Walking Dead - 10x7 Open Your Eyes - Group Reaction 

The show did a GREAT job with the ending of this episode! It had us SHOOK. Our discussion afterward was fueled with anger at the death of Siddiq so please be gentle with hurling anger towards us for this on lol. That being said: What did you think?

“Dante is a good guy” 5 seconds later he kills Saddiq

“Dante’s a good guy” *3 seconds later* “DANTE’S NOT A GOOD GUY!!!!!”

They foreshadowed Dante being a whisperer since the premiere. When Siddiq stared at Dante's lips it triggered flashbacks from the barn scene. I think Dante realized and snapped him out of it with the "kiss me already" comment.

Siddiq was tripping all this time because he knew subconsciously that that Dante was there when Alpha and her gang attacked. He recognized his voice. His mind kept bringing him back to that barn because it was trying to alert him to the danger right next to him.

“I really like siddiq he’s like one of my favorite new characters” Me-😳

“I hope Siddiq doesn’t kill Dante” 😭😭🤣

I feel like everyone forgets that even whisperers had lives before the apocalypse.

Dante was the whisperer who force Sidiq to watch the beheading of everyone On the next episode we will see more about Dante

Michael Cudlitz has directed multiple episodes this wasn’t the first

"Siddiq is my new favorite character." AAAAND, He's gone!

That ending was so good.. and so sad! Dante was being 100% genuine when he said 'You're my friend' and 'I'm Sorry', he has gotten to know Siddiq for a while and built a real relationship with him. Everything he was saying about how their community works and how everyones there for each other, he realizes that... but once Siddiq put the pieces together about Dante and realized who he was.. Dante couldnt let him leave. He said 'I didn't want this... not you!' and he meant it... damn :( Michael Cudlitz did a great job directing this!

Didn't Dante tell Sadiq he was a combat medic in the "Ghosts" episode? As a combat medic myself, I can see one going psycho. Especially if they've seen combat, there's a level of empathy you have to learn to shut off. That might also explain why he stays soo loyal to the Whisperers, even after seeing how well Alexandra can work. He can't betray his "brothers" and Alpha. He's just a soldier following orders.

Siddiq lived over 8 years after Carl saved him, he treated many people, he trained Enid who treated still more (and saved Aarons life), he had a daughter and argued for the communities to reunite after Michone split them up, he even gave a pretty good speech after the whisperers made him watch them kill the others...I'd hardly say Carl died for nothing.

Earlier this season siddiq was staring at Dante’s mouth cause he recognized it from the barn, and in a sneak peek they showed how Dante got in, plus it’s been clear that Dante didn’t know what he was doing as a doctor

19:00 made me laugh so hard cause of the timing

How Dante got into Alexandria is answered in the next episode.

Alpha specifically chose Dante because Lydia doesn't recognize him, and yes Alpha already told Dante that Lydia was alive so he didn't freak when he saw her. Also Dante said he was a field medic before the apocalypse, so the rant at the end was unjustified lol.

Suraj: "Siddiq is one of my favorite new characters" Me: 👀

I loved this reaction, It's like everyone's doubt about Dante disappeared only a few seconds before it was revealed that he was a Whisperer.

9:25 When Rana realised she f0cked up 10:13 Suraj - He's (Siddiq) now my favourite new character

Dante said he was a field medic before the apocalypse

"Siddiq is freaking the fuck out" Yeah cause he just realized Dante is a WHISPERER lol.

I've seen a lot of people say this makes Carl's death pointless but technically Carl died mostly for Negan and he didn't die for nothing. Siddiq was a valuable asset to the communities for nearly a decade in comparison Carl didn't even last in the apocalypse for more than 2 or 3 years along with many other major characters. Siddiq had offspring, saved lives, was there to save Negan, and Negan was there to save Judith and Dog in the snowstorm. He contributed a lot, sad to see him go but he definitely honored Carl like he promised he would.

Its kind of adorable seeing someone go so into denial about Dante 😅 The mask they found at the beginning of the season was Dante's Alpha turned him into the ultimate mix of sabotage for the drinking water and psychological warfare for the doctor so he couldnt properly help the sick victims

Next episode you’ll find out how he got in there and all the the things he did.

0:14 I wasn't looking at the screen and I legit thought someone was shooting at me lol

There's no making sense outta cult members. If Alpha got in, then more than one coulda came in.

