The Walking Dead Recap: JSS

Season: 6 / Episode: 2 / AMC The exciting season premiere of The Walking Dead focused on a group of the survivors, led by Rick, as they tried to guide a herd of walkers away from the area like rotting sheep. After “dealing” with a problem that could’ve ruined everything – Rick killing Carter after he gets his face bitten off and screams for his life like anyone would – the plan appeared to be nearly ruined again when the sound of an airhorn is heard coming from the direction of Alexandria. Episode 2, entitled “JSS,” tells the story of what happened back in Alexandria during that time. The episode opens up showing how Enid got to Alexandria. We first meet her with two adults – presumably her parents, but you never really know anymore – who were attacked off-screen by walkers while trying to hot-wire a car. From the safety of the car, with the walkers feasting on her parents outside, she traced the letters “JSS” onto the dirty window with her finger. We then see flashes of her on the road alone where she kills a walker to take sanctuary in the car it was crawling out of, eating a (raw) turtle with no fucks given at all and walking into Alexandria after initially hesitating. After doing all of these, she wrote down those same three letters. What do they mean? No clue yet.

In present day, we see everyone that didn’t go to help with the walker-herding living a somewhat normal life. Carol gets complimented on her cooking talents. Gabriel comes to Carl and says …