Significant Sayonora

"Significant Sayonara" is the eighteenth episode of season two of The Last Ones and the thirty-fourth episode overall. It was published for the first time on December 18th 2017.
==Plot==
The survivors from Midway prepare to say their final goodbyes to Aimi. Meanwhile, Alexis begins to get suspicious, causing Blaine to ensure he has Matt on-side. Elsewhere, Georgie is filled-in on a plan Donna has to get revenge.
==Synopsis==
In a flashback, Shiro, devastated by his mother's death, writes 'sayonora' on the ground whilst allowing a zombie to approach him. It's taken out by Jai, who demands he come back. They return to their camp by the coast, where Ollie and Aimi criticise him for leaving during the night when he was supposed to be on-watch. Aimi reveals a zombie almost killed her while she was asleep. Shiro feels guilty but Aimi and Ollie leave for target practise. Jai tells Shiro that even after what happened, Aimi sent him out to find him because he's her brother and she loves him. 
In the present, Shiro sits beside Aimi's body in the infirmary at Midway. Jai enters and tells Shiro that Dwayne and Calvin were buried the day before and today it's going to be Aimi's turn. Shiro says he's not ready, but Jai makes it clear it's happening. He suggests Shiro thinks about what he would like to say at the funeral.
Outside, Drew tells Peter he feels so useless and doesn't know what to say to Shiro. Peter says he needs to be there for him. Drew points out he can't if Shiro wants to distance himself. Peter says he keeps expecting to see Aimi and says while he knows it's only been two days since she died, he's not sure it will ever sink in.
Jai enters Georgie's hut to check on her, but she's not there. He asks Penny if she's seen her. She hasn't. Out in the open, Donna calls out to Georgie, letting her know she's aware she has been following her. Georgie emerges and asks Donna what she's up to. Donna merely responds that she's looking for a horde of the undead. Georgie says she was hoping Donna would be teach her how to shoot, as she wants to be involved when Midway seeks revenge on Alexis for the ambush. Donna says she's not sure she has it in her, but Georgie says after what happened to the man she loved and a girl she had come to see her as her sister, she's more then capable. Donna agrees to teach her.
Back at Midway, Luke approaches Jasmin, who tells him irritably he doesn't have to keep checking on her. She walks away and tells him to give her some space. Bernadette stands and watches.
In Victoria, Coleman enters Alexis's quarters as she sings to Stephen. Coleman admits he has been struggling to sleep after letting Catelyn die. Alexis says he did all he could, but he disputes that and says he could have given her another transfusion. Alexis says she had more than enough. When Coleman asks Alexis if she sleeps at night, she tells him to see himself out. Outside, Blaine approaches Matt and tells him he thinks Alexis is suspicious about what really happened to Jenson. He makes it clear to Matt he needs to stop with the attitude towards him and the dirty looks. Matt reluctantly agrees.
Charlotte approaches the old refinery where Lorna is staying and reveals Peter sent her to let her know that Aimi's funeral is taking place just after noon. Charlotte goes to leave after Lorna reveals she won't be attending, until Lorna picks up on her eagerness to go. She asks Charlotte if she's going in case she figures out her role in getting Milo killed. Charlotte is taken aback.
Cecilia approaches Noah and shares her disbelief that there are just five of them left now. He says they'll be out of the facility soon but Cecilia is sceptical. She shares her guilt over tending to Angie instead of checking on Hailey. Noah says it was Hailey's decision to take her own life and she shouldn't feel bad for saving Angie instead, as she's a good person who needed help. He makes it clear she is to stop dwelling over things she had no control over.
Bobby checks on Angie, who is insistent on going back to Midway so she can attend Aimi's funeral. She wonders why Javier hasn't come to see her. Bobby says the thought of losing her must have freaked him out. Angie says she thought he would come. Bobby goes to speak to Noah about getting Angie to Midway.
