The Walking Dead: Who Is Katy?

WARNING: Major Spoilers ahead for the latest episode of The Walking Dead, ‘Bury Me Here‘!

Tonight’s episode of The Walking Dead was quite the stinger, as The Kingdom lost two of its best men.

Ben was taken out by the Saviors, a consequence of Richard’s decision to start a fight. Then, under Richard’s instruction, Morgan strangled the guy right in front of everyone. The move was made to ensure they had the Saviors’ trust.

Through all the madness, Richard’s story was a bit of a sad one. In a couple of scenes, fans got to see his utter brokenness pour out. This happened during his bedside chat with Morgan, and in the scene where he dug an empty grave.

When Richard set up the distraction – that would make them late for the meeting with the Saviors – he dug an empty grave. This was the place he intended to be buried. While doing that, he was seen holding a small backpack, with the name Katy written on it. Morgan found it later when he was at the site.

Katy was the daughter of Richard. In his talk with Morgan, he explained that his whole family was together at one of the communities he was previously a part of. After the group fell, his wife was killed, and Richard was forced to care for his daughter on his own.

He didn’t do much to be proactive in helping his daughter survive, he just tried to play defense and protect her. This resulted in her death as well.

This is the main cause for Richard’s actions with the Saviors. He learned that sitting back, and doing nothing, was a good way to get yourself killed. By starting a war with the Saviors, he felt like they had a much better chance of surviving.

He kept the backpack by his fresh grave, to remind himself why he was doing this. He also wanted it to be a reminder of what it was he had lost, so that he wouldn’t hesitate to sacrifice his own life when the time came.

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