Promises: Part Two

**Promises: Part Two** is the ninth and final episode of Season 2 and the seventeenth episode of the show overall.

## Synopsis

In a flashback to before the apocalypse, Blake arrives at the school with Charlie. They pass Claire, Joely, and Cain before seeing Frank. They talk for a while, with Frank commenting on Charlie's stupidity getting himself killed someday. Charlie brushes him off, saying that he'll "never die" before Chloe walks past them, saying that she doubts him. She then stops one of the kids from throwing something at a Year Seven Boy before leaving them. Blake then suggests heading to class.

Charlie's dead body falls to the ground and the group sees Gwyn standing a the gates. They run, ducking into one of the buildings as many more Scavs appear from behind cars and houses, firing upon them. They hide in the cafeteria, with Blake being able to see Charlie on the ground and crying silently. The shooting eventually stops and Gwyn yells that it is over, promising that she will kill them quicker if they surrender. She states that she isn't even after anything this time and that she's just doing this because she can. When Blake doesn't reply, she tells them that they have an hour to surrender before she forces the gates open.

The group huddle together, discussing what to do, when the Scavs begin throwing molotov cocktails at the nearest buildings. They set on fire, lighting up the school ominously. Claire and Chloe discuss ways in which they can escape, but Blake insists that they can find some way to save the school and stop them. Trevor tells him to "look around" and says that it is beyond saving. He argues desparately that it isn't over, but everyone else in the group tells him otherwise—even Joely, who puts a hand on his shoulder and says that "we'll find somewhere else."

As the dead begin to pile up at the gates, attracted by the sound, the Scavs fall back. Gwyn remains, however, covered in infected guts to blend in. Trevor keeps watch as Claire tries her best to patch up Dexter's leg. He thanks her for saving him, but comments that it may have been futile. She shakes her head, saying that they'll get out of this, but he seems unconvinced.

Blake sits on his own, looking at a view of the field and the graves on it. Joely approaches and asks what he's thinking. He reveals that he had hoped, in the beginning, to have been able to ride out the end of the world here, and that eventually, someone would come to save them. Over time, he grew more focussed on building the place into a home, and thought that they could stay there indefinitely. He then says that he was wrong about everything, in the end, and that Cain was right in some way. He tells her that he will make it right, then realising that they can escape through the gates they boarded up at the field.

He returns to the others, telling him his plan to make a run for the field. Chloe says that they'll get caught trying to escape before they even get to the field, but he asks her what other plan they have. When nobody can think of anything, he says that "this is the only way I can think of that has a chance of getting any of us out." Realising the seriousness of the situation, Claire agrees to the plan, with the others following behind.

As Chloe watches the window pointing at the gate, Joely asks if she's ready, to which she nods. They remain stood in comfortable silence before Chloe asks if they could ever feel the same after killing another person, to which she shakes her head. She confesses that "it felt easier, the next time" but that she doesn't know if that's a good thing.

The group gets ready to sneak out of the back of the building, with Blake explaining their route. They leave as quietly as possible before they come upon and infected and realise that the Scavs have managed to break the gate open. Just as Trevor kills it, they hear the Scavs' guns open fire and Blake tells them to run. Claire helps carry Dexter as they make their way, but he is grabbed by one of the infected. He screams as it rips a chunk from his throat, clinging onto Claire with a death grip. Panicking, she tries to pull herself free, but is too late, and a rain of bullets hits her. Maeve turns back, hearing the altercation, and screams for her sister. The group stop, watching as Maeve disappears behind a crowd of infected. Chloe cries out Claire's name, going to go back for her, but Joely grabs her. She pleads with her, trying to get her to come with them. Reluctantly, she comes with them. Blake looks back in their direction as they leave, tears in his eyes.

They are almost hit by another volley of shots, only just managing to get behind cover, before realising that Chloe has disappeared. Blake and Joely call out to her desparately, but Trevor tells them to stop. He says that he'll go back to find her and tells them to stay. Blake wishes him luck and he leaves. The two of them sit there for a few moments and Blake apologises. She holds his face, telling him that it's okay and that they'll find Chloe, promising him that they'll be fine.

Trevor never returns, and Blake is almost jumped by an infected. He kills it quickly, but Joely tells him that they should go before more of them come. Blake seems reluctant, but agrees. They plan to run from the cover they have in order to reach the field and count down from three. On one, they run, narrowly missing the bullets flying at them, but eventually, they make it. They run for a while on the field, the boarded up gates at the other end. Just as they pass the graves of Frank and Cain, Joely collapses. When Blake asks what's wrong, she smiles at him weakly, revealing a bullet wound in her stomach. He rushes over and tries to help her, mumbling "no, no, no" to himself. She puts her hand to his cheek, crying a little before saying "it's okay." He begs her to stay with him, putting pressure on her wound, but the bleeding is too much. Eventually, she goes limp, and Blake cries loudly, all alone in the middle of the field. Rain pours as he leans over her.

In the morning, the fire has taken most of the school. Gwyn walks in with a small group of Scavs, looking for an survivors and finding none. She sees the bodies of Dexter and Claire, but cannot find Maeve, Chloe, Trevor, or Blake. When asked what they should do, Gwyn simply says "let's go. We're done." At the end of the field, the boarded up gate has been opened slightly, some of its boards ripped free.

## Quotes

> "This...is over! Bryce is dead. Your friends are dead. Soon, you will be dead, too. You should just surrender now. We'll kill you quickly if you just come on out, you know. You did this, you know? I want you to know that before I kill you all. *You. Started. This.*" - Gwyn.
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> "When things started, I hoped that...that if we hid at the school for long enough, we'd be saved. Someone would come and help us. We could ride out the end of the world here, and eventually someone would come and take us back to civilisation. When that never happened, this place became like home. We could live here, if we fought hard enough for it. I thought we could just...stay here for the rest of our lives, like this was some weird paradise. I've been wrong about so much. In the end, I was wrong about everything. Cain was right, I couldn't do what it took. I'm going to make it right, I promise." - Blake
> "Do you have a better plan? Can anyone else figure something out, because I...I don't know. I don't *fucking* know, but this...this is the only way I can think of that has a chance of getting any of us out." - Blake convincing the group.
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> "I don't think we get to come back, but...it felt...it felt different the next time. Like it was easier to do. I don't...I don't know if that's a good thing or not." - Chloe on killing.
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> "No, no, no. Please. Please, you're going to be okay. It's okay. Please, don't do this. Don't do this. You're okay, you're okay. I...I can't do this without you, I *need* you. Please...fuck...don't do this." - Blake begging Joely not to die.
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## Death

* Dexter Saul
* Claire Rogers
* Joely Brown
* Multiple Scavs

## Trivia

* Last appearance of Frank Bowers (*Flashback*)
* Last appearnce of Cain Fletcher (*Flashback*)
* Last appearance of Charlie Ipkiss (*Body*)
* Last appearance of Brompton High School