The Walking Dead - Season 5

The Walking Dead - Season 5

Season 5

Rick and many from his group have been captured at Terminus and are being held prisoner in a boxcar. They learn that their captors engage in cannibalism and lure survivors to the fortified city to satisfy the practice. While Tyreese stays a safe distance away with Rick's child Judith, Carol launches an attack, enabling them to escape while a horde of walkers descends on Terminus. Rick and the others regroup with Carol and Tyreese, and Rick is elated to see that Judith is still alive. They decide not to chase after Gareth and the rest who have survived from his group. Instead, they make plans to escort Eugene to Washington, D.C. in pursuit of a cure that Eugene says exists there.

They find shelter in a nearby church occupied by Father Gabriel Stokes, who has been struggling to cope with his religious beliefs in wake of the walker outbreak. He is also tormented by an event that occurred shortly after the outbreak in which he barricaded himself inside his church refusing to help others being attacked by walkers outside. Meanwhile, Gareth's men have regrouped and stage attacks against the church. Rick and the others manage to finish off Gareth and his group, losing Bob in the process. Daryl, noticing that Carol has grown distant, follows her to a car that she was planning to flee in. As they were talking, a vehicle with the same cross markings of the one that abducted Beth drives past, and both of them drive off in close pursuit.

Rick attempts to convince the group to fortify the church and wait for Carol and Daryl's return, but with D.C. in mind, Abraham presses them to leave. Glenn defuses the situation by offering to go with Abraham while Rick stays behind to wait. Tara and Maggie decide to join them, and Abraham gives Rick a map of the path they plan to take, along with a handwritten note showing his appreciation of Rick's leadership skills. Not long after leaving, however, they find their route completely engulfed by walkers making passage nearly impossible. Amid an argument between Abraham and Glenn, Eugene reveals that he is not a scientist and fabricated the claim about a cure. Rattled by the revelation, Abraham strikes and severely injures Eugene.

Meanwhile, Daryl and Carol have tracked the car to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Noah, who had escaped from the hospital, tells them that it is run by a group of corrupt police officers led by Dawn. They are using the hospital's scant resources to save as many as they come across, but force those that they save to work as nurses and other laborers in return. In an attempt to save Beth, Carol is run down by a police car and taken to the hospital, where Dawn prohibits Beth from giving her proper care. Daryl and Noah return to the church and enlist the help of the others. Rick and Dawn's groups find themselves in a standoff to exchange Beth for Noah. During the exchange, Beth stabs Dawn, who instinctively reacts by shooting and killing Beth. Dawn is then killed by Daryl and Rick's group solemnly leaves the hospital carrying Beth's body, as Maggie grieves hysterically.

Regrouping at the church, everyone agrees to head north. Noah convinces them to travel to his home community in Virginia that he claims should be well-protected, but when they arrive, they find it has been overrun by walkers. While scavenging the town, Tyreese is killed protecting Noah; Sasha becomes withdrawn after losing her brother. Continuing further down their path, the group encounters a lone traveler by the name of Aaron, who invites them to his home in Alexandria – a walled-off community protected from walkers. Inside they are met by their leader Deanna Monroe, who offers them sanctuary in return for protection. Though the community functions well and benefits from solar power and clean water, they lack the necessary training to survive outside the walls. During a run, one of Deanna's sons, Aiden, is killed and Glenn, Noah and Nicholas are trapped in a revolving door. Though Eugene manages to lead the walkers outside away using the vans radio, Nicholas panics and abandons Glenn and Noah, who is devoured by the walkers. Deanna assigns members of Rick's group to different roles throughout the community and convinces others within her inner circle that Rick's group is critical to their survival. The idea doesn't sit well with some of Alexandria's inhabitants. Rick's group discovers evidence that a savage group of human survivors known as the Wolves are located nearby.

Rick discovers that Jessie Anderson's husband Pete who suffers from alcoholism has been abusing her, and under Deanna's request, kills him during a violent episode in which Pete accidentally kills Deanna's husband. The rest of the community witnesses everything in horror. Meanwhile, Rick's group has been followed by Morgan Jones, the first survivor Rick encountered after waking up from his coma. Morgan, who was hot on Rick's trail earlier, discovered the map that Abraham left at the church and the note addressed to Rick, and has been following them since. He walks up to Rick just as he shoots Pete.

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Episodes16
DatesOct 12, 2014 - Mar 29, 2015
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Episodes

No Sanctuary
Season 5Episode 160 min

No Sanctuary

The true motives of the Terminans come to light when Rick and the others end up in a vulnerable situation.

Oct 12, 2014
Strangers
Season 5Episode 260 min

Strangers

With supplies running low and not knowing whether to trust the people around them, Rick leads a mission where the risk might not be worth the reward.

Oct 19, 2014
Four Walls and a Roof
Season 5Episode 360 min

Four Walls and a Roof

Rick and the group find themselves pitted against some very nasty people, but they might just have a plan to gain the upper hand.

Oct 26, 2014
Slabtown
Season 5Episode 460 min

Slabtown

In this episode, we get to meet a whole group of other survivors, but what looks safe and nice on the outside has a bit of a dark side.

Nov 2, 2014
Self Help
Season 5Episode 560 min

Self Help

A new set of issues confront our group while on a mission. Will they be able to push through and survive these challenges? Or better yet, each other?

Nov 9, 2014
Consumed
Season 5Episode 660 min

Consumed

Cautiously, members of our group must venture into a familiar location on a heroic rescue mission. It's a huge stage, but so are the stakes.

Nov 16, 2014
Crossed
Season 5Episode 760 min

Crossed

Between holding down the church and going on a rescue mission, our group is spread pretty thin. Is this going to be the breaking point?

Nov 23, 2014
Coda
Season 5Episode 860 min

Coda

Rick seeks a peaceful agreement when rules and morals are tossed aside by new enemies.

Nov 30, 2014
What Happened and What's Going On
Season 5Episode 960 min

What Happened and What's Going On

After the recent trials the group has faced, a slight detour could be the solution they've been searching for.

Feb 8, 2015
Them
Season 5Episode 1060 min

Them

Life on the road has left the group beaten and beleaguered. Will they be able to trudge along? Are they even the same people they once were?

Feb 15, 2015
The Distance
Season 5Episode 1160 min

The Distance

After a spectacular storm, Rick and the group meet a seemingly friendly person.

Feb 22, 2015
Remember
Season 5Episode 1260 min

Remember

Molding into a new lifestyle is proving difficult for the group. Has life on the road proven too treacherous to go back to who they once were?

Mar 1, 2015
Forget
Season 5Episode 1360 min

Forget

Rick and the group continue to acclimate to their new surroundings. Will they be able to go back to normalcy? Better yet, what is normal now?

Mar 8, 2015
Spend
Season 5Episode 1460 min

Spend

While trying to secure their new home, Rick and his group face many challenges, some life threatening. Is this really the utopia it seems to be?

Mar 15, 2015
Try
Season 5Episode 1560 min

Try

The group realizes that sheltered life might not be possible as life within the walls starts to mimic life outside. Will these setbacks break Rick?

Mar 22, 2015
Conquer
Season 5Episode 1660 min

Conquer

Daryl experiences trouble on a run while Rick and his group continue to feel like outsiders in Alexandria, where trouble is creeping into the gates.

Mar 29, 2015

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