And no, I'm not talking about Beth.
Just watch the cold-open.
SPOILERS BELOW!
Yes, we are still all reeling from the sudden and shocking death of Beth, the innocent (but quickly tarnishing) songbird from the farmhouse that got in with the wring crowd in the hospital from hell. But, only 17 days later the crew are destined to lose another invaluable member; and one who has become the most recent moral compass of the group.
Tyrese.
Wielding his trademark hammer, Tyrese refused to descend to the animalistic levels of some of the shoes others characters, and the rest of humankind in general. It what we first think is imagery arising from the death of Beth, the episode reveals itself to be the death-note of this gentle giant. After locating the former home of Noah, and finding it decimated, Tyrese is bitten by one of Noah's undead brothers. The last half of the episode is a hallucinatory examination of Tyrese's decisions and compromises.
Martin, Beth, Bob, Lizzie, Mika and The Governor(!) all pay him a visit from his subconscious as he comes to term with his own death. It is touching and terrifying at the same time, in a way that The Walking Dead can do so well if it really tries.
RIP Tyrese, and here's hoping that this phenomena of a programme can keep delivering like this.
