The most recent episode of "The Walking Dead" ended on a rare happy note... potentially.
As Rick and company drove up to the gates of the Alexandria safe zone, after encountering more than a few scares on the way, the sound of children playing could be heard. Michonne notes this to a skeptical Rick because before they arrived he pointed out how the walls beyond Noah's hometown, Terminus and Woodbury were silent upon entering. Don't put anything past Rick's pride somehow screwing potential safety up though.
It seems that now more than ever, he has lost complete faith and trust in anybody outside of the group. Just look at how he treated Aaron or that, finally, other members of the group spoke up and strong armed him to take the trip to Alexandria. Even the rest of the group, for the first time, is realizing he may be going off the deep end.
Rick must swallow his pride soon and learn to play nice with others if he truly wants the group, and specifically Carl and Judith, to ever be safe. His inability to let others lead has hurt the group more than once, and Alexandria seems to be the group's best bet at normal lives yet.
In a clip from the upcoming episode though, the group is skeptical when told to hand over all of their weapons to a security guard at the Alexandria safe zone. Only time will tell if the group will learn to coexist with other survivors.
Regardless of the potential safety at Alexandria, expect to say goodbye to a few characters before the end of the season. As CelebDirtyLaundry.com points out, the deaths of some newer, minor characters "seem inevitable."
A bigger loss to the group would be if a mainstay on the show, say Glenn, is killed. His death may be imminent, as Inquisitr.com points out that in the comics, he meets his demise when a character named Negan kills him with a baseball bat. In the mid-season premiere, Glenn picked up a baseball, which many fans of the comic book see as foreshadowing. Lukily for fans of Glenn, the show has deviated from the storylines of the comic book many times.
