'The Walking Dead' Season 10 Episode 13: Will Michonne bring Rick back to Alexandria?
Michonne is one of the most brilliantly-written characters on 'The Walking Dead', and it's quite a shame that we won't get to see her for... well, a long time. She has gone in search of Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and the latest episode provided some soothing relief that he is still alive. Considering Rick was a man who saved practically everyone on that show, it's about time someone saved him too. He sacrificed everything to keep Carl, Judith and his family safe ― and now Michonne is doing the same to ensure his safety.
It's a bizarre twist, however, as Michonne (Danai Gurira) is leaving her two children behind... even if Rick is the love of her life.
It was good to see Michonne get an episode to herself, finally. We last saw her on Episode 8, and now we know what finally happened to her in Season 13. Virgil and Michonne arrive on the island, and she finds that he does not have the weapons or supplies that he had promised. He explains that he needs Michonne to kill his zombie-d family for him, as he is not used to walkers.
He tells his story: He was once part of a group that took people in, but things fell crashing after someone died. Following this, he locked all the doors to the base, not knowing his wife and children were still inside.
Virgil slips Michonne some rather trippy tea, and she sees different scenes from her past with herself in different perspectives. In one of them, she is a Saviour, and in another, she is even shot by Daryl and Rick. Later, Michonne discovers that the members of Virgil's community are still alive and are locked inside the base as well. He wanted to set them free, but just in case they were violent, he wished to use Michonne as protection.
While she's packing to leave, Michonne discovers Rick's boots. She asks Virgil where he found them, and he shows her a military boat that washed ashore. She finds a phone with Rick's name on it, and finally, Michonne decides to leave Alexandria, head north and find him. She bids goodbye to her children.
Rick is getting his own spin-off movie trilogy (cheers to that), and so for all we know, Michonne will reunite with Rick, or maybe they will return to Alexandria.
Michonne's last episode has left us with more questions than answers, but it paves the way for the coming films that will explore Rick's fate and his journey leading to the present day in TWD timeline. We also got to see glimpses of Michonne's past, which finally put her at peace, and now she is ready to take on the future.
