The Walking Dead season 8 episode 9 title reveals Carl Grimes' HARROWING final wish
The midseason finale from season eight of The Walking Dead saw Carl (played by Chandler Riggs) revealing to his father, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) that he had been bitten by a walker in a previous episode. AMC recently revealed that the upcoming midseason premiere, episode nine, will be tackling Carl’s death head on. With an extra-long run time of 82 minutes including ads, there will be plenty of time for the cast to explore the end of the Grimes family’s hardships. The title and synopsis for this episode has now been revealed by AMC, and they could hint to the tone of the midseason premiere.
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It has been announced that episode nine is called “Honor”. This title could be interpreted in multiple ways, as it may hint towards Carl wanting to retain his honour, perhaps wanting to die before becoming one of the monsters he has been fighting against since his childhood. "Honor" could also refer to Carl asking Rick to honour his memory in some way, or perhaps to turn over a new leaf. The synopsis episode nine reads: "Rick faces new difficulties after a battle. Meanwhile, the fight continues in other communities as core members face hard decisions."
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This [next episode] sets very important ideas for the rest of the season Scott Gimple
Rick’s “new difficulties” are most likely referring to Carl’s imminent death, however the “hard decisions” for core members of other communities may be hinting at one of a few things. Maggie Rhee (Lauren Cohan) was seen crossing a line last season, as she shot one of her prisoners in cold blood after members of her group were killed by Negan’s (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) thugs. With this still fresh in her mind, Maggie could be looking at making further advances against Negan whilst Rick is grieving for his soon to be dead son. The Walking Dead’s long-time showrunner Scott Gimple recently commented: "This [next episode] sets very important ideas for the rest of the season; very important motivations, and it re-contextualises everything that's been going on and gives it a perspective that just can't be denied. It scrambles some things. "But Carl's presence is felt very deeply in the story, throughout the story. It's a critical aspect of the season."
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