The Walking Dead season 5 is set for a break after episode 8, the midseason finale.
Spoilers indicate that the episode, which is titled Coda, will feature a showdown between Rick’s group and the group at the hospital as Daryl and the others try to rescue Beth and Carol.
The official description adds more insight--it seems that Rick, weary of the conflicts that keep arising, wants to find a peaceful solution, much like he tried against the Governor the second time. But it’s not going to happen.
“New enemies disregard rules and morals; although Rick wants to find a peaceful agreement, the enemies seem to prefer a more violent resolution,” the description says. Episode 7 saw Rick’s crew--Daryl, Tyreese, Sasha, and Noah--kidnap three of Dawn’s officers to try to set up a trade with Dawn, although one later escaped.
A video preview shows a scene where Rick meets with someone from Dawn’s group--possibly Dawn herself, but likely an emissary--and lays out his proposal to swap people. It’s likely the first time that Dawn’s group has heard that Beth has outside friends, and that Beth and Carol know each other.
The preview also shows Glenn and Maggie and their group in some trouble.
And Father Gabriel, after escaping the church, looks like he’s in trouble as well, leaving plenty of possibilities for a major death to take place.
The biggest potential spoiler is that Beth is the one who dies in the midseason finale, a claim that comes from multiple sources.
One source claims that Beth turns into a walker and that Maggie has to put her down although the other said that it doesn’t happen.
“There is a ’standoff' of sorts. Beth has the choice to leave and has a moment of gumption (or weakness, depending on how you look at it) that leads to her demise. Beth ends up believing that the choice she makes is a necessity in the end. But Beth doesn’t envision things ending the way they do,” the Spoiling Dead Fans said.
“Beth’s death will be a harrowing moment not only for Beth, but for Daryl, Carol and the others as well.”
