In Sunday’s episode of The Strolling Useless, all roads tracks led to the mysterious Commonwealth Outpost 22 that gave the episode its title. However the to-be-expected bumpiness of the trail was nothing in comparison with the altogether surprising shock that awaited on the finish of the street. And that was… ? Clearly one thing we’ll solely reveal on the finish of this recap, as in case you don’t already know. Now then…
Because the hour started, Maggie, Gabriel and Rosita, who by no means met a repair they couldn’t get out of, escaped from the switch bus that was taking them to… effectively, who is aware of? However in all probability to Kamchatka the identical railway work camp to which Negan, Ezekiel and Kelly had been sentenced. Or perhaps not; the Commonwealth appeared to produce other worksites, too, which allowed its troopers to separate Negan from Annie. (So… no Useless Metropolis spinoff for her? She is conspicuously lacking from the primary pictures.)
On the similar time, Daryl and Carol stalked the practice, solely to seek out that Connie was being placed on it as a — “Oh, s—t,” exclaimed a trooper — designation 2. Solely later would they study that that meant that she was being taken distant, by no means to be seen once more. As a result of it’s by no means to Disney World and again.
As will occur within the post-apocalyptic wilds, Maggie, Carol, Daryl, Gabriel and Rosita all discovered each other like outdated friends bumping into one another at their favourite brunch spot. Positive, alongside the way in which, there have been travails aplenty, from Rosita’s dislocated arm to a chase scene straight out of Journey With Norman Reedus to Maggie’s emotional battle with probably the most persistent zombie child since Night time of the Comet. However they nonetheless managed to take management of the practice and save Connie.
Not that that solved all of their issues. For one factor, they nonetheless needed to rescue Judith, Hershel & Co. For one more, the practice’s driver — d’oh! — killed himself for concern of what Pamela would do to his household if he helped them. (Takes dedication to place a railroad spike by means of your neck, too.)
Again at railway penance camp, Negan urged Ezekiel to place his previous villainy behind him for the sake of the higher good. Grudgingly, the previous king agreed to attempt. However he didn’t know the right way to unite their fellow exiles and not using a spark of hope. Negan would supply that, he mentioned, making it sound like he was planning a suicide mission.
Whereas they and the remainder of the prisoners had been loaded again onto a bus sure for Outpost 22 on the finish of an extended workday, Rosita pretended to be a trooper and radioed for assist. Fortunately, her message was acquired by an particularly chatty operator (Yvette Nicole Brown?), who gave her extra instructions than anybody might keep in mind and defined that Outpost 22 was — look forward to it — Alexandria!
Because the episode got here to its conclusion, Daryl, Maggie & Co. had been extra fired up than ever to stay the collection’ touchdown. “We’re gonna get our youngsters, take again our dwelling and make it proper,” Glenn’s widow declared. “And Pamela is rarely gonna see it coming.” Gained’t she, although? What with all of them having gone MIA and their one purpose being to unseat the governor? Hit the feedback together with your opinions of “Outpost 22.”
