Season 7, Episode 5
- Hilltop weighs its options in the wake of Alexandria's subjugation.
Maggie wakes up for the first time in a while to find flowers and Dr. Carson, who tells her that she has not lost the baby, and lets her hear its heartbeat. Dr. Carson tells Maggie that she was suffering from a minor case of placental abruption, which while unusual in early pregnancies, thankfully has been healed. Dr. Carson asks Maggie to stay at Hilltop for the duration of her pregnancy so she can be close to him in case of another complication, and advises bed rest. Ignoring him, Maggie goes outside and finds Sasha, and is brought to the graves of Glenn and Abraham. Sasha gives Maggie Glenn's pocket watch, having found it in his pocket. Jesus arrives with flowers, but the moment is cut short when Gregory storms over and demands that Maggie leave. Gregory rants that Alexandria was supposed to take care of the Saviors, but they only ended up discovering that Negan has hundreds more Saviors at his command, and that Hilltop is now in danger should the Saviors learn of the alliance. He also mocks Glenn and Abraham's graves, as Hilltop burns their dead. Though unconcerned that Maggie is pregnant, Gregory allows them to stay the night but demands they leave in the morning.
Back at Alexandria, Carl refuses to go on a supply run with Rick and Aaron. Rick shares a kiss with Michonne before departing, as Michonne refuses to join as well. Later, Carl notices Enid preparing to climb over the walls, as she is going to Hilltop to see Maggie. Carl doesn't stop her, and apologizes for locking her in the armory a few days ago. Ultimately, Carl haphazardly drives a car until he catches up with Enid, and they continue the trek together on roller skates that they find, sharing a moment of happiness as they hold hands. Carl then says he made sure he watched every moment of Glenn and Abraham's deaths, as he wanted to make sure that when he gets the chance, he will have no other choice but to kill Negan.
At Hilltop, Jesus promises Sasha he'll try to change Gregory's mind, but Sasha criticizes him for not taking charge of the community from Gregory. Sasha proposes a deal where she will live outside the walls and scavenge supplies in order to pay Maggie's way to live in Hilltop, and Jesus admits it may work. Sasha questions why they don't just overthrow Gregory, and Maggie says he's dangerous because he's a coward. That night, the Saviors attack, opening the gates and setting several fires, and leave a car inside the walls blaring "Finlandia" to lure in a horde of walkers. Sasha springs into action, demanding Maggie stay put as per Dr. Carson's instructions, and Jesus also joins the fray with his martial arts and agility. Maggie orders two Hilltop residents to close the gate, and then hops in a tractor, using it to flatten several walkers and the car, ending the music.
The next morning, Gregory gives Maggie and Sasha a half-assed "thank you" and still orders them to leave. When Sasha's deal is ignored, she asks how she can make it work. Maggie promptly tell Gregory to go to hell when he tries hitting on Sasha. The conversation can't go any further, as the Saviors arrive for their offering, led by Simon. The gang enters Barrington House, and Gregory orders Jesus to hide Maggie and Sasha in a closet. Gregory is affable to Simon as they go to talk in his study, and plays dumb when Simon tells him that the satellite outpost has been wiped out. Gregory says that he understood the message from the previous night's attack, and Simon agrees that it was a show of dominance, but was pleased that Hilltop took care of the walkers on their own. Gregory asks Simon to pass on to Negan the message that Hilltop is still completely obedient, but Simon refuses, since as far as Gregory is concerned for the time being, he is Negan. Simon asks if there's anything else Gregory wants to bring up, and Gregory agrees, and goes to the closet where he believes Maggie and Sasha are hiding, intending on turning them in. He finds only his stash of scotch, Jesus having hidden the others in another closet, and Simon is delighted at Gregory's apparent gift - though he will take credit for it when he delivers it to Negan. Simon gets a kneel out of Gregory and a painting he had admired before leaving to continue the offering.
Carl and Enid watch the Saviors collect their offering from the woods. Carl wants to attack, but Enid refuses, realizing that Carl only came all this way to try to kill Negan. Enid says she won't stop him, and they share their first kiss. Inside Barrington House, Gregory scolds Jesus for not hiding Maggie and Sasha in the closet he intended, and Maggie and Sasha are angry that he tried to turn them over to Simon. Jesus says that Gregory will no longer be in charge of Hilltop, or he will expose Alexandria's deal with Hilltop to the public. Maggie notices Gregory has pilfered Glenn's watch from his grave, and socks him in the jaw, and demands that she learn her name - Maggie Rhee.
Sasha later privately asks Jesus to find Negan's base of operations, but to keep it quiet from Maggie. Enid arrives at Hilltop and leaves balloons at Abraham's grave (mixing it up with Glenn's), and reunites with Maggie, who also gives her Glenn's watch, not needing a keepsake to remember Glenn by. Sasha also begins puffing the cigar she found in Abraham's pocket.
The Saviors leave Hilltop, and Jesus swings into the back of one of their trucks, enjoying a swig from Gregory's stash of scotch. He then notices he is not alone in the truck - Carl is there too.
- Accidental Misnaming: Gregory can't seem to remember anyone's name, or keep track of who his own people are. He keeps calling Maggie "Marcia," misnames one of his own people when offering the rhubarb preserves and keeps referring to Rick as "Rich." When he meets Sasha, he seems to think she's one of the Hilltoppers before he's corrected and introduced to her by name... then a few scenes later, someone mentions Sasha, and he responds, "Who the hell is Sasha?" It's hard to tell if it's a lack of respect, a really crappy memory, or both.