Charlotte asks Lorna if she's going to kill her. She warns Lorna she will protect herself if she tries. Lorna queries as to why Charlotte thinks she wants to kill her. Charlotte mentions the hit-list she had. Lorna explains it was for people who worked with Eli and that Alexis was on the list because she stopped Peter from getting to Milo in time to save him. Lorna says Eli used to mention Charlotte and that it was his plan all along for her to go after him after he betrayed her and killed her mother. She says she doesn't want to kill because she didn't do anything wrong and killed Eli, which is something she would have given anything to do. Charlotte says she thought killing Eli would make herself feel better, but it didn't. She asks Lorna if all the people she has killed has made her feel better. She replies no. When Charlotte asks if she enjoys killing in the moment. Lorna walks away without answering.
Alexis becomes paranoid that their enemies at Midway could go into the tall buildings surrounding Victoria and take them out by sniper fire. She tells Blaine to go with Matt to booby-trap all entrances to the local buildings. When Alexis says she would like Jenson's body to be recovered, Blaine implores her to not get emotional and says they have more important things to be dealing with. Alexis says to forget about it, but appears suspicious of Blaine's reluctance.
Jai tells Shiro to go and clean himself up for Aimi's burial. Shiro gives Jai permission to get Aimi ready as long as it's only him. Jai has a flashback to when he and Aimi were getting to know each other during the early days of the apocalypse. Aimi picks up on how distant Jai is and his refusal to talk about his family. She says if and when he is ever ready to talk about things, she will be there for him, even if they are strangers. Jai thanks her. The two then run into Joy for the first time. She asks if they have food.
Alexis calls Matt to her quarters and asks him to tell her the truth about what happened at the ambush. Matt tells the truth and reveals that Blaine killed Jenson and ambushed Henry's and Noah's groups from afar. Matt says Blaine knows nothing of loyalty, but he does, and Jenson was a good friend to him and if he has to die in order to do right by him, then so be it. Enraged, Alexis says that's not going to happen. She asks Matt for help.
Noah tells Bobby he can't give him and Angie an armed escort back to Midway but he can lend them a vehicle. Bobby thanks him. Noah leaves to make preparations. Cecilia challenges Bobby to a game of Foosball. Cecilia says Angie is recovering well and it won't do her any harm to travel home. Bobby picks up on the bracelet Cecilia is wearing. She says it's ugly and she only wears it because her brother gave it to her a few years ago. She says her jerk of an ex-boyfriend was told she hated it but he never listened so he ended up buying her the exact same one. Bobby asks if she still has it and if she would mind parting with it.
Donna takes Georgie to an area surrounded by tall hills, which she and Shiloh used to use for target practise. Donna instructs Georgie to take aim and try and hit one of the detergent bottles lined up on crates. In a flashback set a short time after Georgie joined Ollie's group, Aimi insists to her that it wasn't her fault that a survivor was killed. Georgie says it was as the zombie was on top of him for a while and she could have done something, but froze. Aimi tells Georgie she will get stronger and she could be a survivor as she sees something in her. Georgie thinks Aimi is humouring her, but Aimi denies it and says when the time is right she will embrace it. In the present, Georgie misses her first shot, not to Donna's surprise. As she begins to say how unlikely it was that Georgie would make that shot straight away, she is cut off and stunned when Georgie's second shot is a direct hit.
Charlotte arrives back at Midway and tells Peter that Lorna won't be coming to the funeral. He says sorry for wasting her time. Charlotte says he wants to believe there's still good in her. She says she believes there is. Peter smiles and walks away. At the same time, Angie and Bobby arrive home as well. Charlotte finds Shiloh in the dining area and asks why he isn't in bed and resting his leg, but he says he doesn't need mothering. Elaine then walks over and gives Shiloh some salad for lunch, which he thanks her for. Charlotte is confused and says she thought Shiloh hated her. He says he doesn't trust her, but she offered. Irritated, Charlotte walks away.
