Emotional Contraband

This week’s episode of The Walking Dead, titled “Contrabando,” trafficked in smuggled hearts, buried guilt, and emotional debts long overdue. Thematically, it leaned into “Love’s Lost and Found,” with Justina locked away like forgotten cargo and Roberto hidden like a secret too fragile to name. At the episode’s conclusion, Carol isn’t Roberto’s mule. She’s the one smuggling hope out of enemy territory while the rest of the town trades in silence and self-preservation.

“Contrabando” – THE WALKING DEAD DARYL DIXON, Pictured: Eduardo Noriega as Antonio. Photo Credit: Carla Oset/AMC@2025 AMC Inc. All Rights Reserved

Loves Found, Loves Lost, and Loves That Should’ve Stayed Hidden

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