If Sunday's showdown between Daryl (Norman Reedus) and Alpha (Samantha Morton) on AMC's "The Walking Dead" gave you some serious déjà vu, that was the point.
INSIDER confirmed the confrontation between Daryl and Alpha at the Hilltop is supposed to bring to mind another popular "TWD" showdown between the Governor and Rick on season four.
"It was definitely brought up while we were talking about this episode, and just in terms of a reference point, that this is a similar kind of setup, or at least it's reminiscent of that confrontation," episode director Meera Menon told INSIDER. "We were definitely aware of it."
"It's one of those things where, you know, the echoes of history on this show sometimes ... I feel like that's part of the reality of how history plays out on this show," Menon added.
When the first teasers for "Bounty" debuted, many fans, and myself included, started making comparisons and parallels between the two meetings.
The Governor and the Whisperers both approached the survivors at their home. Rick and Daryl both walked down to meet the formidable figure at their gates. Both antagonists held two people captive. The Governor memorably held Michonne and Hershel against their will, while Alpha's group had Alden and Luke.
You can see the parallels between both episodes below.
The biggest difference was that Alpha wasn't looking to create conflict. She just wanted her daughter back. The Governor literally showed up to the prison ready to take it by force. The man meant business. He had a tank.
Alpha surprisingly wound up giving Alden and Luke back unharmed once she received what she wanted. Of course, the showdown with the Governor didn't go down as cleanly. One of the two hostages, Hershel, wound up shockingly killed on screen in a moment straight from the comics. (Maybe Daryl should have handled that one, too. 😬)
Did you make the connection between Sunday's episode and the season four mid-season finale showdown at the prison?
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