Even Rick's smile in the ending scene is a puzzle. I took it to mean that he realized that with this new group, they had enough people and firearms to actually beat the Saviors. Others believe it signified his recognizing someone in the crowd. Maybe it was both.
Back at The Kingdom, Daryl probably won't sway Ezekiel much - but his presence there will impact Morgan and (especially) Carol. It is those two who, once they decide to fight, will influence the king.
The problem (at least with me) is that with a long wait from the mid season to now.. I have forgotten A LOT. Yes.. I do absolutely agree that Daryl will be reunited with Carol and inform her ALL that has happened. Those two together are quite the ruthless team.
The smile is confusing. I figured he had to know ONE of them or else he would have assumed it was another “bad” group and they were in deep doo doo. I do have to say that the zombie mowing scene was fabulous! I laughed out loud and thought it was amazing.
Yep, it will be up to Daryl to convince Carol to fight again. They might even have to rescue Rick and the others. The remaining group that hasn’t been captured is Carol, Daryl, Carl, Maggie and Carl’s girlfriend IIRC. A few from the Kingdom would help.
Another possibility is Rick’s smile might just be ‘oh crap, we’re in big trouble again’.