On the Road Again Season 7 Episode 16

16th episode of the seventh season of The Walking Dead

"The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"
The Walking Expressionless episode
In a flashback, Maggie Greene and Sasha Williams sentry the sunrise. The episode details several flashbacks of Sasha to bear witness her decision to cede herself for the group.
Episode no.	Season 7 Episode 16
Directed past	Greg Nicotero
Written past	Scott M. Gimple Angela Kang Matthew Negrete
Produced by	Caleb Womble Jolly Dale Ryan DeGard
Featured music	"Someday Nosotros'll All Exist Free" by Donny Hathaway
Cinematography by	Michael Eastward. Satrazemis
Editing past	Dan Liu
Original air date	April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)
Running time	hour
Guest appearances
Khary Payton every bit King Ezekiel Katelyn Nacon every bit Enid Steven Ogg as Simon Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis Thomas Francis White potato every bit Brion Jason Douglas every bit Tobin Kenric Greenish as Scott Michael Cudlitz every bit Abraham Ford Jordan Forest-Robinson equally Eric Raleigh Cooper Andrews every bit Jerry Carlos Navarro as Alvaro Kerry Cahill equally Dianne Daniel Newman as Daniel Elizabeth Ludlow as Arat Mike Seal every bit Gary Brian Stapf as Roy Sabrina Gennarino every bit Tamiel Dahlia Legault every bit Francine Peter Zimmerman every bit Eduardo Karen Ceesay as Bertie Anja Akstin as Farron
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"The First Day of the Rest of Your Life" is the sixteenth and concluding episode of the seventh flavor of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired in the United States on AMC on April ii, 2017. The episode was written past Scott M. Gimple, Angela Kang, and Matthew Negrete, and directed by Greg Nicotero.

In the episode, Sasha Williams (Sonequa Martin-Green) comes to terms with the determination to commit suicide while in captivity, in order to impale Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as a walker. Cursory flashbacks prove her short-term relationship with Abraham Ford (Michael Cudlitz) and her friendship with Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan) as a reason to cede herself to protect her friends. The episode also includes the build-up to the post-obit season's storylines.

This episode marked Martin-Light-green'southward concluding regular appearance in the serial. Cudlitz reprised his part as Abraham in flashbacks. Khary Payton, Steven Ogg, Katelyn Nacon, and Pollyanna McIntosh reappeared as guest stars, before beingness upgraded to series regulars for the eighth season. Dedicated in memory of Bernie Wrightson, the episode received positive reviews from critics.

Plot [edit]

At the Alexandria Safe-Zone, Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his allies question Dwight (Austin Amelio), a onetime member of the Saviors group, who warns them their leader Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) has captured Sasha Williams (Sonequa Martin-Green) and is preparing a major assail. Rick sends word to Jadis (Pollyanna McIntosh) and the Scavengers that their help is needed.

At the Sanctuary, Sasha convinces Negan to kill only 1 Alexandrian instead of 3 for their transgressions and agrees to help in his plan. Negan has Sasha secured in a casket on a truck as the rest of the Saviors prepare to march. Eugene Porter (Josh McDermitt) provides Sasha with an iPod and some water before the casket is closed. During the trip, Sasha struggles to maintain consciousness and has daydreams of her now-deceased boyfriend Abraham Ford (Michael Cudlitz) and friend Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan). The Saviors encounter a roadblock fix by Dwight, giving time for the Alexandrians and Scavengers to take defensive positions.

Upon arriving at Alexandria, Negan taunts Rick and his grouping, and at his word, Jadis and the Scavengers turn their weapons on the Alexandrians, revealing that they double-crossed Rick's group after the Saviors approached them and offered them a meliorate deal. Negan orders Sasha'south catafalque brought forwards, offering Rick that he volition let Sasha live if Alexandria surrenders and turns over all its possessions. Rick demands to see Sasha, and Negan prepares to open the casket. A flashback shows Sasha took the suicide pill Eugene had given her the day before. Now a walker, Sasha attacks Negan, and the distraction allows the Alexandrians to fight confronting the Saviors and Scavengers. After subduing them, Negan prepares to kill Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs) in front end of Rick, only is stopped past the arrival of forces from the Kingdom and Hilltop, led by King Ezekiel (Khary Payton) and Maggie, who assistance successfully fend off the Saviors and Scavengers.

