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* WhamEpisode: The remaining members of the Anderson family get killed, Carl loses his eye, the Alpha Wolf is killed before having a chance to redeem himself, Maggie and Denise are rescued, Negan's group of bikers [[KickTheSonOfABitch meet a rocket launcher]], Alexandria as a whole utterly destroys the horde of walkers and the chance of a future conflict with Negan is high right now.

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* WhamEpisode: The remaining members of the Anderson family get killed, Carl loses his eye, the Alpha Wolf is killed before having a chance to redeem himself, Maggie and Denise are rescued, Negan's group of bikers [[KickTheSonOfABitch meet a rocket launcher]], launcher, Alexandria as a whole utterly destroys the horde of walkers and the chance of a future conflict with Negan is high right now.
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* KillEmAll:
** Daryl blew up the entire Saviors scout team with an RPG-7 at the beginning of the episode.
** With the Alpha Wolf's death, all of the Wolves are now dead.
** The entire Anderson family was wiped out at the middle of this episode.
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* AdultFear:
** Carl getting shot right in front of Rick and collapsing.
** Jessie watching Sam die right in front of her.
** Michonne is absolutely horrified when she sees [[EyeScream Carl's eye wound]] and barely keeps her calm while charging back to the infirmary.

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* DeathOfAChild: Sam is eaten alive onscreen, while Ron is impaled by Michonne.



* InfantImmortality: Horribly averted; Sam is eaten alive onscreen, while Ron is impaled by Michonne.
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Rick embarks on one against the walkers, after Jessie and her sons die and Carl is gravely wounded. Fortunately, [[BigDamnHeroes he is joined]] by ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome most of the rest of Alexandria]]''.

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Rick embarks on one against the walkers, after Jessie and her sons die and Carl is gravely wounded. Fortunately, [[BigDamnHeroes he is joined]] by ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome most of the rest of Alexandria]]''.Alexandria.
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** Sam remembering Carol's HannibalLecture from "[[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS05E13Forget Forget]]" is one of the triggers of his panic attack, leading to his death and her mother's.

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** Sam remembering Carol's HannibalLecture from "[[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS05E13Forget Forget]]" is one of the triggers of his panic attack, leading to his death and her his mother's.
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** After Lori's death, Rick lost it and went on a walker killing spree with a [[AxCrazy fire axe]]. He does the same thing in this episode with a hatchet after Carl is shot.

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** After Lori's death, Rick lost it and went on a walker killing spree with a [[AxCrazy fire axe]]. He does the same thing in this episode with a hatchet after Jessie is killed and Carl is shot.
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In Alexandria, Rick brings his smal group to a halt and decides on a new plan. Gabriel will take Judith to safety while the rest of them head for the cars. Sam turns down an opportunity to go with Gabriel as he wants to be with his mother. Rick sincerely thanks Gabriel as he heads for his church with Judith.

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In Alexandria, Rick brings his smal small group to a halt and decides on a new plan. Gabriel will take Judith to safety while the rest of them head for the cars. Sam turns down an opportunity to go with Gabriel as he wants to be with his mother. Rick sincerely thanks Gabriel as he heads for his church with Judith.

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-->'''Alexandria makes its stand in the face of overwhelming odds.'''



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-->'''Alexandria makes its
stand tall, and in the face it all together..."]]'']]
of overwhelming odds.'''



Carol and Morgan come to after their fight and learn that the Alpha Wolf has escaped with Denise. The group is low on weapons so they're stuck in the house for now. Outside, Alpha Wolf admits he needs Denise alive to heal his injuries, and tries to give her a pep talk as he prepares a plan to sneak through the herd. Carol and Morgan talk, and Carol says she's acting with the group in mind; he only protected the Wolf for himself and behind the group's back.

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Carol and Morgan come to after their fight and learn that the Alpha Wolf Owen has escaped with Denise. The group is low on weapons so they're stuck in the house for now. Outside, Alpha Wolf Owen admits he needs Denise alive to heal his injuries, and tries to give her a pep talk as he prepares a plan to sneak through the herd. Carol and Morgan talk, and Carol says she's acting with the group in mind; he only protected the Wolf for himself and behind the group's back.



As they traverse the herd, Denise and the Alpha Wolf are surrounded. The Wolf allows himself to be bit while saving Denise. She decides to save his life, and he accepts her help, and they make a run for the infirmary. However, Carol spots them and kills the Wolf, giving Denise time to make it into the infirmary. Soon after, Rick and Michonne arrive with Carl, and Denise immediately gets to work to save Carl's life. A distraught Rick looks into the herd outside, and goes back out and begins tearing into the herd with his axe.

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As they traverse the herd, Denise and the Alpha Wolf Owen are surrounded. The Wolf Owen allows himself to be bit while saving Denise. She decides to save his life, and he accepts her help, and they make a run for the infirmary. However, Carol spots them and kills the Wolf, giving Denise time to make it into the infirmary. Soon after, Rick and Michonne arrive with Carl, and Denise immediately gets to work to save Carl's life. A distraught Rick looks into the herd outside, and goes back out and begins tearing into the herd with his axe.



