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The Worst Episodes of The Walking Dead

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The Worst Episodes of The Walking Dead

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 Diverged
    4.1/10(12.2k votes)

    #1 - Diverged

    S10:E21

    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?

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  2. Background image for Splinter
    5.2/10(10.5k votes)

    #2 - Splinter

    S10:E20

    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.

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  3. Background image for Swear
    5.7/10(16.9k votes)

    #3 - Swear

    S7:E6

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

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  4. Background image for The King, the Widow, and Rick
    6.2/10(10.9k votes)

    #4 - The King, the Widow, and Rick

    S8:E6

    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.

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  5. Background image for Find Me
    6.2/10(9.4k votes)

    #5 - Find Me

    S10:E18

    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.

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  6. Background image for Monsters
    6.5/10(12.4k votes)

    #6 - Monsters

    S8:E3

    Conflict with the Saviors leads to unintended consequences for the Hilltop, the Kingdom, and Alexandria; morality proves tricky in wartime.

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  8. Background image for Time for After
    6.5/10(10.5k votes)

    #7 - Time for After

    S8:E7

    Negan has to enlist the help of his lieutenants in solving a huge issue facing the Sanctuary.

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  9. Background image for The Other Side
    6.6/10(11.6k votes)

    #8 - The Other Side

    S7:E14

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

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  10. Background image for Rogue Element
    6.6/10(7.5k votes)

    #9 - Rogue Element

    S11:E11

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

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  11. Background image for Go Getters
    6.8/10(13.5k votes)

    #10 - Go Getters

    S7:E5

    Saddled with grief and surrounded by enemies, members of the group try to find safety at the Hilltop before it's too late.

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  12. Background image for The Damned
    6.8/10(13.1k votes)

    #11 - The Damned

    S8:E2

    The plan involving Alexandrians, Kingdommers and Hilltoppers unfolds. As Rick continues to fight, he encounters a familiar face.

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  13. Background image for How It's Gotta Be
    6.8/10(13.3k votes)

    #12 - How It's Gotta Be

    S8:E8

    Every story and battle comes crashing together.

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  14. Background image for Some Guy
    6.9/10(12.3k votes)

    #13 - Some Guy

    S8:E4

    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.

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  15. Background image for Dead or Alive Or
    6.9/10(9.4k votes)

    #14 - Dead or Alive Or

    S8:E11

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

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  16. Background image for We Are the End of the World
    6.9/10(9.1k votes)

    #15 - We Are the End of the World

    S10:E2

    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.

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  17. Background image for Say Yes
    7.0/10(12.1k votes)

    #16 - Say Yes

    S7:E12

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

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  18. Background image for Mercy
    7.0/10(15.6k votes)

    #17 - Mercy

    S8:E1

    Rick and his group, along with the Kingdom and Hilltop, have banded together to bring the fight to Negan and the Saviors.

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  19. Background image for Honor
    7.0/10(12.3k votes)

    #18 - Honor

    S8:E9

    Rick faces new difficulties after a battle. Meanwhile, the fight continues in other communities as core members face hard decisions.

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  20. Background image for The Lucky Ones
    7.0/10(6.8k votes)

    #19 - 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.

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  21. Background image for Last Day on Earth
    7.1/10(36.2k votes)

    #20 - Last Day on Earth

    S6:E16

    To save one of their own, Rick's group must venture outside the walls; their experience changes their lives forever.

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  22. Background image for The Well
    7.1/10(16.2k votes)

    #21 - The Well

    S7:E2

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

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  23. Background image for Silence the Whisperers
    7.1/10(8.2k votes)

    #22 - Silence the Whisperers

    S10:E4

    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.

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  24. Background image for The World Before
    7.1/10(7.8k votes)

    #23 - The World Before

    S10:E8

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

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  25. Background image for Home Sweet Home
    7.1/10(8.9k votes)

    #24 - Home Sweet Home

    S10:E17

    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.

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  26. Background image for Rendition
    7.1/10(8.5k votes)

    #25 - Rendition

    S11:E4

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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Diverged" is the worst rated episode of "The Walking Dead". It scored 4.1/10 based on 12242 votes. Directed by David Boyd and written by Heather Bellson, it aired on 3/28/2021. This episode scored 1.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Splinter".