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The gang's all here.

Strand! What are you waiting for? Turn it off! Even if I turn it off, even if I

help you save everyone, the damage is already done.

You're listening to this. You're not alone.

The place you've been looking for, Padre, it's here. The tower.

We can help you.

Alicia!

Hi.

Waking up!

It's okay, Alicia.

June! June, over here!

Stand up.

You're low on fluids and stable.

Get saline and the epinephrine.

What are we doing?

Why are we prepping the rest?

You don't remember?

What? The tower.

Burning.

The walkers from the crater, when they breach those walls, when they burn,

everything's going to be released into the air.

Where are we going?

We don't know.

Morgan, where did he land? He hasn't. At least not yet.

It could be just as dangerous out there.

No, no, no, no. You cannot stand up. I'm fine. If we don't bring the fever under

control, it will kill you. It's been like this for months.

So where the hell's Trin?

He didn't want to come with us.

Do we know where he is? As far as we know, he's still in there.

The med kit is packed.

I found some adrenaline if she needs it.

Okay, get everyone in the rest.

You need to rest.

See you at the message.

But you know me.

I want to help you.

Then help me find him in there.

He knows how to get to Padre.

Padre? Come on!

No, don't. You don't have to... Wait!

I'm here.

I found the girl I told you about.

She might know where Padre is.

I'm gonna need a place to go.

Padre?

Why do you live on your own?

Because I can't put you in danger.

So don't come looking for me.

I didn't know if you were going to wake up or not.

It's okay.

I was... I was down on one of our bodies.

I heard you scream.

How did we get here?

I dragged you.

You almost didn't make it.

What's your name?

It's okay.

You can tell me.

I'm Alicia. Alicia.

I know.

I heard your message.

I was at the beach.

You can take your mask off.

It's safe in here.

I don't take it off.

You helped me in the woods.

Why didn't you stay?

I was looking for my friend.

Why are you sick?

Is it because of your arm?

Did one of them bite you?

It's okay.

You can tell me.

I'm not scared of bites.

It doesn't matter.

There's nothing to do about it.

Are you telling the truth?

Can your friend really help us find Padre?

Yes. But we have to find him first.

He's all we've got left.

It's our family.

What are you looking for?

I don't know.

Maybe profen, anything to bring down the fever.

Isn't the fever what's going to kill the infection?

You sure know a lot for a kid.

My mom always said I could be smart for my own good.

My mom said the same thing.

This infection is different.

I've been fighting it a long time.

Did you find medicine?

Alicia?

What is it?

How far away is your friend?

I'm not sure.

Where is he?

Where were you going?

To make contact with him.

How?

Same way you did.

Your message. I heard it from far away.

If I send it from where you did, he'll hear me wherever he is. It's not going

work. Even if he does know where Padre is, the tower is on fire. The dead

it are irradiated.

You won't make it. But you might. You could help me. I barely made it here.

We've got to get to the raft.

Before the dead get away.

I'm not getting an arrest.

Hey!

It's not loaded.

Why? You look for bullets lately?

There aren't any.

You aren't going to help. Why'd you follow me in the first place? To save

To save my friends. To do something that might outlast me.

You think you're going to die?

Look at me.

I may not make it to the beach.

This thing is going to beat me.

Everyone who gets bit ends up just like them. That means I won't be able to help

my friends get someplace safe. You're wrong.

You can beat it. And you can help your friends.

No.

It's not true.

It is.

How would you know?

And I'm still here.

What?

Take me to the tower.

Make contact with my friends.

He's going to save me. He can save you too. And then he can get us all to

The bite on your arm.

You healed it must have been a while ago.

How'd you get bit?

You can trust me.

I'm here, aren't I?

I got it. No, you won't reach his head.

It's too much for you.

Here.

Where'd you get that? Take it.

Where did you get that?

Use it on him! Shoot him!

Are you okay?

Yeah.

You almost got yourself killed.

The walker's mulch.

He didn't get hurt.

There's nothing to be upset about.

Why didn't you use the bullet?

It was nowhere near you.

I didn't want to draw more of the dead.

It's not for your reason.

Why do you have a bullet? if you won't use it? You really want to know?

Yeah.

So I don't turn into one of them when I die.

So you know your friends are okay before you end it all?

That's the idea.

I'm making it really hard right now.

Are you having dreams?

So I was turning into one of them.

I had them too.

Do you still have them?

No.

Only when my fever was really bad.

My friend.

He'll help you.

You're not going to end up like one of them.

So use the bullet next time you need it.

We're never getting up there.

We need to go back to the bags.

Maybe your friend will hear the message from the beach.

Go if you want.

I'm staying.