* CharacterDeath: Alpha Wolf, Jessie, Ron, Sam, and the Saviors present.

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* CharacterDeath: Alpha Wolf, Owen, Jessie, Ron, Sam, and the Saviors present.
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[[caption-width-right:329:''[[Music/{{Adele}} Let the sky fall / When it crumbles / We will stand tall, and face it all together..."]]'']]

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[[caption-width-right:329:''[[Music/{{Adele}} Let "Let the sky fall / When it crumbles / We will stand tall, and face it all together..."]]'']]
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[[caption-width-right:329:Let the sky fall, when it crumbles. We will stand tall, and face it all together ]]

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[[caption-width-right:329:Let [[caption-width-right:329:''[[Music/{{Adele}} Let the sky fall, when fall / When it crumbles. crumbles / We will stand tall, and face it all together ]]
together..."]]'']]

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* DecompositeCharacter:
** Sam takes Ron's death from the comics.
** Ron takes Deanna's role in the comics as the one responsible for Carl's EyeScream.


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* SparedByTheAdaptation: A number of characters who didn't survive this event in the comics, made it out here. Namely; Morgan, Tobin, Bruce, Scott and several Alexandrian {{Red Shirt}}s. While he still dies, Ron outlived his mother here unlike in the comics mainly due to becoming a DecompositeCharacter (see above).
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* UnstoppableRage: After Sam and Jessie are killed and Carl loses an eye, Rick proceeds to grab an axe, march into the horde and start racking up an impressive body count of walkers through sheer rage alone.

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* KillEmAll: With the Alpha Wolf's death, all of the Wolves are now dead.

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* KillEmAll: KillEmAll:
** Daryl blew up the entire Saviors scout team with an RPG-7 at the beginning of the episode.
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With the Alpha Wolf's death, all of the Wolves are now dead.dead.
** The entire Anderson family was wiped out at the middle of this episode.


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* TitleDrop: Courtesy of Eugene.

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* CallBack: After Lori's death, Rick lost it and went on a walker killing spree with a [[AxCrazy fire axe]]. He does the same thing in this episode with a hatchet after Carl is shot.
** Abraham's '[[CrapsackWorld Vast ocean of shit]]' speech back in Season 5 is followed up by 'if you have to eat shit, best not to nibble' and 'bite, chew, swallow, repeat' from one of the Saviors, adding credence to Abe's summation of life outside the walls of Alexandria.

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* CallBack: CallBack:
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After Lori's death, Rick lost it and went on a walker killing spree with a [[AxCrazy fire axe]]. He does the same thing in this episode with a hatchet after Carl is shot.
** Abraham's '[[CrapsackWorld Vast "[[CrapsackWorld vast ocean of shit]]' shit]]" speech back in Season 5 is followed up by 'if "If you have to eat shit, best not to nibble' nibble," and 'bite, "Bite, chew, swallow, repeat' repeat" from one of the Saviors, adding credence to Abe's summation of life outside the walls of Alexandria.



* ChekhovsGun: The rocket launcher Abraham found in "Always Accountable", which Daryl uses to wipe out the biker gang and later to set the remaining walkers in Alexandria ablaze.

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* ChekhovsGun: ChekhovsGun:
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The rocket launcher Abraham found in "Always Accountable", which Daryl uses to wipe out the biker gang and later to set the remaining walkers in Alexandria ablaze.



* WhamEpisode: The remaining members of the Anderson family get killed, Carl loses his eye, the Alpha Wolf is killed before having a chance to redeem himself, Maggie and Denise are rescued, the Negan's group of bikers meet a rocket launcher, Alexandria as a whole utterly destroys the horde of walkers and the chance of a future conflict with Negan is high right now.

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* WhamEpisode: The remaining members of the Anderson family get killed, Carl loses his eye, the Alpha Wolf is killed before having a chance to redeem himself, Maggie and Denise are rescued, the Negan's group of bikers [[KickTheSonOfABitch meet a rocket launcher, launcher]], Alexandria as a whole utterly destroys the horde of walkers and the chance of a future conflict with Negan is high right now.
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!Season 6, Episode 9

The mid-season premiere.

The Saviors inform Daryl, Sasha and Abraham that they owe everything they own to Negan. After the trio hand over their sidearms, the leader has one of his men escort Daryl to the back of the tanker truck to start combing for supplies. Abe asks who Negan is, and the Savior decides to kill him and Sasha for asking questions. Before he can, the Saviors are suddenly blown to high hell by Daryl, who has killed his Savior and used the RPG. The trio then resume their journey home, the Saviors now nothing but charred bits and pieces.

In Alexandria, Rick brings his smal group to a halt and decides on a new plan. Gabriel will take Judith to safety while the rest of them head for the cars. Sam turns down an opportunity to go with Gabriel as he wants to be with his mother. Rick sincerely thanks Gabriel as he heads for his church with Judith.

