Here’s hoping Zeke pulls through and continues his righteous campaign against pineapple on pizza. Kudos to Carol for effectively absolving his guilt with a great line: “Lesser men have been given more and done nothing with it.” She has made a lot of questionable choices, but this was an ace move. Speaking of survival odds, Zeke is about to get surgery on his tumor, despite a moment of outrage over jumping the queue. Or, given his track record on that front, Max’s odds of survival may have plummeted. “Obviously,” he replies), and soon it looks like Eugene might finally find a little happiness. Their nerdy banter is pretty adorable (“Was a sepulchre involved?” she asks of his novel. Rosita’s forgiveness for his past sins inspires Eugene to give and seek the same from Max. That deception was more than emotional betrayal it could have ended with all of them dead. The comfort of an old friend awakens some perspective in Eugene, who remembers a time when he himself played the role of con man - telling Rosita and the Sarge he was a scientist en route to Washington just to avoid life on his own. She says two things of note: Her new gig as a cop is “a lot” (yet somehow she always looks like she’s fresh out of the Commonwealth’s spa), and that when A-town is fixed up, it will be worth considering moving back (which seems a lot easier said than done). Luckily he’s got a real friend in Rosita, who lends a shoulder to cry on. For a second there, it seemed like he might stand up from that lakeside bench and take a permanent dip in the water. It’s a crushing gut punch for Eugene, who runs away as Max looks after him with great bespectacled concern. This decision makes sense as a self-protection move, but it’s still really weird - Max was ready to risk everything to meet her mystery man, then watches as he’s duped by someone who must have intercepted his calls. ![]() ![]() Shira) is going on ice cream dates with a smitten Eugene given Max’s proximity to Governor Pamela and Lance Hornsby, she decides just to let this happen, lay low, and let Eugene be happy. ![]() Next thing Max knows, Fake Fake Stephanie (a.k.a. Her CB rendezvous with Eugene led to genuine emotions, but when your brother is the head of security and he learns you’re planning to meet a stranger at a rail yard, it’s good-bye, meet-cute. It all started when she found old parts in a dumpster and turned someone’s trash into a fully functional radio. Meanwhile, Maggie holds more power than she even realizes, and her decision to either unite with the Commonwealth or go it alone turns out to be a fraught one, with impacts far beyond Hilltop’s flimsy walls.įirst, Eugene finally gets some clarity on the Stephanie catfish situation, courtesy of the Real Fake Stephanie, a.k.a. Shattered after learning he’d been duped, Eugene struggles to find a path forward after this crushing disappointment, which cements his status as the Charlie Brown of the new world - always one tug of the football away from landing flat on his back. A zombie apocalypse might not seem like the ideal setting for personal reflection and soul searching, but Eugene and Maggie find themselves facing some serious introspection thanks to recent developments.
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