Loneliness can be a killer It's been weeks since Wendell has talked to anybody, and even longer since he's seen anyone anyone who doesn't want to eat him. Friendship is hard to come by in the best of times, but in the apocalypse, beggars can't be choosers. So when Wendell crosses paths with Alex, who is searching for a rumored safe zone, the unlikely duo work together to keep their hope of survival alive -- against both the living and the dead.