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* LethallyStupid: Daryl and Rosita agree to take Denise, who has never been outside before and is their only doctor, on a scavenger hunt after only a little bit of protesting. She naturally dies during it. There's also Denise walking off to deal with a Walker on her own despite being told not to two times, but surprisingly she doesn't die either ''those'' times.



* WhatAnIdiot: Daryl and Rosita agree to take Denise, who has never been outside before and is their only doctor, on a scavenger hunt after only a little bit of protesting. She naturally dies during it. There's also Denise walking off to deal with a Walker on her own despite being told not to two times, but surprisingly she doesn't die either ''those'' times.
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* AbsenteeActor: Carl, Glenn, Maggie, and Tara don't appear at all, and Rick only appears in a short scene at the beginning.
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* RealityEnsues: With Denise dead and Eugene injured, the group quickly realizes that they have absolutely no one in Alexandria with medical training beyond basic first aid. Thankfully, Eugene's gunshot wound was only a graze, but anything worse than that could've easily resulted in his death. The whole community is now vulnerable since they don't have a doctor to treat them.

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* RealityEnsues: OnlyAFleshWound: Nearly averted. With Denise dead and Eugene injured, the group quickly realizes that they have absolutely no one in Alexandria with medical training beyond basic first aid. Thankfully, Eugene's gunshot wound was only a graze, but anything worse than that could've easily resulted in his death. The whole community is now vulnerable since they don't have a doctor to treat them.
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* RedHerring: Abraham and Eugene on patrol together at the beginning of the episode, with the former noting how much the latter has been trying to change as of late raises red flags as it's the exact premise of Abe's death in the comics. However, ultimately Denise suffers Abraham's fate.

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* RedHerring: Abraham and Eugene on patrol together at the beginning of the episode, with the former noting how much the latter has been trying to change as of late raises red flags as it's the exact premise of Abe's death in the comics. Abraham is also wearing a very similar outfit to what he wears in the issue he’s killed in. However, ultimately Denise suffers Abraham's fate.
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** The brand of soda Denise finds: [[spoiler:Orange Crush.]] Abraham ends up being SparedByTheAdaptation in this episode, as Denise takes his comic-book death. [[spoiler:Abraham himself dies two (technically three) episodes later at the hands of Negan, who crushes his head in with a baseball bat.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Denise is looking through the name tags at the gift shop, one of them says "Sherry." In the comics, this is the name of Dwight's wife Honey. Later in the episode, Dwight reappears after a seven episode absence and kills Denise.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Denise is looking through the name tags at the gift shop, one of them says "Sherry." In the comics, this is the name of Dwight's wife Honey.wife. Later in the episode, Dwight reappears after a seven episode absence and kills Denise.
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** Eugene and Abraham mention the latter's protection of him since they met in Houston.
** Daryl and Carol discuss his encounter with Dwight.
** Abraham's brutal dumping of Rosita still hurts her.
** Denise's quest for soda reaches its end.
** Carol tells Tobin about her exile from the prison in Season 4.

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** Eugene and Abraham mention the latter's protection of him since they met in Houston.
Houston, which was shown in a flashback in "Self-Help".
** Daryl and Carol discuss his encounter with Dwight.
Dwight in "Always Accountable".
** Abraham's brutal dumping of Rosita in "Not Tomorrow Yet" still hurts her.
** Denise's quest for soda soda, which began in "The Next World", reaches its end.
** Carol tells Tobin about her exile from the prison in Season 4.4's "Indifference".



** Daryl doesn't want to walk along the railroad tracks, since the last time the group followed tracks, they ended up at Terminus.

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** Daryl doesn't want to walk along the railroad tracks, since the last time the group followed tracks, they ended up at Terminus.Terminus back in Season 4.
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* ToAbsentFriends: Denise and Daryl share a moment remembering their deceased brothers, who, they note, seem to have had a lot in common.

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* AccidentalMurder: Dwight claims that he was trying to kill Daryl, but the kickback from his crossbow caused him to shoot Denise instead.



* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Justified because the nature of the wound: the brain doesn't have nerves to cause pain.

