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I just watched the one about Beth being around the 8 ball in pool. There is one next to her in 5x9, and Daryl references the 8-ball twice in Still.

I used to play pool growing up and one thing that stuck out to me was that the eight ball is separate from the other balls and you pocket it last at the end of the game to win.

However, I plugged it into chat GPT to get a few more facts and I thought that they were pretty intriguing to the story.

A few team delusional things to note first is that we believe that Beth's story is happening outside of the main story on its own path and that it's connected to the end story or a cure. They had to get through the main story or comic books before they could return to the stories that Gimple set up in season 4.

Here are some clear, straightforward facts about the 8-ball in pool:

General Facts

The 8-ball is the black ball in pool and is numbered 8.

It is part of the solids group (balls numbered 1–7 are solids, 9–15 are stripes).

In the game of 8-ball pool, the black 8-ball is not assigned to either group (solids or stripes). Instead, it is a separate ball that both players must pocket last to win.

Standard pool balls are 2.25 inches (57 mm) in diameter and weigh about 5.5–6 oz (156–170 g), including the 8-ball.

Gameplay Role

The game is named after the 8-ball because it is the final object ball that determines the winner.

Players must first clear their group (solids or stripes) before attempting the 8-ball.

Pocketing the 8-ball too early results in an automatic loss.

To legally win, a player must call the pocket before shooting the 8-ball (in most rule sets).

If the 8-ball is pocketed on the break shot, depending on house or league rules, it may be a win, a loss, or require a re-rack.

Cultural & Symbolic Facts

The black 8-ball is often seen as a symbol of luck or fate, sometimes good, sometimes bad (“behind the 8-ball” means in a tough spot).

Magic 8-Ball toys were inspired by the pool ball, used for fortune-telling.

"First you survived what happened. Then you start living again."

The episode after Beth died was called what happened and what is going on. This post got my team delusional brain working because it says first you survived what happened. I just think that's such an interesting word choice. First you survive and then you start living again..

I found the article

Almost 2 years ago I claimed that I found an article of a Scott Gimple interview where he said that the group pairing of Beth and Daryl was one that he was certain of and he planted that seed in season 4 episode 1. I have been kicking myself for not copying this article 2 years ago when I first saw it. But today I described it to chat GPT and I found it and I am so ecstatic.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/allenstjohn/2014/03/28/the-walking-dead-showrunner-scott-gimple-on-life-in-the-writers-room-spoilerphobia-and-what-to-watch-for-in-the-season-finale/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.forbes.com/sites/allenstjohn/2014/03/28/the-walking-dead-showrunner-scott-gimple-on-life-in-the-writers-room-spoilerphobia-and-what-to-watch-for-in-the-season-finale/

"When the characters scattered after the mid-season finale, there was nothing random about the pairings. How did you figure out who ends up with whom?"

Gimple: Daryl and Beth was one I was certain of. You can see it in Episode 401. And I was very certain of Bob and Sasha being together because their story is very much intertwined. I knew that Maggie and Glenn would be apart. Then there was the Abraham/Rosita/Eugene of it. I do remember that it was like fantasy football. Drafting different characters.

First she posts a quote about how we are all aching for light. Beth is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Then she has a gift from Hunt a Killer and says ooo I love murder mysteries. Beth's shooting is a murder mystery, given the impossible bullet and Dawn's lips reading "It wasn't me"

This is just my TD take on it, could be nothing

GUYS