to march him straight to Negan at an overrun Sanctuary. There were a few moments where it looked like King Ezekielย was done for, and the internetย freaked out:ย 

(Not) Afraid To Shoot Strangers

Carol spent much of this episode on her own, attempting to preventย Saviors from escaping with guns that could reach the Sanctuary. Carol breached the building herself, sneaking inside only to run into a handful of Saviors โ€” who she guns down from a hiding spot in ceiling tiles.ย Back outside, outnumberedย and outgunned, Carol takes cover behind a truck before tossing her gun away.

“I can tell you where the others are,” she says. “Just let me live! They’re hiding out, waiting for other Saviors to show up!” She comes out, hands up. Carolย slips so effortlessly into herย ruse of a helpless coward, only to prove for the millionth time that she’s not to be fโ€”ked with. Of course, the internetย was happy to see Carol back in action:ย 

Don’t Axe Me No Questions

Jerry โ€” the most loyal of the King’s subjects โ€” finally, finally got to show off just what that sweet battleaxe of his could do. Not only did he selflessly rush in to protect his king, Jerry full on splitย a bespectacled Savior right down the middle: it was like one of those Twix commercials, but with more blood and guts. Unfortunately, Jerry’s efforts to escape an advancing herd of walkers resulted in the destruction ofย Jerry’s favorite weapon, but we’re all thankful the fan-favorite cobbler-loving Jerry lives to fight another day.ย 

Die Of The Tiger

The war against Negan and the Saviors had yet another casualtyย with the loss of Shiva, Ezekiel’s beloved tiger, with whom he shared a touching history. Shiva leaps into action to save Ezekiel from certain doom at the hands (and teeth) of a pack of walkers, only to be overwhelmed. A lot of fans thought the death of poor Shiva wasย far from gr-r-reat:ย 

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