The Walking Dead, The Key: Things To Note

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Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon – The Walking Dead _ Season 8, Episode 12 – Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC /

6) As Rick visits Glenn and Abraham’s graves, Daryl apologizes to Rick for his and Tara’s failed dump truck attack back in “Time For After”.

7) Michonne tells Enid: “Last time we took a chance like this, it changed everything. Rick didn’t agree with me”. This is a reference to their disagreement about following Aaron to Alexandria back in Season Five’s “The Distance”.

8) Why did Simon ignore Rick driving towards the convoy? I mean…it’s not like he couldn’t deduce his intent.

9) Speaking of which, watch Simon very carefully as Dwight radios back to Arat…is he smirking? If so, it becomes obvious why he ignored Rick: He had been planning a coup since at least his visit to The Scavengers in the previous episode; Rick just provided a convenient cover.

10) If you look carefully, as Negan runs from Rick (As they go deeper into the abandoned…warehouse(?)), you can see the phrase “Abandon all hope ye who enter here” spray-painted beneath a crossed out “basement” sign. This is a line from Dante’s Inferno, as Dante enters the literal gates of Hell. Quite an apt metaphor.

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