I wanted to add: Alpha was always a creepy villain to me, but I think that whatever scale you measure it by, Samantha Morton absolutely SLAYED it as Alpha. She was just gorgeous as Alpha. I really hope she wins some awards for this, because she really embodied the black and white ink I read in the GN.
I just texted my Son and said … Damn, I'm going to miss Alpha … she was a badass villain. Samantha Morton is Brilliant. Love her in Harlots too. … PEACE to ALL.
I hoped she win something. I was angry when she even didn't get nominated in the last Emmy. She deserved Emmy for this. The last scene is prove for this. All of this emotion portraits just in her eyes. That's fascinating.
Negan was foreshadowing Alphas death when they had their kiss scene. He said this isn’t some sort of of praying mantis situation, where you cut off my head after we get to trust eachother.
I think he tied her up so she wouldn't try to help her mother for she loves Alpha despite her cause...that's still her mother and Lydia had many opportunities to off her...
DWN KAOMWN looking back at it I could totally see her doing it the ways she’s been acting . I don’t know how the idea completely went over my head before
That ending gave me goosebumps. Huge props to the actress who played alpha. She was amazing as alpha. Loved alphas character and how far gone and crazy she was. RIP to a great character.
@@sixtyfour1287 maybe. I think it was most likely a mix of being able to put that baggage behind him and proving himself being able to help that group. But either way
I think Carol used Negan as a backup plan. If she couldn't kill Alpha, maybe Negan could. I'd love to see the scene where they made the deal. Carol:They're talking about executing you. So I'll set you free. Negan: Why? Carol: Because you aren't the enemy.
I kinda consider Alpha's death to be somewhat ironic because Negan used the same tatic that Rick did to him when he slit his throat back in the finale of S8. Well done Negan... Well done. (Slow Claps👏)
@@anthonybowser6147 Yep, kinda what you expect from him. I like how thematic the whole scene is considering how that he was a straight up antagonist when Rick slit his throat to now being a good guy and slitting the antagonist's throat. It's subtle but in a good way.
@@thefilmmaker9802 the very first thing you see Negan do this episode was show mercy 😂 Even him opening up to Alpha in order to get her to change her mind about killing Lydia was a mercy
The scene where beta slit the other's whisperers throat. He said he heard his voice before. In fear the walking dead. His picture was shown as a famous country singer. Beta is actually a singer. That blew my mind.
Fun fact: in the comics, Beta is a former NBA star that a whisperer notices, in fear the walking dead however there is a scene where they are listening to a song and the album to it is next to the music player...the man is Beta Also let's fucking goooooo Negan!!! Great reactions!!
I loved the part where daryl comforted Judith. He knew there was nothing he could do to make it better or take her trauma away, so he just stayed there with her 🥺 uncle Daryl saves the day
This season has been amazing. Every episode is intense and feels like they're not wasting any time with filler. Samantha Morton did an incredible job playing Alpha. I'm not sure who else could've pulled off that character.
Episode 8 and 9 wasn't that great in my opinion. In episode 8 it was hilarious how Carol was a lot faster then Daryl and the others. And she was not even trying.
Haven't seen anyone else mention this yet. I really feel like Alpha reminded Negan, in a way, of Lucille. When he spoke about how beautiful she was, even when she lost all her hair from the chemo...then the shot pans over Alpha's bald head. I think a part of him wanted to be able to save Alpha from herself, and he really did get emotional having to kill her.
I need a Negan vs Beta! They have a lot of character development between them, and Beta’s gonna want revenge! That would be a complex fight! In fact, what if we get a Negan & Daryl vs Beta. It would be cool to see them working together!
Also I just thought of something. Back on season 4 if you remember Carol killed Tyreese's girlfriend and that one guy for the 'greater good' when the swine flu was airborne. In this case even though she didn't foresee the battle at Hilltop and Connie BUT in the end she put on a show and hatched this plan for the greater good. That has ALWAYS been her goal.
Thank you for the quick upload, I was waiting for this reaction! I swear Angela Kang is going to put me on anxiety meds cause this episode was just 🤯 Negan cut her throat the same way Rick did to him in S8 finale... Edit: This was Carol and Negan’s first scene together and they did not disappoint - iconic moment!
I had told my husband, "either Carol or Daryl released Negan". For once, I was right!!! I know the graphic novel, so I had been expecting the Negan thing, but I was hoping it'd be Carol. I LOVED this episode.
