Happiness

"Happiness" is the third episode of the ninth season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It is the one-hundred and eighteenth episode of the series overall. It premiered on October 21, 2018.

Plot
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Synopsis
Marco yells to everyone that the dead were talking and they have to find Ken. Maggie, along with Enid, manage to calm him down. Although she and the others don't believe the dead were talking, she still sends a group to find the missing survivor.

Meanwhile, Judith runs into Henry who is standing up for a boy who is being beaten by two bullies. Henry accidentally hits Judith in the face and apologizes. Judith asks Henry where Eduardo lives, as she needs to deliver a letter to him from Jesus.

Elsewhere, Kal and Oscar are showcasing what seems to be some sort of alcoholic drink, and Alden tastes it, remarking that it is very good. Maggie arrives and orders them to go find Ken with a small search party.

Later during the community meal, Earl invites Judith to sit and eat with him and Henry, an invite which she denies, starting to talk about how she moved to Hilltop hoping to become his apprentice, just to find someone else already apprenticing. Earl then smiles, asking "Who said I can only have one apprentice?"

Elsewhere, Alden, Kal and Oscar ride through the countryside searching for the barn, and Alden talks about his feelings for Maggie, and the small chance he has with her. Eventually, they find a barn and discover Ken's clothes, but before they can properly search for him, they are ambushed by a group of roamers.

After eating, Rick and Maggie have a talk about the past and how everything has changed, and how the world is much more peaceful, and that things are almost better than they were before the apocalypse. Rick remarks that he still misses some of it, also saying he misses Maggie and "Even after all this time," he still misses Carol.

Later, Judith is moving her bags to the Barrington House. When asked by Henry why there are so many bags, Judith reveals that she's moving in, which makes him quite happy.

Back at Alexandria, after speaking to Eugene about Rosita, and how much she loves him, Michonne returns home and is ambushed by Magna and her group. Magna menacingly says she'll be the one answering their questions now.

Magna orders Kelly to let go of Michonne and tells Michonne to get comfortable as it may take a while answering their questions. Michonne responds with a promise that if they hurt her in any way, they will be dealt with.

Enid brings Hershel to Maggie up on the Hilltop mansion’s deck, as Rick and the two watch the sunset. Henry and Judith join them shortly after playing chess with Earl. The group all settle together as they watch the sun go down.

Meanwhile, Alden and his search party fight their way out of the barn. As they cut their way through the masses, one of the roamers slashes out at Oscar with a knife. Alden orders them all to get back in formation as few remain, hoping to finish them off and ignoring the event.

Another roamer thrusts its knife at Kal who manages to deflect it in time. Alden is oblivious to this as he takes down one of the few remaining corpses. Oscar panics and attempts to flee as one of the ghouls chases after him, stabbing him in the back before getting on top of him and stabbing him repeatedly.

Kal calls out to him as another stabs him in the neck. Alden, now the only surviving member of the search party, fights the armed roamers. During a brief confrontation with one, it informs him that the undead will not notice if one whispers, as Alden is surprised that the undead can talk.

Alden is able to kill the roamers, and is shocked to find out that they are actually disguised survivors using skin from roamers as masks and suits. He is then approached by a pack of other disguised survivors, one of them pointing a shotgun to his head saying "Don't move."

Co-Stars
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Uncredited
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Deaths
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Trivia

 * This episode was adapted from Issue 131 and Issue 132 of Image Comics' The Walking Dead.