@Satch_the_man said:

The whole episode deconstructs Ezekiel's "king" identity to him in very unsparing fashion. The parts where New Dahmer Boy brutalizes him are important, because Dahmer called him a "con man," I believe, and made him feel insignificant after the killing of so many of his people. The last straw in the ep is the killing by walkers of Ezekiel's pet tiger, Shiva. I just felt so bad for Shiva and Ezekiel when Ezekiel gave a groan while this happened. So you see, the sequence you had such a good time dissing actually had some dramatic value.

Fair enough! Thanks for this. I don't know everything, and voice my opinion while welcoming differing opinions of others who may show me things I may have missed, as you did here.

Cheers.

I'd feel bad too if I got my ass kicked by Jim Carrey.