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"The Walking Dead" Season 10 "Open Your Eyes": As An Interrogation Begins, Could Our Siddiq Theory Prove Out? [PREVIEW]

While the cast and crew of AMC's The Walking Dead roll along with the tenth season, life in the franchise's universe has become a lot like the NFL: neither have off-seasons anymore. With a strong ensemble cast (and a "Big Bad" fronted by Samantha Morton in an award-earning turn as Whisperers leader Alpha) and richly layered writing, showrunner/executive producer Angela Kang did the near-impossible: made the show feel fresh and dangerous again.

"The Walking Dead" Season 10 "Open Your Eyes":
Seth Gilliam as Father Gabriel Stokes, Avi Nash as Siddiq – The Walking Dead _ Season 10, Episode 7 – Photo Credit: Jace Downs/AMC

We didn't mince words over how impressed we were with season opener "Lines We Crossed" (check out our review here). Then we had Morton, Ryan Hurst, and Thora Birch raising the bar even higher with "We Are the End of the World" (check out our review here), – offering up some Whisperers backstory.

"Ghosts" elevated the paranoia as Melissa McBride continues delivering an award-winning performance (that review's here) – while "Silence the Whisperers" proved once again why it's "In Michael Cudlitz, We Trust" (review here).

"What It Always Is" had a now-free Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) beginning his redemption arc (???) while Alpha raised the stakes against our survivors (review here). "Bonds" had Negan facing a test – and passing with flying colors (for now), Carol (McBride) and Daryl (Norman Reedus) possibly making matters worse for the community by "picking up" a Whisperer, and Eugene (Josh McDermitt) reaching out… and getting a response.

Which brings us to the promo for this week's midseason penultimate episode "Open Your Eyes". While the overview mentions Carol, Daryl, Alpha, and Beta, we're actually more interested in seeing if our theory about Siddiq (Avi Nash) selling out the others turns out to be true.

That title sure is interesting, though…

"The Walking Dead" season 10, episode 7 "Open Your Eyes": Carol pushes boundaries that make Daryl uneasy; Alpha and Beta have reservations about someone.

"The Walking Dead" Season 10 "Open Your Eyes":
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon, Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, Seth Gilliam as Father Gabriel Stokes – The Walking Dead _ Season 10, Episode 7 – Photo Credit: Jace Downs/AMC
"The Walking Dead" Season 10 "Open Your Eyes":
Cassady McClincy as Lydia – The Walking Dead _ Season 10, Episode 7 – Photo Credit: Jace Downs/AMC
"The Walking Dead" Season 10 "Open Your Eyes":
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, James Parks as Captured Whisperer – The Walking Dead _ Season 10, Episode 7 – Photo Credit: Jace Downs/AMC
"The Walking Dead" Season 10 "Open Your Eyes":
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon – The Walking Dead _ Season 10, Episode 7 – Photo Credit: Jace Downs/AMC

"The Walking Dead" Season 10 "Open Your Eyes": As An Interrogation Begins, Could Our Siddiq Theory Prove Out? [PREVIEW]

The Walking Dead is a story that started 10 years ago with one man trying to find his family. That family grew and gradually communities took shape. They fought and survived, thrived and gave birth to a new generation. It is a tale of humankind and there are more stories to tell.

"The Walking Dead" Season 10 "Open Your Eyes": As An Interrogation Begins, Could Our Siddiq Theory Prove Out? [PREVIEW]
Seth Gilliam as Father Gabriel Stokes, Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa – The Walking Dead _ Season 10, Episode 7 – Photo Credit: Jace Downs/AMC

It is now Spring, a few months after the end of Season 9, when our group of survivors dared to cross into Whisperer territory during the harsh winter. The collected communities are still dealing with the after effects of Alpha's horrific display of power, reluctantly respecting the new borderlines being imposed on them, all while organizing themselves into a militia-style fighting force, preparing for a battle that may be unavoidable.

"The Walking Dead" Season 10 "Open Your Eyes": As An Interrogation Begins, Could Our Siddiq Theory Prove Out? [PREVIEW]
Avi Nash as Siddiq, Seth Gilliam as Father Gabriel Stokes, Juan Javier Cardenas as Dante, James Parks as Captured Whisperer – The Walking Dead _ Season 10, Episode 7 – Photo Credit: Jace Downs/AMC

But the Whisperers are a threat unlike any they have ever faced. Backed by a massive horde of the dead it is seemingly a fight they cannot win. The question of what to do and the fear it breeds will infect the communities and give rise to paranoia, propaganda, secret agendas, and infighting that will test them as individuals and as a society. The very idea of whether civilization can survive in a world filled with the dead hangs in the balance.


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Ray FlookAbout Ray Flook

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
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