Jean Veras
Jordan Woods-Robinson como Eric Raleigh e Ross Marquand como Aaron - The Walking Dead 8° Temporada, Episódio 2 - Foto: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
AARON LEADS A SURPRISE ATTACK
Based on the final moments of last week’s episode, we knew that Alexandria, the Hilltop, and the Kingdom had all split up into four distinct groups after the attack. “The Damned” tracks the exploits of each one as they try to prevent remote groups of Saviors from saving Negan and his people from the zombie horde. First up on that list is Aaron and a group of Alexandrians who storm a group of Saviors as they clean and prep firearms.
The resulting showdown is a fun and exhilarating exercise in zombie-based wartime strategy, as Aaron and the other group members decide to not push forward on the Saviors. Negan’s cohorts think they have the upper hand as a result. Under the leadership of a mysterious woman with an imposing attitude and some seasoned combat grit, the Saviors continue to advance on Aaron, overlooking the fact that the men and women who’ve already been shot are littered behind them.
It’s only when it is too late to alter course that the Saviors realize that Aaron’s plan all along was to let those downed men and women turn, creating a zombie threat within their own lines of defense. Unfortunately for Aaron, his boyfriend Eric takes a bullet in the stomach while displaying some surprising heroics during the firefight. It undercuts the tactical victory, and is particularly sad given that Eric spent so much time trying to convince Aaron to not get involved with the larger fight two seasons ago.
Jordan Woods-Robinson como Eric Raleigh e Ross Marquand como Aaron - The Walking Dead 8° Temporada, Episódio 2 - Foto: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC
AARON LEADS A SURPRISE ATTACK
Based on the final moments of last week’s episode, we knew that Alexandria, the Hilltop, and the Kingdom had all split up into four distinct groups after the attack. “The Damned” tracks the exploits of each one as they try to prevent remote groups of Saviors from saving Negan and his people from the zombie horde. First up on that list is Aaron and a group of Alexandrians who storm a group of Saviors as they clean and prep firearms.
The resulting showdown is a fun and exhilarating exercise in zombie-based wartime strategy, as Aaron and the other group members decide to not push forward on the Saviors. Negan’s cohorts think they have the upper hand as a result. Under the leadership of a mysterious woman with an imposing attitude and some seasoned combat grit, the Saviors continue to advance on Aaron, overlooking the fact that the men and women who’ve already been shot are littered behind them.
It’s only when it is too late to alter course that the Saviors realize that Aaron’s plan all along was to let those downed men and women turn, creating a zombie threat within their own lines of defense. Unfortunately for Aaron, his boyfriend Eric takes a bullet in the stomach while displaying some surprising heroics during the firefight. It undercuts the tactical victory, and is particularly sad given that Eric spent so much time trying to convince Aaron to not get involved with the larger fight two seasons ago.