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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Justified because the nature of the wound: the brain doesn't have nerves to cause pain. It's not as drawn out as in the comic, however, as Denise only has enough time to saw a few words, rather than the much longer time Comic!Abraham has.
* MurderByMistake: Dwight claims that he was trying to kill Daryl, but the kickback from his crossbow caused him to shoot Denise instead.
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* AnnoyingArrows: Denise gets killed by one.

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* AnnoyingArrows: Averted. Denise gets killed by one.a single arrow shot.
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: The very first death of the episode is an African-American walker.
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* HeroBall: Denise and Eugen grab it. Eugene indirectly drives away Abraham in an effort to prove his survivor skills, resulting in his getting captured by the Saviors. While Denise nearly dies risking her life for sodas in order to prove herself in combat.

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* HeroBall: Denise and Eugen Eugene grab it. Eugene indirectly drives away Abraham in an effort to prove his survivor skills, resulting in his getting captured by the Saviors. While Denise nearly dies risking her life for sodas in order to prove herself in combat.
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* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Denise is killed by an arrow to the back of the head, when Dwight was aiming for Daryl. While he blames it on the crossbow kicking like a mule, one has to wonder how badly you have to screw up to shoot the wrong person in the head, when the other person is to the *side* of your intended target, yet still manage a perfect headshot.
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!Season 6, Episode 14

-->'''Eugene and Denise both try their hand at contributing more to Alexandria.'''