I have a theory why alden spared him Alden is shown to be singer and it's heavily hinted that beta was a pop/ rock star back then I believe alden recognised his singing idol and didn't want to kill him
Negan put Lydia in the other cabin because he wanted to know she was safe there and that Aplha couldn't get to her, he tied her down so she couldn't leave to ruin his plan.
Also, he wanted to make sure that Beta wouldn't find her running around looking for safety. Beta would have captured her & took her Alpha. Negan saved Lydia twice.
I can imagine that talk Carol: look I get we have shit between us but there is a bigger threat that threatens us both and kids dont matter to her.. Negan: dont give to much shit pickles bout yal but the kids... Carol: deal Negan: deal
Beta was a country singer before the apocalypse. Remember season 9 episode 8 when Jesus is sitting in his "office" and theres a record playing, its Beta!! Easter eggs! Also why he NEVER takes off his mask. So that guy who was like "woah I knew I recognized your voice!" cause he was a singer. Fun lil nugget 😊
I was on the edge of my seat the entire episode, i knew Negan was going to Alpha but when he tossed her head to Carol HOLY CRAP, what a twist, Negan and Carol are gonna make a great freaking team and hopefully Aaron will get over himself and see that Negan HAS really changed cuz i have been so sick of his attitude this entire season but now he can stuff it because CarolxNegan ftw!
''When I was about your age I used to bring home stray dogs, my mom hated it, I never understood why, they always seemed so friendly and grateful. So one day I brought home the wrong dog, that dog killed all the other strays. The thing is, that dog seemed just as friendly and grateful as the rest of them.'' Nice amc
For Carol to get forgiveness from Daryl, Connie needs to be still alive. I don't think he can forgive her if Connie is dead. Some of the Hilltop crew did die, Negan made sure they didn't become walkers which is the merciful thing to do. As to the war? Until Beta is killed it'll still go on. Alpha used tactics, Beta will use savagery and brute force.
Normally, I would have watched Talking Dead after this episode and was so upset that not only did they not have that episode but, when they came back, they did the Michonne episode and completely skipped a Talking Dead Walk With Us episode. Total bummer, I thought. So I started looking around RU-vid for a substitute for Season 10, Episode 12 and found this one. I am so glad that I did. I watched the episode alone but yelled out a big DAYUM! when Neegan slit Alpha's throat and another one when Negan rolled Alpha's head towards Carol. I did not see that coming. Nikki & Steven had a reaction for the ages. Thank you for that. I am so glad I found this.
So now I know why Carol was looking at all the pictures on the wall when they were getting ready to fight. She was focused on Glenn's picture. Carol let Negan out and Negan took Glenn's life . I love you Angela Kang🔥🙌👌👍💗
The scene where the whisperer told Beta his voiced sounded familiar confirms that before the apocalypse Beta was a celebrity who even Alpha recognised as we saw in scene where they first met. Beta obviously doesn't want people to recognise him so that he can keep his image of someone you don't fuck with (although singers are emotional)
The first time we ever seen a Carol and Negan scene and it was maybe the biggest scene of the show yet🔥 So much respect to Samantha Morton (Alpha) what an actress!
I think the ending explains partially the sheer stress Carol has been feeling. She let Negan out and it "took you long enough"; when Hilltop burned she had to be wondering if she made a mistake. It explains some of her erratic behavior.
I think it's fantastic that Negan tried to the very end and believed that he would be able to dig into Alpha's feelings and help her get back on the right track. This proves how valuable he is a human being after all.
I know it’s already been mentioned in Talking Dead and other comments but for anyone who missed it, the mask Negan wears, Jeffrey requested it was made from Norman Reedus’s face. So of course, Greg Nicotero made it happen. And a slight upturned looking Joker smile for good measure.
Killing Alpha will not be the end of the whisperers. In fact, she was being somewhat careful when attacking so that Lydia doesn't get hurt. But now Beta will be in charge and he will be hella mad which means going full power and killing them without making tactical plans like Alpha did.
I will be wishing this to all of my TWD reactors-I hope that you and your family are faring well during these "crazy days"-(Morgan S1E1 talking to Rick.) Hope you have plenty of tp and hand sanitizer out there on the west coast, because we can't find shit out here in Ohio. Stay well friends!
Steve&Nik: LOVED to see your faces!!! Made the experience! Negan 10x05, as he reaches the boarder: "I'm gonna huff, puff, blow your house down." My crew, we thought it was Carol the day Negan was let out; rewatch her dialog, then camera cut to her looking over the horizon with a map. Like her plan was to take out the hoard. And Negan was gonna get alpha. And they executed the reveal AMAZINGLY. THe "stray dog"!!
