In the season finale "Conquer", Rosita is tending to Tara when Abraham walks in with some flowers and tries to leave when he sees Eugene asleep in a chair next to her, but Rosita convinces him to stay. By the hardest, Daryl saved his four-legged friend, Henry saved Daryl, Daryl saved Henry… and, in the end, we saw Carol, bow and arrow at the ready, watching from nearby — she’d clearly arranged this whole scenario to facilitate some babe/babysitter bonding. As Magna’s heart broke anew, Michonne put Bernie down. After the opening showed us Rosita running from what she thought were walkers speaking in hushed tones, that was about it for the show’s new Big Bads. The writers have figured out one note to play for her, and they’re leaning into it, hard. Was this a date? But other than that, Rosita has mostly served the purpose of moving other characters' stories forward. When Tara started looking for excuses to kill Dwight for murdering Denise, Rosita tried to make her understand by explaining that they still needed him to win the war against Negan and demanded that she calm down because they had just lost Carl and could not continue behaving recklessly. She uses a stick to take out a walker and saves Abraham from one. In the episode "JSS", Rosita and Aaron kill some members of the Wolves that attack Alexandria. She's the one who's turned the character into a woman who's been strong out in the field, and one heartbroken in private that the men in her life don’t stick around. — they spotted a flair fired by Rosita, learned that she’d stashed Eugene in a barn, and rushed her back to the Hilltop before nightfall. Rosita is not as big of a character on the show as those three, and yet she is one of the longest-serving cast members of the series. I have always liked Serratos, but even in the newly good Angela Kang era of the show, Rosita just has never really gotten a big chance to shine. Meanwhile, at Daryl’s, Henry suggested to his host that Carol shouldn’t have to come looking for her buddy. He and Dog were ready to roll. Apparently, he’d always traveled with a collection of instruments — even super-fancy ones — because he believed that art was what had helped ancient man defeat the Neanderthals. In the season premiere, "Mercy", Rosita is seen at Alexandria, looking out her balcony, still healing from her wound, looking at the Alexandrians leaving for war. In final season "Wrath" Rosita is seen going with the militia for the final battle against the rescuers, during that battle everything seemed to be in Negan's favor, when suddenly a mysterious explosion in the arms causes the militia to take the front and once Negan defeated, both rival groups manage to make peace, later she went to the Sanctuary to help the residents to repair the place in order to leave the past behind and create a peaceful future for all. Rosita tends to Eugene as they go back to Alexandria. "[9] However, for the episode "The Other Side", he was critical of her plan. For the episode "Four Walls and a Roof", Zack Handlen for The A.V. ‘IT’S NOT THAT SIMPLE’ | In the morning, Siddiq encouraged Michonne to come along the rest of the way to the Hilltop — especially after she murdered Luke’s violin. [volume & issue needed] At the community fair Alpha, leader of the Whisperers, manages to abduct and decapitate Rosita, along with Ezekiel, Louie, Erin, Ken, Luke, Carson, Tammy Rose, Josh, Olivia, Oscar, and Amber (all from Alexandria, Hilltop, The Kingdom and The Sanctuary communities) and put their heads on spikes. In "Start to Finish", the Alpha Wolf forces Rosita and Tara to surrender their weapons during the herd as he leaves with Denise. They return to Alexandria to find Negan and the Saviors already there. Two years later Rosita and Eugene are married but their relationship is strained. At the Hilltop, Jesus explained to Tara that he’d been with Aaron when they found Rosita because he’d been keeping the lines of communication with Alexandria open and hoping against hope that he could get them on board for the upcoming fair. In "Knots Untie", Rosita is seen in bed with Abraham after having sex. She rides the RV on both legs of the journey to Alexandria, sitting in the passenger seat with a map. [volume & issue needed] After two years together, Rosita reveals to Eugene that she is pregnant, but he is not the father. In the season premiere, "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be", Rosita is forced to watch Abraham get beaten to death with Negan's bat. "[8], Erik Kain for Forbes noted Rosita's decision to try and kill Negan was a highlight. As Abraham tries to quietly sit without waking Eugene, Rosita deliberately drops some pots to wake him and the two men ultimately reconcile. [3] She remains with the group when they settle in Washington at the Alexandria Safe Zone,[volume & issue needed] moving in with Abraham. Rosita is equally frustrated and saddened by this, before being found outside the gates by someone wielding a crossbow. In the comic book series, she joins Rick Grimes' group after they leave the prison and go to DC. As it stands, Sasha seems just as integral to the group as Rosita. I write about video games, television, movies and the internet. Before they set off again, Connie saw in the woods… nothing, she decided. Daryl turns the truck on and promises they're going to end this thing right now, in the episode "Time for After" Rosita is seen with the group outside the Sanctuary. Who could say? She just let him go and said she’d stay behind and keep the Hilltop going. They reconcile shortly before Negan steps outside. In "Now", Rosita stands guard at the gate, crying over Abraham, who has not returned home. "[13], Some critics noted Rosita's lack of development, but felt the episode was serviceable on improving this. The latest may be Christian Serratos, Rosita. When they spot DC in the distance she calls to Abraham and remembers their former goal and he is happy to have finally made it. Rosita angrily calls Eugene a coward who is only alive because people feel sorry for him causing him to produce a sole bullet for her. All rights Rosita is revealed to be pregnant, but Eugene is not the father. In "Dead or Alive Or" Rosita along the way took the leadership of the group along with Daryl and was also in charge of keeping tara under surveillance after realizing her blindness to Dwight. Rosita retrieves the crate and gives Maggie the attached note, which offers them a "key to your future" in exchange for food and records. She also confesses that she didn't ever hate Sasha so much as the situation. And, with the exception of Luke, they turned out to be badass fighters. Go deliver that message to Alexandria and let her people know they were on their way to the Hilltop. She needn’t worry about Maggie, he added. Rosita also takes part in the war against the Saviors led by Negan, the conclusion of which sees the 3 communities uniting forces. You may opt-out by. Rosita is against the plan, saying it is risky, and she vouches for Rick, says he is talking to the Scavengers to boost their numbers. "[15], Noel Murray of Rolling Stone ranked Rosita Espinosa 20th in a list of 30 best Walking Dead characters, saying, "Rosita's big trademark is her soldier's cap, but it’s been up to TWD's writers and actress Christian Serratos to fill that hat. She also survives the subsequent outbreak that killed several more people, in "Still Gotta Mean Something" Rosita is seen in Maggie's office with Dianne and Daryl. In the episode "The Distance", Rosita goes with Abraham, Michonne, and Glenn to see if they can find Aaron's vehicles. Daryl parks his truck and shows Michonne and Rosita the overrun Sanctuary. Maggie makes him back away from Rosita at gunpoint. Uh-huh, well, Hilltoppers have noticed his constant absences, she said. Back at Chez Daryl, he cooked his signature dish (snake soup) for Carol and Henry, got a new haircut from his pal (that looked exactly like his old one) and explained why he couldn’t quit searching for Rick. Sasha later comforts Rosita after the Saviors leave, as Glenn and Abraham's remains are taken away. Rosita, Michonne and Tara will cover him and distract the walkers. Later, she infiltrates the Saviors' compound and kills several of them with Aaron. It was! As Negan demands to know who made the bullet, Eugene finally confesses and Negan has his people take him away.