Binge Watching Guide: The Top 10 Episodes of "The Walking Dead"
Are you ready for the zombie apocalypse? Season six of "The Walking Dead" premieres on Sunday, October 11. Fans know that seemingly inconsequential moments of an episode often turn out to be the set up for major story developments. Watching episodes a second (or third or fourth) time, is a great way to pick up on what you missed when they originally aired. For your binge watching pleasure, we've curated a list of the top 10 episodes according to the ratings of thousands of IMDb readers and highlighted the reasons why they are so great. — Sara Bibel
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- DirectorErnest R. DickersonStarsAndrew LincolnNorman ReedusSteven YeunRick and the group face imminent danger as The Governor tries to take the prison.According to your votes, the season four midseason finale is the best episode of all time. With impressive action sequences and the deaths of multiple major characters, it ends the prison story arc with a bang.
Standout Scene — The Governor and his followers attack the prison with a tank, hoping to wrest control of the compound from Rick. A bloody battle ensues.
Major Character Deaths — 4
Gross Out Moment — Michonne decapitates a man. - DirectorGreg NicoteroStarsAndrew LincolnNorman ReedusSteven YeunCarol takes drastic action to rescue Rick and the group from the cannibals of Terminus as she and Tyreese reach the compound. A familiar face makes a return.The Terminus storyline culminated in season five's gory, butt-kicking premiere. One of the few times in the series' history when good truly triumphed over evil, the episode balanced intense action with heartfelt emotional moments.
Standout Scene — A presumed dead Tyreese bursts into Martin's cabin and pummels him.
Major Character Deaths — 3
Gross Out Moment — Rick, Daryl and Glenn stumble across a room filled with human torsos on meat hooks. - DirectorGreg NicoteroStarsAndrew LincolnNorman ReedusSteven YeunDaryl and Aaron cross paths with Morgan. Back at the safe-zone, the people of Alexandria decide what to do with Rick, as a new danger emerges.The season five finale featured a dramatic Walker ambush, a violent city council meeting and the triumphant return of a significant character. The episode's strong editing, which cuts between the speeches at the meeting and the carnage happening outside, makes this one of the show's best episodes.
Standout Scene — Daryl and Aaron find a trailer filled with canned food only to realize that it is a trap and they are surrounded by Walkers.
Major Character Deaths — 2
Gross Out Moment — When Rick kills a Walker by shoving a gun inside its throat, its blood sprays all over him. - DirectorGuy FerlandStarsAndrew LincolnSarah Wayne CalliesLaurie HoldenLori goes into labour when the prison comes under attack. Michonne tries to convince Andrea to leave Woodbury.Every episode of The Walking Dead is about death. This one features a birth. It's perhaps the show's most tragic installment, as two characters lose the person that they love more than anybody else.
Standout Scene — Maggie uses Carl's knife to give Lori an emergency Caesarean section.
Major Character Body Deaths — 2
Gross Out Moment — To save Carol, T-Dog allows Walkers to rip him to shreds. - DirectorMichelle MacLarenStarsAndrew LincolnJon BernthalSarah Wayne CalliesGlenn tells the rest of the group about the walkers in the barn, dividing them on what to do. Meanwhile, Hershel sets a deadline for the group to leave, unless Rick does a difficult task.Carol reunites with her missing daughter in the worst possible way in season two's midseason finale. It's also one of the show's soapiest hours, with Shane wondering whether he or Rick is the father of Lori's child.
Standout Scene — Shane starts shooting the Walkers that are locked in Hershel's barn, only to realize that one of them is Carol's daughter, Sophia.
Major Character Deaths — 1
Gross Out Moment — Shane shoots a Walker multiple times in the chest to prove it's not human, then shoots it in the head. - DirectorMichael E. SatrazemisStarsAndrew LincolnNorman ReedusSteven YeunCarol has to cope with old secrets and Lizzie's psychotic behavior when she, Tyreese and the girls take refuge in a vacant house on the way to Terminus.An unusual episode that focuses exclusively on Tyreese and Carol's encounter with two young girls proves that human beings can be as dangerous as zombies.
Standout Scene — Carol and Tyreese discover that Lizzie has stabbed her sister in an attempt to prove that Walkers are still human beings.
Major Character Deaths — 2
Gross Out Moment — Lizzie feeds a rat to a Walker. - DirectorErnest R. DickersonStarsAndrew LincolnJon BernthalSarah Wayne CalliesAs the farm is overrun by walkers, the group fights to escape.In the season two finale, the farm storyline concludes with the biggest Walker attack yet. In the aftermath, all of Rick's secrets are revealed.
Standout Scene — Hundreds of Walkers attack the farm, forcing everyone to fight for their lives.
Major Character Deaths — 2
Gross Out Moment — A Walker rips an important character's throat out. - DirectorJennifer LynchStarsAndrew LincolnNorman ReedusSteven YeunEugene is forced to step up when a run led by Glenn goes awry. Back at Alexandria, Carol uncovers a secret.The penultimate episode of season four reveals the darkness that lurks between Alexandria's peaceful facade. One of the show's goriest episodes, the episode manages to find fresh spins on the show's trademark death scenes.
Standout Scene — Glenn, Noah, and Nicholas are trapped in a revolving door while surrounded by Walkers.
Major Character Deaths — 2
Gross Out Moment — Aiden is impaled by spikes. - DirectorFrank DarabontStarsAndrew LincolnJon BernthalSarah Wayne CalliesDeputy Sheriff Rick Grimes awakens from a coma, and searches for his family in a world ravaged by the undead.In the series premiere, Rick wakes up from a coma to discover that a zombie apocalypse has destroyed America. He battles the Walking Dead, clinging to the hope that his wife and child have survived.
Standout Scene — Rick leaves the hospital only to find it is surrounded by rotting corpses and realizes that the entire world has changed.
Major Character Deaths — 0
Gross Out Moment — Rick finds the rotting body of a nurse who has been ravaged by a Walker. - DirectorMichelle MacLarenStarsAndrew LincolnNorman ReedusSteven YeunRick, Carl and Michonne cross paths with the Claimers once again on the way to Terminus, as the so-called sanctuary begins to reveal its true face.Rick and his crew finally reach Terminus in the season four finale, only to discover that its residents are murderers.
Standout Scene — Rick, Daryl, Michonne, and Carl flee the Terminus sniper and find Glenn, Maggie, and the rest of the crew locked in a train car.
Significant Character Deaths — 1
Gross Out Moment — Rick kills an attempted rapist by biting his throat.