The Walking Dead: Aaron gets closure with Jesus
Losing Jesus in the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead was hard to watch, but it was even harder for Aaron when he made sure Jesus remained dead.
With all of the time jumps on The Walking Dead it has been hard to keep track of what Aaron has been dealing with. He lost Eric at the end of season 8 while he gained a daughter. He lost his arm early on in season 9, and by the end of 9A he lost his best friend. Appropriately, Aaron was the one who put Jesus down before he could turn, and that single act provided more closure than he’s had so far.
Before Aaron and the rest of the group escaped the cemetery, Aaron had to put a blade through Jesus’ temple to make sure his slain friend didn’t get back up again after being killed by the Whisperers. It was fitting that these two friends had a moment of closure, with Jesus saved from turning and Aaron able to give his friend a proper, albeit hurried, sendoff. For the first time in a long time, Aaron was able to say goodbye.
This far into the zombie apocalypse it’s impossible to find someone who hasn’t been touched by tragedy. Tragedy has touched some people more than others, and some people show how it has impacted them while others are very good at hiding it, or at least they think they are. (Daryl, anyone?)
For Aaron, the community he knew at Alexandria was torn apart by the Wolves and rebuilt, only to be torn apart by the Saviors and rebuilt yet again. Throughout it all he had Eric by his side, and just as the tide was turning in All Out War tragedy struck and Eric was killed. Aaron didn’t get to be there with Eric when he died, rather he watched his boyfriend walk off into the distance with the rest of the herd.
Almost two years later tragedy struck again when a disgruntled former Savior reacted recklessly to a surprise herd, and Aaron’s arm was trapped in a pile of tumbling logs and Enid was forced to amputate the mangled limb.
Jump ahead six more years. Aaron and Jesus had been sneaking away from their respective communities to spend time together, and if it wasn’t Jesus honing Aaron’s fighting skills it was Aaron listening to Jesus vent. We don’t know much about their relationship during that time jump, but it looks like time brought them together.
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Unfortunately, Aaron won’t have much time to dwell on losing Jesus because the Whisperers are out there and he’ll need to focus on protecting Alexandria. One thing is for sure, though: Aaron will be out for revenge and the Whisperers had better look out.
The Walking Dead airs Sundays at 9pm on AMC.