I gave it a shot.

If this is impossible, no one would be able to make it up. What about the other

people who heard your message?

Is this going to let them walk into that?

If they heard my message, they'll turn around when they see the tower.

They won't know we're going to the beach.

They could end up someplace worse.

We need to go.

We need to go.

I'm not sure I can push much further. I'm not leaving.

I'm going in there.

I won't let you die.

Not so we can find Padre.

Then come with me.

All right, go.

We both die.

I'll die if you stay out here. No, I can't. I know exactly what that means.

We're drawing them in from the tower.

I gotta...

Alicia?

Alicia!

Stay with me.

Is anyone there?

I repeat, is anyone there?

Wait.

She's waking up.

How are you feeling?

Why are you with the rest?

Alicia, we wouldn't live without you.

Stop.

Stop.

I want to get up, please.

How

did

you find me?

Where's your SOS?

Name's Josiah.

He's a friendly. He got to you before we did.

Where is he?

Good thing, too. You'd be part of that herd.

Where is she?

Where's who?

But when who can help us find Padre? You found her? She walked you to help me.

You walk it up, Alisa.

And we don't even know if that place is real.

She helped kill Walker.

Sure about that?

Looks like you killed him.

Yes, she was there. She saved me twice.

The blood, it's from before.

Still burning up.

You take that adrenaline shot? I had to.

This is not the fever. He was there.

You were alone when I found you.

She must have gone back to the tower.

Why would she do that?

We have to send a message.

To find her friend.

To help us find Padre.

We have to go back.

I have to go back. Easy there.

We came here to take you back to the raft, and that's what we're going to do.

By force, that's how you want to play it. I get it.

I do.

I would be doing the same thing if I were you, but... I'm not leaving without

her. We don't even know if she's real. Why is saving her so important to you?

It's how I'm going to save you.

How am I going to save myself?

Coming back to those rafts, that's your best shot. She got bit.

And she's alive.

Her friend, he helped her.

Alicia, I've seen someone tell the exact same lie before.

I've been dreaming about dying for months.

About turning into one of them.

I don't want to die. I don't want to turn.

And she can help me live.

I'm sure you're not just seeing her because you want to.

Yes.

I know how it sounds.

She is real.

She is real.

When people doubted me, it didn't feel good.

To be fair, amigo, you weren't operating with all your faculties.

Maybe I'm still not.

Alicia helped me to see things more clearly.

And I can't leave her to try to do this on her own.

I'm coming with you.

Daniel, te debo uno.

Amén.

You'll clear the tunnel faster with help.

Sherry'd kill me if I let y 'all go alone, so... Well, shit.

I don't want to be the only asshole that said no.

Come on, Josie.

We've got to stir up some crispy beef.

Are you there?

I repeat, are you there?

Yes, it's me. I'm here. Where are you? Moving up the stairs. I think I can get

to the roof from here. No.

Stay where you are. It's too dangerous to do this on your own.

I'm coming, my friends. They're just clearing the tunnel.

One step to the tunnel. The steps are clear.

Hello?

Are you there? Can you hear me?

Alicia, we clear the path to the tunnel.

If she's in there, we can get to her. She is. I talked to her. I'm going in

after her.

You're not going in there alone.

She's right.

We ain't leaving you now.

We opened it up pretty good, but we can't be certain it'll be stable for

You need to get back to the ref.

Prepare to leave.

If I learn where Padre is, I'll radio you.

Cherry needs you.

You just found your brother.

And you've got to be there for Charlie.

And Arno's people.

They need someone to show them the way. They will have you, Lucy.

I have to do this on my own.

We will see you and the girl at the shore.

Tell me where you are.

Over here.

You're alive.

You're alive.

So are you.

I don't want to die.

I'm not ready.

Let's find your friend.

It's okay.

No, it's not. Your friend, we need to... We need to get in touch with him.

We need to find somewhere for everyone to go.

You still can.

What are you talking about?

My friend.

He's not out there.

He's here in this tower.

That's why I wanted to come in here.

Okay, fine.

What is his name?

It's your friend

They

were never part of my vision

You're never gonna forgive me are you what what

even if I help you save everyone

I was trying to save your life!

No, no, no, no! It doesn't make any sense!

Felicia. Felicia.

I'm a monster.

But I'm the same man. But I'm the same man. You can't stop me. Stop.

Where are you going? I'm going back to the beach.

They were right.

I shouldn't have come here.

We need to help him.

Why? Because he's your family.

You don't know what he's capable of. I know everything you do. He can save you.

He can save us.

No!

Do you even get me?

Do you know anything about Padre? Is anything you said to me true? It all is.

can help you.

You help him.