Drew approaches Shiro in their hut and begs for him not to be pushed away. Shiro promises he won't. Drew asks if he can give him a hug. Shiro accepts. They embrace.
Bobby finds Lydia-Jean, who is in no mood to talk to him as she is irritated he showed up at the meeting when he wasn't supposed to. Bobby makes it clear it won't happen again and he is going to stop with that sort of behaviour. Lydia-Jean relents. She is taken aback when Bobby gives her Cecilia's spare bracelet as a birthday present. She is touched he remembered.
Bernadette walks over to Luke as he plays with Ben. He tells her he's not interested in what she has to say. Bernadette insists it's important and says she believes Jasmin has been compromised by Alexis and is working for her and Blaine. Luke is furious and asks if Bernadette really hates Jasmin that much. Bernadette tells him it's not that and something isn't right, but he refuses to hear it and tells her to stay away from him, Jasmin, and Daniel.
Henry and Rachel welcome Angie and Bobby home. Shiro walks over and sees Angie for the first time since Aimi died. Angie gets upset and says she is so sorry. Shiro hugs her. Jai walks out from the infirmary and says Aimi is ready for burial. Henry tells everybody to head on down. In a flashback to when he first joined Ollie's group, Henry is taken aback by Aimi's and Ollie's kindness in welcoming him and Karen into the fold. Shiro is hostile to Henry's presence, but Aimi says she can tell Henry is a good man. Henry says it's good to see there are still good people out there. Aimi smiles and says it takes one to know one. In the present, Henry delivers an eulogy at the funeral and says Aimi kept her morals, integrity, generosity, and kindness in spite of how much the world has changed. He says that's a feat none of them have entirely managed and they should all take a leaf out of her book. Bernadette picks up on Jasmin looking guilty.
Lorna sits alone staring into the campfire at the old refinery. In a flashback set at Joyce's house, Aimi comforts Lorna when she reveals she can't stop picturing the moment she put a knife in Joyce's skull to stop her from reanimating. Aimi tries to assure Lorna she did the right thing and Joyce would thank her. She says if someone turns or is about to, you owe it to them to do the right thing. Lorna mentions Aimi doing that for Ollie, which makes Aimi sad. Lorna apologises. Aimi says it's fine, but it's not easy. Aimi says they have to try and remember the people they cared about for how they were. Lorna asks how she can remain so optimistic. Aimi replies that darkness can't survive all the while there's light. The two hug. In the present, Lorna heads off to the funeral.
Blaine and Matt return to Victoria for more wire to set traps in two more buildings. As Blaine heads off to retrieve it, Matt says he's incapable of feeling shame. Alexis instructs Matt to keep doing as Blaine says for the time being. He asks if she's still sure about "later." She tells him she is.
Lorna arrives at Aimi's funeral. Charlotte notices and smiles. Henry asks Shiro if he would like to say something, he refuses. He states that Drew told him once that funerals are for the living, and he was right. He says he doesn't need to tell people how much of a great person Aimi was and how much he loved her, but he says he hopes everyone will join him in his quest to avenge her. He says he intends to watch the life drain from Alexis's eyes for what she did and anyone who stands in his way will suffer the same fate. He walks away from the funeral, leaving Drew looking worried.
On their way back from target practise, Georgie says she feels so empowered and can take on the world. She tells Donna she hates the lardass nickname and tells her to stop using it. Donna calls her lardass anyway and suggests she doesn't get too big for her boots. Georgie says she hit the target a quarter of the time and that's awesome for an amateur. Donna agrees it was impressive but says she has a way to go. Donna hears something in the distance and runs off. Georgie follows. The ladies come across a huge horde of zombies on a road below them. Donna smiles.
