Be warned! This review will cover aspects of the episode. Spoilers will lurk like groaning cover’budge ers…###Waiting, waiting, waiting… It's (almost) all with regards to’concerning’with respect to the pause bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e the next stage of the conflict between the various scattered communities and the Saviours this week, despite’in spite of’albeit The Other Side never quite finds a satisfying balance between the frustrations of seeing characters sit around and talk with regards to’concerning’with respect to what they're going to do and what actually happens. It's a Hilltop-heavy episode, which means the Alexandrian crew sits this one out. We do at least catch up with Maggie, Darryl and Sasha, and Rosita arrives to remind us that she and Sasha are planning to take Negan out via a scavenged sniper rifle and a convenient establish ing near the Saviour compound that would provide the right line of sight.###Initially, we're treated to a dialogue-free montage of various Hilltop dwellers preparing to fight under the suspicious gaze of Gregory, who as usual is more with regards to’concerning’with respect to paperwork and his next drink than being much use to anyone. It's a decent, quiet embark on the episode, despite’in spite of’albeit it might be more effective if it didn't feel like just another long segment of individual practicing with weapons. Also this week, we acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure a hefty serving of backstory both from Tom Payne's Jesus (he grew up in a group home) and Rosita, who despite telling Sasha several times that she doesn't want to bond with her, ends up explaining where she got her various skills from.###The smaller emotional moments work well abundant’ample’plentiful , even if there's the feel of the writers spoon-feeding it out to us bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e more potential deaths as we approach the season finale in a couple of weeks. At least we learn a little more with regards to’concerning’with respect to Rosita, and Christian Serratos has a rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent handle on keeping her the Rosita we know while peeling back the layers a little and revealing more vulnerability. She's not the merely’barely on feeling vulnerable this week as Darryl, who, after a dangerous game of hide and seek as he and Maggie attempt to evade Saviours visiting Hilltop to take doctor Carson (after his brother was burned alive by Negan a few weeks ago), confesses he feels guilt in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Glenn's death and receives a comin/with regard to’concerning’regarding ting word from Maggie in a Good Will Hunting-style "it's not your fault" talk.###As in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the Saviours, it's business as usual as Simon (still sounding in/with regard to’concerning’regarding all the world like he's reciting Deadwood fan fiction, but at least has some fun with it) threatens Gregory, takes the doc and lords it with regards to’concerning’with respect to eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullyone. Plus we acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure a quick peek into the compound to see Eugene at work helping to in/with regard to’concerning’regarding tify the place with his metal-coated cover’budge ers. Given the chance to escape by Sasha and Rosita, he's terrified and seems to want to stay. That won't win him brownie points with any of his old friends.###Yet again, we're faced with an episode that, despite its few interesting moments, could probably possess’own’nurse been compacted down and spread over other instalments. Several scenes feel repetitive, and there's merely’barely so much time the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue can take watching individual figure out their next step bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e it actually has to reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue them doing something. Sasha and Rosita's mission provided a little of that, and allowed in/with regard to’concerning’regarding some brief cover’budge er action.###The logic of the Saviours' treatment of their various "suppliers" seems weird still, but then, intensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully little of their action ever possess’own’nurse that much despite’in spite of’albeit t behind them. At least they left behind the enormous’vast’massive’tremendous gest stash of aspirin most of the survivors will possess’own’nurse seen in their lives.###And the creative team's tactic of splitting the sprawling cast up into different episodes so characters' storylines can enjoy a little more focus can pay dividends – it's just that this one feels more like filler aside from a couple of killer moments (literally, in the case of the Saviour taking a bullet to the noggin).###It could be Dwight, but our guess is still Darryl, who we know noticed Sasha and Rosita were gone. Would he possess’own’nurse had abundant’ample’plentiful time to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure there?###Unkikely, and since Sasha is going in anyway, it's probably going to be a moot point anyway.###Jeffrey Dean Morgan has said he'll be back in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Season 8 and that he's in it in/with regard to’concerning’regarding "the long haul." That doesn't preclude him being killed off, but it sounds like he'll be around in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a while yet. And Sonequa Martin-Green (Sasha) has that lead role on Star Trek: Discointensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully…###She could juggle both we suppose, but that's some awfully in/with regard to’concerning’regarding eboding maths.###Read this season's previous reviews below…###The Walking Dead* Season 7, Episode 1: *The Day Will Come When You Won't Be###The Walking Dead* Season 7, Episode 2: *The Well###The Walking Dead* Season 7, Episode 3: *The Cell###The Walking Dead* Season 7, Episode 4: *Service###The Walking Dead* Season 7, Episode 5: *Go Getters###The Walking Dead* Season 7, Episode 6: *Swear###The Walking Dead* Season 7, Episode 7: *Sing Me A Song###The Walking Dead Season 7, Episode 8: Hearts Still Beating###The Walking Dead* Season 7, Episode 9: *Rock In The Road###The Walking Dead* Season 7, Episode 10: *New Best Friends###The Walking Dead* Season 7, Episode 11: *Hostiles And Calamities###The Walking Dead* Season 7, Episode 12: *Say Yes###The Walking Dead* Season 7, Episode 13: *Bury Me Here###The Walking Dead airs Sundays at 9pm on AMC in the States and Mondays at 9pm on Fox.

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