The Walking Dead/The Lucky Ones

The Lucky Ones
Season 11, Episode 12
Airdate	March 13, 2021
Written by	Vivian Tse
Directed by	Tawnia McKiernan
Stream
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The Walking Dead — Season Eleven

The Lucky Ones is the twelfth episode of the eleventh season of The Walking Dead, and the one hundred sixty-fifth episode overall.

Starring: Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon), Melissa McBride (Carol Peletier), Lauren Cohan (Maggie Rhee), Christian Serratos (Rosita Espinosa), Josh McDermitt (Eugene Porter), Seth Gilliam (Gabriel Stokes) (credit only), Ross Marquand (Aaron), Khary Payton (Ezekiel), Cooper Andrews (Jerry)

and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Negan) (credit only)

Also Starring: Eleanor Matsuura (Yumiko Okumura) (credit only), Nadia Hilker (Magna) (credit only), Cailey Fleming (Judith Grimes) (credit only), Cassady McClincy (Lydia), Lauren Ridloff (Connie) (credit only), Paola Lázaro (Princess) (credit only), Michael James Shaw (Mercer), Lynn Collins (Leah Shaw) (credit only), Josh Hamilton (Lance Hornsby), Margot Bingham (Max), Laila Robins (Pamela Milton), Ian Anthony Dale (Tomichi Okumura), Kerry Cahill (Dianne), Avianna Mynhier (Rachel Ward), Okea Eme-Akwari (Elijah), Chelle Ramos (Shira)

Co-Starring: Kien Michael Spiller (Hershel Rhee), Nicholas Velez (Theo)

Plot Overview

Pamela and Hornsby tour the communities in hopes of getting unite with the Commonwealth, but Maggie remains the strongest hurdle to overcome.

Eugene tries reconcile with recent revelations.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• It's revealed that Max started communicating with Eugene after repairing some radio parts. This was picked up by Hornsby and investigated as security breach, but apparently didn't deduce that it was Max's voice. There never was a Stephanie; it was the name of Max's mother.

• While Alexandria agrees to a deal with the Commonwealth, Oceanside would only take the offer if Hilltop does. Maggie ultimately rejects the offer, which cuts off Alexandria as well since it was an all-or-nothing deal. Dianne and some of the others at Hilltop decide to relocate to the Commonwealth in light of this.

• Pamela sees Hornsby's ambition and leaves him to try and make the deal work, but warns if it affects his home work.

Characters

• After Ezekiel learns that he's up for surgery, he discovers it was due to Carol. He's upset, but she convinces him that he's worth it and he goes through with the surgery.

• Eugene is initially hurt when Max reveals herself. She also expresses hurt that Eugene believed Shira was her. He later apologises for his reaction and explains why he was willing to accept her. The two then rekindle over the plot of Eugene's novel.

Referbacks

• Eugene and Max's conversations are from "Bonds" and "Morning Star". The flashback to Max seeing Eugene at the ice cream vendor is from "Out of the Ashes".

• We briefly see a picture of Reg and Deanna Monroe. When Pamela asks how she died, Aaron answers that she was bit (Start to Finish) and that she later turned and they had to put her down (The Next World).

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

• This episode was originally titled "All or Nothing" before it was later changed for unknown reasons.

Quotes

• Maggie: Why do you trust these people?

Daryl: Who says we do? When do I ever?

Maggie: Fair enough.

• Ezekiel: What did you do?

Carol: I didn't...

Ezekiel: My debt was wiped out.

Carol: Hornsby owed me a favour.

Ezekiel: It's cheating! Why would you do that?

Carol: Because I don't want you to die?

Ezekiel: Carol.

Carol: Those lines are a lie. You think Pamela Milton would think twice before doing the same thing for her shitty son?

Ezekiel: Have you been inside that hospital, Carol? 'Cause if you had been, you'd see all those people, suffering, same as me. Waiting for treatment. Same as me.

Carol: You're supposed to just die because the system is broken? Lesser men have been given more and done nothing with it. You are not a lesser man.

• Pamela: Never a dull moment here, is there?

Maggie: Mm, we try.

Hornsby: Everyone okay?

Maggie: Yeah, no injuries, all limbs intact. I'd call that a good day. But the Hilltop's gonna pass on your offer.

Pamela: Can I ask why?

Maggie: 'Cause, like you said, everything costs something.