No. You'd rather die than save him?

Why?

Because he took everything from me.

Then don't let him take your life, too.

If you leave him here, he'll die.

What is it, Charlotte? What is it, Sam?

It's not about Sam.

It's about you.

Wait, where are you going?

Who's there?

Is there a visitor?

Victor?

My mind is playing tricks on me.

It's not a trick.

I'm here.

You gotta get out of here.

I can't.

Not now.

I'm not going to make it.

Lisa, I'm sorry.

I wanted to give you everything.

You didn't give me anything.

You just took everything from me.

Is it because of what I did to Will?

Will's just another person.

That I outlived.

So many people had to die so I could live.

This is about your brother.

It's about so much more than that.

This is about making what she gave mean something.

To do what she didn't get to.

To make this way.

It will last.

I'm so sorry, Lisa.

I'm so sorry for everything.

Don't, don't, don't. Don't do that.

You turn.

I deserve everything that you do to me.

Thanks.

Things you always remember about your kids.

My daughter, she just decided that bird was going to live.

She lived because my kids didn't give up on her.

Thank you.

Why did you come back?

Because I can't leave you.

No.

No, I... I don't understand.

You do, Alicia.

Me. She gave her a chance when no one else would.

Why did you bring me here?

You know why.

It's on that tape.

That light's getting fainter every day we're out here.

You were wrong, she told Victor before.

Your mom didn't die if she'd feel something like this.

She died because of the part of you that didn't give up on people with lit.

I wasn't lying when I told you I survived the fight.

I'm still in you.

You're the only one who can make sure this isn't the end for me.

I can't.

I'm going to die.

Not if you make sure that people remember this part of you.

How?

You know how.

Please.

Please, please.

I have to stay straight.

Don't leave anything behind.

Don't know how long we're going to be out there.

We're ready.

We can't miss the tide. So catch up.

We cannot be here when those walkers burn.

Try and stay clustered, but if we get split up...

Everyone

in, we're shoving off.

Alicia.

Where are you?

Yeah, Brett.

I can't make it much farther on the road.

We'll meet you there.

Did you find her?

Yeah.

I found someone else.

They'll never take me with you.

They will, Beth.

Why'd you save me?

That dumb thing.

Help me.

So you can do what I don't have time left to do.

So you can find a place for everyone to be safe.

You really think I can?

I'm not sure.

The paper's still right.

We've got you on fluids.

I'm going to try and make this raft as comfortable as we can, okay?

We need to move.

Now. Reading through spiking, the walkers must have reached the fence.

Did you hear from Wilkins?

Yeah. Curran took him in a different direction, but he cleared the radiation.

Will you tell him something for me?

You can tell him yourself.

He wanted to talk with you, too.

Morgan? Hey.

Hey, is that you?

I'm sorry I didn't do what I said I would with the tower.

You got everybody on to the rafts, that's all that matters.

Also, I think you might be right. I've been hearing some chatter on the radio

and... I think it might be Padre.

I think Padre is real.

And I think we might actually have some place to go to.

Alicia, how are you feeling?

You need to know something.

No matter what happens to me,

you won't be doing this alone.

I won't be doing it alone because you're going to be all right.

Right?

Alicia, are you there?

Are you?

If he didn't hear that, I'll make sure he knows.

Wait.

I'll make sure.

I wasn't able to stop this from happening to you.

Sorry I wasn't there for you either.

And he was going to look after you, okay?

You know... It's okay.

It's okay, Alicia, because... I got to do something that I never thought I

would.

And look, I finally got to see a beach.

Charlie, it's time.

I'm going to be okay?

I wasn't there for Felia at the end, but I will be there for her.

I will see you again.

We gotta go.

Thank you for taking us in like you did.

We might not have made it this far without you.

Hey.

Maybe they have to look after them. I will be in this rack with you. No, no,

it's too dangerous.

I have to do this alone.

No.

Thank you.

It may not be the avenue.

We can rough it out together. Stop.

What?

Alicia?

Alicia! No!

Get on the raft! No!

I don't know how fast I'll turn. I don't know how much longer I have left.

I'm willing to take that raft. I'm not!

It's up to you.

to make sure everything we've been through means something.

You have to go. I'm not going to go. You have to go. I'm not going to go. You

have to go.

People may have heard my message. They may be heading to the town.

You did make it mean something.

You saved all of them.

You saved me.

You did what I asked you to do back in London.

I didn't just save you so you could live to do what I couldn't.

I did it because I love you too.

What are you doing here?

What does that mean?

I think it means you saved me.

How do you feel?

I feel...

like I

haven't felt in a while.

Like what?

Michael. Where are you going?