Charlotte asks Angie if she's mad at Javier as she noticed he didn't go with Peter and Henry to visit Angie the day before. Angie says that Peter claimed Javier asked about her, but she doesn't buy it. Charlotte suggests she confront him. In a flashback at the survivors camp, Aimi asks Angie if she's aware that Javier has the hots for her. Angie asks if romance matters nowadays as everybody's priorities should be on surviving. Aimi talks about Ollie and says she wishes she had met him before the apocalypse as they could have had years together. She says while their lives were always at risk even when things were normal, their odds of dying imminently is now much possible. She says if she feels anything she needs to act on it before it's too late as ten minutes from now isn't guaranteed. As Aimi gets up and walks away, Joy, who is fishing nearby says to Angie "she’s right, y’know?"
Angie excuses herself to Charlotte and heads to her hut to confront Javier. She is dismayed to see he is preparing to leave. Javier says he needs to be alone. Angie says she thought they had dealt with this, but Javier explains he can't watch people die anymore. He says people are always going to die, and there's nothing he can do about that, but he can make a choice as to whether he watches it or not. Angie says he's not the sort of man who runs away from the people he loves, but he says if he had stayed away from his family after he broke out of prison, he never would have found them as zombies and been forced to kill them. He says being with the group was fine when he didn't care so much. Angie says she survived. He replies "this time" and leaves. She calls him a coward as he walks away. 
Donna tells Georgie if she's not back by tomorrow then she hasn't made it and she insists that she not let anybody come after her. Georgie pleads with her not to do anything stupid but Donna says she was always meant to go out with a bang and wouldn't have it any way. Georgie stares in disbelief as Donna rushes to the horde and leads them away. 
By the campfire in Midway, Peter assumes that Lorna is going to leave soon. She surprises him by saying she would like to stay, but asks for certain conditions including her own tent and no pressure to see Beatrice until she's ready. A thrilled Peter agrees. When Peter says no after Lorna asks if anyone told him what Aimi told her and the others to tell him before she died, she reveals Aimi said he shouldn't give up and that he's never been weak and he'll know what she meant by it. Lorna leaves to ask Shiloh for a tent.
 
In a flashback set several weeks after Sean's death, Aimi tells Peter she wishes she had his strength. He asks why she says that. She explains that with everything he's been through this past year, he remains as strong and reliable as he was the day they first met. Peter says he has never always been in control and explains shortly before Beatrice was born, Peter inadvertently caused the death of a fellow firefighter. The guilt made him depressed and anxious and it took a lot of therapy to get him through it. He says he's so strong now because he spent so long hating himself for being weak. Aimi is touched he shared this with her. He jokes it was a toss-up between her and Shiro as he's the confiding sort. Aimi laughs.
In the present, an upset Angie tells Peter that Javier is gone. Peter says he saw the look of terror in Javier's eyes after she was shot. He was scared of losing her. Peter says he felt the same way. Angie is taken aback. The two embrace. Lorna sees them from a distance.
Shiro tells Drew he doesn't want a lecture about his speech. Drew says he understands his motivation and he agrees Alexis has to pay, but he can't lose his head. Shiro says that's easy for him to say. Drew reminds him Alexis killed his sister too. Shiro says he loves him but he's going to do things his way and he should respect that. Drew is touched and says he's never said that to him before. Drew says he loves him too.
Blaine heads into Alexis's quarters after being summoned but is surprised to be taken at gunpoint by Matt. Blaine asks Alexis if he's being banished after everything he's done for her. Alexis angrily reminds him he killed Jenson. She says what he did to Noah's and Henry's people was barbaric. He asks if she's forgotten what they've done, she says no but it doesn't make it right. She tells Matt to walk him out of the complex. Noreen, Reginald, and Carlos are furious to discover Blaine is being ousted and raise their weapons, but Blaine tells them to stand-down and to stay and do as they're asked, as he intends to make things right and come back, which Matt scoffs at. Blaine leaves. Noreen asks if they're really going to let him go, but Carlos reminds her Blaine must have something up his sleeve.
Georgie returns to Midway and fills Peter and Henry in on what Donna is doing. Henry figures out Donna is leading the horde to Victoria so they can attack the town. Soon after, Georgie goes to her hut to find Angie waiting for her. Georgie breaks down. Angie comforts her.
