The Best Episodes Written By Jim Barnes

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(89 votes)

   #1 - Rest in Peace

   S11:E2411/20/2022

   Daryl and Carol rush Judith to the hospital. Rosita, Eugene, and Gabriel search for Coco. Maggie and Negan take arms against Pamela. As the citizens of the Commonwealth deal with the herd, our heroes assemble for one last stand to save their future.

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   8.4/10(82 votes)

   #2 - Stalker

   S10:E103/1/2020

   Our group must defend Alexandria from a threatening outside force.

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   8.3/10(70 votes)

   #3 - One More

   S10:E193/14/2021

   Gabriel and Aaron search for food and supplies to bring back to Alexandria. Small tragedies lead to bigger tragedies as faith is broken and optimism is fragmented when they are put to the ultimate test.

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   8.3/10(86 votes)

   #4 - Acheron (1)

   S11:E18/22/2021

   Daryl leads a mission team to scavenge the military base he discovered. Maggie tells her story, prompting a new mission for survival that only Negan can lead. Eugene and his group go through assessment by the Commonwealth's paramilitary police.

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   8.3/10(46 votes)

   #5 - The Rotten Core

   S11:E143/27/2022

   Maggie, Lydia, and Elijah help Aaron and Gabriel on a rescue mission. In the chaos, Negan finds himself watching over Hershel. Sebastian coerces Daryl and Rosita into pulling a heist.

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   8.2/10(64 votes)

   #6 - Acheron (2)

   S11:E28/29/2021

   Maggie's mission takes the team through a subway tunnel, challenged by lurking walkers and a recalcitrant Negan. With Eugene's group, Yumiko seeks answers about her brother and demands expedited processing into the Commonwealth.

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   8.1/10(84 votes)

   #7 - Ghosts

   S10:E310/20/2019

   The threat of the Whisperers return leads to paranoia sweeping over Alexandria; in the meantime, Carol battles with the need for revenge.

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   8.1/10(48 votes)

   #8 - Warlords

   S11:E133/20/2022

   Maggie, Lydia, and Elijah help a stranger from another community called Riverbend. They run into Aaron, who tells them about a mission he embarked on with Gabriel as emissaries for the Commonwealth.

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   7.7/10(47 votes)

   #9 - Outpost 22

   S11:E2110/30/2022

   Separated from their children, Maggie, Gabriel, and Rosita track a military convoy to a mysterious destination. Ezekiel, Kelly, Negan, and Annie find themselves at a work site. Daryl and Carol follow a train that has taken Connie aboard.

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    7.7/10(38 votes)

    #10 - Wrath of the Villains: Azrael

    S2:E195/2/2016

    Gordon and Bruce question Professor Strange about project chimera which leads Strange to send the newly resurrected Galavan to confront Gordon. Meanwhile, Gordon investigate's who Professor Strange is.

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    7.7/10(40 votes)

    #11 - Rise of the Villains: Tonight's the Night

    S2:E811/9/2015

    Galavan sends Barbara after Jim Gordon, while he tries to make a business deal with Bruce Wayne. Barnes and Bullock are hot on Barbara's trail, and Nygma has a run-in with a familiar face.

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    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #12 - Non-Essential Personnel

    S5:E57/26/2015

    The 2nd Mass leaves Chinatown en route to what they hope will be the final Espheni battle. Along the way, they encounter a deranged and desperate gunman who takes a hostage. Meanwhile, Tom sets off to rescue Hal.

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    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #13 - Party at Castle Varlar

    S1:E410/24/2016

    The trio teams up with one of literature's most popular figures, James Bond creator Ian Fleming, to defeat Flynn's sinister plot in Nazi Germany.

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    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #14 - The Darlington 500

    S2:E23/18/2018

    The Time Team chases Rittenhouse to a stock car race in the 1950s where Wyatt learns that his favorite race car driver is actually a Rittenhouse sleeper agent on a mission to destroy the American car industry. To stop the Rittenhouse plan, Wyatt, Lucy and Rufus team up with Wendell Scott, the first African-American NASCAR driver.

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    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Captain Trips

    S2:E121/22/2014

    When Gene decides to assist the town of Willoughby, Rachel and Charlie feel compelled to help too as Miles and Monroe continue to join forces in order to survive.

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    6.4/10(12 votes)

    #16 - The Murder of Jesse James

    S1:E121/23/2017

    Flynn teams up with legendary outlaw, Jesse James. Together they cut a bloody swath across the American frontier. Hot on Flynn's trail, Lucy, Wyatt, and Rufus enlist the help of an iconic Marshal to help bring the fugitives to justice.

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    6.3/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Kashmir

    S1:E911/19/2012

    Miles and the gang are bound for Monroe’s lair – Independence Hall, but their efforts are impeded when they begin to have difficulty separating fantasy from reality. Meanwhile, Monroe starts to grow suspicious of Rachel.

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    6.2/10(12 votes)

    #18 - Austin City Limits

    S2:E184/2/2014

    Frustrated with Neville, Jason turns to Miles with crucial information about the Patriots’ next steps for Texas. Determined to derail the Patriots’ plans, Miles and Monroe rush to Austin with Jason, Charlie and Connor in tow. Meanwhile, Aaron grows suspicious of Priscilla’s increasingly unusual behavior.

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    6.1/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Children of Men

    S1:E195/27/2013

    Rachel and Monroe battle with more than wits. Meanwhile, Miles, Charlie, Nora and Aaron get inside the Tower but Tom Neville and son Jason get shut out. Miles and Monroe once again face-off, this time even more lethally.

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