That DEFinitely caught me off guard, with Dante. Sooo tragic, especially when you think of it in terms of pretty much prolonging what now seemed like the inevitable. Siddiq being murdered in that way, choked by the very same Whisperer who held him in the same headlock, just reinforced the idea (the feeling) that it’s as if he never really left that barn. He even said it, “it’s like I’m still there.” Sure, he got to spend some more time with his baby girl but all the while still enduring the trauma and effects of the P.T.S.D. (the memories). When you look at it that way it was just prolonged suffering, only to be killed by the SAME Whisperer. Damn, this entire season was just a stay of execution for him, smdh. Poor Siddiq

Dante could have been a doctor before being a whisperer I mean they weren't born like that 😂

How do they not get from the tick tick sound that Dante is the whisperer holding Saddiq down ..lol

The opening moments of 10X8 answers most of the questions on how he infiltrated the community and that Lydia has never seen Dante's face. I'm so glad the writers and showrunner realized there would be lingering questions and to address them immediately next episode. The worse thing for me was realizing most, if not all the pike victims were killed in front of Siddiq. I thought they were killed during their fight back at the whisperers and watching the beheadings of their corpses would have been bad enough for Siddiq. But to have each victim killed in front of him and he being helpless to do anything about it makes Siddiq's PTSD more believable. he had to have seen those deaths played over in his mind daily.

The opening of next weeks episode explains how Dante got in there. It's online already.

Dante was the one who messed with the water system.

Rana’s one of those girls that looks at a crazy guy and says to herself,”I can change him”...lol

Love the shout out to Bear Mccreary. He's been doing TWD since episode 1. He also did God of war 4 and Battlestar Galactica

Karl didn't die for nothing bringing in Siddiq. Gotta keep in mind the time jump. We didn't get to see it, but Siddiq was a valuable member of Alexandria for literally years.

That walker whisper in prison was an amazing actor! I'll say it everytime lol. I need to know his name.

I love the discussion between you guys and your process of trying to figure things out. Epic

Dante did seem pretty sad about having to take out Saddiq.

I'm beyond heartbroken.. just in shock beyond belief not just cuz Dante is a whisper but to take out Siddiq like that.. CoCo doesn't get to kno her biological father now.. not even photos just stories.. Carl was the last death to hit me like this.. this got me

The Whisperers did have lives before the Zombie Apocalypse guys. Lol

I'm watching your season 10 reactions 4 years later and just cracking up at your reactions. You said, "I really like Dante!" and I'm like "oh you're going to regret that." 😂

Dante came in with Alpha during the fair. He was in the barn with Alpha and stayed when Alpha left! Come on yall.....you can't be that slow to get it! Hahaha!

The Dante reveal completely went over there heads

possibly the reason why saddiq felt like he never left was that he kept hearing the voice that had forced him to watch. his mind kept linking it without saddiq realising, trying to warn him of danger. at least i like that explanation.

wait you guys got a Elite Force H8R Gen2 ? does it shoot well ? it has a adjustable Hop Up :O

Just wanted to add that just because someone is a doctor doesnt mean they cant be psychos. In actual real life doctors have knowingly murdered people and even mass murder (quick google search will show you that) so even if Dante is a doc which Idk he is, doesnt mean he couldn't be totally insane.. Intelligence doesnt mean sound minded

Carl saved Siddiq Siddiq saved Negan Negan saved Judith Negan May save the community

next episode will clarify stuff for you guys considering the opening minutes that have been released

There were so many hints from the very first episode. Also, he was a war medic so I wouldn't call him a psycho, but just someone who has experienced a lot of trauma and is under alphas influence. We also dont know much about him sooo... Oh and why is he sneaking into Alexandria a surprise, I mean I doubt everyone there knows everyone, and dont they get new people coming in there like every month.

Siddiq was a Doctor for over 7 years and has a legacy (Coco) thats what Carl died for.

Dante trained to be a doctor, he has been in alexandria for months. Since episode 15, when Rosita didnt even have a baby bump so it was a long time ago

The doctor was the one I kinda figured out. He was projected to be a weird character while talking amongst the people in the community. And there were plenty of scenes him distributing the water to the patients while Siddiq was away. And it makes sense how he got into Alexandria, think about it Alpha broke into the Kingdom by herself so it makes sense that she could of taught Dante how to get inside Alexandria. We all know Alpha is one clever leader, so not really surprised there was a spy inside the community the whole time!

Carl died to save Siddiq.... A DOCTOR. Who lived for 8 years and treated everyone in the community for that time and he is also brought another life into the world.... Carl did NOT die to make Siddiq immortal!!

