The Walking Dead: Dead City thrives on tension, existential dread, and the creeping realization that choices—no matter how well-intended—can spiral into devastation. The Bird Always Knows delivers all that and more, weaving treachery, guilt, brutality, and redemption into a grimly elegant tapestry.

“The Bird Always Knows” — THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY, Pictured: Logan Kim as Hershel. Photo: Robert Clark/AMC © 2025 AMC Networks Inc. All Rights Reserved.

At the episode’s heart is Herschel’s (Logan Kim) torment over the fallout of his betrayal. His confession to Maggie (Lauren Cohan) is laced with regret as he admits that he signaled the Croat but failed to anticipate the bloodshed that followed. It’s a rare moment of honesty, one that digs into the psychological horror of unintend

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