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The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 14: Recap & Discussion

The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 14: Recap & Discussion

March 17, 2019
Johnny O'DellbyJohnny O'Dell
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Moments after Rick’s disappearance, Michonne walks to the bridge and digs up his gun. A few months later, Michonne, now very pregnant with RJ, returns and runs into Daryl. He tells her he followed the river to the ocean and didn’t see Rick. Michonne asks when he’s going to return to Alexandria and he said when he “finds something.”

Michonne cleans Rick’s gun and puts it in a box marked “Judith.” Flash forward to current time: Daryl, Henry, Lydia, and Connie arrive at Alexandria’s gates. Michonne’s skeptical of Lydia but Daryl assures her she’s on their side. Flashback to another time strangers arrived at Alexandria – one of them is Michonne’s old classmate Jocelyn. In current time, Henry gets his leg worked on by one of the town doctors. Daryl tells Michonne they should head to Kingdom soon.

In the past, Jocelyn becomes manic and tells Michonne she needs to get back to “them.” Michonne calms her down and tells her she’ll help. Later, Michonne, Gabe, Rosita, and Eugene follow Joselyn to a factory where they find kids hiding out. In the present, Michonne tells Lydia she’s done things to protect this place that she’s not proud of. She suggests that Lydia could make this place a lot safer if she just walked away. Sitting by the lake, Judith tells Daryl she’s happy he helped Lydia and suggests they could all defeat the Whisperers if they came together – it’s what her dad would have done.

Michonne tells Jocelyn she’s impressed with the kids’ hunting skills and Jocelyn tells her the kids are capable of anything (ominous). In the current timeline, Daryl, Henry, and Lydia leave for Kingdom at night. Michonne tells Daryl Jude’s still mad at her so he suggests he tell her the truth. “That’s not just a little kid you got there,” he says. Michonne stares at her sewer manhole cover, which is bolted shut. In the past, Michonne and some other Alexandrians discover Jocelyn and their children are gone, along with their food supply and guns. They find one of the Alexandrians shot in the head and then Michonne sees the manhole cover wide open.

FLASHBACK: Michonne sits down to dinner with Judith and RJ. But later, Michonne discovers Judith’s not in her room. She visits Negan and asks if he’s seen her (he hasn’t). Frustrated, she demands to know what Judith talks to him about. He says homework, stories about Rick, and how she’s as much of a badass as Carl was. He also says she he shoots straight with her, and maybe if Michonne did she same she’d know where she is.

Danai Gurira as Michonne – The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 14 – Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC

She asks if he told her what he did to Glenn and Abraham, and he says he did. He reveals Judith hates that she’s not letting Magna’s people in and things should be like Carl wanted them to be. Infuriated, Michonne yells that Judith is her daughter, and Negan reminds her that means she’ll take matters into her own hands. Michonne rushes back home and finds a note from Judith saying she had to go to help their friends. In the past, Daryl joins Michonne in her mission to find Judith and the missing Alexandrians. Michonne laments how stupid she was to trust her old friend, but Daryl reminds her some people have too much evil in their heart.

Danai Gurira as Michonne – The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 14 – Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC

A short time later, Michonne and Daryl spot one Jocelyn’s kids outside of an abandoned school. They chase him until they’re met by all of the kids (minus Judith) In a hallway. One of them shoots Daryl in the shoulder with an arrow while the another knocks Michonne unconscious. They wake up bloodied and tied to a pipe. One of the boys, Linus, painfully brands an iron X on Daryl and Jocelyn tells Michonne the kids can’t be soft. Linus then brands Michonne as she shrieks in pain.

Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon, Danai Gurira as Michonne, Luke David Blumm as Linus, Joey Simon as Mitchell – The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 14 – Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC

Daryl and Michonne eventually break free and split up. Michonne runs into Jocelyn in the hallway and demands to know where Judith and the rest of the kids are. As they argue a young girl points Michonne’s own katana at her. Jocelyn leaves the girl and Linus to kill her. Armed only with a pipe, Michonne shoves the girl and says she doesn’t want to kill them. Linus cuts Michonne’s stomach with a knife and Michonne screams. She grabs her katana as the kids flee.

Danai Gurira as Michonne, Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon – The Walking Dead _ Season 9, Episode 14 – Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC

Michonne finds an exit and is immediately bludgeoned with a wooden plank by Jocelyn. Michonne summons the strength to stab her in her leg and then chest, killing her. Michonne gets up and tells the kids they can all return to Alexandria, but the older kid instructs the kids to kill the Alexandrians as he deals with her. She’s forced to kill the boy as the other kids close in. Michonne begs the kids to stop but they all attack her and she’s forced to kill them one by one. As this plays out, we also see Michonne in the present similarly cutting through walkers to find and protect Judith.

Michonne is forced to MURDER all of the kids until one remains. Seeing all of his friends dead, Linus drops his weapon down and runs away. Daryl emerges from the school as Judith emerges from the trailer. Michonne and Judith embrace, finally reunited. In the present, Michonne also finds Judith, who she saves from a walker. She recalls the story about how she saved her from the kids. Judith tells her she remembers how the children were nice to her but Jocelyn was bad. She then tells Michonne that loving someone means keeping them safe and asks why they stopped loving Daryl, Maggie, Carol, and the King. Michonne says they haven’t, and the two hug.

Michonne and Daryl return to Alexandria with the kids as the parents rush up to greet them. Back in the present, Michonne tells Judith how she changed Alexandria’s mission to protect their own so she can keep her kids safe. But she admits she was wrong, and that they have to protect the people they love. The two ride off towards Kingdom and pick up Daryl, Connie, Henry, and Lydia along the way. Later, two whisperers watch as they arrive at Kingdom. “We should tell Alpha,” one says.