32:34 errr..Siddiq *was* a comic book character though. And if memory serves me correctly, he survives til the end of the series.

Marketa looking at the camera when Suraj was talking about Siddiq because she was spoiled on Siddiq's death was hilarious.

The hemlock was used by Arab physicians for a variety of maladies including joint pain, and they used it before surgeries for anesthesia ..... a little of it does not hurt, but a lot of it will kill you in a painful way. Dante gave an overdose of hemlock to a whisper prisoner then Put the blame on Siddiq.

I don't think it is all that unusual for a doctor to be a whisperer. Dante was a physician "prior" to the apocalypse in the military. Remember the story he told Saadiq about his mental issues after being deployed? He was already effed up from life prior to zombies and prime to fall for Alpha's mindset.

"No, he's putting him in a sleeper hole, he's fine. Siddig is freaking the fuck out." 1 second later.. "Wait, what?"

You guys had very fair questions this episode. Pay close attention next episode, things will make more sense. Don’t forget too, Dante told a story about being a medic in the military. That may have been true pre-apocalypse, and he could have gotten his initial psychopathy then.

A lot of ppl were angry, but this was a good episode and it was realistic, nobody saw Sidiq's death coming, it wasn't announced or anything. Siddiq blacking out, made for real suspicion. Also PTSD is not the easy to get over, talking to others that go thru it is the only thing that really helps.

The Denial of the Guy in the Red Shirt is Craaazy! lol

I'm a bit confused why Aaron hasn't said anything as I'm pretty sure he saw gama contaminating the stream with Walker guts. Like, that's important information

Chris and Marketa's scarfs are on fleek! 🔥

Lmfao Omg Suraj... they were spelling it out that Dante was the Whisperer that held Siddiq's eyes open and Suraj is like "Nope Dante's a good guy" 😂😂😂

i got the impression that dante didnt want to kill siddiq until siddiq heard the clicks of the tounge which is like a habit where it happens every now and then but i did not take it as dante full intention to go kill him

Dante said in an earlier episode that he came from the Hilltop to give an extra hand. I always knew Dante was shady.

Just to let you know guys all your questions about how Dante got inside Alexandria will be answering in the mid-season finale next week

Dante being a Whisperer was made obvious in the scene. Dante’s tongue click was Siddiq’s trigger of remembering the Whisperer who forced him to open his eyes and watch his friends die. Y’all need to see that scene again because y’all are the only ones who struggled to get it LOL.

RIP Siddiq. It's been confirmed on "Talking Dead" that Siddiq is gone. TRIVIA: In the comics Dante was a good man and he even became Maggie's love interest years after Glen was killed.

You should have considered that Dante was the one holding Siddiq during the slaughter. And from that day, a winter has passed, that could have been a few months already. Thats enough time for Dante to mingle with everyone. In a convo with Dante and Siddiq in an earlier episode, Dante said he was a medic before the apocalypse. People should be keen to little things. In the mid-season finale, they will show how Dante was able to penetrate Alexandria, how he killed Sheryl, how he messed up the filter for the water, how he killed the whisperer prisoner so that he cannot see Lydia, etc. The whisperer mask found on the shore in episode 1 might be Dante’s, as well as the skin Magna and company found in the woods.

Basically alphas plan was to send him over there to spy on them and he was a doctor and that’s how alpha found out they crossed the border, and when siddiq heard the click that was Dante as a whisper holding his eyes open

They have a filtration system, they shouldn't be worried about walkers in the river. (I'm sure it happens on occasion.) That's why Aaron didn't think much about it. They didn't know about the man inside though, that's the twist they couldn't for see. Dante put the levers upside down so there drinking water was swapped with water for farmland (Not so pure) and vice versa

How did Lydia recognize the prisoner guy but not Dante? Did I miss something.....?

I’m happy how angry the normies were about the ending. This is how amazing shows work, getting a reaction from their audience, the audience wanting more, and making a connection with characters and how much they cared for Siddiq’s death.

You guys recognize that Gamma is Thora Birch?!

Remember Judith found a walker face skin in the stuff RJ collected on the beach

I don’t think Dante was a whisperer for long. Also Dante prob legit grew to like sidiq.

I think Dante is a new member of the whisperers and there will be a backstory next week on Dante.so that's why Lydia does not know him.

"Miles to go before I sleep" is from a Robert Frost poem.

maybe he was a doctor already before he was a whisperer....