Alexis goes into Coleman's house and says she doesn't believe guilt over Catelyn is what is keeping him up. A defeated Coleman says he has tried to keep it a secret but the burden of being the only one to know something so important is too much. Alexis tells to unload. Coleman reveals that when Catelyn arrived at Victoria, she confided in him and Michael about something and made them promise to keep it a secret. Alexis says she once noticed Michael was cagey after she caught him speaking with Catelyn but she could only assume there was something between them as he died later that day. At that moment, Jim, who is on-guard, is terrified to see something coming. Donna drives a car right through the rear gate, with the massive horde following behind her. Alexis and Coleman overhear this and she assumes Blaine is up to something.
Jim shouts at Donna to stop but she shoots him. He falls from the watch-post and is feasted on by the undead. Donna screams that this is for Dwayne, Calvin, and Aimi. Donna raises her gun at Noreen and demands she open the main gate. She does so, and Donna flees. She runs into a stray zombie. It makes a grab for her. She falls backwards, hits her head on a wall and passes out.
Alexis demands Coleman finish what he was saying. He reveals Catleyn was immune and she was bitten months previously when Zahra first found her and she never had so much as a fever. Coleman says if both she and Stephen survived the bite, then he is also immune. As he says this, hundreds of zombies enter the complex, as Stephen sleeps quietly. Suddenly, he wakes up and begins crying.
==Deaths==
*Jim.
*One zombie.
==Trivia==
*Last appearance of Ollie Graham. (Flashback)
*Last appearance of Joy Maybell. (Flashback)
*Last appearance of The Evans house. (Flashback)
*Last appearance of the survivors camp. (Flashback)
*Last appearance of Aimi Kato. (Corpse/Flashback)
*Last appearance of Jim. 
*This episode marks the twenty-fifth appearance of Javier.
*This episode has a groundbreaking reveal that it is possible for people to be immune to the undead disease.
*The title of the episode refers to the word "Sayonara" (Japanese for goodbye) which Shiro writes in the ground in the flashback at the start of the episode. It's other meaning is the notable loss of Aimi, as several characters mourn and say goodbye to her following her death. 
*This is the first episode where multiple characters have flashbacks. Shiro, Jai, Georgie, Henry, Lorna, Angie, and Peter all have flashbacks focusing on their respective relationships with Aimi. 
*The song Alexis sings to Stephen is Catch a Falling Star, a song made famous by Perry Como. 
*This episode reveals that the group are aware of the exact date, as Bobby remembers Lydia-Jean's birthday. 
*Aimi's top under her jacket is a different colour in each of the character's flashbacks.
**In Shiro's, it is red, possibly referring to his rage and desire to violently lash out in response to Aimi's murder.
**In Jai's, it is blue. This perhaps reflects the trust and loyalty Aimi and Jai had with each other as well as reflecting Jai's wise personality.
**In Georgie's, it is white. This seems to symbolise Georgie's previous innocence, purity and her goodness as well as her being one the least adapt survivors when it comes to violence. This contrasts against her in the present time, as she trains to become a fighter.
**In Henry's, it is purple, a colour which is known to represent nobility, power, and ambition, all of which Henry has as leader of Midway.
**In Lorna's, it is orange, a colour that is often attributed with warmth, heat, and joy. This contradicts Lorna's cold and unhappy demeanour throughout the second season and how from this episode onward, the dark period starts to shift and she is reintegrating back into the group.
**In Angie's, it is yellow, a colour sometimes shown to represent clarity, optimism, and loyalty. This could refer to Angie's optimism in the flashback scene after Aimi tries to convince her to act on any feelings she may have for Javier, whilst in the present it represents Angie's disappointment and frustration in Javier for going cold on her which she believes is disloyal as they are close friends.
**In Peter's, it is green. This could symbolise Peter's growth as well as his renewal and energy after Milo's death, all of which Aimi mentions in the flashback.