Spoilers for episode two of season six of the Walking Dead, which aired last night, follow:
In last week’s premiere episode of The Walking Dead we saw Rick and his band of badasses and trainees tackle a zombie horde which escaped from a quarry. As the plan was succeeding and the zombies were being led away from Alexandria, a loud horn started to sound, drawing them directly toward the compound.

There were plenty of theories about why and how the horn was sounding. This week was focused entirely on the people left back in Alexandria and we saw the scene unfold as The Wolves, a cult-like band of misfits armed only with knives and machetes, attacked the compound. The horn wasn’t a call for help or a strategy to misdirect the zombies, it was just a happenstance occurrence during the fight between The Wolves and the residents. The weaker community members were killed while the survivors fought back and ultimately kept them out.

Carol goes from homemaker to killer in disguise
To roam inside the compound unnoticed, Carole donned the outfit of a wolf called Aphid, smearing a W in blood on her forehead and covering her face. She was able to reach the armory and distribute guns, ultimately turning the tide against the group. Carole is portrayed as a clever ruthless killer but also as a friend who regrets having to kill a neighbor to keep her from screaming after the woman was critically wounded.

Jessie kills a female wolf in her kitchen
Domestic violence victim and hairdresser Jessie fought back against a female intruder in her home, stabbing the Wolf with her shearing scissors. While other Alexandria residents were unprepared and helpless against the attack, Jesise improvised and ultimately saved her family.

Morgan is able to murder people now
Morgan, Rick’s moral foil, has coped with the apocalypse by becoming a martial arts expert but refusing to murder anyone. This played out amusingly in a scene in which Carol quickly and without an explanation killed a Wolf whom Morgan had hog tied. Later, Morgan took on a band of Wolves armed only with his staff. He was inexplicably spared, even after one of them found a gun nearby. A Wolf told Morgan that “we didn’t chose [this life]” after he gave them a way out. Later, Morgan confronted a lone Wolf holed up in a house and was able to kill him after some taunting. This was surely a turning point for Morgan, who will be even more invaluable to the group now.

Did Enid collude with The Wolves to help them invade the compound?
The Huffington Post is touting the theory that Enid, whose backstory opened this episode (no turtles were harmed), was helping the wolves invade the compound. They point to the fact that Enid slips out of the gates frequently, that she left immediately after the wolves invaded, and that she defended them to Carl. At one point Enid used “we” to refer to the wolves, telling Carl that the wolves are “just people,” that “Alexandria is too big to protect” and that “there are too many blind spots. That’s how we were able to…” at which point Carl interrupted her.

On last night’s Talking Dead, the actress who plays Enid, 16 year-old Katelyn Nacon, explained that Enid’s identification with The Wolves may just be her way of coping. She said “Any of us can be Wolves. If you think about it, you’re either just far past a Wolf… or you haven’t reached that point of insanity. She’s seen so much bad stuff that she knows that anyone can turn into a Wolf.” Maybe Nacon was covering for a future plot point. She’s an excellent actress so it’s possible that she was fibbing, but I bought it.

What’s more is that the photos that Aaron found in a Wolf’s backpack at the end of episode were not new. Those were Aaron’s recruitment photos which were lost.

Next week we’ll see how Rick and his group manage the zombie horde, and more importantly we’ll see how many zombies make it to Alexandria.

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