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The prison, Alexandria and the war · about 2 years into the outbreak

The Walking Dead

S5

From Terminus to Alexandria

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Do you need to watch it?

Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

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  • Chronological8 of 28
  • Everything13 of 36
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Post-credits scenes

1 scene: after the credits. worth the wait

Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

Carol blows up Terminus, a cannibal compound, and frees the group. Gareth and his hunters still grab Bob, but they end up dead in Father Gabriel's church. On the road to Washington, Eugene admits he lied about the cure. Beth is held at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta; a hostage trade goes wrong and Dawn kills her. Tyreese dies after a bite. Aaron invites the group to Alexandria, a walled community led by Deanna, which has never faced the worst of the world. Rick grows close to Jessie and clashes with her husband, Pete. Pete kills Deanna's husband, Reg, and Rick executes him. Morgan arrives right at that moment. Outside the walls, the Wolves carve a W into walkers' foreheads.

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What happens

Post-credits scenes

  • After the credits In the premiere, after the credits, Morgan finds the Terminus sign Rick altered to read "No Sanctuary" and starts following the marks carved into the trees.
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3 easter eggs

Hidden details

  1. ReferenceA Creepshow crate at Terminus

    In "No Sanctuary," a crate addressed to "Horlicks University" shows up, from the arctic expedition in Creepshow (1982). It's Nicotero's nod to George A. Romero.

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  2. ReferenceA slaughterhouse inspired by Alien

    The Terminus slaughterhouse scene was inspired by Alien (1979), according to director Greg Nicotero.

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  3. Behind the scenesBeth goes off-book

    Beth's Grady Memorial Hospital storyline was created for TV. It doesn't exist in the comics.

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