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The Junkerdome

The spoiler site recently posted a breakdown for 7b (X), and its comments on Boots peaked my group’s attention on Facebook. For archival purposes, I am posting the information under the read more with the related links and pictures.

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In the highlights for episode 7x09, the site noted a rumor of Father Gabriel encountering Boots:

Source (X).

It makes no sense that the identity of Boots would be dragged out so long unless the audience recognized the character. If Boots take Alexandria's supplies, it's reasonable that it would be from Alexandria itself. I can also see Beth taking Father Gabriel hostage in an attempt to get information on Alexandria and her family. She does not know him, and she would be more cautious about approaching another community after Grady. It would also be significant thematically as Father Gabriel was likely tied to her being left behind, since he probably somehow brought the herd down on the group (X) (X).

On August 24th, filming continued into a late night shoot at Alexandria, and another night shoot took place the following day (X) (X). Father Gabriel was one of the characters on set. A night shoot would be ideal to film any scene related to Emily or her stand-in, Sabrina, as it would be harder for people to see the actors.

On the 22nd, she tweeted an article about Conviction, and on Instagram she posted about a song she was working on.

Source (X).

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On the 23rd, she posted a selfie from her Conviction trailer. She didn’t post anything again until the 26th, when she posted a song she was listening to.

Source (X).

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Filming for episode 10 started on the 26th, but filming for the Junkyard group did not commence until August 30th.

For reference, here is a picture the site’s drone took of the completed Junkyard during 7x12 filming:

On August 30th, Hello Giggles interviewed Emily live at 3 from their headquarters in L.A. (X) (X). The Facebook post also listed Walking Dead, not Conviction, I might add.

On August 31st, she posted a picture from her New York Magazine photoshoot. However, the post could be a latergram as she didn't tag the people involved with the process, like the hair stylist or make-up artist. She usually tags the people involved with photoshoots (X). By not tagging the people involved, she prevents others from cross-referencing the people’s own posts for dates. She did something similar by not mentioning a band in a latergram (X). She also posted a YouTube video (X) that night.

Source (X).

Filming for the Junkyard group continued in the studio on September 1st and 2nd. 

Late on the first, Emily posted a regram from her little sister’s wedding the other week (X). On the second she posted and tweeted about a Labor Day sale (X) (X), which she could have posted from anywhere or which could have been posted by her manager. She then didn’t post again till the fourth, posting a picture she tagged as Toronto (X).

Interestingly, the Junkyard group is listed as appearing in 7x09, 7x10, 7x12, and 7x16, but “Tamiel” is only listed for 7x09, 7x10, and the finale.  

Team Delusional has theorized for a long time that Beth would be part of an enemy group and change sides, especially in a battle (X). If she comes back with the Junkyard group, she would turn and fight for her family, the way Andrea should have done. While researching all of this, I came across interesting information related to episode 7x10:

The Junkerdome, as the site is calling the complex, has a fighting pit. You know what other settlement had a fighting arena? Woodbury. This is a continuation of the Andrea/Beth parallels.

Furthermore, the leader of the Junkyard group, Jadis, is reported to be played by Pollyanna Mcintosh. I looked up Pollyanna Mcintosh, and she is the woman who Rick stares at in the 7b promo picture. She also resembles Dawn a little, and in general she has a wicked witch look. The name Jadis is actually the name of the White Witch in the Narnia series; allatariel also pointed out that the Narnia series is a Christian allegory, Aslan the Lion coming back from the dead to defeat the White Witch.

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(picture on the left found by @allatariel)

(picture on the right found by allatariel)

Beth is a modern interpretation of the princess in the tower, so it’s not surprising that she would face a Wicked Witch after facing off against an Evil Queen/Stepmother figure. Grady and the Junkyard group are the only two original settings/communities to the show; Terminus was based on the Hunters, and the Wolves on the Scavengers. While Deanna led Alexandria, she was changed from a male in the comics. The two original settings in the show, both of which were created under Gimple’s reign, had female leaders. (Oceanside is from the comics, but it has not been seen yet in the comics; very little is known about it.) Dawn was Beth's Governor. Jadis will be Beth's Gareth. Rick couldn't kill his mirror in the Governor, but he was able to defeat Gareth. Beth couldn’t kill Dawn, but she will likely defeat Jadis and take over the Junkyard community. Laurie Holden was first told that Andrea would take over the Woodbury people at the end of season three (X) (X), and Gimple is passing that unused arc to Beth. Hell, the Junkyard is Dawn's fucking nightmare and the mirror opposite of Grady. Alice has stepped through the looking glass.