9.0/10130 votes#1 - The Grove
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 3/16/2014
After establishing a new shelter, the group considers things returning to the way they used to be.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Scott M. Gimple
8.8/1086 votes#2 - Evolution
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2018
A small rescue mission braves a dangerous herd in their hunt for a missing comrade, only to discover a surprising threat that could doom them all.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
8.7/10111 votes#3 - Try
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/22/2015
When life within the walls begins to mimic life outside, the group realizes that sheltered life may not be possible.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Angela Kang
8.6/1072 votes#4 - Morning Star
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 3/8/2020
The Whisperers are coming for Hilltop. After Daryl and Lydia's encounter with Alpha, the communities must decide whether to run or fight. Meanwhile, Eugene's communication with Stephanie gets complicated.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Vivian Tse
8.5/1075 votes#5 - Guardians
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 3/3/2019
While one community struggles to ease tensions that threaten to divide from within, the true nature of another group comes into focus; a mission to rescue a friend has deadly consequences.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: LaToya Morgan
8.5/10109 votes#6 - Knots Untie
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 2/28/2016
After Rick comes to the realization that Alexandria might not be as safe as he thought, decisions must be made about where to go from here.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Channing Powell
8.4/10115 votes#7 - Start to Finish
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2015
After a few moments of peace, trouble finds its way to Alexandria again with a threat that may be too big to defeat.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Matthew Negrete
8.2/10118 votes#8 - Slabtown
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2014
Things appear nice and safe, but there is a bit of a dark side for another group of survivors.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Channing Powell
8.2/1076 votes#9 - Squeeze
Season 10 Episode 9 - Aired 2/23/2020
In the mid-season premiere, our group must figure out how to get out of a precarious situation.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
8.2/1022 votes#10 - The End Is the Beginning
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2020
Mortally wounded Morgan must decide whether to help a desperate stranger while a mysterious bounty hunter tries to finish what Ginny couldn't.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Andrew Chambliss
8.2/1016 votes#11 - The Beginning
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 6/13/2021
Everyone struggles desperately to live the destruction that is approaching on their own terms.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Andrew Chambliss
8.2/1010 votes#12 - Become
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/24/2024
Dangerous people make Rick and Michonne's journey difficult.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Gabriel Llanas
8.1/10117 votes#13 - East
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 3/27/2016
When someone goes missing in Alexandria, the community goes on alert, and search parties venture out.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: N/A
8.1/10129 votes#14 - Hearts Still Beating
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 12/11/2016
Negan's unwelcome visit to Alexandria continues as other members scavenge for supplies and things quickly spin out of control.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Channing Powell
8.1/1087 votes#15 - Still Gotta Mean Something
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 4/1/2018
A Heaps prisoner makes a discovery; Carol searches for someone in the nearby forest; Rick and Morgan find themselves in the company of strangers.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
8.1/1014 votes#16 - Dee
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/28/2022
A mother evolves after she and her daughter escape violence and take refuge on a vintage steamboat; the peaceful ambiance deteriorates when a coup attempt forces the mother to revisit her violent past in order to protect her child.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Channing Powell
8.1/1010 votes#17 - The Last Time
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/31/2024
Rick and Michonne have to perform a near-impossible miracle.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Channing Powell
8.0/1086 votes#18 - Dead or Alive Or
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 3/11/2018
Daryl finds himself in bad company as his group heads to the Hilltop; Gabriel's faith gets tested.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
8.0/1015 votes#19 - Is Anybody Out There?
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 7/21/2019
Up against the clock, Morgan, Grace, and Alicia work to buy time as Dorie and Dwight race against the elements. Meanwhile, Sarah and Wendell get help from an unexpected source.(TD)
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: N/A
8.0/1017 votes#20 - Honey
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2020
Dwight and Sherry team up with a mysterious faction of people to take down Ginny. But when Morgan unexpectedly offers to help, a power struggle ensues.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Ashley Cardiff
8.0/1021 votes#21 - The Door
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 4/11/2021
With a decimated militia and scarce resources, the survivors are running out of options.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Andrew Chambliss
8.0/1018 votes#22 - Things Left to Do
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 4/18/2021
Ginny and Morgan have a standoff—but this time Ginny is outgunned.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Nick Bernardone
8.0/1011 votes#23 - PADRE
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 12/5/2021
Alicia enlists Morgan's help to search for a new home for her people, but Morgan soon learns the search is more complicated than he imagined.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Andrew Chambliss
7.9/1097 votes#24 - The Big Scary U
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 11/19/2017
A close look at Negan and the lives of the Saviors during the conflict through a familiar set of eyes.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Scott M. Gimple
7.8/1019 votes#25 - Here to Help
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/2/2019
Lead by Morgan and Alicia, the group lands in uncharted territory in search of survivors to help. But everything is not as it seems in this foreboding new land.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: N/A
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"The Grove" is the best rated episode directed by Michael Satrazemis. It scored 8.996/10 based on 130 votes. It was written by Scott M. Gimple. It aired on 3/16/2014 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Evolution".