Walking Dead: Hostiles and Calamities

"Hostiles and Calamities" is the eleventh episode of season seven of the survival horror television series The Walking Dead, and the ninety-fourth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Kari Skogland with a script written by David Leslie Johnson. It first aired on AMC on Sunday, February 26th, 2017 at 9:00 pm. This episode is a Eugene Porter spotlight episode, chronicling his time as a captive of the Saviors. Through the course of events, he begins to feel emboldened about his new station of life, and realizes that he has value to Negan and his followers. Dwight however, is having a bad day as he discovers that his ex-wife Sherry is the one who set Daryl Dixon free and is now missing.

Allusions

 * The title of this episode is a line of dialogue spoken by Eugene Porter while describing the best means to improve the integrity of the fence walkers to Negan.


 * The scene where Eugene Porter is collecting materials that he desires from the mess hall is a throwback to the 1979 comedy film The Jerk starring Steve Martin. In both the film and this episode, their respective characters gather together various miscellaneous items that they fervently believe that they require.