The Worst Episodes of The Walking Dead
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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.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Walking Dead" is "Diverged", rated 4.1/10 from 11595 user votes. It was directed by David Boyd and written by Heather Bellson. "Diverged" aired on 3/28/2021 and is rated 1.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Splinter".
4.1/10 11,595 votes#1 - Diverged
Season 10 Episode 21 - Aired 3/28/2021
Daryl and Carol come to a fork in the road and head their separate ways. Each going into their own type of survival mode, the easiest of challenges become much harder. Will their individual journeys be the tipping point needed to mend their friendship, or is the distance between them permanent?
Director: David Boyd
Writer: Heather Bellson
5.2/10 9,940 votes#2 - Splinter
Season 10 Episode 20 - Aired 3/21/2021
Eugene, Ezekiel, Yumiko and Princess are captured and separated. Princess struggles with memories of her traumatic past and tries to escape one way or another with the help of Ezekiel.
Director: Laura Belsey
Writer: Vivian Tse, Julia Ruchman
5.7/10 16,039 votes#3 - Swear
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 11/27/2016
Someone stumbles upon a brand new society unlike anything seen before.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
6.2/10 10,152 votes#4 - The King, the Widow, and Rick
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/26/2017
With things looking up for Rick and the group, an argument breaks out at the Hilltop; the consequences of the decision are life versus death.
Director: John Polson
Writer: Corey Reed, Angela Kang
6.2/10 8,705 votes#5 - Find Me
Season 10 Episode 18 - Aired 3/7/2021
An adventure for Daryl and Carol turns sideways when they come across an old cabin. It takes Daryl back to the years when he left the group after Rick disappeared as he relives a time that only the apocalypse could manifest.
Director: David Boyd
Writer: Nicole Mirante-Matthews
6.4/10 11,678 votes#6 - Monsters
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 11/5/2017
Conflict with the Saviors leads to unintended consequences for the Hilltop, the Kingdom, and Alexandria; morality proves tricky in wartime.
Director: Greg Nicotero
Writer: Channing Powell, Matthew Negrete
6.5/10 9,773 votes#7 - Time for After
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 12/3/2017
Negan has to enlist the help of his lieutenants in solving a huge issue facing the Sanctuary.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Matthew Negrete, Corey Reed
6.6/10 10,859 votes#8 - The Other Side
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 3/19/2017
The Saviors visit the Hilltop unexpectedly, surprising everyone, with plans of taking more than supplies.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: Angela Kang
6.6/10 6,997 votes#9 - Rogue Element
Season 11 Episode 11 - Aired 3/6/2022
Eugene looks for Stephanie; Connie investigates a story on Trooper Davis; Carol helps Hornsby.
Director: Michael Cudlitz
Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
6.8/10 12,788 votes#10 - Go Getters
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 11/20/2016
Saddled with grief and surrounded by enemies, members of the group try to find safety at the Hilltop before it's too late.
Director: Darnell Martin
Writer: Channing Powell
6.8/10 12,376 votes#11 - The Damned
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 10/29/2017
The plan involving Alexandrians, Kingdommers and Hilltoppers unfolds. As Rick continues to fight, he encounters a familiar face.
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
Writer: Channing Powell, Matthew Negrete
6.8/10 12,520 votes#12 - How It's Gotta Be
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 12/10/2017
Every story and battle comes crashing together.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
6.9/10 11,565 votes#13 - Some Guy
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 11/12/2017
A new weapon in the Savior arsenal proves to be a giant hurdle as fighting continues between Rick's forces and those of the Saviors.
Director: Dan Liu
Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
6.9/10 8,730 votes#14 - 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
6.9/10 8,425 votes#15 - We Are the End of the World
Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2019
The origins of Alpha and Beta are revealed; Alpha attempts to toughen up Lydia as they prepare to walk with the dead; the Whisperers create their herds.
Director: Greg Nicotero
Writer: Nicole Mirante-Matthews
7.0/10 34,723 votes#16 - Last Day on Earth
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 4/3/2016
To save one of their own, Rick's group must venture outside the walls; their experience changes their lives forever.
Director: Greg Nicotero
Writer: Scott M. Gimple, Matthew Negrete
7.0/10 11,355 votes#17 - Say Yes
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 3/5/2017
The group scavenges for supplies; back in Alexandria, someone must make a morally challenging decision.
Director: Greg Nicotero
Writer: Matthew Negrete
7.0/10 14,772 votes#18 - Mercy
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 10/22/2017
Rick and his group, along with the Kingdom and Hilltop, have banded together to bring the fight to Negan and the Saviors.
Director: Greg Nicotero
Writer: Scott M. Gimple
7.0/10 11,446 votes#19 - Honor
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 2/25/2018
Rick faces new difficulties after a battle. Meanwhile, the fight continues in other communities as core members face hard decisions.
Director: Greg Nicotero
Writer: Channing Powell, Matthew Negrete
7.0/10 6,291 votes#20 - The Lucky Ones
Season 11 Episode 12 - Aired 3/13/2022
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
7.1/10 15,402 votes#21 - The Well
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2016
For a number of familiar faces, a new, well-established community seems too good to be true.
Director: Greg Nicotero
Writer: Matthew Negrete
7.1/10 7,564 votes#22 - Silence the Whisperers
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2019
Still paranoid Alexandrians get riled up over the Whisperers and take their fear out on Negan; back at Hilltop, the group deals with an unexpected safety issue.
Director: Michael Cudlitz
Writer: Geraldine Inoa
7.1/10 7,255 votes#23 - The World Before
Season 10 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2019
A fight causes tensions in Oceanside while the Alexandrians set out on a high-stakes mission.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Julia Ruchman
7.1/10 8,333 votes#24 - Home Sweet Home
Season 10 Episode 17 - Aired 2/28/2021
Maggie has returned with a story she is not ready to share, even when her past catches up to her. Negan’s safety is at stake again. Daryl and Maggie fight an unseen and unknown threat.
Director: David Boyd
Writer: Corey Reed, Kevin Deiboldt
7.1/10 8,035 votes#25 - Rendition
Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 9/12/2021
Daryl and Dog get captured by the Reapers. Taken to the Meridian, they reconnect with a familiar figure from their past.
Director: Fred Toye
Writer: Nicole Mirante-Matthews