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The Best Episodes of The Walking Dead Season 11

Every episode of The Walking Dead Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Walking Dead Season 11!

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Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 1 - Acheron (1)
    8.2/10(92 votes)

    #1 - Acheron (1)

    S11:E1

    Daryl leads a mission team to scavenge the military base he discovered. Maggie tells her story, prompting a new mission for survival that only Negan can lead. Eugene and his group go through assessment by the Commonwealth's paramilitary police.

    Director:Kevin Dowling
    Writers:Angela Kang, Jim Barnes

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  2. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 2 - Acheron (2)
    8.1/10(69 votes)

    #2 - Acheron (2)

    S11:E2

    Maggie's mission takes the team through a subway tunnel, challenged by lurking walkers and a recalcitrant Negan. With Eugene's group, Yumiko seeks answers about her brother and demands expedited processing into the Commonwealth.

    Director:Kevin Dowling
    Writers:Angela Kang, Jim Barnes

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  3. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 3 - Hunted
    7.6/10(61 votes)

    #3 - Hunted

    S11:E3

    Maggie's mission team gets separated and hunted by the Reapers. Carol, Rosita, Magna, and Kelly attempt to catch horses for Alexandria. Judith, R.J., Hershel, and Gracie cope with their parents going away.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writer:Vivian Tse

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  4. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 4 - Rendition
    7.5/10(55 votes)

    #4 - Rendition

    S11:E4

    Daryl and Dog get captured by the Reapers. Taken to the Meridian, they reconnect with a familiar figure from their past.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writer:Nicole Mirante-Matthews

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  5. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 5 - Out of the Ashes
    7.8/10(53 votes)

    #5 - Out of the Ashes

    S11:E5

    Aaron, Carol, Lydia, and Jerry go to the Hilltop ruins for blacksmith tools and nearby game; Eugene's group goes through orientation at the Commonwealth; Maggie and Negan trudge through the woods; Judith and the kids clash with teenagers.

    Director:Greg Nicotero
    Writer:LaToya Morgan

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  6. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 6 - On the Inside
    8.2/10(54 votes)

    #6 - On the Inside

    S11:E6

    Escaping from walkers, Connie and Virgil hide in a house occupied by mysterious creatures. Pope tests Daryl's loyalty to the Reapers with a conflicting mission. Kelly leaves Alexandria in search of Connie.

    Director:Greg Nicotero
    Writer:Kevin Deiboldt

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  7. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 7 - Promises Broken
    8.0/10(52 votes)

    #7 - Promises Broken

    S11:E7

    Maggie and Elijah learn a new survival tactic from Negan. Eugene's group clears walkers to pay their fines. Yumiko interviews for an upper-class job. Daryl learns more about Leah and the Reapers. Gabriel encounters a man of God.

    Directors:Greg Nicotero, Sharat Raju
    Writer:Julia Ruchman

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  8. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 8 - For Blood
    8.1/10(54 votes)

    #8 - For Blood

    S11:E8

    The Reapers defend Meridian from an incoming herd. Pope suspects Maggie is behind the attack, while Daryl treads carefully. Alexandrians scramble to protect themselves when a violent storm leaves them vulnerable to walkers.

    Director:Sharat Raju
    Writer:Erik Mountain

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  9. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 9 - No Other Way
    8.3/10(54 votes)

    #9 - No Other Way

    S11:E9

    Daryl, Maggie, Gabriel, Negan, and Elijah battle the Reapers for food. Aaron and the Alexandrians must survive a storm.

    Director:Jon Amiel
    Writer:Corey Reed

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  10. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 10 - New Haunts
    7.7/10(49 votes)

    #10 - New Haunts

    S11:E10

    The heroes experience Halloween in the Commonwealth; Daryl and Rosita undergo military training led by Mercer; Carol investigates Ezekiel's medical condition.

    Director:Jon Amiel
    Writer:Magali Lozano

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  11. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 11 - Rogue Element
    7.6/10(51 votes)

    #11 - Rogue Element

    S11:E11

    Eugene looks for Stephanie after she mysteriously goes missing. Connie investigates a story on Trooper Davis. Carol helps Hornsby with a labor dispute at a drug farm.

    Director:Michael Cudlitz
    Writer:David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

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  12. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 12 - The Lucky Ones
    7.9/10(50 votes)

    #12 - The Lucky Ones

    S11:E12

    Aaron and Maggie meet Governor Pamela Milton as she tours Alexandria, Oceanside and Hilltop. Ezekiel finds himself lucky during a routine checkup. Eugene processes Max's story.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writer:Vivian Tse

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  13. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 13 - Warlords
    8.1/10(52 votes)

    #13 - Warlords

    S11:E13

    Maggie, Lydia, and Elijah help a stranger from another community called Riverbend. They run into Aaron, who tells them about a mission he embarked on with Gabriel as emissaries for the Commonwealth.