Carol and Morgan come to after their fight and learn that the Alpha Wolf has escaped with Denise. The group is low on weapons so they're stuck in the house for now. Outside, Alpha Wolf admits he needs Denise alive to heal his injuries, and tries to give her a pep talk as he prepares a plan to sneak through the herd. Carol and Morgan talk, and Carol says she's acting with the group in mind; he only protected the Wolf for himself and behind the group's back.

Glenn and Enid make it into a church, where Enid stops Glenn and makes him explain his earlier words about honoring the dead. A frustrated Glenn admits he keeps going in memory of his parents, Dale, Andrea, Hershel, and Tyreese. They find some weapons and Enid says she'll rescue Maggie while Glenn distracts the herd.

Night falls. Rick, Carl, Michonne and the Andersons continue their trek. However, Sam begins to have a mental breakdown and remembers Carol's threat. He stops and begins whimpering, and despite his family's attempts to prod him along, Sam is suddenly caught and eaten by the walkers. Jessie becomes catatonic and can only scream as the walkers devour her son. The others try to get Jessie moving, but she doesn't and is swarmed by walkers herself. Rick begins to despair over the loss of his girlfriend, but realizes the now dead Jessie's hand isn't letting go of Carl's hand. Regretfully, Rick chops off Jessie's hand with an axe to save Carl. However, the two see Ron pointing a gun at them in a rage, but Michonne runs him through with her katana just as his gun goes off. Rick takes a breath... Only for Carl to turn to him with a horrific injury in his eye socket, Ron having shot him in the eye. Carl collapses, and a horrified Rick and Michonne take him and make a run for it.

As they traverse the herd, Denise and the Alpha Wolf are surrounded. The Wolf allows himself to be bit while saving Denise. She decides to save his life, and he accepts her help, and they make a run for the infirmary. However, Carol spots them and kills the Wolf, giving Denise time to make it into the infirmary. Soon after, Rick and Michonne arrive with Carl, and Denise immediately gets to work to save Carl's life. A distraught Rick looks into the herd outside, and goes back out and begins tearing into the herd with his axe.

Aaron, Heath, Spencer and Michonne follow him, and soon so do Olivia, Eric, Bruce, Francine, Carol, Morgan, Rosita, Tara, and even Eugene, who refuses to be kept out. As the battle rages, Gabriel gives Judith to one of his parishioners and declares to Tobin and the others that Alexandria will be saved by God... Because God has given them the courage to fight to save their town. Gabriel then leads most of them into battle.

Meanwhile, Glenn begins ripping into the horde and drawing them away from Maggie, who is elated to finally see her husband alive again. Enid begins to help Maggie escape, but she's horrified when Glenn is seemingly backed into a corner and killed. Luckily, Daryl, Sasha and Abraham have arrived and save Glenn, who opens the gate for them. The group picks up Enid and Maggie and begin pouring the tanker's fuel into the pond...

Despite all of Alexandria fighting, the battle begins to go south for the survivors as they begin to be pushed back by the herd. Daryl then fires the rocket launcher into the lake, luring the herd into a fiery death. This gives the Alexandrians the opportunity they need to begin wiping out the remainder of the herd, finally standing as one.

The next morning, Alexandria is littered with the corpses of walkers. Everyone is resting and getting patched up. Rick is with the comatose Carl, who now has a patch over his eye. Rick confesses that he was wrong about Alexandria; he has seen what they can do together, and that he finally has hope again for the first time in years. Rick says that they can legitimately build a new, prosperous world, and begs Carl to pull through so he can share it with his son. Carl responds by finally showing signs of life, and grasps Rick's hand.
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** Abraham's '[[CrapsackWorld Vast ocean of shit]]' speech back in Season 5 is followed up by 'if you have to eat shit, best not to nibble' and 'bite, chew, swallow, repeat' from one of the Saviors, adding credence to Abe's summation of life outside the walls of Alexandria.
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* WhamEpisode: The remaining members of the Anderson family get killed, Carl loses his eye, the Alpha Wolf is killed before having a chance to redeem himself, Maggie and Denise are rescued, the Negan's group of bikers meet a rocket launcher, Alexandria as a whole utterly destroys the horde of walkers and the chance of a future conflict with Negan is high right now.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In hindsight, Carol's HannibalLecture to Sam from "[[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS05E13Forget Forget]]" caused his death, along with the death of his mother and brother, which in turn caused Carl to lose his eye.
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*MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Carol after noticing the Alpha Wolf is helping Denise even after she has shot him.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Carol's threat to Sam from "Forget" causes him to freeze in the middle of the horde and get his entire family killed.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Carol's threat to Sam from "Forget" causes him to freeze get a panic attack in the middle of the horde and get his entire family killed.
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** Sam remembering Carol's HannibalLecture from "[[Recap/TheWalkingDeadS05E13Forget Forget]]" is one of the triggers of his panic attack, leading to his death and her mother's.
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*HeroicSacrifice: Done by the Alpha Wolf of all people, even after getting a deadly gunshot from Carol he still helps Denise get to the infirmary.

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