Dante was mainly following Siddiq we dont know how much of a doctor he really is, we also dont know for how long he has been a whisperer, he is most likely a new addition since Lydia doesnt know him, he could have been a doctor before

Dante did clearly state in either episode three or four this season, that he was a military medic in Fallujah, which is in Iraq, which would explain both his medical knowledge, as well as his physical advantage over Siddiq, it makes perfect sense if you really think and put all the little pieces of his character together

Hm.. "Random" community members tend to show up when the story calls for a character. Dante happens to be an integrated member (a doc). Dante may not have been a "known" person among any of the communities, and merged himself after the pikes. Remember, back then, Ezekiel assumed that disguised-and-cleaned-up-Debie-Alpha was actually from Alexandria. Who's to say Dante wasnt pulled from the herd to do the same thing? He may not have had a beard then and it's hard to keep track of ALL the Whisperers. How long did Enid take to become "doctor" from reading books and medical training from Siddiq?

If he was telling the truth Dante was a field surgeon for the military or something like that. And in a story sense viewers and characters will be more trusting of a doctor. He flew under the radar for the most part.

In that moment when Siddiq asked Dante he’s not what? I am pretty sure he was going to say I’m not a doctor which is what I think Dante will tell Daryl next episode.

I can't believe Siddiq was killed, I'm so shook rn. Fucking Dante I really didnt see it coming, I was off with him but just thought he was a standard douchebag.. foook omg. Man this season has been epic!

Military Medic. Learning to be a doctor. Next episode shows you how he infiltrated and also he was a new Whisperer why Lidia did not recognize him.

Great reactions! Siddiq and Dante are both comic book characters, though. Dante has a very different role in the comics, mostly revolving around Maggie. That's why a lot of comic book readers were surprised when he took such a different, dark turn here. And yes, next week's episode opens with a flashback about Dante, so at the very least, Angela Kang & team anticipated viewers' questions about plot holes. If this were a Gimple season, we wouldn't even address how Dante entered into our heroes' community.

The "carl died for nothing" argument is ultimately very null, because Siddiq fulfilled his purpose for 6 years: Saved Aaron and Negan, had a child, and contributed to the future of Alexandria - which was his legacy, not any one particular person. His legacy has been locked in as the future of Alexandria since Season 6, and it was established again when he died.

Well, what Siddiq went through with Alpha having to watch his friends die is no different from what Rick and Company went through when Negan kills Glenn and Abraham. I don't think there is any therapists that can fix that trauma.

And I think labelling the bottles would be a good idea. They have the technology for that.

Remember Dante's story to Siddiq about his past. DANTE APPEARANCES *We are introduced to Dante in 10x01 {" Kiss me already" } *In 10x03 Dante and Siddiq work on Carol then the next morning Dante tells Siddiq her served in combat in Iraq and he was a field medic. He also says you go in as one person and you come out another. He says he knew this one guy who was cocky, broad shouldered, Adonis looking cat , who was the dud who never broke until he did. He had lost his squad and came back with the shakes, thousand mile stares, flashbacks which had him in and out of VA's. He was a mess. And then he turns out to be be Dante himself. *In 10x04 Dante puts a cold cloth on Siddiq's forehead. *In 10x05 Dante and Siddiq talk on the radio about Rosita catching a bug. *In 10x06 Dante treats Cheryl then talks with Siddiq about the bug and gets weird regarding Coco and Rosita. Dante and Siddiq argue about him not telling him how many people got sick. Dante and Siddiq finally make up in the end. In 10x07 Dante and Siddiq treat the captured Whisperer. After he dies Dante tells Siddiq he packed the killer herb in the medical bag. Dante buries Cheryl. Dante kills Siddiq after he realizes who he is.

You also know when someone is going to die when the show focuses on a character for the majority of the episode, still though his death surprised the heck out of me rip to only good doctor we've had so far Siddiq.

If his military experience was true, he could have been a medic in the Army. Not a true “ Doctor”, but a solid life saver trained to do enough to get troops to the med unit.

Let's focus on what is most important here. Sid may be dead but we got shirtless Norman and Dog action. ;-p

Oh dear lord - even with Dante trying to kill Siddiq "No! What is Siddiq doing! Dante is GOOD". **face palm** ---- Siddiq dies - "The Doctor was a Whisperer Sleeper?!" **grabbing my bag & walking out** LMAO #icant

Ya'll gotta remember that Dante didn't just join the whisperers once you see when he joined. From Henry's death to now is over a year.

ummm Why do you have a GUN on the table... WTF guys?!?!? Theory is ... The mask that RJ and Judith found was Dante's whisperer mask he ditched to infiltrate.