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The Best Episodes of The Walking Dead Season 9

Every episode of The Walking Dead Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Walking Dead Season 9!

The Best Episodes of The Walking Dead Season 9

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...
  1. Background image for A New Beginning
    7.4/10(11.5k votes)

    #1 - A New Beginning

    S9:E1

    Rick and his group make a risky run into Washington, D.C. to search for artifacts they will need to build the civilization he and Carl envisioned.

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    Director:Greg Nicotero
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    7.7/10(10.2k votes)

    #2 - The Bridge

    S9:E2

    The communities join forces to restore a bridge that will facilitate communication and trade; someone is gravely injured at the construction site.

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  3. Background image for Warning Signs
    7.7/10(9.8k votes)

    #3 - Warning Signs

    S9:E3

    Rick's vision for the future is threatened by a mysterious disappearance that divides the work camp where the communities are building a bridge.

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    Director:Dan Liu
    Writer:Corey Reed
  4. Background image for The Obliged
    8.0/10(10.1k votes)

    #4 - The Obliged

    S9:E4

    Rick's vision of a civilized future is threatened by a sudden reckoning with past sins that remain unavenged and unforgiven.

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    9.2/10(20.2k votes)

    #5 - What Comes After

    S9:E5

    Rick is forced to face the past as he struggles to maintain the safety of the communities and protect the future he and Carl envisioned.

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    7.8/10(10.1k votes)

    #6 - Who Are You Now?

    S9:E6

    The Survivors encounter unfamiliar faces outside the safety of their community's walls and must decide whether or not this new group can be trusted.

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    Director:Larry Teng
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  8. Background image for Stradivarius
    7.2/10(9.3k votes)

    #7 - Stradivarius

    S9:E7

    Carol seeks out an old friend living alone in a wilderness teeming with walkers; survivors make the perilous trek to a new home.

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    8.8/10(12.2k votes)

    #8 - Evolution

    S9:E8

    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.

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    7.9/10(8.8k votes)

    #9 - Adaptation

    S9:E9

    The group unmasks a disturbing and dangerous new threat. An escaped captive revisits his past.

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    Director:Greg Nicotero
    Writer:Corey Reed
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    7.8/10(8.8k votes)

    #10 - Omega

    S9:E10

    A new arrival at the Hilltop opens up about the leader of a group of mask-wearing savages. A search party sets out on a daring mission to find two missing friends.

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    7.7/10(8.7k votes)

    #11 - Bounty

    S9:E11

    The savage group led by Alpha confronts the Hilltop in a harrowing attempt to retrieve her daughter; a supply run for the Kingdom turns into a dangerous quest.

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    7.7/10(8.4k votes)

    #12 - Guardians

    S9:E12

    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.

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    8.2/10(9.1k votes)

    #13 - Chokepoint

    S9:E13

    Daryl's daring rescue mission forces Alpha to unleash a group of her own to retrieve what belongs to her, even if the price is paid in blood; the Kingdom's plans to reunite the communities are put in jeopardy.

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    7.9/10(9.3k votes)

    #14 - Scars

    S9:E14

    An outsider's arrival forces Alexandria to rehash devastating old wounds; eye-opening secrets from the past are revealed.

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    9.3/10(16.4k votes)

    #15 - The Calm Before

    S9:E15

    The fair at the Kingdom is underway, with all four communities coming together in celebration for the first time in years, while some pacts are renewed, other deals will come at a much steeper price.

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  17. Background image for The Storm
    7.6/10(9.7k votes)

    #16 - The Storm

    S9:E16

    In the aftermath of an overwhelming loss, the communities must brave a ferocious blizzard; as one group deals with an enemy from within, another is forced to make a life or death decision.

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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"A New Beginning" is the best rated episode of "The Walking Dead" season 9. It scored 7.4/10 based on 11546 votes. Directed by Greg Nicotero and written by Angela Kang, it aired on 10/7/2018. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Bridge".