The Walking Dead season 7 episode 10: What to expect in 'New Best Friends'

Expect tense showdowns and a big reunion

The Walking Dead season seven returned from its midseason premiere last week with a gripping episode we described like three rolled into one.

Its closing moments saw Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) smiling despite being surrounded by a mysterious new faction of weapon-wielding individuals.

This next episode looks to shed some light over who they as well as see tensions between The Kingdom and The Saviours intensify.

What's the title?

'New Best Friends' which we're assuming relates t this new group of people Rick and company have come up against.

What's the synopsis?

'On the search for a missing Alexandrian, Rick and his group encounter a mysterious collective, its inhabitants unlike any they have come across.'

You can watch a trailer for the episode below.

What to expect?

Rick eyeing up an opportunity

Many viewers were left confused as to why Rick smiled in the closing moments of last week's episode 'Rock in the Road.' The title of this week's episode alludes to the fact that Grimes believes he can convince these people to join his army in the upcoming all-out war against Negan and the Saviours.

The Saviours vs The Kingdom

It seems that the scheduled meets between King Ezekiel's Kingdom and The Saviours will turn particularly heated thanks to the scuff between one of Negan's group and Ezekiel's head of security, Richard, in an earlier episode. Richard's expressing his disdain at the monarch's leniency with The Saviours for some time now and it seems he may have reached the end of his tether.

Daryl and Richard to become allies

It seems Richard will find an ally in Daryl (Norman Reedus) who Rick left behind with Morgan (Lennie James) at The Kingdom in order to lie low since escaping the Sanctuary.

One big reunion

The trailer for this week's episode hints at one huge reunion between Daryl and something he's been apart with for quite some time now: a crossbow.From the looks of it, it's not his own weapon - which is currently in the clutches of Dwight (Austin Amelio) - but a new one altogether.

When's it on?

The Walking Dead airs in the US this Sunday (19 February) with its UK premiere following on on FOX at 9pm on Monday (20 February)