Find the people who heard my message.

Spend whatever time I have left making sure they have someplace safe to go.

I don't know how much longer I can keep doing this.

Can anybody hear me?

Don't be a hero.

Just give me back my daughter and you will never see us again.

Bury him.

When the episode opens, we see Alicia coming in and out of consciousness, and

she finally finds herself settled on the beach. And the first thing that catches

her attention is the birds flying back and forth and landing next to her.

It's something that catches her attention and then flies off. And it

all about kind of creating a sense of mystery of why did she feel this kind of

moment of connection.

with this bird, and it's something that becomes a motif throughout the episode.

Hey!

Hey!

Wait!

There's, I think, a few things driving Alicia's desire to catch up to this girl

and to help her.

The first one is that this girl, by all accounts, helped Alicia out of some

tough situations, and Alicia, I think, wants to find out who she is and why she

helped her and return the favor.

Deep down, and I think this is the real reason she ultimately follows her,

because she feels some connection that she just can't explain as the mystery

deepens about why does Alicia care so much about this girl? Who is this girl?

ultimately leads her on a journey that does get her to the answer.

Alicia saw that tape once before in season four.

That tape back then reminded her of that part of herself, that she didn't want

to die, that part of herself that her mom sacrificed herself to save.

I think the minute she sees it, all those memories come flooding back to

And at the same time, I think it's also actually making her feel like she has

failed. She's remembering everything that her mom tried to build, the fact

her mom wanted to keep that alive in her.

optimism, this innocence.

This thing is going to beat me.

Everyone who gets bit ends up just like that. And yet here Alicia is in a state

where she thinks she is dying from this fever that's got a hold of her.

And if she dies, everything her mom sacrificed her life for will not

Alicia's fever tends to get worse when she's kind of physically exerting

herself, and that often leaves her vulnerable in moments when there are

around, when she's trying to kill walkers. And this young girl seems very

effective at taking out the walkers, at saving Alicia.

And it's really all about kind of continuing to generate the mystery about

this girl is, what she's doing here.

Is anyone there?

I repeat, is anyone there?

And it's all about really putting Alicia in this place where she's wondering if

everything she's been experiencing is real or is just an effect of the fever

dream that she has.

And ideally, it's putting the audience in the kind of same place, too.

Where is she?

Who? The one who can help us find Padre. You found her? She walked you to help

us. You walked you to...

One by one, the characters decide they're going to help Alicia, and it

just speaking to how much they care about her, but it's really about

character who has been a very strong ally and who has recently become a

for them.

What is his name?

Alicia realizes the reason that her subconscious brought her to the tower,

of in order to preserve the part of herself who would give, as a child, an

injured bird who is beyond hope, a second chance, she's got to do the same

for Strand. She's got to give someone who she cares about deeply, who may have

hurt her, who may have done some really terrible things, she's got to give him a

second chance. I see.

And Strand doesn't understand why she's done this. And she essentially gives

Strand his mission, which is... It's something

that we'll see whether or not he takes up as we go forward. But

Strand essentially got to pick up Alicia's mantle and try to build the

place that she wanted to build.

You know,

it really was thinking about a way to externalize this idea that Alicia, in

last moments, would actually fight to save the thing that makes her special.

So it was a lot of fun to build to that reveal and to, you know, plant the

breadcrumbs for it, you know, throughout the episode.

And it was also a good challenge to find someone who could consistently play,

you know, an eight -year -old Alicia.

And fun to see them kind of side by side.

Victor, I didn't just save you so you could live to do what I

couldn't.

It's up to you.

to make sure everything we've been through means something.

Alicia's journey was all about this moment where she can essentially save

kind of this core part of herself, and it's this belief that there can

be good in people, and in many ways it's kind of an extension of what her mother

believed, that no one's gone until they're gone.

And that is what we started with, and that is ultimately how we, got to the

story that you see when you watch the episode.

Alicia collapses, seemingly kind of succumbing to the fever. She wakes up

this bird flying over her, and I think it's open to interpretation whether or

not that bird is really there.

whether or not she really freed a bird from the power or whether that was all

part of her subconscious.

And if it was, maybe this is just her subconscious trying to guide her once

again. And we really wanted to build this kind of reawakening of Alicia where

she has been through this incredible journey and is now standing up and is

going to be walking into kind of a new world with a newfound strength.

Where are you going?

Find the people who heard my message.

Spend whatever time I have left making sure they have some place safe to go.

We know that she had been saving that bullet out of fear of turning. And, you

know, for using that on a walker really is a sign that Alicia believes she has

beaten this thing, that Alicia thinks she's going to live.

And, you know, then we see her walk off as a triumphant hero.