The Best Episodes Written By Frank Darabont

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.9/10(139 votes)

   #1 - A

   S4:E163/30/2014

   Many paths collide. Rick faces sheer brutality. The group struggles to survive.

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   Writer:Frank Darabont

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   8.6/10(175 votes)

   #2 - TS-19

   S1:E612/5/2010

   Rick and the group are allowed into the CDC by a strange doctor, but all is not what it seems in their newfound haven.

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   Writer:Frank Darabont

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   8.4/10(212 votes)

   #3 - Guts

   S1:E211/7/2010

   Rick unknowingly causes a group of survivors to be trapped by walkers. The group dynamic devolves from accusations to violence, as Rick must confront an enemy far more dangerous than the undead.

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   8.3/10(156 votes)

   #4 - What Lies Ahead

   S2:E110/16/2011

   Rick leads the group out of Atlanta. On the highway, they are stopped by a threat unlike anything they have seen before. The group searches for someone who has gone missing.

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   8.3/10(187 votes)

   #5 - Tell It to the Frogs

   S1:E311/14/2010

   Rick makes a decision to go back to Atlanta to retrieve the bag of guns and save a man's life. Lori and Shane must deal with the surprising return of someone they thought was dead.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - A Guy Walks Into a Bar

   S1:E112/4/2013

   Hecky Nash bribes LAPD officer Joe Teague to protect him in a blackmail exchange with the LA mob.

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   Writer:Frank Darabont

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   7.8/10(407 votes)

   #7 - Days Gone Bye

   S1:E110/31/2010

   Rick searches for his family after emerging from a coma into a world terrorized by the walking dead. Morgan and Duane, whom he meets along the way, help teach Rick the new rules for survival.

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   Writer:Frank Darabont

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   7.7/10(6 votes)

   #8 - Reason to Kill a Man

   S1:E212/4/2013

   Hal Morrison and Captain William Parker interrogate Jasmine in a desperate attempt to gain insight into Hecky Nash's blackmail scheme. Keeping a close eye on Jasmine, Joe discovers she's hiding a secret that could cost her her life. Meanwhile, Sid and Terry get a tip that leads to a violent display of revenge.

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   7.6/10(14 votes)

   #9 - The Ventriloquist's Dummy

   S2:E86/5/1990

   A ventriloquist seeks out his old hero, Ingels, who he always admired. He soon meets up with his ventriloquist dummy Morty and discovers a shocking secret.

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10. 

    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Stay Down

    S1:E612/18/2013

    Joe puts his life in jeopardy to protect Jasmine; Captain Parker is determined to clean up the corruption in the LAPD; Meyer comes to Bugsy with unwelcome news.

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    Writer:Frank Darabont

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Pilot Episode: The B&W Version

    S0:E210/4/2011

    A black & white version of the pilot episode, "Days Gone Bye," released as part of the 3-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray set of the first season.

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    Writer:Frank Darabont

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    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Showdown

    S4:E68/1/1992

    A gunman being is chased down by another quickdrawing gunslinger in an old abandoned western town. The gunman wins the duel but he soon learns a new meaning to the phrase ""ghost town"" as the spirits of all his victims come back to haunt him.

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    Writer:Frank Darabont

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    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Austria, March 1927

    S2:E19/21/1992

    Indy, in an attempt to end the war, enlists the aid of Hapsburg royalty when he embarks on a dangerous diplomatic mission through enemy-held Europe into the palace of the Emperor of Austria.

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    Writer:Frank Darabont

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