Boy, now that's the type of episode that this show used to give us every week. Tremendous tension, a poignant conflict, and even a light hearted tone to complement the tough moments.
I'm all in with Alpha right now. I was one of the consistent defenders of Negan, but Alpha's change of pace is exactly what's needed. Merely Samantha Morton's voice is enough to umhinge even the most calm audience member. Those sequences made even more intense by the involvement of a baby (what else is new) which Alpha was prepared to let die for the safety of her people as a whole. I mean, even Negan wouldn't have been that cold hearted!
The other half of the episode focused on Carol, Ezekiel, and Jerry's venture to get a film projector bulb at an old movie theater, which was of course swamped with dozens of walkers. While I was begging for the show to go right back to the main conflict every time we cut to this section of the episode, it does end up bringing some much needed levity to an otherwise extremely dark week of The Walking Dead.
8.8/10