- Bad Liar: When Enid accidentally leaves balloons at Abraham's grave instead of Glenn's, Maggie admits it to Enid after initially not having the heart to tell her. She then muses that Glenn would've told her, as he was a bad liar.
- Big Damn Kiss:
- Carl and Enid share their first kiss.
- Though their definitive Big Damn Kiss took place back in "The Next World", Rick and Michonne's kiss here proves their relationship is mending after Negan's arrival.
- The Bus Came Back: Gregory, Dr. Carson and the Hilltop last appeared in "Knots Untie", while Jesus hasn't been seen since "Not Tomorrow Yet."
- Car Fu: Maggie hops in a tractor and runs over several walkers, then the car playing the music. She later tells Enid that she actually did the same to a former boyfriend's Camaro from high school. Also, Carl takes out several walkers with a car.
- Continuity Nod:
- Maggie made the deal with Gregory to wipe out the Saviors back in "Knots Untie," and the raid on the Saviors took place in "Not Tomorrow Yet."
- Simon references the Saviors at the satellite outpost, who used to liaison with the Hilltop and were slaughtered in "Not Tomorrow Yet" and "The Same Boat."
- In "Heads Up", Glenn and Enid used green balloons left over from the herd mission to signal Maggie that the former was alive. In the previous episode, Enid was able to convince the Saviors to allow her to have them as mementos to remember Glenn with. Here, she uses them to mark his grave - or tries to, as she accidentally puts them on Abraham's grave.
- Maggie's past as the Farmer's Daughter is brought up, as is the season 2 scene of Hershel giving Glenn his pocket watch.
- Dirty Old Man: When asked by Sasha how she can make a deal with Gregory for Maggie to stay, Gregory leers at her chest and says they must speak one-on-one to decide.
- The Heavy: Negan's Dragon Simon is the main antagonist of the episode. He lampshades this, as he declares that for the duration of his visit, he is Negan as far as Gregory is concerned.
- Jerkass Has a Point: Gregory is a complete asshole, but as Rick and the others have realized since Negan's arrival, Alexandria did grossly underestimate the power and numbers Negan has at his command. He also is right in that the Saviors spotting Maggie and Sasha will result in even worse punishment from the Saviors. His behavior with Simon, cooperative and friendly as possible, is also not the worst strategy one could take in his situation.
- In addition to the above, we later see that Simon is willing to massacre an entire community and leave its leader alive as Cruel Mercy because he thought said leader's apology wasn't sincere enough, so one can't exactly blame Gregory for being terrified of Simon and willing to do anything to stay on the man's good side.
- Kick the Dog: Gregory steals from Glenn's grave, tries to give up Maggie and Sasha, and demeans Jesus throughout the episode.
- Kneel Before Zod: Simon forces Gregory to kneel before him just to humiliate him further.
- Mood Whiplash: The first few minutes of the episode depict Maggie learning her baby is still alive and healthy, and her gentle conversation with Sasha and Jesus at the graves of Abraham and Glenn. Then Gregory shows up and starts ranting at them to get out.
- Mythology Gag:
- Maggie is able to direct part of the fight against the Saviors' attack on Hilltop, and later Jesus mentions he knows who should be in charge of Hilltop, but when asked by Maggie who, he only smiles and looks at her before changing the subject. In the comics, Maggie became the leader of Hilltop.
- In the comics, Rick was the one to ask Jesus to find Negan's base. Here, Sasha takes his place.
- Named by the Adaptation: Glenn's surname Rhee is mentioned on the show for the first time since it was made canon by former showrunner Glen Mazzara. However, the fact that it was never revealed in-universe prior to his death and is spoken in the context of Maggie taking his last name makes it confusing for casual fans.
- Robbing the Dead: Gregory has the nerve to pilfer the Greene family pocket watch from Glenn's grave because he thought it looked nice.
- Skewed Priorities: Gregory intended to give Maggie and Sasha some rhubarb treats on their way out of Hilltop. When Maggie tells him to go to hell for hitting on Sasha, he first declares they simply won't get any of the treats before telling them to leave again.
- Soundtrack Dissonance: Averted with the Saviors leaving a car to play Finlandia
. The dramatic music actually accompanies the ensuing struggle to repel the walkers and Maggie's epic tractor action very well. - Tragic Keepsake: Ultimately subverted. Following Jesus' counsel that Hilltop only memorializes their fallen members through memory, Maggie decides not to leave her family's watch at Glenn's grave, and instead gives it to Enid.
- That Man Is Dead: As part of her coping with Glenn's death, Maggie announces her full name to Gregory to be Maggie Rhee, as there hasn't been any indication she's taken (or had to take it, for that matter) Glenn's surname until now.
- Title Drop: Done courtesy of Simon as he is talking Gregory.
- Ungrateful Bastard: Gregory is still happy to kick out Maggie and Sasha even after they led the clean-up operation after the Saviors' attack.
- Wham Line: Maggie declaring herself "Maggie Rhee" is this, as it is the first time she's called herself by Glenn's name (as well as the first time his surname was mentioned in the show) and shows that she is, indeed, going to be okay.
- Wicked Cultured: Simon seems to appreciate the painting in Gregory's study, even if he is just screwing with him. Also, as mentioned above, he blares classical music to attract walkers.
- Woman Scorned: Maggie tells Enid that back in high school, she ran over a boy's Camaro with a tractor.