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* AbsenteeActor: Carl, Glenn, Maggie, and Tara don't appear at all, and Rick only appears in a short scene at the beginning.
* AccidentalMurder: Dwight claims that he was trying to kill Daryl, but the kickback from his crossbow caused him to shoot Denise instead.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Dwight's burn doesn't look as gruesome as it was in the comic. It's still a bit nasty, but it's more [[Film/TheLastAirbender Movie]] Zuko than [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Cartoon]] Zuko.
* AnnoyingArrows: Denise gets killed by one.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Abraham, Eugene, and Rosita are able to overcome their feuds and prove that they really are the best friends that survived from Texas to Atlanta together.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Denise truly wants to go out with Daryl and the others on a scavenging mission in order to gain combat skills. When she finally does, she gets killed.
* BlackDudeDiesFirst: The very first death of the episode is an African-American walker.
* BoomHeadshot: Denise suffers one from a crossbow no less.
* BrutalHonesty: Eugene has decided to indulge in this.
* BuryYourGays: Denise, a lesbian, meets her untimely end in this episode at the hands of Dwight, who claims that he was really aiming for Daryl.
* TheBusCameBack: Dwight.
* ButNowIMustGo: Carol leaves Alexandria.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Both Eugene and Denise.
** When Abraham asks Eugene to keep telling himself that he's a changed survivor, Eugene repeats it again.
** Daryl snarks that they'll learn what Denise had for breakfast when she gags, causing Denise to say she had oatmeal for breakfast.
* ContinuityNod:
** Eugene and Abraham mention the latter's protection of him since they met in Houston.
** Daryl and Carol discuss his encounter with Dwight.
** Abraham's brutal dumping of Rosita still hurts her.
** Denise's quest for soda reaches its end.
** Carol tells Tobin about her exile from the prison in Season 4.
** Merle is mentioned for the first time since Season 4, as Daryl relates to Denise's description of her late twin brother, Dennis.
** Daryl doesn't want to walk along the railroad tracks, since the last time the group followed tracks, they ended up at Terminus.
* CruelTwistEnding: After Denise becomes more battle competent and prepares to profess her love for Tara, she is abruptly killed completely by accident with an arrow to the head, the Saviors retaliate against Rick's group, and now Alexandria has no medic.
* ADayInTheLimelight: For Daryl, Rosita, Abraham, Eugene and Denise. However, for Denise, it becomes ...
* ADeathInTheLimelight: Tragically so for Denise.
* DeathByAdaptation: In the comics, Denise died quite a bit later in the timeline, well into the war with Negan. Here she receives Abraham's death for him.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Abe admits he's had this mindset about Sasha, but declares that Sasha has choices too.
* EyeScream: Denise dies from a crossbow bolt shot through the back of her head and her eye.
* FaceHeelTurn: Dwight returns more antagonistic than first encountered.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Denise is looking through the name tags at the gift shop, one of them says "Sherry." In the comics, this is the name of Dwight's wife Honey. Later in the episode, Dwight reappears after a seven episode absence and kills Denise.
* GroinAttack: Eugene takes on Dwight by ''biting him viciously in the crotch''.
* HeroBall: Denise and Eugen grab it. Eugene indirectly drives away Abraham in an effort to prove his survivor skills, resulting in his getting captured by the Saviors. While Denise nearly dies risking her life for sodas in order to prove herself in combat.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Sure Abraham is a dick, but you can kind of see where he's coming from with his refusal to take Eugene seriously after the latter fails to take on a single Walker and acts childish and ungrateful after Abraham saves him from it.
* KillTheCutie: Dwight accidentally kills Denise.
* KilledMidSentence: Denise is killed in the middle of trying to give Daryl, Rosita and herself a critical yet rousing speech.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Dwight realizes that the Saviors can't beat Daryl's group and orders a retreat.
* LoveEpiphany: Denise finally sums up the courage to tell Tara that she loves her, but tragically dies completely by accident.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Justified because the nature of the wound: the brain doesn't have nerves to cause pain.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Daryl sparing Dwight's life resulted not only in his bike and crossbow being stolen, but also indirectly led to Denise's death. Now, Alexandria has [[ShootTheMedicFirst lost their only doctor and trained medic]] of any type, which is something they've been trying to avoid all season.
* NonActionGuy: Denise tries to overcome her role as this throughout the episode, despite it being {{justified}} since she's incredibly valuable and also irreplaceable as Alexandria's only remaining doctor.
* NotQuiteDead: It was assumed that Rick's group vanquished all the Saviors last episode, but Dwight and his group's presence show that they still have people ready for war.
* RealityEnsues: With Denise dead and Eugene injured, the group quickly realizes that they have absolutely no one in Alexandria with medical training beyond basic first aid. Thankfully, Eugene's gunshot wound was only a graze, but anything worse than that could've easily resulted in his death. The whole community is now vulnerable since they don't have a doctor to treat them.
* RedHerring: Abraham and Eugene on patrol together at the beginning of the episode, with the former noting how much the latter has been trying to change as of late raises red flags as it's the exact premise of Abe's death in the comics. However, ultimately Denise suffers Abraham's fate.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Sasha and Abraham become an item.
* ShipSinking: Tara and Denise's relationship ends with the doctor's death.
* ShipTease:
** Rosita exasperatedly agrees to have dinner with Spencer.
** Sasha decides to give Abe a chance.
* ShootTheMedicFirst: Dwight claims he was actually aiming for Daryl, but ends up doing this to Denise, who is Alexandria's only medical expert.
* SlashedThroat: Daryl kills a random Savior soldier by cutting his throat open.
* StressVomit: Denise vomits after killing her first Walker.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: A downplayed example, in that Denise suffers the death that Abraham receives in the comics.
* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: Denise is KilledMidSentence during her heartwarming speech.
* UngratefulBastard: Eugene's response to Abraham saving him from probably having his face bitten off is to petulantly say that he called dibs on the Walker and boast that Abraham has outlived his usefulness to him.
* VillainExitStageLeft: The Saviors realize that they're beat and simply run off into the woods.
* VomitIndiscretionShot: Denise throws up after killing her first Walker.
* WhamShot: Denise getting an arrow through the eye, then the Saviors led by a burned Dwight arriving with a captured Eugene.
* WhatAnIdiot: Daryl and Rosita agree to take Denise, who has never been outside before and is their only doctor, on a scavenger hunt after only a little bit of protesting. She naturally dies during it. There's also Denise walking off to deal with a Walker on her own despite being told not to two times, but surprisingly she doesn't die either ''those'' times.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: A non-villainous version in that it's ''Eugene'' saying this to Abraham, who claims he no longer needs protection from him.

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