First of all, chef kisses to the acting this episode. Especially from Thora Birch (Gamma), Melissa McBride (Carol), and Avi Nash (Siddiq).
I know there's going to be people confused and asking questions so I'm here to answer them for you.
"How come Lydia didn't recognize Dante?"
- The writers made a point in making Lydia happen to know that random Whisperer who was captured and in the very same episode reveal Dante is a Whisperer. This will be brought up later. My guess is Alpha wouldn't send a Whisperer spy that she knows Lydia would recognize.
"Why is Dante still following Alpha if he sees she lied about killing Lydia?"
- We see in the episode that Dante "accidentally" kills the captured Whisperer before Carol tries to show him that Lydia is still alive. And mind you, Dante interacted with Lydia in episode 4. It seems as though Dante is as loyal to Alpha as Beta, in the sense that Dante is willing to keep the fact that Alpha lied about Lydia a secret.
"Is Siddiq really dead? Why did Dante kill him?"
- Yes. Siddiq's body went limp as his eyes were still open. He's dead. When Dante did a mouth click, like a nervous tick, Siddiq remembered the Whisperer that was forcing him to watch Enid be beheaded, who also did that same mouth click. Dante realized Siddiq's realization, and chocked him to death, although he didn't want to since it seems he grew a genuine bond with Siddiq.
"Why didn't Aaron warn Alexandria about Gamma poisoning the creek?"
- We find out this episode that Alexandria has a filtration system; if the water isn't drinkable, they label it as such. Therefore Aaron didn't feel the need to go warn his people because they should have been safe. However, Dante bent the label to where it seemed like the water was safe to drink from, which is what Siddiq found out. Also, it seems as though Aaron sees a genuine person in Gamma and is trying to recruit her, much like his character has been doing since he was introduced. He's a good judge of character, and if he warned Alexandria about her, he would lose the chance to recruit her.
"Where did Dante even come from?"
- There was a timeskip between Season 9's Finale and Season 10's Premiere which debuted Dante's character. We are to assume Dante joined Alexandria sometime during that timeskip. And of course, with him being something as useful as a medic, they took him in.
"Why did Lydia return to the Whisperers?"
- She didn't. After being fed up with how everyone was treating her at Alexandria, Carol using her was Lydia's breaking point, because she thought she could trust Carol. So Lydia decided to choose her "own side" which implies she going off on her own; away from The Whisperers and the communities. She crossed the border because Lydia knew Carol wouldn't be able to follow her.
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