When the Saviors regroup at Sanctuary, Negan asks Eugene how Sasha could accept died, and he suggests she may accept died from suffocation in the casket. Negan remains doubtful but accepts the answer, and tells the Saviors to prepare for war. At Alexandria, the combined group mourn their losses, including Sasha'south cede. Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) finds a annotation from Dwight, explaining that he was unaware of the Scavengers' betrayal. Rick, Maggie, and Ezekiel concord to combine their forces in the war against the Saviors.

Production [edit]

The episode marks the last regular appearance of Michael Cudlitz every bit Abraham Ford and Sonequa Martin-Green's last regular appearance as Sasha Williams.^[1] Martin-Light-green explained Sasha'due south conclusion to cede herself and felt that it was "right and consummate".^[2] She said, "It was quite poetic [...] it was the perfect stop to my story, the perfect culmination of my life. I felt like all of my roads had led to that moment [...] I was still going to fight because I had realized my purpose."^[2] Speculation had arisen over Martin-Green leaving the show to play the role of Michael Burnham on Star Trek: Discovery. Still, she dismissed these claims.^[iii] Martin-Green said she was aware of the death of Sasha for a while, though was unaware of the details "until a few weeks earlier".^[4] She said that writer Scott M. Gimple had told her Sasha's expiry would be "heroic and sacrificial and that it would exist [the] perfect finish to the story. He'd thought near information technology for a long time and had a vision of it for a very long time."^[4]

Although Sasha's blood brother, Tyreese, is not mentioned, Sasha'due south expiry serves as a parallel to her brother'south expiry scene in the fifth season episode "What Happened and What'south Going On". Both episodes begin with a flashforward of the deaths (although this is not known until the stop) and feature re-appearances of expressionless characters, as well as the episode titles referencing fourth dimension.^[v]

This episode was dedicated in retention of American comic artist Bernie Wrightson, who died on March 18, 2017.^[half-dozen]

Reception [edit]

In its initial airing, "The Commencement Day of the Rest of Your Life" was seen by 11.31 million total viewers. Additionally, information technology received a five.4 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, making information technology the show's lowest-rated season finale since season ii.^[7] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an blessing rating of 83% with an average score of seven.5/10 based on 41 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "'The Commencement Day of the Rest of Your Life' overcomes sporadic doldrums with an action-packed boxing sequence, satisfying and innovative storytelling, and impressively imaginative apply of a tiger."^[eight]

Jeff Rock of IndieWire gave the episode a grade rating of a "B-", summarizing the season finale as being poorly paced, but having "enough thrills to go by."^[ix] Kevin Fitzpatrick of Screen Crush gave the episode a positive review saying that information technology was a "potent finish to an otherwise uneven season".^[10] Blair Marnell of CraveOnline gave the episode a mixed review, stating that he felt the episode "gave Sasha a memorable send off [in] an interesting manner. Merely it went on for far too long."^[xi]

Stuart Jeffries of The Guardian called information technology "a satisfyingly gaudy ending",^[12] while Kevin Yeoman of Screen Bluster felt the episode was "a drag" just assessed that Sasha's death served as the episode'south highlight.^[xiii] Elise Nakhnikian of Camber Magazine was critical of the ending but praised Sasha's scenes. She assessed the catastrophe every bit being "disappointing" and "and so badly botched that it did little to modify the balance of power, functioning mainly as a prolonged teaser for the battle that will follow."^[14]

Writing for Rolling Stone, Noel Murray gave the season finale positives notes for its climax and ending.^[15] Noam Cohen, from The New York Observer, gave a mixed review, stating that some scenes felt repetitive to previous episodes.^[16] Furthermore, the New York Daily News journalist Dan Gunderman found the opening sequences of the episode to be "slow out of the gate", just once the episode arrived to the climax, he said it was "chill-inducing Television receiver".^[17] Lastly, from the Orlando Watch, Hal Boedeker wrote that "The Showtime Twenty-four hours of the Balance of Your Life" gave viewers "memorable twists and an unforgettable sendoff".^[18]

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External links [edit]

• "The Showtime Twenty-four hours of the Rest of Your Life" at AMC
• "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life" at IMDb

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