that followed (Daryl Dixon, Dead City)
The Walking Dead S11E19 Recap: "Variant" Redefines the Rules
The core premise of the episode focuses on the confirmation that certain walkers are evolving, displaying behaviors not seen since the earliest days of the apocalypse.
Lance Hornsby is still pulling strings, attempting to use the chaos to maintain his power.
Following the dramatic events of the previous episode, "Variant" picks up in the middle of a power struggle within the Commonwealth.
Daryl takes the lead in attempting to get Eugene and Max out of harm's way, but the duo is separated amid the chaos.
Pamela Milton seeks a sacrifice after Sebastian's death, targeting Eugene and Max for their role in exposing the truth.
The episode explains that these "variant" walkers are not new, but rather, the intelligent walkers seen in season one were actually variants, a fact that was largely ignored in later seasons.