And let’s not forget that she saves Lydia TWICE in the finale. Instead of closing herself off to others, as she’s done in the past, we see her throwing snowballs along with Daryl and Michonne, meaning that in the cold of winter she may still embrace the warmth of community. While the “fairy tale” of the Kingdom and its king is over, the loss of yet another child continues to haunt her (it’s only been a few months!!). That she runs to the home she once abandoned in the wake of Rick’s war with Negan is a reminder of a painful loop for the character, one mired with loss and crises of faith. Ironically, a return to Alexandria also offers Carol a chance to escape the fantasy of the last six years. With Michonne leaving in season 10, I assume he’ll become a permanent resident. I thought Daryl would be the one to step up and lead Hilltop, but judging from the smile on his face as he throws snowballs at RJ and Judith in Alexandria, he’ll be sticking around his old home for a while. And Jerry’s “Kingtop” comment might mean that the King is taking over Hilltop in the wake of Tara’s death. Taking Kingdom off the chessboard, at least for a little while, should allow the much more interesting storylines in Hilltop and Alexandria to continue to develop. Early in the episode, Ezekiel hints to Daryl that the months since Henry’s death had been tough for the king and queen, and it’s easy to imagine that the weight of the loss made it more difficult to save the settlement.
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Even the fair wasn’t enough to save the Kingdom - in reality, a series of old school buildings surrounded by a wall - or maybe it was the final nail in the coffin. For King Ezekiel, the fantasy seems to be over, as he’s forced to abandon his dilapidated Kingdom and live in the Hilltop (“Kingtop,” the wonderful Jerry suggests) without his queen. Not everyone gets a happy ending in “The Storm,” of course. After losing 10 family members at the Kingdom’s first and likely only multi-community fare, including Enid, Tara, and Prince Henry, the remaining survivors deserve a win and the storm allows them to rally together and earn one. Winter has always had a cleansing quality to it and “The Storm” is all about fresh starts. You probably weren’t expecting The Walking Dead season 9 to end with a snowball fight, but the finale’s true power is in the cathartic winter wonderland of those final minutes.
This Walking Dead article contains major spoilers.
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