The Walking Dead has NEVER perfected a villain like this did Alpha, they made her equal parts vulnerable and weak as she is strong, and they did one hell of a good job showing it. They gave her backstory, they gave her other characters attached to her, it was so fucking well done. I have never gotten emotional over a death of a villain but god damn she was incredible. Incredible actor.
Best Villain so far. Which is villain is next after the whole whisper wrap up is going to have hard shoes to fill because Alpha alone with Beta and their minions were top notch done.
@@aquua3970 - there's a RU-vid channel called The Walking Dead ITA who spoiled both Gamma and Alpha's deaths ahead of this episode airing. Like the others, I was floored that it was leaked ahead of time. Edit: I looked at some of the comments from the 'leak' (warning: the audio and the lines in said 'leak' are NOT in sync; it was in my recommendations) and it turns out that AMC has this feature of sorts called AMC Premiere (not sure if this is the correct term) where you see each episode a few days before it's supposed to air.
@@aquua3970 actually, I can't remember the name of whoever posted the video, but it was literally titled "Negan leads Alpha to her death" and as soon as I read it I was like Damnit!
This confirms that Carol is The Queen; even Negan did her bidding. :D Of course, now it's up to Carol to make sure Negan is redeemed in this community...she has to tell everyone that Negan was out to undermine the Whisperers. The problem is, Beta is still out there, and he was a True Believer. He's not just going to take the Guardians and wander off.
Ok my top guesses for what the whisperer recognised Beta for: 1) He was a country music singer and visited the kids in the hospital, hence the photos on the wall. 2) An athlete, possible an American Football player given how we ploughed through the walls during the Daryl V Beta fight. Or 3) He was a professional wrestler. Gonna add 4) A disgraced politician just to cover an extra base 😂 Place your bets, people. What was Beta before the apocalypse that made him recognisable in public?
NocturnalFN I think this was a perfect way to do it, negan actually loved her so killing her by bashing her head in wouldn’t be the best way to do it, and her head wouldn’t be recognizable when he turned it in to carol.
Drew Bennett he didn’t love her, he admired her power dynamics. In the comics he says he loves her but he’s doing so in admiration and in the show he was prying to see if she was redeemable in any sense and obviously she wasn’t. I don’t think her answer would have changed anything and I’m sure he cares about Judith much more than he does the whisperers. In any case, she may be dead but the war is going to pop off more now with Beta in a rage with a horde at his side
Hahaha! I knew it! I freaking knew it this would happened in this episode! For over 2 year's later, we finally get to see this! Justice has been served wohoo!!! They will all feel pretty stupid when they find out, them those Whisperers. Never knew Negan and Carol was involved of this "grand-master plan". 😅
So it was really Beta singing Beth’s song in episode 5! Dude’s a celebrity in disguise lol. Also, I am so scared the one looking at the flowers will be Carol omg :((
You guys remember Carol telling Andrea "give him the night of his life, then kill him" about the Gov?? Thats what Negan did, after he and Carol planned this out! Negan listened, which makes Negan smarter then Andrea...lol
Negan "no kids" ? I remember in season 7, Carl was going to meet Lucille via Negan. I distinctly remember Carl's head being saved by Shiva. Dont you? Unless, Carl is not considered a kid.
I think Jerry's wife is gonna die because she was possibly bitten. RIP Earl and Gamma. Gamma redeemed herself in my eyes and even got to experience her nephew too. Earl dying was so sad to me. I'ma miss him. Poor Judith. Hopefully this doesn't send her on a messed up spiral. Goodbye to Alpha. The best villain thus far on the show. Samantha is amazing and she will be missed. Negan I think felt some type of weird connection to Alpha though. It's exhibited in the realness of his tone the entire time he was talking to her, the topic he chose (his wife), how he put her down gently & kissed her twice. Last but not least I don't care about Magna coming back. Not a fan of her or her gf. We want Connie.
That reaction to Carol and Negan from you guys was awesome, When I also saw that I was like holy sh*t ! Out of all the people Carol would be the one to form an alliance with Negan?😳
Daryl was keeping watch of the jail from their house when Negan left , he told Lydia that. So, he knew Carol let Negan out, but, they never talked about it?
It looks like Alpha will "beheading" to the In Memoriam section on Talking Dead 😁 That was such an awesome episode. Non stop excitement from start to finish. I really had hoped that Gamma would have stayed on, and joined the group. Can't wait to see what happens next. We still have four more episodes to go. It should be exciting. Awesome video, as always. Thank you 👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😎