WHEW, that was emotional! What did YOU guys think of this episode? Best of the season? Darkest one since 701? We want to hear ALL your reactions in the comments below!

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Comments 24

  1. Chris Kavanaugh says:
    5 years ago

    I think this was the best episode of the season and one of the best of the series.

    Reply
  2. K. Smith says:
    5 years ago

    Great episode! Great job of going back some years and bringing us up to speed on Michonne’s mindset. Looking forward to the next two episodes as I know something drastic is going to happen.

    Reply
  3. Megan says:
    5 years ago

    I cried throughout that episode… one of the first times in a long time I thought “wow this show is amazing” Danai Deserves so many awards for thy heart aching performance! Thank you x

    Reply
    • BennyDice says:
      5 years ago

      The last time this show was amazing was season 6….

      Reply
      • BASTet says:
        5 years ago

        Heh. I would say 5.

        Reply
        • BennyDice says:
          5 years ago

          Yep…4,5 and 6 was the peak for this show…No way out in season 6 was one of my favorite episodes…I thought they did a good job of putting a iconic comic scene onto the tv screen…

          Reply
  4. Steven B. says:
    5 years ago

    Adds needed clarification. Well executed.

    Reply
  5. Mike Stello says:
    5 years ago

    Michonne and Jocelyn are both from Georgia. Isn’t it a bit convenient that they should meet in Va after the apocalypse?

    Reply
  6. Jimmy says:
    5 years ago

    Definitely one of the best episodes of the season. The actor who played Jocelyn’s older children was really intense. Looks like he was killed off but would be cool to see that dude show up again.

    Reply
  7. Lucy says:
    5 years ago

    Very intense! And well acted, I’m glad we finally know about the scars, no wonder Michone has been so “tight” and I’m loving Judith!

    Reply
  8. Matt says:
    5 years ago

    Easily one of the best episodes of the series. Danai’s performance was the highlight of the episode. Her scenes with Cailey pop and it was great to see Judith and RJ playing together. 10/10.

    Reply
  9. ortho says:
    5 years ago

    Very good episode!! This one required you to think more especially about the past. Michonne simply reverted back to her old self…which is harder to do when more people rely upon you. She retreats into herself so intensely,very much like she was when we first met her and were gradually introduced to her early apocalyptic losses. In retrospect Daryl actually is more accepting of others than Michonne.

    Reply
  10. Donna says:
    5 years ago

    Very good, But want to know more about the past. I am a big fan of the show. I never stop watching I look forward to Sunday night

    Reply
  11. Ben Beck says:
    5 years ago

    What a waste of a late season episode….this was a total letdown…So this was the payoff to the mysterious x scars teased in earlier episodes…so lame…I figured something happened between the communities that was so bad they were about to go to war with each other…but nope…Its almost like the writers said…hey remember children of the corn?…lets make a episode out of it! This made no sense…So michonne sees her friend from before…helps her and the kids with her out…and then it was all a trap?…to steal a couple more kids?…instead of taking over the walled in community and getting all of their supplies?…So there is this school or whatever that building was full of kids that nobody has found or checked for supplies in all these years that is within walking distance of alexandria? Makes no sense….

    Reply
    • BASTet says:
      5 years ago

      Yep. There. I held my breath when Michonne killed the kids. Everything else was stupid to me.

      Reply
  12. ArtB says:
    5 years ago

    Great episode. I had a theory about those “X” scars…. boy was I wrong! So much about trust and ” outsiders ” to process. The forward and back is tough to follow at times. The sneak peak on Talking Dead seemed ominous. Cannot wait for next week.

    Reply
  13. Dawnann says:
    5 years ago

    It was Millie not Linus who survived and ran away. That kid belongs with the whisperers.

    Reply
  14. angie says:
    5 years ago

    We had a terrible viewing experience during TWD last night, March 17, 2019 – I don’t know if it was an AMC problem, a satellite problem, or if it was intentional, but we saw one minute or less at a time of the actual show and then it would just switch to a commercial, in some cases it cut off while the actor was still talking. It was not enjoyable at all! This same problem happened during The Talking Dead show right after. One of the female directors was on the couch and right in the middle of her talking it just went to commercial and then after three quick commercials it came back to the interview and she was still talking but it was not where it had cut her off, very frustrating – Did anyone else experience these same problems?

    Reply
    • Debra M Woodley says:
      5 years ago

      Yes! It was terrible. I don’t think it happened on the 2nd airing, but not sure… But the show already had problems… as if they had to couldcut out half an hour at the last minute… or wrap up a storyline that was meant to play out over time. Really a letdown. The acting was fine! But something went wrong.

      Reply
  15. Putin says:
    5 years ago

    this one was really boring. Tired of this switching to past. Just tell is the story, not bringing the Michonne’s stupid woman’s acts. This show need more action, not psyhological things about scared woman and not too clever young girl. Bring more action.

    Reply
  16. Suzy says:
    5 years ago

    This is about survival in appcalypse world or about family relationships in the world of zombies? Too much talking, too much slow and boring scenario.

    Reply
  17. Joyce F says:
    5 years ago

    One of the best episodes that explained the current mindset of Michonne. Well done, just when I wanted to stop watching

    Reply
  18. Walt says:
    5 years ago

    Who was the kids grave at the end of the episode?

    Reply
  19. Mr Menace says:
    4 years ago

    Some children are kidnapped. Expected response would be to send a large revenge-obsessed posse, but they send 2 people, one who is 9 months pregnant. Huh?
    Some children are kidnapped. The villain should be expecting an angry posse to follow. She is ready for battle with a small group of poorly armed children. Huh?
    It looks like a plot line that was filmed, rejected for its nonsense, and then stuck back in scene by scene as a filler.

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