    Director:Loren Yaconelli
    Writers:Jim Barnes, Erik Mountain

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  14. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 14 - The Rotten Core
    8.3/10(50 votes)

    #14 - The Rotten Core

    S11:E14

    Maggie, Lydia, and Elijah help Aaron and Gabriel on a rescue mission. In the chaos, Negan finds himself watching over Hershel. Sebastian coerces Daryl and Rosita into pulling a heist.

    Director:Marcus Stokes
    Writers:Jim Barnes, Erik Mountain

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  15. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 15 - Trust
    7.8/10(52 votes)

    #15 - Trust

    S11:E15

    Hornsby marches Daryl and troops to confront Maggie at Hilltop. After a harrowing heist, Rosita gets Connie, Kelly, Eugene, and Max to investigate the Miltons. Ezekiel helps hospital patients in need.

    Director:Lily Mariye
    Writer:Kevin Deiboldt

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  16. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 16 - Acts of God
    8.1/10(56 votes)

    #16 - Acts of God

    S11:E16

    Maggie prepares to defend Hilltop and the people of Riverbend against Hornsby. Meanwhile, Hornsby hires Leah to kill her.

    Director:Catriona McKenzie
    Writer:Nicole Mirante-Matthews

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  17. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 17 - Lockdown
    8.0/10(60 votes)

    #17 - Lockdown

    S11:E17

    Daryl and Negan rush to the Commonwealth to stop Hornsby from going after their families. Pamela deals with protestors demanding justice for Sebastian's crimes. Mercer needs Rosita's help to fight a swarm.

    Director:Greg Nicotero
    Writer:Julia Ruchman

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  18. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 18 - A New Deal
    7.8/10(51 votes)

    #18 - A New Deal

    S11:E18

    Carol makes a deal with Pamela to wipe the slate clean on behalf of her friends. Aaron, Jerry, Lydia, and Elijah get on the road to Oceanside to fill them in on a plan. The Commonwealth celebrates Founders Day.

    Director:Jeffrey F. January
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 19 - Variant
    7.8/10(51 votes)

    #19 - Variant

    S11:E19

    Eugene goes on the run after the Founders Day incident. Pamela tasks Mercer to investigate his whereabouts, to Max and Princess' dismay. Meanwhile, Aaron, Jerry, Lydia, and Elijah encounter an unusual complication at an abandoned Renaissance Faire.

    Director:Karen Gaviola
    Writer:Vivian Tse

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  20. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 20 - What's Been Lost
    7.6/10(49 votes)

    #20 - What's Been Lost

    S11:E20

    Daryl and Carol investigate the whereabouts of their friends after Pamela disappeared them from the Commonwealth. Unfortunately, their only lead is Hornsby. Meanwhile, Pamela asks Yumiko to prosecute Eugene on behalf of the Commonwealth.

    Director:Aisha Tyler
    Writer:Erik Mountain

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  21. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 21 - Outpost 22
    7.8/10(51 votes)

    #21 - Outpost 22

    S11:E21

    Separated from their children, Maggie, Gabriel, and Rosita track a military convoy to a mysterious destination. Ezekiel, Kelly, Negan, and Annie find themselves at a work site. Daryl and Carol follow a train that has taken Connie aboard.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writer:Jim Barnes

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  22. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 22 - Faith
    8.0/10(51 votes)

    #22 - Faith

    S11:E22

    Ezekiel and Negan team up to lead a clandestine labor revolt against the Warden. Aaron, Jerry, Lydia, and Elijah catch up with Luke and Jules fleeing Oceanside. Eugene stands trial with Yumiko as his defense attorney.

    Director:Rose Troche
    Writers:Nicole Mirante-Matthews, Magali Lozano

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  23. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 23 - Family
    8.3/10(55 votes)

    #23 - Family

    S11:E23

    The Alexandrians and the prisoners head back to the Commonwealth to confront Pamela Milton. A swarm approaches the city.

    Director:Sharat Raju
    Writers:Kevin Deiboldt, Erik Mountain, Magali Lozano

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  24. The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 24 - Rest in Peace
    8.4/10(93 votes)

    #24 - Rest in Peace

    S11:E24

    Daryl and Carol rush Judith to the hospital. Rosita, Eugene, and Gabriel search for Coco. Maggie and Negan take arms against Pamela. As the citizens of the Commonwealth deal with the herd, our heroes assemble for one last stand to save their future.

    Director:Greg Nicotero
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 11 Ratings Summary

"Acheron (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Walking Dead" season 11. It scored 8.2/10 based on 92 votes. Directed by Kevin Dowling and written by Angela Kang, Jim Barnes, it aired on 8/22/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Acheron (2)".