The Worst Episodes of The Walking Dead

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

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

Someone stumbles upon a brand new society unlike anything seen before.

Director: Michael Satrazemis

Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

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: Angela Kang, Corey Reed

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

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

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

The Saviors visit the Hilltop unexpectedly, surprising everyone, with plans of taking more than supplies.

Director: Michael Satrazemis

Writer: Angela Kang

Eugene looks for Stephanie; Connie investigates a story on Trooper Davis; Carol helps Hornsby.

Director: Michael Cudlitz

Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

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

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

Every story and battle comes crashing together.

Director: Michael Satrazemis

Writer: Angela Kang, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

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

Daryl finds himself in bad company as his group heads to the Hilltop; Gabriel's faith gets tested.

Director: Michael Satrazemis

Writer: Eddie Guzelian

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

The group scavenges for supplies; back in Alexandria, someone must make a morally challenging decision.

Director: Greg Nicotero

Writer: Matthew Negrete

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

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

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

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

For a number of familiar faces, a new, well-established community seems too good to be true.

Director: Greg Nicotero

Writer: Matthew Negrete

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

A fight causes tensions in Oceanside while the Alexandrians set out on a high-stakes mission.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Julia Ruchman

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

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